The Ethnic Hoosier��..����.. June 2003

Published by the Nationalities Council of Indiana

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President�s Message�.

Plans are well underway for the International Festival, with all of our member organizations hard at work designing their cultural booths, planning the menus for their food booths and rehearsing their entertainment. Mark your calendars and plan to join us at the Indiana State Fairgrounds 6-9 November!

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Did you know�.

A luncheon in honor of Dan Coats, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, has been rescheduled for 23 September in Indianapolis? (Its original date of 8 April was a war casualty.)

Sen. Richard G. Lugar has been tapped as Indy's 2003 International Citizen of the Year?

Steven L. Tuchman has been confirmed as honorary consul for Denmark in Indianapolis? He is an attorney with Lewis & Kappes.

Mayor Bart Peterson announced appointments to the Mayor�s Commission on Latino Affairs? New members are Jay Cox, real estate broker;� Margarita Galloso, Latino Resources Roundtable;� Mario Garcia, Hispanic Center;� Brandon Hightower, member, Mayor�s Youth Council;� Anita Owens, Farm Bureau Insurance;� Elizabeth Petruce, St. Vincent�s Hospital, and� Claudio Trincado, inspector, Department of Metropolitan Development. Ricardo Gambetta, the mayor�s director of Latino Affairs, serves as executive director.

Alfonso W. Gatmaitan is the new chief executive officer of Clarian West Medical Center in Avon? His father emigrated from the Philippines.

A business profile of Alexander Krivozus and Edward Pekarsky, both from Ukraine, appeared in The Indianapolis Star �4 April? They own Micro X-Press in Indianapolis.

Indy's Global Gifts, an International Festival participant, is profiled in the June issue of Indianapolis Monthly? It is part of a network of 200 non-profit shops in the U.S. featuring jewelry, decorative items, textile and artwork from more than 30 nations.

June�s International Calendar for Indy�

(for more details about these and many other events, see the complete calendar at http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org)

1: "Sounds of India," a classical Indian instrumental performance by Kalavant, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, University of Indianapolis.

6-7: 20th Annual Italian Street Festival, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, 520 Stevens Street, Indianapolis. Information, 317:636-4478.

7, 14, 28: Latin Dance Party. Madame Walker Theater Center, Indpls.

8-15: German Fest, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne; www.germanfest.org.

9: Regular meeting, Nationalities Council of Indiana. 7 p.m., Willkie Room, Athen�um, 401 E. Michigan Street, Indianapolis. All are welcome.

10: First meeting of Basic Conversational Spanish Evening Workshops. 6-8 p.m. for five Tuesdays. Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center.

11: Regular meeting, Trade & Tourism Subcommittee of Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee. 11:30 a.m. Athen�um.

11: Board meeting, Indiana German Heritage Society. 4:30 p.m. Athen�um. 11: Stammtisch (no-host dinner) and program by Peggy Melchior Pearson on "Growing Up German-American". Indiana German Heritage Society. 6 p.m. Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis.

13-14: Middle Eastern Festival. St. George Orthodox Church, Indianapolis. Information: www.stgindy.org/Festival or 317:547-9356.�

14: First in a series of four summer dances. Music by Die Doppel Adler Band. Gates open at 5 p.m. German Park, 8600 South Meridian Street.

16: Regular meeting, Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee. 4:30 p.m. Max Kade Room, Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street.

17: 3rd Annual Statewide Summit on Hispanic/Latino Issues: Building Leadership & Cultural Understanding. www.iaced.org/hispanicsummit.htm.

17: Annual Open House and Briefings on Cutting-Edge Policy Challenges and Solutions. 4-7 p.m. Hudson Institute, 5395 Emerson Way, Indpls.

19: "Latin Night," Concerts on the Canal, Indiana History Center.

19-22: (German-American) Sommerfest. Old School Gym, Haubstadt.

20-24: Kiwanis International, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis.

20-29: African Unity Festival of the African Community Intl Center.

21: Dinner reception in honor of Prof. Gerald J. and Mrs. Claire Larson sponsored by India Association of Indianapolis and Friends of India Studies at Indiana University to establish the Gerald J. and Claire Larson Scholarship at I.U. $100-10,000. India Palace Restaurant.

21-22: (Native) Indian Market, Eiteljorg Mus. Am. Indians, Western Art.

21-22: Corazon y Manos Latino Festival. Centennial Park, Plymouth.

26-28: Greek Fest, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne; 260:489-0074.

28: Latino Summer Family Fun Fest, 10 a.m. Military Park, downtown.

30: Russia's Role in the world" by Lawrence Sondhaus, University of Indianapolis. Part of the Dinner & Dialogue Forum; 317:788-3393.

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