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Visit the BMNECC. Address 449 West Eighth Avenue West Homestead, PA 15120 Phone 412-461-6188. Email bmnecc@gmail.com. Hours Tuesdays – 11:30 am to 3:00 pm Thursdays – 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. Other hours are available by appointment.
The mission of the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center (BMNECC) is to preserve, present and promote the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people; offer a comprehensive source of Bulgarian and Macedonian historic and educational information; and contribute to the cultural landscape by ...
- The Bulgarian Macedonian Club
- The Founders
- The Baker
- The Bread
- The School
- The Dancers
- The Dances
- The Choreographer
- The People’s Songs
- The People’s Center
Lambe Markoff immigrated to Pittsburgh in 1909. He was part of that vast generation of Eastern Europeans who came to the United States at the turn of the century, one of the working class immigrants from whom so many in this region now claim descent. He brought his family over from Macedonia in 1912—his wife, daughter, and father. His descendants h...
Lambe Markoff was not a steelworker. In fact, back then, very few Bulgarians and Macedonians were. As Ed sees it, they were “entrepreneurs,” an “independent people” coming from rural countryside with no steel mills. Many preferred to start their own businesses. In the early 1900s, Pittsburgh may have been home to something around twenty Bulgarian b...
But that history survives to this day. Zhelyzako “Jak” Latinov moved to Pittsburgh in 2010, drawn by the support the public education system offered his kids. Jak, like many members of the Center, is part of a “new wave” of immigrants who have come from Bulgaria since the end of the Cold War. If you ask him, it is fate—his name translates, literall...
Bread is absolutely central. Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Macedonia border each other, straddling Europe and Asia. For as long as records go back, the region has been a throughway for travelers from many disparate lands, each of whom brought a piece of their own world with them, . . . much like Pittsburgh itself, Jak wagers. Bread became a key pa...
Another recent immigrant is Nick Nedev, who has become the head of BMNECC’s Bulgarian Sunday school. Nick says that the community and focus of the Center has been vital to him as a first-generation citizen: “Being immersed in the sounds and the images that I’m used to, from my childhood, allows me to take myself back to where I was born and kinda’ ...
Frances Wieloch is not Bulgarian. She grew up in a Croatian church in Steelton, Pennsylvania, dancing. But in accordance with the Bulgarian code of folk ethics, there is a place for her at BMNECC too. Their two dance troupes—the performance-level Otets Paisii and casual Danka ensemble—focus on the traditional dances of Bulgaria, but offer membershi...
Despite being relatively small, Bulgaria and Macedonia are hugely diverse in their geography and culture. Within Bulgaria itself, dance styles range greatly, stemming mostly from the history and topography of the many subregions. As Bilyana Stafura explained it, there is a deep contrast between the fast-paced, highly competitive dances of the Shop ...
As artistic director, Bilyana shapes every Otets Paisiiperformance. In each show, she tries to incorporate styles from as many of the different folklore regions of Bulgaria as possible, as well as some contemporary movement, while honoring the unique traditions of each. She describes the steps in a performance as part of a “dance vocabulary.” Like ...
Bilyana has danced these dances her whole life. “For me, half of my soul is in the folklore,” she says, “It’s how I was able to connect with others, how I was able to find myself as a person, how I was able to cope in life.” These traditions are held onto, most of the members agree, because they are at once expressive and communal. “It’s community,...
When I visited the BMNECC this fall, I walked in to see the students of a weekly conga class filter out. The Center is available for anyone to rent and often hosts events featuring other forms of folk music, especially other Eastern European bands. As Ed puts it, the Center is focused on “unity in diversity.” This attitude means that, while Pittsbu...
Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center. 3 reviews. #5 of 12 things to do in Homestead. Points of Interest & Landmarks. Write a review. What people are saying. “ Clannish ethnic enclave- enter at your own risk ”. Oct 2019. I have attended multiple events at this Center- but no more.
Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center. Opens at 9:00 AM. 3 Tripadvisor reviews. (412) 461-6188. Website. More.
