2009 Pittsburgh Romanians Picnic
Your international friends, coworkers, and neighbors are always welcome.
The information on this page may change prior to the event - please check for the latest information on August 21st.
Please read the entire page to make sure that if you have any questions or suggestions, they are addressed before the event.
Date/time: Saturday, August 22nd, 11am to midnight
Rain or shine. Shelter available. If it's rainy, we'll get closer to each other 
Place: Picnic grounds of the Lithuanian Citizens Society of Western PA
904 Coal Valley Rd., Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
(click on address above for map and directions - may show up as Clairton instead of Jefferson Hills on GPS or online maps)
Parking available.
Admission: $5/person or $10/family (includes one free RAFFLE ticket)
The famous "mititei" will be there (:-)
Enjoy the company of your fellow Romanians and their international friends while listening to beautiful Romanian and international music. Dance "Brasoveanca", Hora, Perinita, Calusarii, and Braul (and Penguins' dance if you want it) and later in the evening disco/techno/trance. Plenty of free musical dedications … just bring the music you like in MP3 format and the dedication text/note or choose a song from the DJ's list. Not to mention the cool raffle prizes (including a brand new Shark) and the potentially deadly-hilarious karaoke moments!
Play light soccer (co-ed, all ages, mini-cup tournament, 4-6 player teams, NO cleats), bocce, croquet, badminton, volleyball, basketball, frisbee, hide-and-seek in the forest and many more games - or bring your own.
BRING EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY TAKE WITH YOU TO A PICNIC:
Food, drinks, ice, coolers, charcoal, cutlery, napkins, chairs, sun screen, instant coffee, sunglasses, magazines, sport shoes, cameras, binoculars, and all those other 1,000+ articles without which no picnic is really a picnic.
Although there will be free food and drinks, they may not last long, depending on the number of participants.
You are strongly encouraged to bring your own preferred dishes and drinks in quantities large enough to keep you and your friends in a good mood until midnight and something extra for the "common cause" (some guests may not be able to bring/cook food).
Please treat the "common cause" as you would treat yourself (:-).
Use the large grill - available to everyone (don't forget to bring charcoal for your own use) or the indoor kitchen stove (for coffee, clatite, or anything else you want to cook - bring all the utensils you may need).
Or bring a portable charcoal or gas grill if you want. A few picnic tables/benches are available, but it would be a good idea to bring your own picnic chairs, foldable tables, gazebo, tents, screens, just in case (:-).
There will be a large refrigerator in the kitchen available to anyone who needs it, though your own cooler with plenty of ice will keep you in control, your beer cold, and your mind at peace.
The Century III mall is 10 minutes from the picnic place - if you forgot something important to bring from home, you may still have a way to save the day (:-).
PLEASE VOLUNTEER 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME!
Volunteer 30 minutes to: set up and maintain/manage the audio system, parking directions, admission tickets, co-DJs (two), keep an eye on area's trash cans, maintain hygienic conditions for the free food, manage the free drinks, set up the indoor evening dance ring, distribute raffle tickets, maintain order in the kitchen (:-), and other 100 more tasks.
WITHOUT YOUR HELP, THE NINE VOLUNTEERS WHO SIGNED UP SO FAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE THE PICNIC. TASKS ARE EASY, JUST 30 MINUTES AT A TIME TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OK.
We all like to have many friends and this is a wonderful opportunity to make a few new ones! Please don't hesitate to introduce yourself whenever you see someone you don't know. Keep in mind that some guests might be newly arrived in Pittsburgh and without local aquaintances ... be the first one to break the ice, most likely you'll make a new friend instantly.
Some of you will come as part of a group - you are welcome to set up your own group area if you want (there is plenty of room on the lawns) but please see the note above (:-).
Please consider making a donation - it helps cover part of the costs for this event, future ones, and the purchase of traditional costumes for the newly created (you are welcome to join it anytime!) Pittsburgh Romanian Dance Group.
DO YOU NEED A RIDE TO AND FROM THE ROMANIAN PICNIC?
CAN YOU GIVE A RIDE TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ONE?
CONTACT SORIN AT
Do you know Romanians who have just arrived in Pittsburgh? Please let them know about this event, thank you!
JUST A FEW MUSIC SAMPLES - OUT OF 13 HOURS OF MUSIC (:-)
Bring the songs you like most - we'll play (almost) anything!
Ignore the video tracks - only the music counts - just close your eyes and listen!
ROMANIAN samples
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Bosquito cu Pepita
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPGO1KLvnYM
si Hopa hopa (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf1aAN8X9aw
Phoenix – Andri Popa (ii musai!) (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuuGa3ttqHw
Trandafir de la Moldova
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZVscJVbEjo
Mama lor la toti (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_7ICGgHJow
Talisman – Numai Una
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxtmOkImO7A
Trezirea pe “C-asa beau oamenii buni” (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj57CmqKBg8
ASIA – Da-mi noptile inapoi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70LSKtk7tQ
Omul bun si …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOq6jBBdeIc
Nemuritorii (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Z4Vs8Zh5Q
Bate doamne lumea rea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrEF21x4Als
La marginea padurii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtHEzMQmrLk
(:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIBdJFSGnm4
Angela - Nu-mi lua iubirea daca pleci
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl3PBflaYbM
MRB – Iarba verde de acasa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9fXbJ1tFIg
Ma Ya Hi (or, in Romanian, Dragostea din tei (:-))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dux7Qe71wP0
plus a few hundreds more (hora, braul, dances from all Romanian regions, older and more recent bands and singers)
INTERNATIONAL samples
Merengue, Tango, Walz, Salsa, Samba, Polka, Kalinka, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and many many others
Nuevo Megamix de Modern Talking 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMZnxKrxuPo
Iglesias Jr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8PtBtRzcqM
Iglesias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2My8kCtAWQ
Brazil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQZeySqlto
Merengue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0HAifWunw
Julio - El divorcio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyKGloeaB1M
Francesco Napoli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHCqnXOCX8Q
Italo Disco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAcdXz2U8JM
MT 2008 Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWpVMYRzyOo
Questa Notte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSSA_t9n8s
Alice Deejay - Will I ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-jvni4HRzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKwb0uaoLlE
Gloria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB64fuOyHTs
I will survive (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txe3detse5g
Adriano Celentano - Ragazzo della Via Gluck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXNRi4dtJY
Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N3o2qX6j60
AND A FEW THOUSANDS MORE!
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