Sugar Creek Slavic Festival
sugar creek slavic festival annual twoday event held sugar creek missouri celebrating kansa city rich slavic heritage next festival friday saturday june th th sugar creek fair festival board sponsor slavic festival board consists area civic service organization member ambassador united state slovak republic mr ratislav kačer made appearance festival celebrate event th anniversary cooperative effort slavic festival continued grow help maintain ethnic tradition people sugar creek tradition slavic culture brought immigrant czechoslovakia croatia poland present even sugar creek earliest day celebration carried customary manner resident town throughout late th th century however july celebration became formal event fair festival board patterned festival successful folk festival sponsored st cyril catholic church altar rosary society late early slav came indoeuropean land spreading various part asia eastern europe bc pressure nomadic horde slavic tribe crossed carpathian mountain pushed way balkan others moved westward toward upper danube still others eastward toward river dniper black sea migration continued fourth eighth century giving birth slavic nation know today many century slavic tribe used common language starting migration eastern europe dialectical difference began develop among various tribe generally linguist divide slav three main group western slav southern yugoslav eastern slav western slav embrace modern nation czech slovak lusitian serb pole southern slav include serb croat slovenian macedonian bulgarian eastern slav subdivided three separate branch russian muscovite white bielorussians rusyns ukrainian late th early th century political economic tension triggered wave emigration slavic nation america hard working people came form settlement city neighborhood like sugar creek job american dream welcomed arrival today million american trace family heritage slavic nation celebration like sugar creek slavic festival remind u root sacrifice made came u seeking better life festival living display various slavic custom event continued people sugar creek group company across kansa city area serve traditional slavic food including sarma cabbage roll meal croatian potato salad slaw kielbasa polish sausage goulash slovak stew haluski peirogi moe sweet tooth authentic slavic dessert povitica walnut bread apple strudel kolache fruit pastry kielflies bourekes medovik savory bierocks item food isnt thing festival offer however music dancing course mainstay well tamburitzan musician play authentic instrument group perform traditional song dance kroj representative slavic country festival featured grammy nominee lynnmarie nashville polka guy brave combo alex meixner year festival hold north america largest kolo circle dance live competition festival hold annual kielbasa eating contest see crowned year kielbasa king queen also home miss czechslovak missouri pageant young woman proudly represent heritage competing chance represent state annual miss czechslovak u pageant wilber nebraska folk fashion also display festival visitor able see take home piece slavic history culture museum display artifact handpainted ukrainian egg baltic amber imported crystal polish pottery hand embroidered ukrainian fashion much slavic festival held mike onka memorial building ground e putnam sugar creek free parking shuttle available throughout event visit festival website information sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment include fivetime grammy nominee lynn marie nashville polka guy sugar creek kolo kid ethnic dance troupe hvratski obicaj sugar creek tamburitzans village musician baric brother like pivo dandelion lakewood promoukraine irina moma megan luttrell dj kolache annual sausage eating competition sponsored peter may house kielbasa sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award nominee alex meixner sugar creek kolo kid hrvatski obicaj ethnic dance troupe tamburitzans village musician also included annual sausage eating competition sponsored peter may house kielbasa sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award nominee alex meixner sugar creek kolo kid ethnic dance troupe tamburitzans village musician also included annual sausage eating competition sponsored peter may house kielbasa sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included music royalty twotime grammy award winner brave combo well sausage eating competition sponsored peter may house kielbasa sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award nominee alex meixner ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans hrvatski običaj kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award nominee alex meixner ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans hrvatski običaj kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award nominee alex meixner ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans hrvatski običaj kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammywinning artist brave combo ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans hrvatski običaj strawberry hill croatian folk ensemble kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammywinning artist brave combo ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans strawberry hill croatian folk ensemble kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammynominated group lynnmarie boxhounds polka hall fame member lipovac ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans strawberry hill croatian folk ensemble kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe sugar creek slavic festival held june sugar creek missouri scheduled entertainment included grammy award winner brave combo polka hall fame member lipovac ed grisnik orchestra sugar creek tamburitzans kolo kid sugar creek ethnic dance troupe