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Lectures: Munich and its aftermath

October 24, 2011 By: peterv Category: Lectures

The Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development are pleased to continue our fall/spring lecture series on defining events that shaped the Czech and Slovak Republics.

You are invited to join us for a unique learning experience on “Munich and its aftermath” by Dr. Winston Chrislock, University of St. Thomas on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at from 9:00am – 12:00pm at the University of Minnesota.

Location:  Carlson School of Management, Room 2-224. Carlson is located on the West Bank Campus at 321 Nineteenth Avenue South.  A skyway connects the building to the 19th Avenue Parking Ramp.

Lectures are free and open to the public.  Please help us to continue the free lecture series by making a contribution at cs-center.org.  Become a part of CSCC by taking advantage of free membership.  For lecture updates, visit our website (cs-center.org).

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2011 Annual CSCC Meeting

October 15, 2011 By: peterv Category: Uncategorized

Dear members and friends of the Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota,
Our 2011 Annual Meeting for the Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at C.S.P.S. (Sokol) Hall at 383 Michigan Street in St. Paul.
You are invited to come and meet other CSCC members, get together with the Board of Directors, and help shape the future of the Center! Our meeting will commemorate two important Czech and Slovak holidays: the Oct. 28 Czech State Day and the Nov. 17 Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day, observed by both nations.
The business portion of the meeting is expected to be brief, with a report on the latest happenings at the Center, as well as our general position. We will also elect new members to our board. As you may know we have several positions vacant, including that of the President, the Vice President for Programs, and the Secretary/Treasurer.
If you would like to run for any positions at the CSCC, please contact Josef Mestenhauser, nominations committee chair, at j-mest@umn.edu.
As per tradition, we will close the meeting with the screening of a film. This year’s selection is Václav, a story about a “village fool” in his 40’s who lives with his widowed mother on the outskirts of a village. The truth about the death of Václav’s father finally comes out, triggering an explosive situation within his family and the village. Václav has to pay for his actions, and everyone else has to look at themselves in the mirror.

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Mom’s Club: Family Night

October 11, 2011 By: peterv Category: Mom's Club

Family Night will take place on October 16th, 2011 from 4:30-6:30 pm at C.S.P.S. Hall, 383 Michigan Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102. This is a fun event for the whole family. Come and enjoy Czech and Slovak conversation and fellowship. There will be crafts and games for the children. Please bring a dish to share for the potluck dinner.

 

Program:
4:30-5:00 craft – decorate a Gingerbread house
5:00-5:30 story Perníková chaloupka
5:30 dinner

 

 

After dinner will be games for younger children and play rehearsal for older children.
Donation of $5.00/Sokol or CSCC members, $10.00/non member families is appreciated.

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Performances: Druha Trava Celebrates 20th Anniversary

October 10, 2011 By: peterv Category: Performances

Acoustic Folk Rock from the Czech Republic

Who: The legendary “Czechgrass” band Druha Trava
What: The Band’s 20th Anniversary, a Month-Long U.S. Tour, New CD in English
When: mid October to mid November 2011 (click for schedule details)
Minnesota Schedule:

- Oct 13 2011, Park Rapids (MN), Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium, 401 Huntsinger Ave, 7PM

- Oct 16 2011, Zumbrota (MN), Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Avenue, 7PM (Benji Flaming opening)

- Nov 18-20, 2011 Minneapolis (MN), MBOTMA’s Harvest Jam Festival Marriott Minneapolis West, 9960 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park

 

– Druha Trava will be available for radio, TV and webcast performance

– Robert Krestan, Lubos Malina and Ruth Ellen Gruber will be available for interviews

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the legendary Czech band Druha Trava returns to the United States for a month-long tour starting Oct. 13, 2011. Highlight will be the launch of Shuttle to Bethlehem — DT’s first-ever CD to mostly feature English- language versions of singer/ songwriter/ frontman Robert Krestan’s iconic songs.

 

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Slovak Consul: Consular Days in Chicago, IL

October 01, 2011 By: peterv Category: Slovak Consul

Generálny konzulát Slovenskej republiky v New Yorku 

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
815 S. Washington Street, Naperville, IL 60540

- 14. októbra 2011 (piatok) – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

- 15. októbra 2011 (sobota) – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Generálny konzulát Slovenskej republiky v New Yorku
801 Second Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212)-286 8434, (212)-286 8465
Fax: (212)-286 8439
E-mail: cg.newyork@mzv.sk

 

Consular days will be focused only on consular activities requiring personal appearance of applicants:

1. Submitting applications for and issuing ready Slovak national passports (appointment required),
2. Submitting applications for a Certificate of Slovak Citizenship,
3. Authentication of signatures,
4. A ceremony of granting of the Slovak Citizenship,
5. Submitting Visa applications.

Consular activities which do not require personal presence of applicants will not be excepted, for example applying for marriage, birth certificates, authentication of translations etc. Such applications can be mailed to the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York.

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