2004

December 26, 2004, 2:30 PM
THE NEWARK MUSEUM
49 Washington Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3176

December 9, 2004
Firebird Russian Restaurant
365 West 46th Street
NeW York City, 10036
Phone: 212-586-0244

Friday, November 26, 2004, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving Family Festival 
A Day at the Alexander Palace Festival
THE NEWARK MUSEUM
49 Washington Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3176

November 13 from 9:45pm - 11/11:15pm
Chekhov Festival in East Village theatre  
"The Vodka Cabaret" show 
East Village in Manhattan
on E 4th street near Ave B

November 6, Saturday, 7pm
Limo Party Music Extravaganza
from Fort Lee to Restaurant Rasputin (Brooklyn, NY)
Private Party

November 6, Saturday, 4pm
Russian Restaurant "BALTIKA"
378 Bergen Blvd, 
Fairview, NJ 07022

November 1, Monday, 12PM-1PM
Long Life Adult Day Care Health Center
596 Anderson Ave Suite 110
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 
201-943-7111

October 30 from 9:45pm - 11/11:15pm
Chekhov Festival in East Village theatre  
"The Vodka Cabaret" show 
East Village in Manhattan
on E 4th street near Ave B

October 28, 2004
Fall as Missouri Southern celebrates The Russia Semester
Missouri Southern State University-Joplin
3950 E. Newman Rd.
Joplin, MO 64801-1595

October 26, 2004
FireBird Russian restaurant
365 W 46th St, NeW York City 10036
Phone: 212-586-0244

Saturday, October 23, 5:00-6:00PM
NJ State Theatre 
www.StateTheatreNJ.org
Box Office: 732-246-7469
15 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

6:00-7:30PM
Stage Left Restaurant 
www.stageleft.com
732-828-4444
5 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

October 16, Saturday starting at 5:30 PM, 90 minutes show
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
2211 W Landis Ave, 
Vineland, NJ map

October 3 starting at 12PM
Chestnut Hill shopping district
Chestnut Hill Visitors Center
www.chestnuthillpa.com
215-247-6696
8426 Germantown ave
Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, September 11, 2004, 8PM
22nd Annual Paul Vishnevski's Slavic Festivale
Salute to US ARMED FORCES AMERICAN VETERANS
Morgan Park located between Landing Road 
and Germaine Street, Glen Cove, New York

Wednesday, Sept 8, 2004 5:00PM-7:30PM  
ANDREW W. MELLON AUDITORIUM 
12TH AND CONT. AVE 
WASHINGTON , DC 20704-0000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNTY

Friday, August 27, 2004, 12:00PM-2:00PM 
interview on Russian Radio NOVAYA ZHIZN in New York at from 12pm to 2pm
show "Tikhiy Chas" with Mark Klepfish and Mikhail Novakhov

Sunday, July 4, 2004 9PM-12AM
R. Maidman's Fourth of July Celebration Party
Long Island, NY

Saturday June 19, 2004, 3:30PM
Rova Farms 70th Anniversary Celebration
120 Rt. 571
Jackson, NJ 08527
(732) 928-0928

June 12, 2004, 10 PM
Russian Restaurant Tatiana
3152 Brighton Beach Ave,  
Brooklyn, NY 11235  
Phone:  (718) 891-5151

June 12, 2004, 2PM
Dedication of Steve's Garden
In memory of Stephen Wolownik
Mount Laurel Library
100 Walt Whitman Ave. 
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 
phone:  856.234.7319 

May 12, 2004 9AM-10:30AM
Tamarac High School 
3992 Rt. 2 Troy, NY 12180M
Phone: 518-279-4600

May 10, 2004 2:30 PM
Foothill Acres Nursing Homes 
615 Amwell Rd, Hillsborough, NJ 08844

Saturday, February 21 starting at 7PM
Zimmerli's Martini and Blini Blast
Zimmerli Art Museum directions
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Friday, February 20 starting at 8PM
Maslenitsa Bliny diner
Holy Virgin Protection Church
Nyack, New York 10960

Thursday, January 1
2004 Mummers Parade
Philadelphia, PA
10AM - 10PM




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For fast price quote contact Mikhail Smirnov at Barynya Entertainment