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CRA is a proud sponsor of a series of concerts by 13-year old musical prodigy, Alliana Lili Yang.

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Alliana Lili Yang is a 13-year-old actor, dancer, and a classically trained vocalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alliana trains and performs with the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and A.C.T. San Francisco. Alliana was born and raised in San Francisco, is of multicultural heritage (Russian, Ukranian & Polish and Chinese & Taiwanese). She sings in 8 languages: Italian, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Russian, Ukrainian, and English.      Over the years, she has been involved in community theatre, festivals, and numerous benefit concerts and solo performances across the Bay Area’s premier venues. Her crystalline soprano has been heard at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA last summer and in the Vatican during the Christmas Season. In April, Alliana returned to Carnegie Hall for the fourth time, this time, to debut as a Special Guest Soloist at the legendary Stern Auditorium. In May, she opened the Official APA Heritage Month Celebration in San Francisco with a National Anthem and performed at City Hall.      Alliana is an international multi-award-winning vocalist, with over 70 prizes and multiple invitations to perform in New York, Rome, Vienna, Paris, and London. She’s been featured on KRON 4, and SHOWBIZ and Luxury Trending Magazines. Alliana is the youngest college-curriculum student at The Juilliard School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Vocal Academy. She is also a member of The National Society of High School Scholars. More information is available at 

www.allianaliliyang.com

September 20, 2024 https://LuminousTickets.eventbrite.com

September 22, 2024 https://MusicalDreamscape.eventbrite.com

Russian-American University graduates.

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As graduation season continues with Russian School graduations, some of our Russian-American youth also graduated with degrees as under and post-graduates throughout the US.   

Daniel Judd, an active member of the Russian-American community, graduated from UCLA with double majors— political science and history—on June 14, 2024.   Daniel attended Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox church, where he was an altar boy beginning as a small child, and volunteered at the church and in the community.   He speaks fluent English, Russian and Spanish and is planning to intern and travel over the next year before attending law school.   On Sunday, June 23, following the liturgy of the Feast of the Trinity, where he again served in the altar, his parents hosted a graduation party for him with family, friends and parishioners from the church.   During the event, CRA President, Natalie Sabelnik presented Daniel with a proclamation for his excellent achievements at the university and his dedication in preserving the spiritual and cultural Russian-American heritage.   A congratulatory letter with honorary membership for 2024 and a monetary gift was also given to him with an invitation to join CRA.  Daniel thanked CRA and N.Sabelnik and was eager to continue his membership at CRA.

Russian School graduations & CRA Scholarship.

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As part of the annual support to Russian-American youth, CRA participates in Russian School graduations, presenting congratulatory letters with complimentary honorary CRA 2024 membership to graduates, along with proclamations and monetary gifts (to Gold and Silver award recipients).

This year, Russian Schools in Burlingame, San Francisco and Los Angeles sent in the names of their graduates, and CRA representatives presented the awards to each graduate during their graduation ceremonies. If your Russian School (supplementary to regular English school) has a graduating class next year, please let CRA know in ahead of time, so that we can prepare in advance and congratulate your students.

In Los Angeles, during the graduation ceremonies, CRA director, Ivan Podvalov, also presented the 2024 CRA scholarship to Sasha Gadalova. She was recognized for her exemplary academic achievements, hard work and participation in support of the Russian-American community, and pursuit of promoting Russian culture through her educational goals with her project “Assimilation in Alaska. Old Believers and the Evolution of their Identity”.

CRA congratulates this year’s scholarship recipient, as well as all graduates throughout all the Russian Schools in the U.S. for their completion and fine achievements in Russian studies, including language, literature, history and scriptures. Those students who have continued their membership in CRA (or whose parents are CRA members) and meet all the criteria are eligible to apply for CRA scholarship when they enter college or university.

30th Anniversary Celebration of the Canonization of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco, the Wonderworker

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On occasion of this 30th Anniversary and with the blessing of His Eminence, the Most Reverend KYRILL, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America, we honor Saint John’s legacy at a special Luncheon on June 29, 2024.  

For the glory of God, Holy Virgin Community of San Francisco invites all hierarchs, archpastors, clergy, altar servers, choir singers, church laborers, pilgrims and faithful – our brothers and sisters in Christ – to join us in remembering Saint John’s life and works in an uplifting atmosphere inspiring generosity and giving to causes dedicated to his mission. More information at: https://www.stjohns30th.com/

Performance of the Russian epic “Bogatyri and Byliny” organized by the youth chapter.

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On April 13, in the golden room, Russian Center in SF a cultural event dedicated to the Russian epic “Bogatyrs and Bylinas” was held with the support of the Congress of Russian Americans. The Russian Center, as before, represented by its executive director Alexandra Sabelnik-Vuli, took on the mission of hosting organizations dear to its heart: “League of Russian-American Women”, “Cossack Union”, “Scout-Razvedchikov”, “Museum of Russian Culture”.Scout-Razvedchikov”, “Museum of Russian Culture”. 
On this memorable day, children from St. Cyril and Methodius Gymnasium were reciting poems,  telling bylinas, bogatyrs and Russian history. 
Matushka Marina Kaplanova did a great job organizing her students on this unforgettable day. 
Children, born far away from Russia, transported everyone to Bylinnaya Rus. The literary evening was opened by Ekaterina Sabelnik-Snyder, a connoisseur of Russian epic.
Everyone listened with fascination to these interesting stories, supported by video with illustrations of paintings of great Russian artists: Vasnetsov, Ryabushkin, Roerich. Everyone will long remember this wonderful performance!

Art competition “Pushkin’s Tales”.

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Please join the art competition titled “Pushkin’s Tales” to commemorate the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s birth.

Participants are invited to create illustrations based on their favorite works by Pushkin and submit their entries by May 15, 2024. The competition is divided into three age categories: 3-7 years, 8-13 years, and 14-17 years. Winners, determined through online public voting, will be announced on June 6, 2024, and will receive Russian-language books by A.S. Pushkin as prizes.
The competition will be held entirely online. Participants should submit a high-resolution photo or scan of their artwork to pushkin@roscult.org with the subject “На конкурс” and include the participant’s name, birthdate, school and grade (if applicable), and contact email and phone number.
I believe this is a wonderful opportunity for children to engage with Russian culture and literature. I would be grateful if you could share this information with your community and encourage participation. Here is a link to the afisha – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q1JKWRLR15XR8U06gDCpyzn5mdFHMYHD/view?usp=sharing 

Here is a regulations – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwQB8JhCNEbXiU4Zjyxuo2GJk41EwYqw/view?usp=sharing

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