Other Events of Interest
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Under the auspices of the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic H.E. Peter Burian,
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library together with Slovakia Meetup Group, invite you to a special presentation:
Recording Voices and Documenting Memories: The National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s Oral History Project
Where: Slovak Embassy
When: 6:30pm
Project coordinator, Rosie Johnston, will show and discuss video footage being gathered by the NCSML as part of a major oral history project – now underway in
Chicago, Cleveland and Washington D.C. Learn how the museum is preserving the memories of Slovak and Czech Americans, and bringing these stories to old and
new audiences alike.
Please RSVP to: Ludmila Sujanova, ludisuska@yahoo.com.
For questions about the event, call Leah Wilson at 319-621-3009 or email LWilson@NCSML.org.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
The World Travelers Meetup group
cordially invites you to
A PRESENTATION ON SLOVAKIA
by
Luboš Brieda
Where: Irish Channel Restaurant & Pub, Washington, DC
500 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 216-0046
When: 7:00pm
Cost: $1.00 per person
There will be some sweet treats.
Luboš Briedawill give a talk to the World Travelers Meetup Group about Slovakia on August 27th. It will be an hour-long slide show about his favorite places
in the country, and all that Slovakia has to offer.
The first hour of the gathering is a meet-and-greet session, and the actual talk starts at 8:00pm. The organizer, Elise, asks everyone to pay $1, which goes toward
MeetUp administrative fees and a speakers dinner at the end of the year.
Luboš also asks a favor. Because his trips home generally involve visiting family, he doesn’t have photos from all the places he would like to show. If you have good
photos from Slovakia that he could borrow, especially from the Tatras, Spiš Castle, caves, or hot springs, please contact
him at lbrieda@yahoo.com.
More information:
http://www.meetup.com/DC-MD-VA-World-Travelers-Forums/calendar/11762391/
The World Travelers Group is private, so you have to join before being able to see the calendar.
RSVP to this Meetup group at:
http://www.meetup.com/slovak-34/calendar/14137018/
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH STUDENT SLOVAK CLUB SLOVAK STUDIES PROGRAM
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures University of Pittsburgh
cordially invites you to
The Struggle for the Soul of Slovakia after World War II: Communists vs.
Catholics, 1945 to 1948
The Thomas Kukucka Memorial Lecture
by
James Ramon Felak
Where: 1700 Posvar Hall, Pitt Campus, Oakland
When: 2:00pm
James Ramon Felak, Associate Professor of History, has taught at the University of Washington
since 1989. He specializes in issues connected with nationalism, communism, and religion, and
is the author of two books: one on Slovak nationalism in the 1930s, and one on the relationship
between Catholics and Communists in Slovakia in the aftermath of World War II. Professor Felak
is the winner of two book awards and a number of scholarly grants; he is past president of the
Slovak Studies Association.
Refreshments will be served.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2009
Roman Patkolo to perform at the Kennedy Center
Award-winning Slovak double bassist Roman Patkolo will perform with
Andre Previn and Anne-Sophie Mutter at the Kennedy Center, in
Washington, DC, on January 31. For more information on the program
and for tickets, go to
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=NJSAE.
Born in 1982 in Zilina, Slovakia, Roman Patkoló had his first double
bass lesson at the Zilina Conservatory, at the age of 13. In 1995 he
won first prize at the Slovak National Competition for double bass in
Bratislava. Since 1997, Roman has been living in Germany, where he
studied at the University of Theater and Music in Munich. Roman
became a scholar of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation in 1998 and is
the winner of two international double bass competitions as well as
the first prize at the ISB International Double Bass Contest in Iowa
City, first prize together with five special prizes at the J.M.
Sperger International Double Bass Competition, and the ARD
competition in Munich.
Roman Patkoló is a member of the internationally renowned virtuoso
Bass Sextet Bassiona Amorosa. He was a "double recipient" of the
European Culture Prize from the German president, and was recognized
as an outstanding soloist and leader of Bassiona Amorosa. Roman has
performed as a soloist with many orchestras. Placido Domingo has
praised his virtuosity and Roman has worked with world-famous
musicians and conductors, such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Andre
Previn, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim, James
Levine, and Zubin Mehta to name a few.
In 2004, Roman was selected by Young Artists International for the
International Laureates Festival in Los Angeles and performed as a
soloist and and as a member of the iPalpiti Orchestral Ensemble of
International Soloists at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Currently,
Mr. Patkoló combines his solo career with work as a principal in the
Zurich Opera.
To see a short video clip of Roman playing "Zigeunerweisen -
Zarasate", go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ibcVPrASFs
To see a short video clip of Bassiona Amoroso playing "Sabre Dance"
go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbF0LXFgifU&feature=related.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
6th-floor Auditorium
Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture
"Strengthening US-Slovak Cooperation and the Transatlantic Partnership:
Opportunities and Challenges in Today's World"
Jan Kubis, Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic
RSVP required. To RSVP, click here
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
(202)691-4000
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Sunday, November 9, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Carpatho-Rusyn Fall Fest
Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center
915 Dickson Street
Munhall, PA 15120-1929
Web site: www.c-rs.org
Directions: http://www.c-rs.org/munhalldir.html
E-mail: vp@c-rs.org
Telephone: 412-251-3083
Rusyn items will be available for sale, as well as a great selection
of iconography and local art and crafts.
Taste exquisite pastries made by chefs trained in Slovakia. Place
your orders now for Christmas.
Delicious ethnic food items will also be on sale.
Come and enjoy great food and a great atmosphere.
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The Carpatho-Rusyn Society's Annual Meeting
National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center
915 Dickson Street
Munhall, PA 15120-1929
November 9, 2008
Meeting to begin at 3pm
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Sunday, November 9, 2-6pm
"An Eastern European Afternoon Delight"
Featuring:
Jozef Ivaska - A Man of a Thousand Slovak Songs
and
Polish Dance Troupe
Hear the melodious sounds of Slovak singer Josez Ivaska, who has
performed in 30 countries and on 4 continents.
Tap your feet to the dancing rhythm of the Polish Dance Troupe.
Play some Wheels and check some of our traditional Eastern European
souvenirs and folk art - Slovak display by Helene Cincebeaux;
Slovak egg decorating by Mark Jesko & Josie Blackwell
Catered by Falcon Caterers
featuring a lite-fair menu of finger foods and desserts
with beer, wine, & sodas
Price $10
Our Lady Queen of Peace Banquet Hall
10003 Bird River Road,
Middle River, Maryland 21220
For Tickets and Information
contact Mr. Ken Crabbe (410)686-3085, ext. 107
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
"She Kept Crying for the Moon"
(Pásla kone na betóne), 1982
Full-length Slovak film directed by Štefan Uher.
In this warm-hearted and amusing story about the joys of unwed
motherhood, a single mother living in an East Slovak village has a
daughter who became pregnant after a brief fling with a soldier, now
long-gone. The mother is unhappy that her own daughter might have to
work as hard as she did to raise a child alone, and so she advertises
in a newspaper for a husband for the daughter. Her fondest wish comes
true as a most reliable and charming man responds in the affirmative.
The glorious wedding day is set, and the village is all decked out to
celebrate the happy occasion -- with the bride a full nine months
pregnant, but no one really cares. Sad to say, the time for the
wedding hour comes and goes, and the bridegroom is nowhere in sight.
The mother and daughter simply accept that they were meant to share
the same kind of life, when the daughter's labor pains start. As she
rushes off to the hospital, the villagers keep on celebrating -- why
stop now? And as it happens, everyone will have something to
celebrate in the end. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Cast: Milka Zimková, Veronika Jeníková, Peter Staník, Marie
Logojdová, Anton Trón, Lubomír Paulovic, Ján Mildner, Marián Geišberg
Sponsored by: The Friends of Slovakia (FOS) and the Embassy of the Slovak Republic.
Where: Slovak Embassy
When: 8:00 pm
Seats are limited.
Please RSVP by Monday 4 February to (202) 237-1054, ext. 266, 200 or to information@slovakembassy-us.org.
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