Czech/Slovak EVENTS in other countries

velvet-revolution google image This is a special month for Czechs and Slovaks because it marks a 20-year anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. That’s right, although Czechoslovakia does not exist anymore both countries have been enjoying 20 years of freedom! Most of the events bellow commemorate just that:

CZ: Tento mesic je pro Cechy a Slovaky velmi vyznamny, nebot 17. listopadu obe zeme slavi 20. vyroci (!!) sametove revoluce!! Ceskoslovensko sice jiz neexistuje, ale obe zeme si jiz 20 let uzivaji nadherne svobody. Vetsina zde zminenych akci si pripomina prave toto datum:

1. Baltimore, MD

What: Slavic food festival

When: Nov. 21 [click to continue…]

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www.ceskenoviny.cz imageThe calendar of Czech events for October is up so dig in!

CZ: Calendar ceskych aktivit je hotovy tak se do neho s chuti zakousnete!

1. Lutherville, MD

A. What: Concert – Celebration of Czech music

When: Oct. 7

B. Annual Czech and Slovak Festival

When: Oct. 25

2. New York, NY

A. What: Czech Street Festival

When: Oct. 3

B. Gathering of Czech Drummers (music performance)

When: Oct.27 [click to continue…]

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beauty contest google image‘Czech’ this out! If you:

  • Have Czech or Slovak heritage
  • live in Canada
  • Are a pretty female

This YouTube video is for you! The Miss Czech & Slovak Canada regional contests registrations for 2010 have opened on June the 1st, 2009! Watch what is in stake for you right here:
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school google imageI am jealous! Sydney (Australia) is opening up a new Czech and Slovak school for children 18 months old and up. There will be 3 Czech classes and 3 Slovak ones. The major focus will be teaching  kids how to speak fluently via the so-called total immersion method where the language will be taught only in Czech/Slovak language itself. Another focus of these classes is going to be teaching students the Czech and Slovak traditions including songs, riddles, fairy tales, holiday customs and much more. I am telling you, if you read the whole article you will be jealous too (sorry, the article is available only in Czech): click here

CZ: Sydney se tak ma! V rijnu tam totiz zacina nova ceska skolicka a to jiz pro deti, kterym je 18 mesicu! Otevrou se 3 ceske tridy a 3 slovenske tridy, kde hlavnim cilem bude rozvoj mluveneho projevu a slovni zasoby deti. Studenti se take budou ucit ceskym/slovenskym zvykum…no, proste je to pohadka! Az si prectete ten clanek (kliknete zde) uvidite o cem tady basnim :0)

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I ADDED COUPLE MORE EVENTS INTO THE CALENDAR (HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE) :) )

Wow! What a busy month! We have about billion Czech/Slovak Festivals coming up as well as the US/Canadian tour of Karel Gott and a Czech band Druha Trava!

CZ: Jezkovy oci! To je ruchu, to je ruchu! Tento mesic se muzeme tesit na miliony roztodivnych ceskych/slovenskych festivalu, ale take na turne Karla Gotta a Druhe Travy!

USA

1. Bohemian National Hall, NY (Czech Center)

A. What: Solo System Band concert (Jiri Stivin)

When: 9/8/2009

B. What: Czech movie showing: Ene Bene

When: 9/3/2009

C. Czech benefashion show

When: 9/12/2009

2. Chicago, IL

What: Karel Gott concert [click to continue…]

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summer in the Czech republic/ flickr imageSummer is here and if you are not going back to Czech or Slovakia and are practicing so-called ‘stay-cation’, you need to get the Czech vibes from somewhere else in the country. Most of us are migrating back to our motherland this month  so that is why the list is kind of short but not too short for you to find something!

CZ: Leto je tady a vestina z nas rado migruje zpet do Cech nebo na Slovensko, ochutnat ty prave krupave tresne primo z prohybajicich se stromu…a koupat se ve spinavem rybniku…a jist boruvkove knedliky…a pit ceske pivko. Jestlize ale nikam nejedete, tak nevzdychejte, list ceskych aktivit je sice kratsi nez normalne, ale ne zas tak kratky, aby jste tam nic nenasli!
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Peter Nagy (1986) google imageThe beautiful month of May is here and with it comes a bunch of exciting Czech stuff like Peter Nagy tour or if you live in Canada you get the chance to see Jirina Bohdalova in a play! There are also  couple of Czech/Slovak festivals so no one gets bored….

CZ: Kveten je tady a s nim take plno ceskych dobrutek jako napriklad koncert Petra Nagyho nebo jestlize zijete v Kanade, mate sanci take shlednout samotnou Jirinu Bohdalovou v divadelni hre. Take se teno mesic kona par ceskych/slovenskych festivalu – tedy nikdo se nudit nebude…

1. New York, NY (Czech center)

A. What – Bohemian Spring Celebration

When – May 1

More info – www.czechevents.net

B. What – Peter Nagy concert

When – May 12

More info – www.czechevents.net

C. What – Ostrava in New York (Ostravska Banda)

When -  May 6

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Easter eggs google imageSo I finally finished the list of Czech activities for April! I hope that at least one of the listed Czech Easter celebrations are located close to your house so that you can experience the real-deal Easter ;)

CZ: Ahoj, tak jsem konecne dokoncila list ceskych akci v cizine (tedy hlavne v USA). Doufam, ze si tady najdete nejakou tu ‘pravou’ ceskou Velikonocni veselici!!

Baltimore, MD

What – Slavic Food Festival

When – April 4

North Miami, FL

What – Alan Becker (honorary consul) speaks on the Czech-Cuban relationship [click to continue…]

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google spring imageMarch is a happy month as it marks the beginning of Spring. Along with your spring cleaning you can also learn how to make Czech/Slovak Easter eggs and how to cook dumplings! And of course, then there are bunch of classical concerts, art exhibitions and interesting lectures on Czech and Slovak topics….

CZ: Je tu brezen a – misto toho abychom zalezli za kamna – tak se bud muzeme naucit jak delat opravdove knedliky nebo jak malovat kraslice. A samozrejme je tu obrovsky vyber klasickych konzertu, vystav a zajimavych prednasek…

1. North Miami, FL (American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club)

  • What: Lecture on Leading Personalities in the Creation of Czechoslovakia
  • When: March 15

2. New York, NY (Czech Center)

  • What: Ivan Passer’s (famous Czech director) movies
  • When: March 6 – 13
  • What: Jan Sikl’s Private Century (historical exhibition)
  • When: March 9 – 15

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flickr calendarA lot of Czech/Slovak stuff is going on in New York this month!! If you are a fan of classical music, then this is your month because the Czech Symphony Orchestra is touring the US. If you are more into the movie scene you can meet the dean of the the Czech University of Film (FAMU) and discuss any Czech movie either with him or with  the Czech film students that he brought along. For those who are interested in architecture, this month also introduces the exhibition of Czech cubism.

CZ: Ahoj! Hodne se toho tento mesic kona v New Yorku! Take pro priznivce klasicke hudby je toho dosti na vyber; Cesky filharmonicky orchestr totiz koncertuje po USA. Jestlize se radsi divate na televizi a bydlite ve Washingtonu, jdete se seznamit s reditelem ceske FAMU (mate take prilezitost vynadat mu za jakykoliv cesky film, ktery se vam v zivote nelibil). Pro fanousky architektury zacina tento mesic vystava ceskeho kubismu.

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