2012 Shel Silverstein Poem Translation Competition has been announced, and anyone who is excited to make their own translation of the suggested poem from English into Bulgarian could participate in it. The translated poem has to be emailed to: rcdnes@gmail.com by June 1, 2012. Winners will receive their prize on June 22, 2012.
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Sofia City Hall, Sofia City Library and the Friends of Chicago Foundation announce 2012 Children Art Competition: My City, My Family and My Friends. By May 10, 2012, children from Sofia, Bulgaria, and Chicago, the United States, are invited to send in digital format their drawings, water-colors or paintings to: americancorner@libsofia.bg. The best competition entries in each age group will be exposed in the Marble Exposition Hall at the Sofia City Library on June 1, 2012.
The Chicago Festival made it possible for Nikolet Veleva, who graduated Miguel de Servantes High School in Sofia this year, to win an iPod nano.
Participate in the trivia contest announced by the Embassy of the United States in Bulgaria to celebrate Sofia’s first-ever Chicago Fest! Over the next two weeks, on the Embassy’s Facebook page will be posted trivia questions on Chicago’s history, architecture, and arts. The lucky winner will receive an iPod nano!
The Friends of Chicago Foundation, Sofia City Hall and Sofia City Library announce Art Competition: Children from Sofia and Chicago Draw Their Dreams. By July 31, 2011, children from Sofia, Bulgaria, and Chicago, the United States, are invited to send in digital format their drawings, water-colors or paintings to: duo1@abv.bg.
The American Corner at the Sofia City Library and the Friends of Chicago Foundation announce Children Poetry Translation Competition for students from schools and universities. Participants could translate from English into Bulgarian one or more of the suggested poems from “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein . The translated poems should be emailed as an attached word file to: libsofia_acc@yahoo.com by June 10, 2011.
Friends of Chicago is announcing a new contest for the most original F/A-18 Hornet model made out of paper. In order to participate, all you need is an A4 sheet of paper, a pair of scissors, and the video tutorial in three parts you can find here. (You can go to this link only from the section Contests.) Make your paper model, color it as you like it and bring it with you to the American Corner of the Sofia City Library (Sofia 1000, 4A Slaveykov Square, 1st floor) on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. From 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Commander Mark Anderson, U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Attaché to Bulgaria, will deliver a lecture on «FLYING THE F/A-18 HORNET» He will personally choose 12 of the origami and sign them. Those 12 pieces will be featured in a special 2011 calendar.
Chicago O’Hare International Airport is the third busiest airport in the world: in 2009, more than 64 million passengers passed through the airport. Every day, about 2,500 aircraft take off or land here. It is considered the commercial aviation capital of the world and is the fourth busiest international gateway in the United States with flights to more than 60 foreign destinations. In 1942-1943, the airport was constructed as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54, and it was known during the war as Orchard Place Airport/Douglas Field. After World War II was over, Douglas Aircraft Company moved to the west coast and abandoned the place. In 1945, City of Chicago decided to transform Orchard Airport into a facility capable to meet future aviation demands of the Second City. A few years later, Colonel Robert McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, suggested a name change of Orchard Airport as a tribute to Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare. On September 19, 1949, Orchard Airport was renamed Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The question of the new contest Friends of Chicago Foundation announces today is: AS A TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EDWARD "BUTCH" O'HARE, THE CHICAGO AREA ORCHARD AIRPORT WAS RENAMED O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN 1949; WHO WAS EDWARD O’HARE? More information you will find in the section Contests.
On October 29, 2010, an open awarding ceremony was held at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library. The winners were chosen among the participants with correct answers by drawing lots. Many participants and their friends attended the event. Prizes were provided by the Embassy of the United States and Friends of Chicago Foundation as well as by our friends and partners Prof. Randall Baker, Polytours Travel Agency and Borola – The Healthcare Company. All those who were not able to attend the ceremony will receive their prizes by mail. Congratulations to the winners in To Chicago and Back contest. For more information go to section Contest. A new contest is to be announced shortly on the Friends of Chicago Foundation website. Good luck to all participants in the new exciting Friends of Chicago contest.
The Friends of Chicago Foundation greatly appreciates abundant participation in To Chicago and Back contest. We have received plenty of correct answers to the question: What world event did Chicago host in 1893 that Aleko Konstantinov accounted so colorfully in To Chicago and Back? The answer is: Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 (World’s Columbian Exposition). On Friday, October 29, 2010, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., an open awarding ceremony will take place at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library (Sofia 1000, 4A Slaveykov Square, 1st floor), where the winners will be chosen among the participants with correct answers by drawing lots. All participants and their friends are invited to attend. Before the awarding ceremony gets started, participants will enjoy the first mini lecture and video presentation about Millennium Park – one of Chicago wonders.
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