A concert of Russian and East European music by the University of Pittsburgh's Carpathian Music Ensemble, held at the Frick Art and Historical Center in connection with the ongoing "Faberge at the Frick" exhibition.

REES partnered with the Frick Art and Historical Center to present a day of family-oriented cultural activities in connection with the "Faberge at the Frick" exhibit. Activities included performance of a Russian folktale by the local ensemble Russian Matryoshki, a musical narration of "The Nutcracker," a children's craft project, and a demonstration of Ukrainian pysanky decorating.

A workshop with Dr. Eszter Zsofia Toth (Hungarian State Archive) and Professor Ulf Brunnbauer (University of Regensburg, Germany). Dr. Toth is one of the leading historians of the history of everyday life of Communist countries. Her work includes her much acclaimed oral history study of a women's brigade in a socialist factory in Budapest, her PhD project which investigated the profound problems of gender, class, and life-styles in the Kadar era.

Maciej Pisarski is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC, a post he has held since August 2010. Previously he worked as the acting director of the Department of Strategy and Policy Planning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw, Poland. Mr.

Pittsburgh Premier THE FOURTH WAVE by Victoria Melnykova followed by Closing Night Reception co-sponsored by the New Ukrainian Wave, Pittsburgh Branch