Events
Every year, STSCA hosts a festive Navruz (Central Asian New Year) celebration, a summer picnic, and an Annual Meeting. These events are well-attended and enjoyed by young and old alike! We also host delegations from Uzbekistan and participate in local events to raise awareness of Uzbek culture. Below are photos from some of our recent events; more are available on our Facebook page.
Navruz (Central Asian New Year)
Emiko Nakamura and her Eurasia Arts Ensemble have been performing at the STSCA Navruz (Central Asian New Year) celebration since 2005.
Summer Picnics
See highlights of food, fun, and our dedicated community from our annual summer picnics.
Other STSCA Events
STSCA participates in other local events, including the Seattle Seafair Parade and the International Children’s Friendship Festival.
Long-time STSCA supporters Dilya Bacon and Svetlana Mamedova wear the most amazing Uzbek outfits at our events!
STSCA Board member Timur Seyduzov (right) officiates a demonstration of traditional Uzbek wrestling, called kurash’. With him are Joshua Kim and Kairat Mendybaev; Sensei Pepper Uno is in the background (white robe). The wrestlers are from Seattle Dojo Judo.
Parizoda and Madina—Navruz volunteers from the Uzbek community—help prepare plates of meat and vegetable samsa from Tabassum Catering.
Beloved Kazakh babushka Aitkul Syzdykova with her granddaughter. Aitkul has attended every STSCA Navruz and often leads off the group dancing in our programs with her graceful dance moves.
Azizillo heads up the team to make plov, Uzbekistan’s national dish that is traditionally served at Navruz gatherings. The plov is made in an authentic kazan.
STSCA Board member and former President Rosanne Royer prepares a basket for raffle tickets, a popular fundraising event at the picnic.
Our master plov chef, Azizillo Nishanov, tends to the beginning stage of making Uzbek plov in a giant kazan, a large vat used for cooking.