Lot of Czech stuff is going on in October, especially at the Washington DC Embassy of the Czech Republic (and what is the best is that most of the activities are free of charge) !
1.New York, NY (the Czech Center)
- What: Czech Street Festival(celebration commemorating the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918)
- When: Oct. 6th
- Festival will be followed by andafter-party concert featuring popular Czech band such as Support Lesbians, the Bengas and Lenka Dusilova
2. St. Paul, Minnesota
- What: Harvest Dance (hosted by Czech & Slovak Sokol Minnesota)
- When: Oct. 13th (6pm to 10:30pm)
- Where: 383 Michigan St., Saint Paul
3. Astonia, NY (Bohemian Beer Garden)
- What: Halloween Dance
- When: Oct. 27th
- What: Jazz Nighs Every Thursday!
4. San Diego, CA
More info at: (619)275-5483
- What: Concert of Lenka Dusilova (2006 singer of the year)
- When: Oct. 14th at 8pm
- Where: Brick by Brick, SD
5. Prague, Texas (Czech Heritage Society of Texas)
- What: “Ceska vecere” (Czech dinner and dancing)
- When: Oct. 13th
- Where: Austin
- What: Annual Sweet Home Czech Fest Old Fashioned Sausage and Picnic Stew & Dance
- When: Oct. 14th
- Where: Sweet Home
- What: Annual Soup-tasting
- When: Oct.20th
- Where: Houston
6. York, NE
- http://www.cgsi.org/whatsnew.asp?intEventID=415
- What: York Czech Festival
- When: Oct. 7th
7. Parkville, MD
- http://www.cgsi.org/whatsnew.asp?intEventID=430
- What: 20th Annual Czech and Slovak Festival
- When: Oct. 14th
8. The Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center
- What: “Muziky Muziky” performance (evening of music, song and dance)
- When: Oct. 13th
- Where: La Grande (??)
9. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library)
- What: BrewNost International Beer Tasting
- When: Oct. 5th
- What: Learn & Lunch: “Edvard Benes: More than a President in Exile”
- When: Oct. 18th
- What: “Cooking in Babi’s Kitchen”
- When: Oct. 20th
- What: Exploring Czech & Slovak Cinema
- When: Oct. 27th
8. Baltimore, Maryland (Czech and Slovak Heritage Association)
- What: Tamburitzans (dancers performing Eastern European dances)
- When: Aug 07′ through May 08′ (check the website for a specific US location near you)
- What: Cimbal Music of Jaroslav Cech
- When: Oct. 24th
10. North Miami, Florida (American-Czech-Slovak cultural club)
- http://www.acscc.org
- What: concert of Czech pop singer Lenka Dusilova
- When: Oct. 5th
- What: Octoberfest
- When: Oct. 5th – 7th
11. Washington, DC (the Embassy of the Czech Republic)
- What: concert of the Czech band “Bengas” (gypsy music)
- When: Oct. 2nd
- Where: Kennedy Center Milennium Stage
- What: photography exhibition of a Czech, award-winning photographer Veronika Lukasova
- When: Oct.4th
- Where: Embassy of the Czech Republic
- What: Lions of Czech Film Series: “Faithless Games” (Neverne Hry)
- When: Oct. 10th
- Where: Washington, DC
- What: Fall Fashion Show: Green and Blue
- When: Oct. 11th
- Where: Embassy of Czech Republic
- What: Classical Concert “Music and World of Leos Janacek
- When: Oct. 17th
- Where: Embassy of Czech Republic
- What: Organ concert of Pavel Kohout (Dvorak’s New World symphony and other works)
- When: Oct. 28th
- Where: Curch of the Ascension of St. Agnes