Dear friends of my Circle, if you wish to join any of the upcoming events,
please convey your intention/s by submitting an RSVP via the email address provided below. Thank you!
please convey your intention/s by submitting an RSVP via the email address provided below. Thank you!
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Announcement: SAVE THE DATE...you are invited!
"The UNIVERSAL DAY of the ROMANIAN BLOUSE
2025"
Dear friends, please mark your calendars....we
all will be looking forward to seeing you there....bring your friends….the more
the merrier....
Until then, from me, only the best!
Alice
Romanian Blouse Celebration 2025: Rompost TV Talk Show
Romanian Blouse Celebration 2025: Rompost TV Talk Show
(Ro: ”Ziua Universala a Iei Românești”)
● Please be advised that this is an event on a FREE ADMISSION basis.
● About the CULTURAL MANIFESTATION:
This event aims to create a cultural bridge between the Romanian community in Greater Vancouver area of BC and the Canadian public, encouraging the integration, while sharing the internationally recognized Romanian values and old cultural heritage – the Romanian Blouse being the highlight of it.
The program is designed to delight audiences of all ages, offering a rich mix of art, music, dance and gastronomy.
The day will be animated by songs, poetry, and a folklore show that will invite everyone to dance to the rhythms of Romanian traditions.
We encourage you to wear a traditional Romanian outfit. Let's celebrate together the beauty and the cultural richness of our homeland – Romania!
● ADRESS:
Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park; 7751 Fraser Park Dr., Burnaby, BC V5J 5L8
● TIME:
11am - 2 pm → The cultural part featuring THE ROMANIAN BLOUSE DAY, edition 2025
2 pm - 7 pm → Romanian PICNIC (socializing)
● EVENT SPONSORS
- A&D Deli European Market (rep. Antonio Dominic)
- RE/MAX City Realty (rep. Camelia Manea)
- Insurance by Dana (rep. Dana Ciocan)
● NEW ACTIVITIES
Please note that we are adding to this summer’s event 2 new sections:
1) CHILDREN’s GARDEN – encompassing few fun activities for children
- If you have children and would like to get involved in helping us to be better organized in offering the participating kids an awesome experience, please contact us for details.
- Please help us spread the word that children of all ages are welcome at this event and they won’t get bored. Thank you!
These are the activities we are planning to have for children, so please bring your kids to enjoy each other’s company…thank you!
→ KIDS ACTIVITIES FOR JUNE 21’25:
• Bubble Competition – “Who can make the largest bubble?”
• Tug of War – Pulling the rope game
• Jumping Sack Race – Sack jumping competition
• Craft Table – “Make the Romanian Flag & Traditional Blouse (Ia)”
• Face Painting.
2) MARKETPLACE (aka “iarmaroc” in old ro)
- Here we are pleased to create a reasonably designated area where small entrepreneurs could promote their little businesses.
For instance, either you do homemade candles, hand soaps, or sell vacations / exotic trips, or etc. bring your stuff and share it with participants (bring for yourself a small display table and get ready for the day).
Or if you have a small massage therapy business, or facial micro current treatments for a healthy skin, or etc. you can bring a little chair and offer 2 minutes demos….
Note: this invitation doesn’t apply to any food products, as for food vendors in public places a special permit would be required.
Thank you!
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Few notes of general interest regarding the events of my Circle:
Please be advised of the following:
1) – Most of the Romanian Cultural & Literary events (such as Eminescu Day, "Mărțişor", "Ziua Iei" & "Romania's National Day") I organize for my Circle are open to the public at large (especially to Romanians located either here in Canada, or throughout the world if I chose to do something via zoom).
1) – Most of the Romanian Cultural & Literary events (such as Eminescu Day, "Mărțişor", "Ziua Iei" & "Romania's National Day") I organize for my Circle are open to the public at large (especially to Romanians located either here in Canada, or throughout the world if I chose to do something via zoom).
If you haven't joined us yet, but would like to do so, please email me at the address provided. Thank you!
2) – My seasonal Book Club sessions are by invitation only and participating members are notified ahead of time.3) – Philosophers' Café gatherings with "ALICE & Friends Circle" are by invitation only & my Canadian friends supporting this initiative are very active.
4) – My diversified literary & socio-cultural events (open to both Canadians & Romanians) will be announced as appropriate.
5) – My social gatherings / social networking (such as “Canada Day”, “International Women’s Day”, our annual picnic, our winter holidays reunions, or any other social gatherings – as announced) are open to all (expressing interest proactively).
6) About Partnerships
& Collaborations: please note that ALICE & Friends
Circle™ is open for occasional
Partnerships & Collaborations (with
local, national & international organizations) focusing on arts &
culture.
Many thanks to all for your interest in our events and if the case might be, I will be looking forward to seeing you there!
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Events CALENDAR
ALICE & Friends Circle™ – events schedule for 2025:
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…January 15, 2025 – Commemorating Eminescu & observing Romania's National Culture Day…already happened ✔
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…March 1, 2025 – “Mărțişor” (A Romanian Literary and Socio-Cultural
Gathering)
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…March 8, 2025 – International Women’s Day (A Romanian-Canadian Social Networking Reunion)
● BY INVITATION ONLY…May 1, 2025 – 7th year Anniversary of "ALICE & Friends Circle"…already happened ✔
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…June 15, 2025 – Commemorating Eminescu’s
175th birth anniversary during ”2025 - Eminescu Year” …already happened ✔
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…PARTNERSHIP…June 21, 2025 – (a day in nature) – "Ziua
Iei" (The Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse)
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…July 1, 2025 – Canada Day (an annual observance – morning coffee talks with ALICE & Friends)
● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC…August 15, 2025 – Picnic (an evening in nature)
● More dates will be announced soon....stay tuned....thank you!
ALICE & Friends Circle™ – our Book Club sessions for 2025:
Please be reminded that the seasonal Book Club sessions of our Circle are by invitation only and (as usual) our members will be fully notified appropriately.
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For our Book Club members, here are the dates we have scheduled for the current year:
● BY INVITATION ONLY…WINTER session – on March 19, 2025…already happened ✔
● BY INVITATION ONLY…SPRING session – on April 11, 2025 (Theme: “Retirement planning” - guest speaker Daciana Healey)…already happened ✔
● BY INVITATION ONLY…SUMMER session – on September 19, 2025
● BY INVITATION ONLY…AUTUMN session – on October 24, 2025
Philosophers’ Café with “ALICE & Friends Circle” (for 2025):
For additional details regarding the chosen themes of the our seasonal sessions and related logistics, the regular friends of our Circle (for this type of event) are going to be notified on time via the usual communication channels we have in place.
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For members of our Philosophers’ Café gatherings, here are the dates we have scheduled for the current year:
● BY INVITATION ONLY…SPRING edition – on May 25, 2025…already happened ✔
● BY INVITATION ONLY…SUMMER edition – date TBC● BY INVITATION ONLY…AUTUMN edition – date TBC
● BY INVITATION ONLY…WINTER edition – date TBC
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If new fellows would like to join us for any of the above mentioned gatherings, please write me via the email address provided. Thank you!
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Dear friends, collaborators & observers,
until our paths will meet again, from me only the best!
until our paths will meet again, from me only the best!
NOTE:
Dear ones, if you wish to stay up to date with the latest news about our Circle’s upcoming events or about any of our community oriented activities, then you are invited to often visit this page as I frequently update it. Thank you!
