The Manville Reformed Church, at South Fifth and Pope streets in Manville, will host a
Hungarian Dinner at noon March 14.
The dinner will include homemade chicken soup, chicken papikas with dumplings, stuffed cabbage, cucumber salad, desert, coffee and tea.
Tickets are $12 for adults; $6 for kids ages 6 and up (under 5 years old free). Takeouts are available for 50 cents extra. Reservations are required for all orders — call 908-575-0173 by March 7th.
http://www.manvillereformed.org/home
Photo by Craig Toocheck
On the eighth day of
Sexmas, I delivered to mommy….
Richard Gere VHS-ing.
Note: For those of you unfamiliar with the inside joke about the fakanál, click here.
Anyu likes Richard Gere enough that I think she would agree that he qualifies for Mr. August, in addition to
Mr. February. This is a poorly-Photoshopped poster from the film
"Nights of Rodanthe",which has a very special significance to my mother, mostly because she has not yet seen it. Here's why:
"Darn it, I can't find 'Nights of Rodanthe' on VHS for Anyu's birthday," I said, clicking through numerous online home video web pages.
Matt, my partner in crime in all things film-related, raised an eyebrow and pushed his seat back from his workstation. "Now, why would ANYONE still buy anything on VHS?" Matt does a lot of film direction and cinematography, so the idea of paying actual money for a film less than crystal-clear quality makes the man shutter.
"My cousin gave her a DVD player a while back, but she can’t find the cords that plug into the TV. Anytime I try to take a look at the unit, Anyu...
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Please read New York, New York Part I & Part II before reading this story.
The bus pulled into the church parking lot after midnight. My mother breathed a sigh of relief as I climbed down the narrow steps and into her spicy mustard-colored station wagon.
"How vas it?" she asked.
"I ate some amazing food, saw all the sites, and I bought you this!" I held up an overpriced "I Love New York" keychain.
"Oh, tank you, Stephie," she said, snapping the bawble onto her already large collection of keychains. "So, did anyvon try to bodder you?"
"Nope, I felt completely safe the entire time. It was awesome!"
"Vell, make sure you call Anita vhen you get home, she called like four times, I tink she had sometink to tell you, I dunno vhat."
I thought better of mentoning Anita's fear of Mole People to my mother.
I arrived back at the house and curled up on the bed with our old rotary phone that was the same exact color as my mother's station wagon. "Hey, Anita! Just calling to let you know that I am alive! What did I miss?"
"Oh. My. GOSH," she said....
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As usual, I am attending the New Brunswick Hungarian Festival. Anyone want to meet up for some stuffed cabbage , walnut roll, fried dough, and dancing? (Not necessarily in that order)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
34th Annual Hungarian Festival
New Brunswick, NJ
34TH ANNUAL HUNGARIAN FESTIVAL
COMMEMORATING THE RE-DEDICATION OF THE MAGYAR REFORMED CHURCH
AND THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRANSISCAN ORDER
Coordinated by the Hungarian Civic Association (HCA) New Brunswick, New Jersey
FESTIVAL MALL AREA ALONG SOMERSET STREET
CLICK HERE TO DOWNOAD AND PRINT FESTIVAL PROGRAM
FESTIVAL ONLY SPECIAL: COME VISIT US AT THE HRFA TENT AT SOMERSET AND PLUM STREETS
TO GET A FREE ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO FRATERNITY MAGAZINE!
PARADE STARTS at the Hungarian American Foundation Somerset & Bethany Street Proceeds to Somerset & Division Street
OPENING CEREMONY
In front of the Magyar Reformed Church
Welcome
Professor August J. Molnar
President of HCA & President of American Hungarian Foundation
Invocation
Fr. Capistran Polgar,
O. F. M. St. Ladislaus Church
HCA Welcome (Hungarian)
Rt. Rev. Barnabas Roczey
Honorary Member of HCA, Pastor Emeritus of MRC
Greetings from the The Honorable James M. Cahill City of New Brunswick
Mayor, City of New Brunswick
Commemorating the Re-dedication
Rev. Zsolt Otvos Magyar Reformed Church
Minister of the Magyar Reformed Church
Commemorating the 800th Anniversary of Franciscan Order St. Ladislaus Church
Fr. Capistran Polgar, O. F. M.
Benediction
Rev. Zsolt Otvos
Minister of the Magyar Reformed Church
After the opening ceremonies performance by the Hungarian American Athletic Club’s Folk Dance Group and Fencing Team
