Events

Upcoming Events

Concert of the Folk Ensamble “Zolotoj Plyos”

Wednesday, April 16, 6:30- 8:00 pm, CWY Lecture Hall, 107

The USF Department of World languages in collaboration with Russian Heritage (St. Petersburg, Florida) presents “Zolotoj Plyos” a unique folk-ensemble from Europe, whose members sing and play songs and instrumental tunes from Eastern Europe. They perform the oral traditions of many regions, singing their songs in various languages including Ukrainian, Belorussian, Georgian, Russian, Roma, Armenian, and Yiddish. All three musicians play multiple musical instruments such as the accordion, clarinet, guitar, balalaika, bagpipes, domra, pan-flute, saxophone, jaleyka, and a variety of percussion instruments. In total, they bring with them over 30 musical instruments.  

Ukrainian children war art and poetry exhibit

A Ukrainian children war art and poetry exhibit can be viewed at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the USF St. Petersburg campus. The drawings are works of displaced Ukrainian displaced children. Images are complemented by a small brochure featuring the children's war poetry. This traveling art exhibit is curated by iSchool SJSU faculty to educate the public about the impact of the Ukrainian war.