January 2000

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NOTE: Our Meetup Schedules are listed below. For more details about Czech Meetups CLICK HERE.

All events are subjects to change.

We also work closely with the executive director of The Czech North American Chaber of Commerce & Culture (CNACC&C), Mr. Lubomir Novotny. He has created a website www.czechevents.net for publishing available events in the USA and Canada and for soucing of cultural events from the Czech Republic, including scheduling and coordination of an number of activities and events.

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Film Festivals/Movies/Plays Abroad:

Silent Film Series - The Kreuzer Sonata (NY): 01/07/09

Tromso Film Festival: 01/13/09 - 01/19/09

Beauty in Trouble (Kraska v Nesnazich): 01/16/09 CLICK HERE FOR INFO

Film screening at the Czech Center New York - Czech Documentary Films - Middle Europe Series (NY): 01/28/09

Opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (Canada): 01/31/08

More information below

 

Art Exhibits:

Czech Republic (Re)Visited (UK): 01/06/09 - 01/22/09

Horuce Leto 56 (Canada): 01/09/09 and 01/10/09

David Hrbek - Cross Talks (NY): 01/13/09

1969 - Jan Palach and the Beginning of Normalisation (UK): 01/14/09

Czech Photography VIII - Europeans (NY): 01/15/2009 - 02/28/09

New Generation of Czech Animation (NY): 01/20/09 - 02/05/09

More information below

  

Concerts:

BBC Symphony Orchestra / Belohlavek (UK): 01/08/09

European Jazz Improvization (NY): 01/08/09

Jazz Evening - Ondřej Pivec (NY): 01/23/09

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01/03/09 - Minnesota: Czechs Around the World IV
Time: 5 PM
Location: 7230 York Ave. S, Edina, Club Room, 2nd floor. (CSCC event)
Info: ”Multiculturally Insensitive Correctness of a Traveler. Ha!” Presentation with slides, book reading and potluck dinner by Jarda Cervenka . Sponsored by R. Jelinek (with slivovice tasting) and Jan Gadzo (Potica sampling).

 

01/04/09 - Florida: Recorded Czech and Slovak Music
Time: N/A
Location: 13325 Arch Creek Road, North Miami, Florida 33181, (305) 891-9130  

 

01/04/09 - Canada: Přátelské hokejové utkání mezi kanaskými poslanci
Time: 2 PM
Location: Ottawa University Sports Complex - Arena 1, 801 King Edward, Ottawa. Vstup zdarma. Info: Akce se koná k příležitosti zahájení českého předsednictví v Evropské unii. Více informací sdělí Petra Klobušiaková na českém velvyslanectví, tel.: 613-562-3875 linka 26, e-mail: ottawa@embassy.mzv.cz. Více podrobností (v angličtině) naleznete kliknutím na CanadianCzech.com (soubor PDF).

 

01/06/09 - 01/22/09 - UK: Czech Republic (Re)Visited
Time: N/A
Location: The European Commission Representation in the UK, 8 Storey’s Gate London SW1P 3AT
Info: Iages of the Czech landscape and Prague by Stanislav Pokorny and Dagmar Pavlikova. Czech Republic (Re)Visited presents views of the Czech landscape in its rich variety and natural beauty as well as the landmark sights of one of Europe’s most popular capital cities, Prague. The exhibition celebrated the launch of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council (1-6/2009). The two authors, Stanislav Pokorny and Dagmar Pavlikova, were nominated to exhibit their work by APF, the Association of Professional Photographers, which represent over 200 Czech professional photographers. Organized by Czech Centre London in collaboration with Asociace profesionalnich fotografu Ceske republiky (www.asociacefotografu.com).

 

01/07/09 - New York: Silent Film Series - The Kreuzer Sonata
Time: 7 PM
Location: Czech Center New York, 321 East 73rd Street, NYC
Info: Every month the Czech Center will feature Czech silent films acompanied by an outstanding musician, who will see the film for the first time during the screening and improvise his accompaniment. This month features the movie The Kreuzer Sonata (Kreuzerova Sonata), 1927, dir. Gustav Machatý and musicians Martin Zbrožek and Jaromír Honzák. RSVP at info@czechcenter.com by January 6.

 

01/08/09 - UK: BBC Symphony Orchestra / Belohlavek
Time: 7 PM
Location: Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Info: Profusely romantic programme celebrates the vibrancy of Czech music, the strength of which influenced young Mahler and soared to sublime creative heights in Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony. Mahler, who grew up in a town today located within the Czech Republic, was entranced by the piquant flavour of local folk music as a lad. The Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, performed here by the wonderful Czech soprano, Dagmar Pecková, draw deep from the composer’s memory banks of folksong, natural wonders and rural life. http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=7368
Tickets: £8/12/16/20/24, call: 020 7638 8891

 

01/08/09 - New York: European Jazz Improvization
Time: 7 PM
Location : Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd Street, New York
Info: Featuring 16 musicians, representing 15 EU Member Countries. Please, make reservation by January 6th at info@czechcenter.com. PLEASE NOTE ENTRANCE WITH CONFIRMED RESERVATION ONLY.

 

01/09/09 and 01/10/09 - Canada: Horuce Leto 68
Time: 8 PM (on 01/09), 3 PM and 8 PM (on 01/10)
Location: 35 Fairview Mall Dr. North York, Toronto
Info: Vstupenky: 416 221 0882, divadlo@torontskeslovenskedivadlo.com

 

01/10/09 - Canada: The Under 30 European January Meetup
Time: 9:30 PM
Location: N/A
Info: Join the meetup #THE-UNDER-30-EUROPEAN-MEETUP

 

01/10/09 - Pennsylvania: The Greater Philadelphia Czech and Slovak January Meetup
Time: 7 PM
Location: Otto’s Brauhaus, 233 Easton Rd (Rt. 611), Horsham PA 19044, (215) 675-1864
Info: Join the meetup #161

 

01/13/09 - 01/19/09 - Norway: Tromso International Filmfestival with Czech Movies

Info: Tromsø International Film Festival is set in the dark polar nights, which give’s TIFF the unique possibility to screen films outdoor. The outdoor cinema is located at the main square in the heart of Tromsø. At TIFF 07 the program included a selection of shorts and documentaries from the Films from the North program, along with special screenings and various other events.

TIFF is a popular film festival and is an important meeting point for norwegian and international film industry. TIFF 09 will be Tromsø’s 19th international film festival. Tromsø International Film Festival had in 2008 a total admission of 47 522. This makes TIFF Norway’ largest film festival.

Tromsø International Film Festival screens challenging quality films for a local, national and international audience. TIFF has a long tradition of screening Tchech film, but this year we will have a special focus on Tchech quality film. Mikael Bregant, FAMU, have chosem the five films that will be shown in the retrospective programme, and will present the films at the festival.

DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT (1964) Jan Němec
INTIMATE LIGHTNING (1965) Ivan Passer
LOVES OF A BLONDE (1965)Miloš Forman
THE CASSANDRA CAT (1963)Vojtěch Jasný
TUSENFRYDENE (1966)Věra Chytilová

We will also show new Tchech films in other programmes.
RENÉ (2008) Helena Trestikova
CITIZEN HAVEL (2008) Miroslav Janek
NIGHT OWLS (2008) Michaela Pavlátová
THE KARAMAZOVS (2008) Petr Zelenka
WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE? (1966) Václav Vorlíček

Visit our websites: www.tiff.no

 

01/13/2009 - New York: David Hrbek - Cross Talks
Time: 7 PM
Location: Czech Center New York, 321 East 73rd Street, NYC
Info: David Hrbek presents three outstanding photographers: Antonín Kratochvíl, Vladimír Birgus and Jindřich Štreit. David Hrbek is the host of talk show Stage Talks at the Svanda Theater in Prague.
In recent years he’s hosted Suzanne Vega, Václav Havel, Lou Reed and film director  Jiří Menzel. At the BNH he will present three outstanding photographers: Antonín Kratochvíl, Vladimír Birgus and Jindřich Štreit. RSVP at info@czechcenter.com by January 12.

 

01/14/09 - UK: 1969 - Jan Palach and the Beginning of Normalisation
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Institut francais, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 2DT
Info: The series of events commemorating key anniversaries in Czech history illustrated by archival film material continues with 1968/9. ‘Betrayal’ focuses on key events: the return of the political delegation from Moscow, the anniversary of the October revolution, the self-immolation of three students, the hockey match with the Soviets - all culminating in the demonstrations at the first anniversary of the Russian invasion and the beginning of normalisation as the hero of the Prague Spring, Dubcek,legalises the brutal suppressions.
Info: 020 7073 1350, www.institut-francis.org.uk

 

01/15/2009 - 02/28/09 New York: Czech Photography VIII - Europeans
Time: 6 - 8 PM on 01/15/09 (opening)
Location: Leica Gallery, 670 Broadway, Suite 500, NYC
Info: Exhibition of Czech photographers Vladimír Birgus, Jindřich Marco and Jindřich Štreit.

 

01/17/09 - Massachusetts: The First Czech and Slovak Gala
Time: 6 PM
Location: Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
Info: www.czskboston.com 

 

01/17/09 - LA OC Czech Language Class
Time: 10 AM
Location: 344 Koch Ave, Placentia, CA 92870
Info: Join the meetup #LA-OC-Czech-Language

 

01/17/09 - The Toronto Czech Language January Meetup
Time: 8 PM
Location: N/A
Info: Join the meetup #44 

 

01/18/09 - Florida: Prague Coffee House Culture
Time: 3 PM
Location: 13325 Arch Creek Road, North Miami, Florida 33181, (305) 891-9130  
Info: Speach by Dr. Eric Dluhosch

 

01/18/09 - Canada: Cyclus Nocturnes in the City - Přednáška Prof. Iana Scotta: Rusalka od Antonína Dvořáka
Time: 5 PM
Location: Hala kostela sv. Václava, 496 Gladstone Ave., Toronto.
Info: Dagmar Benedik, tel. 905-232-3092 or at http://www.nocturnesinthecity.com/.

 

01/20/09 - The London Czech and Slovak January Meetup
Time: 7 PM
Location: 74 West End Lane London
Info: Join the meetup #150

 

01/20/09 - 02/05/09 New York: New Generation of Czech Animation
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM (Film screening at the exhibition opening at 7:30 PM)
Location: Czech Center New York at the Bohemian, 321 East 73rd Street, NYC
Info: Exhibition of works of Czech film directors, artists and animators. Michal Žabka, Václav Švankmajer, Noro Držiak, Jan Bubeníček and David Súkup are graduates of the Film and TV School of the Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), whose films were awarded in prestigious international film festivals. The exhibition includes marionettes, costumes, stage properties, designs, and a retrospective of their films.

 

01/22/09 - UK: Emil Hakl: Of Kids & Parents
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Borders Books and Music, 122 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JR
Info: Emil Hakl and translator Marek Tomin will read and discuss the book. Taking its cue both from Joyce’s Ulysses and Hrabal’s free association stream of anecdotes, Of Kids and Parents is about a father and son taking a walk through Prague, over the course of which, and in the pubs and bars they stop into, their personal lives are revealed as entwined with the past sixty years of upheaval in their corner of Europe. One’s small history is shown to be inseparable from the large history played out on the world’s stage: families are uprooted, relationships fail, jobs are gained or lost, and still life goes on. Hakl’s genius is his ability to mesh the two into a seamless flow of dialogue. Awarded a Magnesia Litera Book of the Year prize in 2003. Free drinks and nibbles. Call: 0207 379 8877   
‘Anyone who has ever crawled from pub to pub in Prague - or anyone who wants to - should read this utterly beguiling novel of uproarious surfaces and melancholy depths. …The father-son dialogue, beautifully caught by Marek Tomin’s dancing translation, is a delight.’
The Independent

 

01/23/09 - New York: Jazz Evening - Ondřej Pivec
Time: 7 PM
Location: Czech Center New York, 321 East 73rd Street, NYC
Info: The young Czech jazz hammond-organist is currently one of the most interesting musicians of the jazz and fusion scene. His music follows traditional jazz roots, enriched through modern elements. More info at www.ondrejpivec.com.

 

01/23/09 - The Pittsburgh Czech Language January Meetup
Time: 6 PM
Location: 1904 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, CA 92128
Info: Join the meetup #4

 

01/23/09 - The San Diego Czech and Slovak Language January Meetup
Time: 7 PM
Location: 12125 Alta Carmel Ct, San Diego, CA 92128
Info: Join the meetup #148

 

01/25/09 - Illinois: Join Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery (Chicago) for a Czech Dinner
Time:1 PM
Location: Klas Restaurant, 5734 W. Cermak, Cicero
Info: $25/dinner + screening of the new documentary, “Accidental Army: The Amazing True Story of the Czechoslovak Legion. Bruce Bendinger and and John Iltis, producers, will give an introduction and talk about their recent tour of the Czech Republic to promote the film. Reserve your spot by January 18th by calling 847-362-9036 or email info@friendsofbnc.org. All are welcome.

 

01/25/09 - Florida: Recorded Czech and Slovak Music
Time: N/A
Location: 13325 Arch Creek Road, North Miami, Florida 33181, (305) 891-9130  

  

01/28/09 - New York: Film screening at the Czech Center New York - Czech Documentary Films - Middle Europe Series
Time: 7 PM
Location: Czech Center New York, 321 East 73rd Street , NYC
Info: Both films in Czech with English subtitles.
 
A Town Called Hermitage
(Poustevna, das ist Paradies!)
2007, Directed by Martin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník.

Dolní Poustevna is a town on the Czech-German border with an unusual history.
After World War II almost all of the original inhabitants were forced to leave. Others have come for varying reasons to this town with no roots in order to start new lives. 

Lady Le Murie (Paní Le Murie)
1993, Directed by Petr Václav.
A documentary film showing Baroness Le Murie in her ordinary life. This eighty-three year old lady lives alone in the family residence that is falling into disrepair. She does not mourn for those “good old times” but asks questions connected with human destiny and lives in harmony with nature.

 

01/30/09 - The Northern Virginia Czech Language January Meetup
Time: 7 PM
Location: 7500 Mount Holly, Spotsylvania, VA 22401, 757-617-8307
Info: Join the meetup #154

 

01/31/08 - Canada: Opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto.
Info: Performance time is approximately 3 hours 10 minutes with one intermission. Sung in Czech with English SURTITLES^TM: http://www.coc.ca/performances/rusalka.html.