Vladimir Canterbury Sister City Association of Bloomington-Normal

08/20/2026

August 28, 2026 @ 7:30PM. Please join us for a recital of our Board Member and Professor of Violin, Igor Kalnin, and his wife, pianist Rochelle Sennet. They will be perform in the first Faculty Concert of 2026-2027. Illinois State University -- specifically Kemp Recital Hall. No RSVP needed.

September 5, 2026 (revised date) @ 11:00AM. Please join a Zoom lecture from Vladimir on the Russian writer, Alexander Pushkin. In October, we'll be showing a film based on the Pushkin story of Ruslan and Ludmilla. The date for the film has not yet been set.

05/18/2026

𝑻𝙖𝒌𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝒐𝙤𝒌 𝒂𝙩 𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙣𝒆𝙬 𝙉𝒆𝙬𝒔𝙡𝒆𝙩𝒕𝙚𝒓 𝒇𝙤𝒓 𝑺𝙥𝒓𝙞𝒏𝙜, 2026. 𝙄𝒕 𝒄𝙤𝒏𝙩𝒂𝙞𝒏𝙨 𝙛𝒐𝙪𝒓 𝒑𝙖𝒈𝙚𝒔 𝒕𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙮𝒐𝙪 𝙙𝒐 𝒏𝙤𝒕 𝒘𝙖𝒏𝙩 𝙩𝒐 𝒎𝙞𝒔𝙨!

05/18/2026

2026 Late Spring / Summer events: Mark your calendars:
(1) William White Forum on May 17;
(2) Fall Zoom meeting on Sept. 12 at 11:00am - Topic: Pushkin, the Russian writer
(3) Movie showing the week following the Fall Zoom. The move, Ruslan and Ludmilla, is based on the Pushkin fairytale. Exact date of the movie TBD.

To further mutual understanding of the culture and people of Vladimir, Russia; Canterbury, England; and Central Illinois and to assist with citizen exchanges and related activities.

02/23/2026

March, 2026 Events

Zoom Lecture Series > March 14 > Bill Kemp > the Kickapoo

On March 14th at 11am CDT, Bill Kemp from the McLean County Museum of History will do a Zoom presentation on the Kickapoo, located in McLean County. This will be for VCSCA members and our sister city friends in Vladimir and Canterbury.

A link to the talk will be published at a later date.

02/23/2026

Feb. 19, 2026

Igor Kalnin Student Musical Performance Video (from 11/11/’25)

Three students of our board member, Igor Kalnin, presented a violin recital with music by three Russian composers. Igor spoke knowledgably about the music performed. We enjoyed the performances of these talented students.

Vladimir-Canterbury Sister City Association of Bloomington-Normal, ILNovember 11, 2025Shostakovich. Violin Concerto No. 1, Movements I and II – 06:18Brody Ma...