Sunday Azerbaijani Language School

Dear members and friends of Alberta Azerbaijani Cultural Society,

ALACS is proud to offer Sunday Azerbaijani Language Lessons starting April 30, 2006. We invite you to start learning Azeri Language from very beginning! Everyone is welcome! There are no fees. We plan to meet every second Sunday through year. Place: Turkish Canadian Community Centre, second floor. Time: 11AM

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Below is the schedule of Azeri language and music classes for 2006-2007 academic year. We plan to have our classes each second Sunday of every month through whole year. Classes will take places in the classroom of TCC at 11:00AM and finished at 1PM. The days are:

October 15, 29

November 12, 26

December 10, then Christmas holidays

January 7, 21

February 4, 18

March 4, 18

April  1, 15, 29

May 13, 27

June 10, 24

July  8, 22, then summer holidays

Schedule:

11:00 - 12:00  - Azeri Language class

12:00 - 12:45 - National music class

12:45 - 1:00 - Supplementary Music Theory class (Sabina)

1:00 - 2:00 - ALACS members meeting (every last Sunday of the month).

Homework for the Christmas holidays:

In order to practice your Azerbaijani writing skills you are asked to re-write lyrics of an Azerbaijani song from Arabic to Azerbaijani Latin form.

 
 
 

 

Archive:

Next Azerbaijani Language school is this Sunday, July 23!

WHEN: 11AM  - 1PM

WHERE: EDMONTON MENNONITE CENTRE FOR NEWCOMERS, 10010 - 107 A Avenue CLASSROOM # 1-29.

PARKING: IS AVAILABLE BEHIND THE PRIVATE PARKING AREA, BEHIND THE  BUILDING.

IMPORTANT:  ENTER FROM THE FRONT DOOR. #101 WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT SIDE. IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED, RING THE BELL. OFFICE SECURITY GUY (HIS NAME IS JAFFAR) WILL COME AND ASK YOU WHERE YOU GO. YOU SHOULD SAY THAT TO AZERBAIJANI SCHOOL, CLASSROOM 1-29; AND HE WILL LET YOU IN!

WHO SHOULD COME: EVERYONE, CHILDREN AND ADULTS!

FEES: NO FEES. HOWEVER, SMALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME.

WE PLAN TO HAVE LESSON FIRST 1 HOUR AND TO TALK ABOUT ALACS ACTIVITIES SECOND HOUR. YOU WILL HAVE CHANCE TO TELL ABOUT YOUR IDEAS TO OUR AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY! YOUR IDEAS AND PARTICIPATION ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US!!!

SPECIAL EVENTS:

MAY 14

THIS SUNDAY, ON MAY 14 YOU WILL HAVE A RARE CHANCE TO LISTEN LIFE AZERBAIJANI MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS LIKE MUGAM AND NATIONAL SONGS PERFORMED ON TAR BY OUR NEW MEMBER SHAHMURAD EYYUBOV FROM BAKU/AGHSTAFA! SHAHMURAD BEY HAS VERY INTERESTING,  INTELLIGENT, TALENTED AND MUSICAL FAMILY. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS FAMILY AND ENJOY AZERBAIJANI MUSIC ON SUNDAY, MAY 14.

MAY 28

SINCE MAY 28 IS AN INDEPENDENCE DAY OF AZERBAIJAN, INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR USUAL CLASSES IN MENNONITE CENTRE, WE DECIDED TO ORGANIZE A PICNIC (IF WEATHER WILL BE GOOD) OR MEET AT TURKISH COMMUNITY CENTRE IF OTHERWISE.  SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

BUT IF PICNIC - WE WILL MAKE KEBAB IN ONE ON THE DOWNTOWN PARKS AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING EVERYTHING YOU LIKE TO BARBEQUE WITH YOU.

IN CASE IF WE MEET AT TURKISH COMMUNITY CENTRE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH OR DRINK (POTLUCK).

IN ANY CASE, WE WILL KEEP EVERYTHING VERY SIMPLE AND  NOT OFFICIAL. AND IN ANY CASE WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FUN BY GATHERING TOGETHER AND MEETING NEW MEMBERS, LISTENING LIFE NATIONAL MUSIC (TAR, SAZ), TRYING TO SOLVE TAPMACALAR AND EVEN MORE!

YOUR IDEAS AND HELP ARE WELCOME!