Celebrate Hungarian independance at Pelham Art Center

Celebrate Hungarian Independence Day at the Pelham Art Center on March 16 with dance, music, and workshops.

Together with the Balassi Institute, the Cultural Center invites visitors to enjoy a concert of traditional folk music performed by the Fényes Band — playing music from the Kalotaszeg, Mezoseg, Kukulloment and Slovakian areas; and dancers performing the Peasant Dance. Visitors can also try their hand at decorating eggs using the Hungarian method, himestojas, in a workshop led by Ildiko Nagy.

Hungarian Independence Day on March 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Free.

Pelham Art Center [155 Fifth Ave. in Pelham, (914) 738–2525; www.pelhamartcenter.org].

Dancers Michelle Solyom, Andrea Kalan, Zoltan Solyom, and Istvan Kosbor perform the traditional Pesant Dance at the Pelham Art Center.
ROBERT RICZU