You are invited to celebrate
Charles Borowsky's 80th birthday!
​For RSVP: 80th Birthday Attendance Form  
We are happy to share with you that Dr. Charles Borowsky (aka Karol and Karlheinz) will be celebrating a milestone birthday this year: on June 20 he will turn 80! Our family (together with friends, colleagues, and former students) is preparing a celebration. We need YOUR involvement to make it special: honoring Charles’ outstanding contributions to academia, culture, and society worldwide. There are many ways you can participate, be it attending in person, sharing your  favorite memories, and/or sending greetings from afar.​

We truly hope that you will take some time to reflect on the times you spent together with Charles and be kind enough to share them with us. Please feel free to contact us for further information.

Yours truly,

Cecylia Barczyk, Elizabeth Borowsky, Emmanuel Borowsky, and Frances Borowsky
and the CHB Celebration Consortium ​
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CONCERT: One of Charles’ many creative undertakings has been the founding of the Intermuse International Music Institute and Festival. As part of this year’s program, on Sunday, July 7 at 4:00pm we will present a concert in Charles’ honor at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary Chapel (61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325). The concert is open to the public and no reservation is required. The seminary will take up a collection for the series. Refreshments will be served at 3:00pm, before the concert.
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DINNER RECEPTION: The July 7 concert will be followed by a private dinner reception (6:30pm) at Mount Saint Mary’s University (Emmitsburg, Maryland). You are invited as guests of the Borowsky Family! Please be sure to RSVP!
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CONVERSATORIUM/DISCUSSION: Another of Charles’ lifelong passions has been serving as a catalyst for discussions. On Monday, July 8 (9am-12pm) IIMIF will host a conversatorium on “The Meaning of Life” at Mount Saint Mary’s University (Emmitsburg, Maryland). We invite you to join the discussion. Please be sure to RSVP. ​Lunch will be available for purchase at the Mount Saint Mary's University cafeteria ($12-15). 
TIP: We encourage you to stay in Emmitsburg or Gettysburg overnight (there are many great hotels and bed and breakfasts in the area. Let us know if you need help!). Spend the weekend in Gettysburg and explore!
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COMMEMORATIVE BOOK: We know that your and Charles’ paths have crossed many times. It would be a great honor and joy for him if you could write a congratulatory note which would refer to your friendship, professional partnership, joint projects, actions, activities or even visits, fun times, and discussions. Your letter will be included in a special commemorative book which we will print for his birthday. It will be the most beautiful gift for him. Photos are also welcome! 
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Please send per mail (Frances Borowsky, 5415 Tramore Road, Baltimore MD 21214) or email ([email protected]). Please note that we need to receive submissions by June 15, 2019. At the bottom of this page are some highlights of Charles’ activities that you may find some connection with.
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VIDEO GREETINGS: If you cannot attend in person, please consider recording a short video that we can play as part of the celebratory dinner. Send (DropBox, YouTube Link, Google Drive File, or other!) per email to [email protected]. Please note that we need to receive submissions by June 15, 2019. 
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IN LIEU OF GIFTS: Charles has asked that you consider making a donation to the scholarship fund of the Intermuse International Music Institute and Festival USA. Checks may be made to Intermuse and sent to Intermuse, P.O. Box 28060, Baltimore MD 21239. 

Here are some highlights which you may find some connection to:
  • Creating and successfully directing the Yale Committee for Culture Relations with Poland. thus opening the iron curtain during the cold war.
  • Organization of pro-Solidarity material help, and publicity through publications, concerts, lectures,  on an international scale
  • Partnership with the Center for Communal and Kibbutz Studies at Harvard
  • Creating the Institute for Suburban and Regional Studies at Towson University; later an independent organization with centers in 16 countries
  • Fostering international academic and cultural cooperation and exchanges, especially with China, Germany, France, Japan, England, Netherland, Poland, Cuba, Vietnam Israel, Bulgaria, Greece and more.
  • Creating Intermuse Performing Artist’ Bureau to promote and foster international music exchanges according to the motto “Music the best bridge for all  
  • Sponsoring international students and scholars.
  • Creating and successfully leading Save our Rural Heritage organization to fight the destruction of rural Pennsylvania.
  • Creating the International Music Institute and Festival US (first in Coolfont, WV and later at Mount Saint Mary’s University, MD
  • Organizing national and international events and conferences in the field of music, sociology, political science, suburban studies, and arts.
  • Authoring challenging publications, promoting interdisciplinary studies, and pioneering studies in politics and religion.
  • Lecturing in all European countries,  China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, India, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Morocco, Palestine, Vietnam
  • Founding and directing the Apple Haven Farm -producing and supporting affordable organic produce.
  • Member and supporter of academic,  social and cultural organizations including
  • International Sociological Association, American Sociological Association,  International Political Science Association, Association of Suburban Studies,  Society for Communal and Kibbutz Studies, Association for Religious Studies, German-American Heritage Foundation and Museum in the USA, Homeschooling ,  German Society of Pennsylvania, International Friends of Music, etc
  • Arranging and sponsoring concert tours and lectures for Asian and European scholars and artists in the USA, and for Americans in Europe and Asia
  • Conducting feasibility studies and finding the foundry for the National Katyn Memorial in Baltimore
  • Board member of the German Society of PA, German-American Heritage Foundation in the USA. Wilsonian Club of the USA.
  • Honorary professor at Nankai and Tianjin University (China), Haifa University (Israel), and National University of Korea. 
CONTACT IIMIF:
Tel. 443-377-3730
Email: ​[email protected]

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 "I loved that IIMIF focuses on the emotional and spiritual side of the musician just as much as the technical side. I've been to several summer programs, and this sets your program apart."

"The focus on a holistic approach and comprehensive musicianship made for an incredible experience. There are not enough words to ​capture how grateful I am for what I learned."

"I especially loved that this festival is so intimate. Great things come in small packages!"