Beginning Romanian 1 (Adults) – Summer Course
OnlineOverview This class is designed for students with no prior knowledge about Romanian Language, but who have been exposed to Romanian culture and are interested to learn its language. It is an introductory Romanian Language course, where students will learn the simple present tense, greetings, numbers, dates, time, and other simple grammar. As a result, […]
The Meteorite by Cristina Hermeziu
OnlineJoin us for the latest installment in our literary series exploring short stories from the anthology Lucruri mărunte. Copilăria în comunism (Small things. The childhood during communism). We look forward to a virtual discussion with author Cristina Hermeziu about her short story "The Meteorite". A link to the text (in Romanian) will be provided after […]
Exploring Our Parents' Childhood
OnlineARCS is thrilled to partner with the National Museum of Romanian Literature in Iași for a new series of virtual events.This first event will be part virtual tour, part book discussion of the anthology Lucruri mărunte. Copilăria în comunism (Small things. The childhood during communism) This 2023 FILIT editorial project brought together 22 Romanian authors to […]
Improve Your Writing, Reading and Speaking Skills: Part 1
OnlineOverview In this course, students will read intriguing texts on the world’s inexplicable mysteries such as pyramids, ghost apparitions, huge marine monsters, heroes with superpowers, UFOs, and many others. Since each text is accompanied by a recording and a dossier of activities, students will have the opportunity to further practice writing and speaking in Romanian […]
Romanian Cooking Courses with Irina Georgescu
OnlineWe have added more dates to our series of cooking courses with Irina Georgescu! Her cook books Carpathia and Tava have received wide acclaim. Tava has been recently nominated for a James Beard Award! Join us on more culinary adventures as Irina teaches us about Romanian dishes from around the country, infused with cultural and historical references. June 3, 12-2pm PST - Romanian Mezze Covrigi - bread […]
Romanian Pies (plăcinte) with Irina Georgescu
OnlineOnline Cooking Class with Irina Georgescu Our Romanian cooking series with Irina Georgescu continues! There’s nothing more Romanian than the pies called plăcinte. Prized as an easy-to-eat, satisfying street food staple, plăcinte also take different forms across the country. Together with author Irina Georgescu, you will bake one of the most popular plăcinte: Romanian apple pie. It features a […]
ARCS Romanian Heritage Language and Culture School – Spring 2023
Are you interested in stimulating your children's creativity, nourish their bicultural and bilingual heritage? Our Romanian Heritage Language School offers innovative virtual classes and workshops for children, youth and adults with Romanian background or with an interest to learn Romanian, nationwide. Our teaching methods are based on the core principles of Heritage Language Education to nourish bilingualism and address […]
Romanian Spring Menu with Irina Georgescu
OnlineOnline Cooking Class with Irina Georgescu Join us on a virtual culinary adventure around Romania with Irina Georgescu, acclaimed food writer and author of Carpathia and Tava. You will remember Irina from our 2020 Sensory Journeys series. In the first class on March 19th start a journey to the heart of Romanian cuisine with three iconic dishes. […]
Romanian Film Festival Seattle, 9th Edition
Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WATHE ROMANIAN FILM FESTIVAL, 9TH EDITION: "HomeLands" WHEN: NOVEMBER 11-27, 2022WHERE: Online, Nov. 11-27Northwest Film Forum, Nov. 11-13 and Nov. 18-20 Nov. 11, 7:30pm - MetronomNov. 12, 6pm - Things Worth Weeping ForNov. 13, 5pm - The IslandNov. 18, 7:30pm - Blue MoonNov. 19, 6pm - Metronom The 9th edition of the RFF titled Homelands reflects on […]
Lives, Not Grades
OnlinePlease join us for a Q&A about the award-winning documentary Lives, Not Grades, Nov. 4 at 4:30pm PST. We'll be joined by director Daniel Druhora and cinematographer Teodora Totoiu. Moderated by Radu Smîntînă, ARCS board member. About the documentary: A team of USC college students travels to Moria Camp in Greece, known as "the worst refugee […]
Mail-Order Family
OnlineJoin us for a discussion with author Irina VanPatten about her latest book "Mail-Order Family".Moderator: Ileana MarinRegister HERE.Mail-Order Family, a proud 2nd Place Award Winner at The Spring 2022 BookFest (Book Festival) in the Humor/Non-Fiction/True Stories/Memoir Category is an unlikely love story that doesn’t follow the usual rules, and even defies geography. It’s a story about difficult […]