IARMAC NEWS CENTER

IARGUS 2008, the Year of the Gypsy, is weeks away. For more information, check out our current issue of Friends of the Seven-String.

IARGUS - the International Annual Russian Guitar Festival and Seminar - is our biggest event of the year. This is our opportunity to showcase artists from around the world, inform the Eastern Iowa public about the rich culture and history behind the unique seven-string guitar, and teach students of all ages and abilities to play.

IARMAC co-founder Oleg Timopfeyev and member Ciuin-Ferrin traveled to Charlotte, NC to join Vadim Kolpakov in "Dostoevsky, Jews, and Gypsies", a series of lectures and performances held at the University of North Carolina in February.

Oleg TImofeyev represented IARMAC in Moscow this March as a judge at the first ever International Russian Guitar Competition.

One of our most exciting announcements for 2008 is that we are branching out into the Eastern Iowa Corridor. Read about our plans for entertaining and enlightening the Cedar Rapids community, beginning with a IARGUS 2008 performance at the historic Brucemore Mansion.