Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES)
Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
McShain Lounge, McCarthy Hall
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Since 2000, CERES has served as the home of Georgetown University’s National Resource Center (NRC) on Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Russia through a Title VI grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. CERES’ NRC mission is to increase understanding and appreciation of the cultures and challenges of the region. At this professional workshop, educators will learn to dye their very own pysanka in the traditional East European process, under the instruction of East European folk artists and experts, as they learn about the origins and meaning of this practice. Participants will receive teaching materials and a list of resources on the subject for the classroom, a copy of Vira Manko’s instructional and historical book The Ukrainian Folk Pysanka, and an official certificate of attendance. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Space is limited.
The workshop will be held in McShain Lounge, in McCarthy Hall, located in the Southwest Quadrangle complex. Directional signs will be posted. Click here to see a campus map. McCarthy Hall is labeled # 42.
Parking will be available free of charge in the Southwest parking garage, which is located directly under the Southwest Quadrangle complex. The entrance to the Southwest parking garage is accessible via the Canal Road entrance to Georgetown's campus, as indicated by the blue "P" in the lower, left-hand portion of the map above.
Click here for driving directions to the Canal Road entrance to Georgetown University.
Campus can also be reached via public transportation by the following methods:
Bus: The G2, D2, and D6 Metrobus routes stop at Georgetown University. Visit WMATA.com for schedules. The 32 and 36 Metrobus routes also stop at Wisconsin Avenue and N Street, a 6 block walk from campus.
Rail/Shuttle: Georgetown University runs shuttle buses from the Dupont Circle (red line) and Rosslyn (orange/blue lines) Metrorail stations. Visit WMATA.com for train schedules and click here for shuttle bus schedules.
Please send inquiries to Sarah Dixon Klump at sjd28@georgetown.edu.