January
20 - Kosice Chapter. Lecture of doc. Dusan Kovac, DrSc., Director, Historical
Institute, Slovak academy of sciences on "100th Anniversary of Development in
slovakia".
January 26 - Ottawa Chapter - RNDr Vít Vilímek, a specialist on
physical geography and mountain climbing lectured on "Mountains and People of
Peru" (Hory a lidé v Peru) and showed slides.
January 30 - Los Angeles Chapter - General Meeting - Elections of new
Board of Directors. Report of the Fund Raiser and distribution of the scholarships
from Frank Marlow Memorial Scholarship Fund. Film about Emma Destinova, the so called the
Devine Emma (made in Czechoslovakia in 1983).
February
4 - SVU Ex. Bd. Meeting. At SVU President's residence, 1703 Mark Lane, Rockville,
MD, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
February 10 - Prague chapter. Lecture of Peter Spielman, Director of Bochum
Museum in Germany. on Will Nowak and his pupils.
February 13 - Los Angeles Chapter is organizing a visit to the new J.
Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles - members will meet in the Museum for discussion about
the collections.
February 15 - Ottawa Chapter - H. E. Slovak Ambassador to Canada MUDr.
Miroslav Mikolásik discussed the "Developments in Slovakia since the last
Parliementary Elections". The Ambassador is a native of Dolny Kubin near Orava, and
studied in France and at Charles University in Prague. After practicing medicine for a
number of years he became a member of foreign committe of the National Council of the
Slovak Republic. He was appointed Ambassador in April 1999.
February 15 - Washington DC Chapter is showing a film "Jara Cimrman.
Zahada - fenomen" with commentary by Frantisek Safertal.
February
19 - Edmonton Chapter, Canada is organizing a concert of a young Czech piano
virtuoso Martin Kasik at University of Alberta. The concert is sponsored by Department of
Music and the Polish Cultural Society of Edmonton.
Contact: Dr. P. Jelen , tel.: (780) 492-2480
February 19 - Swiss Chapter (Bern) - Lecture by PhDr. Jaroslav Sedivy,
Ambassador of Czech Republic, on "Beginnings and Probelems of New Foreign Policy
after 1989".
February 22 - Edmonton Chapter, Canada is participating in the program of
the University of Alberta Faculty club " Symphony Talks"
March 1
- Kosice Chapter. Lecture of PhDr. Igor Rac, Ph.D. on "Freedom and Professional
Career"
March 4 - Pittsburgh Chapter, jointly with the University of Pittsburgh'
Czechoslovak Classroom Committee - is planning a meeting to commemorate the 150th
anniversary of Thomas G. Masaryk. Presentation by Dr. Zdenek Suda.
March 5 - Los Angeles Chapter is co-sponsoring a Celebration of T.G.
Masaryk - Afternoon with a lecture and TV Film, organized in cooperation with other Czech
Clubs in L.A.
March 6-7 - Brno Chapter is participating in the celebrations of 150th
anniversary of the birth of T.G. Masaryk in Hodonin and Brno.
March 7 - Kosice Chapter. Participation in the 150th anniversary of the
birth of T. G. Masaryk, with the lecture of SVU member ThDr. Julius Filo, Bishop Emeritus
of Kosice.
March 7
- Pittsburgh Chapter, jointly with the Czechoslovak Room committee of the university of
Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh-Ostrava City Committee - The Ceremony to Remember the 150th
Birthday of Thomas G. Masaryk, Founder and First President of the Czechoslovak Republic.
March 9 - Minnesota Chapter in cooperation with Czech and Slovak Sokol
Minnesota is planning a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birthday of President
Thomas G. Masaryk, as well as dedication of the newly completed quarters of the honorary
consul of the Czech Republic in St. Paul
March 9 -
Swiss Chapter (Bern) - Lectures by Prof. Dr. Erazim Kohak and PhDr. Petr Pithart, VP of
the Czech Senate, commemorating the anniversary of the birth of T. G. Masaryk.
March 9 - Prague Chapter. Meeting with graphic artist Karel Teissig.
March 17 - Chicago Chapter - Participation in the commemoration of 150th
anniversary of the birth of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk. United Moravian Societies Clubhouse,
Berwyn, IL
March 17
- Chicago Chapter
Event: THE PORTRAIT OF HEALTH AND NON-HEALTH IN LITERATURE
Speaker: Dr. Jaroslav Schejbal
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
March 22 - Brno Chapter is featuring a lecture of Karel Kysilka on
"Emigration from the Czechlands to the US during the 2nd half of the 19th
Century." Place: Dietrichsteinsky palac, Historicky sal
March 24 - Edmonton Chapter is participating in the program of the
University of Alberta choir Madrigal Singers
March 30 -
Brno Chapter cosponsored performance of the Teris 2002. Performing Arts 2002 Choir.
March 30 - Prague Chapter cosponsored performance of the Teris 2002, Performing
Arts 2000 Choir.
April 4 - Brno Chapter is planning a lecture by Antonin Mestan , Professor at Freiburg University, on "Present Day National Stereotypes - Examples of Czech Stereotypes of the Poles and Polish Stereotypes of the Czechs" To be held at the Philosophical Faculty of Masaryk University.
April 6 - Prague Chapter, jointly with the European Cultural Club, is planning a discussion on "Forum 2000 - Retrospect and Prospects" to be moderated by Dr. Jiri Pehe of New York University Branch in Prague.
April
4 - Ottawa Chapter - Kvetuse Vesela, the founder of Orbis pictus Museum at
Vychodoceske muzeum in Pardubice, discussed her unique picture postcard collections.
April 8 - Edmonton Chapter is having its Annual Banquet with an invited
guest speaker, Prof. Jiri Krupicka, geologist, philosopher and writer, the recipient
of a recent prize from the Czech Pen Club for his book, Renesance rozumu.
April 11 - Munich Chapter, jointly with the Christian Academy, is
sponsoring a lecture on "Antonin Dvorak" to be presented by Prof. Jaroslav Ruis,
a member of Dvorak Quartet, Prague. The meeting will take place in Velehrad, Kreuzstrasse
16, near Sendlinger-Tor Platz.
May 11 - Swiss Chapter (Basel) - Literary-Drama Program, "Lasky
Rottovych sester" (The Loves of Rotto Sisters). L. Benesova and Drahomira Fialkova,
performing, under the direction of Eva Sadkova (Praha).
April 13 - Prague Chapter is planning a lecture by an actress Vlasta
Chramostova. The meeting is scheduled for 5 PM in the building of the Academy of Sciences,
Narodni trida 3, Praha l.
April 15 - Los Angeles Chapter is planning a lecture on Alfons Mucha, His
Life and Works.
April 19 - Brno Chapter will feature Film Director Ales Lowak who will
talk on "What Was not in the Film,."with an introduction by PhDr. Jitka
Sedlarova. Location: Dietrichsteinsky palac, kinosal.
April 21 - Chicago Chapter
Event: GEORGIUS AGRICOLA
Note: Life and work of the famous physician and scholar
Speaker: Dr. Josef Podzimek,University of Missouri, Rolla, MO
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
April 29 - SVU Ex Bd. Meeting. At SVU President's residence, 1703 Mark
Lane, Rockville, MD, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
April 29 - Washington Chapter plans its Annual Spring Reception - a
festive conclusion of its program season (September 99- May 00). Speaker: Former US
Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Adrian Bassora Time: April 29, 2000, 7 p.m. Place: Czech
Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC.
Contact: Sasa Borkovec, 12013 Kemp Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902-1515;
tel.: (301) 622-4775; e-mail: borkovec@erols.com
May 7 - Los Angeles Chapter is planning the "Majales" - A Celebration of Spring with Czech songs and dance . A fund raiser for student scholarships.
May 9 - Kosice Chapter - Dr. Marie Zvarikova's lecture on
"Stress and its Control"
May 11 - Prague Chapter. Meeting with writer Alexander Kliment.
May 16 - Ottawa Chapter - Josef Coban, a known painter from Czech
Republic who recently immigrated to Canada discussed art with a bit of mystique and
esthetics. He showed examples of some of his work, using slides. He is a mining electrical
engineer by training with expertise in computer graphics.
May 19 - Chicago Chapter
Event: BOZSKA EMA (THE DIVINE EMA)
Note: A full-length color video of the life of the famous Czech opera singer Ema Destinova
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
May 23 - Brno Chapter. Sponsoring of a concert of the MIT
Symphony Orchestra with the participation of students of the Brno
Conservatory.
May 25 - Brno Chapter. Lecture by poet and publicist and Premysl Pitr's
biographer,Miroslav Matous, with the showing of film about the life of Premysl Pitr. .
Location: Dietrichsteinsky palac, lecture hall.
June
8 - Prague Chapter. Acting President Alena Moravkova's presentation of Prof. jiri
Marvans' book Language Millennium - on the Origins of Czech at the National Library.
June 9 - Swiss Chapter (Basel) - Lecture by Prof. Dr. Juraj Hrasko,
Ambassador of Slovak Republic, on "Foreign Slovak Policy and the Relations of
Slovakia to Emigrants".
June 13 - Prague Chapter. Taking part in "Presentation of the book
Postavy nasi Ameriky" by SVU President Miloslav Rechcigl in the Senate. The
presentation was introduced by Petr Pithart, Deputy Chairman of the Senate.
June
13 - Munich Chapter
Event: Lecture "Pocatky novodobe ceske hudby" and Music Performance
Artist: Radoslav Kvapil from Prague
Time and Place: 7 PM, Internationale Siftung zur Foerderung von Kultur und Zivilisation,
Germersheimerstr. 24
June 14 - Ottawa Chapter - Juniáles in Polish restaurant "Amber Garden".
June
15 - Prague Chapter . Meeting with SVU President miloslav Rechcigl and discussion
of future activities. Showing of Mr. M. Zabransky's film in honor of the 20th SVU Congress
in Washington.
June 27 - Swiss Chapter (Basel) - Lecture by Doc. Dt. Peter Skalnik
(Charles University) on Contemporary Political Culture in Czech Republic and the Problems
of the Returned Emigres".
August
9-13 - SVU Executive Board , in cooperation with the Washington Chapter, is
organizing its 20th anniversary SVU World Congress at American University in
Washington DC Place: American University
Contact: President - Mila Rechcigl, 1703 Mark Lane, Rockville, MD 20852;
tel.: (301) 881-7222; FAX: (301) 881-9667; e-mail: rechcigl@aol.com
Contact: Program - Anton Novacky, 311 Crown Point, Columbia, MO 65203;
tel.: (573) 449-5992; FAX: (573) 882-0588; e-mail: AntonJN@aol.com
Contact: Local Arrangements - Vera Borkovec, 12013 Kemp Mill Rd., Silver
Spring, MD 20902; tel.: (301) 622-4775; e-mail: borkovec@erols.com
September
12 - Munich Chapter
Event: "Vecer s generalnim konzulem"
Speaker: JUDr. Milan Beranek, generalni konzul Ceske republiky v Mnichove
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Velehrad, Kreuzstrasse 16
September
15 - Chicago Chapter
Event: Discussion of the highlights from the 20th SVU Congress in Washington, DC
Speakers: Congress participants
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
September 17 - Los Angeles Chapter is planning a beach party at Dana
Point. In cooperation with Czech and Slovak clubs in the area.
September 28 - Bratislava Chapter - Report on SVU World Congress,
Washington, DC, August, 2000. Ing. Jan Morovic and Dr. Zlatica Plasienkova
September 30 - Washington DC Chapter is planning its Annual Wine and
Cheese Party. A festive opening of its new program season ( September ‘00 - May ‘01).
Time: September 30, 2000, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Place: Czech Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC.
Contact: Sasa Borkovec, 12013 Kemp Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902-1515;
tel.: (301) 622-4775; e-mail: borkovec@erols.com
October
1 - SVU Ex. Bd. Meeting. SVU President' s residence, 1703 Mark Lane, Rockville,
MD, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
October 5 - Washington DC Chapter. Film showing. Bethesda Library,
Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD
October 10 - New York Chapter - Dr. Vladimir Papousek of the University
of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice lectured on "Tendence a promeny v ceske proze
devadesatych let." New York University, Washington Square, Main Building 408, 7:30
PM.
October 10 - Munich Chapter - "Kuba - problemy a radosti
cestovate;lky (Cuba - Problrms and Joys of a Traveller) by Hana Vogelovaa, Germany.In
cooperation with Krestanska akademie. At 7:30 PM in Velehrad, Kreuzstrasse 16, near
Sendlinger -Tor Platz.
October 12 - Prague Chapter - Alena Moravkova's lecture on "Josef
Topol and Contemporary Czech Theatre. Echoes from SVU World Congress, Washington, DC,
August 2000."
October 14 - Los Angeles Chapter - A lecture by Mrs. Patsy L. Strickland
on Korbel, the life and work of a famous Czech immigrant. Dr. Milan Fryscak provided
the context, discussing the role of Czech immigrants in the development of
modern America.
October 17 - Brno Chapter - Unveiling of the memorial plague on native house of Ludwig Blum, a prominent Moravian painter who removed to Israel. Zamek Belcredi, Pohankova 8, Brno - Lisen 2:00 PM.
October
20 - Chicago Chapter
Event: JEJI PASTORKYNA (JENUFA)
Note: Discussion of the violence against women and survival as a possibility from the
perspective of the 21st century
Speaker: Professor Lauren McConnel
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
October 25 - Edmonton Chapter - The chamber music recital by Czech
artists Jaroslav Sveceny (violin) and Marie Synkova (piano) 8:00 PM at Convocation Hall,
University of Alberta. Presented by SVU, in cooperation with Czech and Slovak Association
of Canada, the Canadian Centre for Austrian and Central European Studies at the University
of Alberta and The Comenius Institute of Montreal, on the occasion of the October 28 Czech
National Day celebrations.
October
25 - Brno Chapter - Concert of Alois Pinos Music on the occasion of his 70th
birthday.
October 26 - Bratislava Chapter - Ing. Jan Morovic lecture on "
Quality of Life and Information Technology"
October 27 - Swiss Chapter (Basel) - Lecture of Prof. Dr. Robert Kvacek
(Charles University) on "Czech Society 1848-1918".
October 30 - New York Chapter - jointly with Czech Center New York - A
Celebration of Czech Independence Day - Concert by Jaroslav Sveceny (violin) and Marie
Synkova (piano). Czech Center, 1109 Madison Avenue, 7 PM.
October 30 - Plzen Chapter - Opening meeting of the newly established SVU
Chapter.
November
2 - Washington DC Chapter - Showing of the film - Janacek's "Vec
Macropulos" with the Canadian Opera Company sung in Czech with English subtitles.
Bethesda Library, Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD qt 7:30 PM.
November 7 - Swiss Chapter (Basel) - Vernisaz romanu Esterhazyho lokaj.
Uvadza Dr. Jurasj Rehak.
November 9 - Prague Chapter - Vilem Herold's lecture on "Jan Hus, Heretic,
Saint or Reformer? Echoes from SVU World Congress, Washington, DC, August 2000."
November 9 - Brno Chapter - Annual Meeting
November 11 - Los Angeles Chapter - is participating in the remembrance
of W.W.II Veterans.
November 17 - Minneapolis Chapter
- Velvet Revolution Anniversary Presentation program entitled "Turmoil in Eastern
Europe in 1989
on Friday, November 17, 2000 at 7 PM in the CSPS Hall at 383 Michigan Street, St. Paul,
MN
Dr. Winston Chrislock, of the St. Thomas University History Department will speak on the
subject which will be followed by a short film and a panel discussion entitled
"Images & Personal Experiences of the Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic led
by Anna Vysoka with Martina Zwickova-Lustigova, Jitka Sebek, Dr. Ivan Tkac and Sean
Timmins. A reception will follow.
November
17 - Chicago Chapter
Event: ESTABLISHMENT OF CZECH LAW INSTITUTE
Speaker: JUDr. Michael P. Seng
Time and Place: 7:30 PM, Ustredna Moravskych Spolku, 2140 S. Wesley Blvd., Berwyn, IL
November 18 - Washington DC Chapter - is planning its Annual Christmas
Bazaar
Place: Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Maryland
12:00 Noon -4:00 PM.
Contact: Dagmar White, 951 Firth Ct., Vienna, VA
22181-8333 tel./FAX: (703) 281-2570; e-mail: lwhite6663@aol.com
November 26 - Brno Chapter is planning an Evening of Japanese Art with
Prof. Suzuki. Location: Dietrichsteinsky palac at 5 PM. Contact: mbokov@post.cz
November 23 - Bratislava Chapter - RNDr. Ivana Charvatova, PhDr.,
Institute of Geophysics AVCR will discuss " Inercialni pohyb slunce a jeho odezva v
solarne terestickych jevech"
November 24 - New York Chapter - jointly with Bohemian Hall and Park in
Astoria - Meeting with Delegates of Czech Parliament, JUDr. Ing. Jiri Karas, and Ing. Petr
Sulak, representing Parlamentarni podvybor pro styk s krajany. Bohemia Hall & Park,
29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria, New York, 5:00 PM.
November 27 - Los Angeles Chapter - Lecture by JUDr. Jiri Prochazka,
Member of the Constitutional Court in Brno - Residence of the Czech Consulate in Los
Angeles.
November 29 - Swiss Chapter (Bern) - Vystava a panelove diskusie,
"Die samtene Revolution". Za ucasti Doc.Dr. Dusan Kovar (AV SR Bratislava), Doc.
Dr. Vilem Precan (AV CR Praha), Dr. phil. Christian vom Werdt (Ostbibliothek Bern),
moderuje PhDr. Karel Hruby.
December
7 - Washington, DC Chapter - Video program Ceske televize: PRAVICE
KONTRA LEVICE. OSUDY DVOU CESKYCH EMIGRANTU V CHILE. Time and place: 7:30 P.M. at Bethesda
Library, 7400 Arlington Street, Bethesda
Refreshments.
December 9 - SVU Executive Board - Meeting at Mila Rechcigl's residence in Rockville, MD, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
December
14 - Prague Chapter - Radoslav Kvapil's lecture "A Forgotten Czech Music
Master - V. Ullmann."
December 15 - Swiss Chapter - o 19.00 sa v "Schönes Haus der
Universität Basel" kona vernisaz novej knihy profesora dr.theol. J.M. Lochmana,
byvaleho rektora bazilejskej univerzity. Kniha vychadza vo vydavatelstve Kalich v Prahe a
ma titul Oc mi v zivote slo - Cesty ceskeho teologa doma i do sireho sveta.
December 18 - Brno Chapter - Literary and Music Afternoon - Jewish
Moravia - Jewish Brno 2001
December 20 - Kosice Chapter - Traditional pre-Christmas
Meeting
December 21 - Bratislava Chapter - Christmas Meditation. Beneficny koncert v prospech starostlivosti o bezdomovcov. Bratislavsky hrad 5 PM.
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