Dance & Sing-Along

Music by Rakija Bend & Sinovi

September 30th  Russian Community Center  704 – 19th Ave E. Seattle

6:00 – 11:30 PM  Admission $10.00 each

Don’t miss this fun event of great music, dancing to Rakija Bend of Chicago, sing-along with Sinovi. Enjoy a Karlovačko Pivo with a delicious plate of Dalmatian style pasta prepared by the Seattle Jr. Tamburitizan parents along with a variety of homemade pastries.   Ala carte menu and no host bar.  Email your questions to info@croatiafest.org.   

Croatian Vigil Mass

Liturgical Music by Tamburaski Orkestar Kardinal Stepinac & Sinovi

Please join us in the celebration of a traditional Croatian Tamburitza Mass on Saturday, September 30th, 5:00 PM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 732 18th Ave East, Seattle. 

Live Skype From Croatia

Talk With Attorney Don Markusic

With Croatia’s independence in 1991, many Croatian-Americans have had challenges managing Croatia’s property and estate laws.  Each one of us can tell our stories or the stories of friends who are going through decades long processes to get the paperwork right, get titles clear and deeds together, trying to balance language barriers and distance.  Attorney Don Markusic of Zagreb, will be connecting with us live via Skype, during CroatiaFest on October 1st, starting at 2:30 in the Armory’s 3rd floor lecture room East Loft #3 to help you with questions and give advice for how to either take that first step, clarify where you are in the process or just overall get a better grasp on legal assistance in Croatia.  Don is originally from Australia. Language will not be a problem as he is fluent in both English and Croatian

TWO WINE TASTING EVENTS AT CROATIAFEST 2017

PRESENTATION & TASTING

CroatiaFest is pleased to present the fourth annual Wine Tasting in the CroatiaFest Wine Cellars located on the 3rd floor of the Armory.  Our expert, Tom Kuker, who has previously conducted many Croatian wine tasting events in Washington DC and Virginia and at the National Conference of the American Wine Society, will again present imported Croatian wines for your tasting pleasure.

Two new types of Plavac Mali, and a new Grasevina from Grand Prix Distributers will be offered during the tasting this year.  You will also taste two Zinfandels and a Viognier from Croatian-American vintners Grgich Hills and Sunce of California. 

A tribute to Mike Grgic(h), "The Man, The Icon and His Wines" will be a special feature in the program. 

Wine presentation and tasting 1:00 – 2:30, third floor of the Armory.  With your admission of only $20.00 you will receive a special etched CroatiaFest stemmed wine glass.  Reserve a table of 10 for your wine club or your group of family and friends for $200. When purchasing more than one ticket, please list the names of your guests.  Only 80 tickets will be sold for this event.   The tickets will go quickly so be sure to order them on-line through the Croatia Fest website www.croatiafest.org.  Attendees must be 21 years of age.  IDs are required for entry.

CROATIAFEST WINE CELLARS

CASUAL WINE TASTING

For casual wine tasters, The Cellars will be open later-- from 2:30 – 5:30. Admission is $15.00.  You will receive an etched CroatiaFest stemmed wine glass to taste wines from Ancestry Cellars, Sunce, Grgich Hills, Balkan Market & Richard Kinssies Wine Outlet.  Quantities of these wines will be available for sale.  Consider buying a few bottles of your favorite to serve at your next dinner party or at your holiday table.

Tickets for the casual event may also be purchased on line at www.croatiafest.org. or, depending on space availability, at the door.  Attendees must be 21 years of age.  IDs are required for entry into the Wine Cellars.  

Hrvatski Svjetionici

Croatian Lighthouses

CroatiaFest is honored to partner with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia to present their travelling photography exhibit “Hrvatski Svjetionici” (Croatian Lighthouses).  We are proud to have the opportunity to share with you a one-of-a-kind exhibition of the unique lighthouses, built between 1818 and 1899, that have been restored and still to this day protect the Dalmatian coastline!  The exhibit has traveled extensively throughout Europe, South America, Egypt, Israel, Chicago and Washington DC.

Come to CroatiaFest on October 1, 2017, to view these beautiful photographs.