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THE LION AND THE EAGLE

Czech-American Relations
through the Eyes of Envoys

Symposium at Prague’s Czernin Palace, October 7, 2011

Upon invitation by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, five Czech and five U.S. Ambassadors participated in the informal discussion (sorted by timeline):
William H. Luers (1983–1986), Michael Žantovský (1992–1997), Alexandr Vondra (1997–2001), John Shattuck (1998–2000), Martin Palouš (2001–2005), Craig R. Stapleton (2001–2003), William J. Cabaniss (2003–2006),
Petr Kolář (2005–2010), Norman L. Eisen and Petr Gandalovič (from 2011). The debate was chaired by Mrs. Wendy W. Luers, Founder and President of the Foundation for Civil Society.

You can get the syposium brochure, photos, and the video recording here.

MUTUAL INSPIRATIONS Festival, Sep. 8 – Oct. 28, 2011

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences is proud to be a partner of the MUTUAL INSPIRATIONS Festival 2011, honoring the 170th birthday of composer Antonín Dvořák.

The Mutual Inspirations Festival is an initiative spearheaded by the Embassy of the Czech Republic, under the patronage of Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg, focusing on the mutual inspirations between Czech and American cultures.
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SVU voted for preservation of the CSPS Sokol Hall in Minnesota

CSPS Sokol Hall in St.Paul, MN, the oldest Czech-Slovak Sokol Hall in the USA, is about to receive the AMEX Grant within the Partners in Preservation project.

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that the CSPS Sokol Hall is a finalist with 25 historic sites for part of a $1 million grant.

Preliminatry results of the public vote on Facebook show the CSPS Sokol Hall got on the 3rd position of the 25, with some 9% share of the grant allocation.

The current project will improve the second floor theater, including making the stage accessible, and upgrading the audio, projection, mechanical and theater systems to meet modern performance standards and renovation of the historic stage and antique backdrops. Support our collection of over 200 community plays published in Czech in Prague between 1880 and 1930. All for our hall’s 125th anniversary next year Summer 2012!