APRIL 2018 | NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 64
PRESERVING CZECH AND SLOVAK CULTURE IN NEW YORK CITY. SINCE 1891.
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In previous years I attempted to shock you with some completely made up stories as a tribute to the internationally recognized day of pranks, April Fool’s Day. To my understanding, not only was April Fool’s Day "officially" canceled this year because of the calendar conflict with Easter, but I also feel these days that I am kind of slowly maturing and should perhaps act accordingly, at least for the moment.
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Edvard Benes after his arrival to the USA with Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. February 1939.
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1939: Former President Benes in New York
By Martin Nekola | The President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes decided to resign less than a week after the Munich Agreement signed on September 30, 1938, which handed Czech border regions to the German Reich.
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www.bohemianbenevolent.org
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Sunday, April 15, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Spring Musicale
concert
The tradition of Sunday afternoon musicales continues as the spirited ArtsAhimsa ensemble returns for its eighth season with chamber works and song from the world of Antonin Dvorak, his contemporaries, and students.
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Friday, April 20, 5:30 pm
Michael Beckerman: My Little Czech Fakebook
Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop Keynote Address
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Friday, April 20, 7:00 pm
Czech Composer Focus: Antonin Dvorak and Krystof Maratka
concert, discussion
World premiere of the exciting new piano arrangement of Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony “From the New World,” created and performed by contemporary Czech composer/conductor/pianist Krystof Maratka.
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Tuesday, April 3, 7:00 pm
Deception, Myth, and Reality in Czech History
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A talk by Igor Lukes, a Professor of History and International Relations at Boston University, who writes primarily about Central Europe.
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The 100 Greatest Czech Books of the Century - Prague,...
The 17th annual Magnesia Litera Book Awards will be held next month. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic, the awards committee has published its picks for the 100 greatest Czech books from 1918-2016.
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news.expats.cz
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The Faces of Resistance
Vaclav Havel Library | Pavel Hroch’s project The Faces of Resistances presents people who over a span of many decades stood up to evil, inhumanity, repression, brutality and barbarism, who in certain moments displayed courage, a will to freedom...
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artsandculture.google.com
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David Whiteman: the forgotten Czech story of the man who ...
When the Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo in 1914, he was just short of his twentieth birthday. Under Austrian law, this meant that he was too young to be executed.
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www.radio.cz
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An Archive of 20,000 Movie Posters from Czechoslovakia...
We couldn't possibly ignore, here at Open Culture, the glory of movie posters: from the film noir era, from Martin Scorsese's predictably sizable collection, and even the deeply askew interpretations seen outside the theaters of Ghana. But...
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www.openculture.com
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Cabaret in Captivity | April 9, April 16 at 7:30 pm
Songs and sketches written in Terezín/Theresienstad, from Lisa Peschel's anthology Performing Captivity, Performing Escape and other sources.
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www.untitledtheater.com
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The Puppet Master: The Complete Jiri Trnka | April 20-25
The Puppet Master: the first complete U.S. retrospective of the works of Czech animation master Jiri Trnka (1912-1969) at The Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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www.filmlinc.org
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Rebirth of Europe Conference | June 1-2, 2018
Come join us at the Embassy of Slovakia for the Rebirth of Europe Conference where presentations will be held to Celebrate creation of new national states in Europe Discuss political and logistical challenges associated with a new state creation...
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www.eventbrite.com
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Unlived Lives | April 20, 7:00 pm
Writers Georgi Gospodinov, Petra Hulova, and Hwang Sok-yong powerfully and movingly explore worlds, in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and South Korea, where people are buffeted by geopolitical forces beyond their control, and forced ultimately to...
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worldvoices.pen.org
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V.4 Dance Festival | April 19-20
The festival of Central European contemporary dance brings together some of the boldest dance-makers from the The Visegrád Group (V4), the cultural and political alliance of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
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nyuskirball.org
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We are looking forward
to seeing you at our events.
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BBLA is a not-for-profit organization established in 1891 in New York City as an umbrella organization for almost eighty Czech and Slovak immigrant organizations. The mission of BBLA is to preserve and support Czech and Slovak culture in New York City. BBLA's member organizations include American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies, Association of Free Czechoslovak Sportsmen, Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in America, Dvorak American Heritage Association and Sokol New York. BBLA is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.droppable-1520868403757droppable-1520868410177
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