Romanian Community Center of Sacramento

Goals:

• to affirm the Romanian cultural values

• positive publicity for Romania and Romanians

• to present Romanian community through cultural events

• to preserve Romanian language and culture

• to mantain relations with Romanian artists living in the U.S.A. as well as Romania

• to create a musical center which would contain: choirs, music bands, classical music singers, religious music, pop music, folk music and to create coreographic groups

• to create a TV station consisting of various programs of Romanian culture and traditions

 

Arts and Folk Traditions:

• to inform the youth about our rich legacy of Romanian culture through various exhibitions and events

• to mantain Romanian traditions, promote new talents: wood and stone sculpture, pottery, sewing, glass and wood painting, folk music and dance, authors and comedians

 

Music:

• information about how and where to pursue ways to use your musical talents

 

Literature:

• to preserve Romanian language by publishing poetry and other literature, organizing Romanian poetry contests and readings

• to discover new talent through review of poetry and other forms of art literature

• to open a Romanian library in the area

 

Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting:

• to organize exhibitions to promote new talents

 

History:

• to inform the Romanian youth about Romanian history through articles and seminars

 

Sports:

• to participate in various sporting events organized by clubs in the area

• to create soccer teams for all ages publicized in the newspapers and romanian TV and radio stations

 

Events:

• artistic program for the First and Second Romanian Festival in Sacramento

• artistic program for Romanian National Day (December 1st) where we had as guest speakers the Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ciorbea and California Secretary of State Bill Jones

• artistic program for the visit of the Romanian Ambassador in Washington, Sorin Ducaru and Mrs. Dana Beldiman-Stanculescu, Honorary Consul in San Francisco