Events in UCIS

Saturday, October 17

12:00 pm Festival
East European Festival
Location:
Register online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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Join us for the first VIRTUAL East European Festival to enjoy cultural demonstrations, academic programs, and children's activities.

3:00 pm Festival
East European Festival: Opening and Art Challenge Launch
Location:
Register online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with Russian Club, Ukrainian Club and Polish Club
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Join us as REEES, and the Pitt Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian Clubs launch the first virtual East European Festival. We will share our plans for the week and share the ground rules for the at-home art competition.

3:00 pm Cultural Event
East European Festival: Something's Brewing: Teas of the Silk Road
Location:
Register online via Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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The audience will learn about teas of the silk road, including brewing techniques. The first ten participants to register can pick up complimentary tea samples at Dobra Tea House in Squirrel Hill. The teas will be available for purchase for other participants.

7:00 pm Film
25th Anniversary of Rusty Cundieff’s "Tales from the Hood": Virtual Celebration of an Iconic Horror Film
Location:
Virtual, Stream below!
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center along with Pitt Honors College
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The University of Pittsburgh Honors College, working in collaboration with the George A. Romero Foundation, will be hosting a special virtual event Oct. 17 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking horror film "Tales from the Hood," with the director himself, Rusty Cundieff. The anniversary event is free and open to the public at 7 p.m. EDT via https://streamyard.com/p4n7dkt82c, and is part of the Pitt Honors Horror Genre as a Social Force Scholar Community.

Attendees will partake in a watch party of the first "Tales from the Hood," highlighted with stories and commentary from Cundieff and discussion with Acting Dean Audrey Murrell, along with other special guests. The watch party will also include discussion and commentary of "Tales from the Hood 2 and 3."