SVU CALENDAR 2001

January

January 11 - Prague Chapter - Prof. Jiri Veleminsky's lecture on " J. G. Mendel. His Life and Works. Echoes from SVU World Congress, Washington, DC, August 2000."

January 27 - British Chapter Event: Lecture, "Anglictí Jezerní básníci - Lakers" - o poezii Wordsworthe a Coleridge (Poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge) Speaker: PhDr Zdenek Hron, kult. pridelenec na velvyslanectví CSR u Svatojakubského dvora, je autorem 50 knih prekladu vydaných ve vlasti, mezi nimi práve poezie "Lakers").

February

February 1 - 7:30 PM, Thursday: Washington DC Chapter - a special lecture on "President Bush Has Czech Blood. Guess Who Else? Notable Americans with Czech Roots" by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., SVU President - Bethesda Public Library, Arlington St., Bethesda, MD

February 6 - Brno SVU Chapter - Special Award Ceremony at the City Hall - Lord Mayor of the City of Brno will present the highest award of the city to two SVU members: Prof. Alena Vesela an Prof. Jan Smarda

February 8 - Swiss SVU Chapter Time and Place: 7 P.M., Embassy of the Czech Republic, Bern Event: Literary Evening with Eva Kanturkova who will read from her works, followed by discussion. Sponsored jointly by Swiss SVU Chapter and the Czech Embassy in Bern

February 11 - Prague SVU Chapter - Lecture of Doc. J. Halik, "Soudoba prazska architektura" (Contemporary Prague Architecture)

February 13 - SVU Munich Chapter Event: Lecture, "Sermirske cechy v 15. az 17. stoleti" (Fencing Guilds in 15th-17th Centuries) Speaker: Dr. Cestmir Civrny, Former Trainer of Czechoslovak Fencing Teams Time and Place: 7:30 P.M., VELEHRAD, Kreuzstrasse 16 (near Seidlinger-TorPlatz)

February 22 - Bratislava Chapter Place: Klubova miestnost SVU, Laurinska 14 /3 poschodie Event: "Gregoriansky choral" (Gregorian Chorale) - Lecture with Music Speaker: Prof. J. Bilek, dirigent, Vysoka skola muzickych umeni, Slov.filharmonia

February 24 - British Chapter Event: Lecture, "Gerontologie a nový, optimistický výzkum procesu stárnutí" (Gerontology, a New Optimistic Research of Aging Process) Speaker: PhDr Kveta Sunová

February 27 - Brno SVU Chapter - Literary-Music Afternoon - On the occasion of the 80th birthday of playwright Milos Hynst. Reading from his works by Dr. Stepan Vlasin. With the accompaniment of a harp

March

March 1 - Washington DC Chapter Event: Lecture, "Vystup na Mt. McKinley (6,194 m)". Speaker: Dr. L. Kozak Time an Place: 7:30 PM, Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington St., Bethesda, MD.

March 3 - SVU MN Chapter Event: Education Seminar for ethnic communities with high Czech and Slovak population in small MN towns (New Prague, Montgomery and Lansdale). Time and Place: New Prague, MN, at 10 AM to 5 PM. Tentative Program: History and Culture of Czech Republic (J. Mestenhauser); Economy during Communism and Now (I. Furda); Educational Reforms (A. Vysoka); Current Situation in Slovakia (I. Tkac) Contact: J. Mestenhauser; e-mail: j-mest@tc.umn.edu

March 8 - Prague SVU Chapter - Lecture of Prof. Tomas Halik , "Duchovni hodnoty a soucasna spolecnost" (Spiritual Values in contemporary society)

March 11 - Los Angeles Chapter Event: Celebration of T. G. Masaryk's Birthday (in cooperation with Ceska Narodni Rada and other Czech Clubs in Los Angeles area)

March 17 - SVU Exeutive Board Event: SVU Executive Board Meeting Time and Place: 9 A.M. at Mila's Rechcigl's residence in Rockville, MD

March 17 - Washington DC Chapter - US premiere of Oldrich Danek's play "Zdaleka ne tak oskliva jako se zdala" - Performed by Nove divadlo of Toronto. American University, Experimental Theater

March 17 - Los Angeles Chapter Event: Visit to the J. Paul Getty Museum to view a Special Exhibit "Shaping the Great City: Modern Architecture in Central Europe 1890 - 1937. (Mainly about Prague.)

March 22 - Bratislava Chapter Place: Klubova miestnost SVU, Laurinska 14 Event: Lecture "Slovensko a Europska integracia, Europska unia a NATO" (Slovakia and Eurpean Integration - European Union and NATO) Speaker: Prof.Ing. Juraj Stern, DrSc, Ekonomicka univerzita, Bratislava

March 30 - New York Chapter Time and Place: 7 PM , Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo, New York University, 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY Event: CONCERT OF "POETICA MUSICA' TO BENEFIT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BAROQUE THEATRE IN CESKY KRUMLOV. Program: Dvorak's Gypsy Songs, Love Songs, Brahms and American composers.

March 31 - Pittsburgh Chapter - Luncheon and Lecture Time: at noon Place: Sheraton Station Square Hotel, 7 Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Speaker: Joan McGuire Mohr Brief Bio: Received her Master's degree from the University of San Diego and is currently a Doctoral candidate in History at the University of Pittsburgh. Her specialty is U. S. Immigration History with an emphasis on the Czechs and Slovaks. Title of Talk: The Founding Fathers: The Czecho-Slovak Legion in Siberia 1917-1920

March 31 - British Chapter Event: Lecture, "Sudetstí Nemci a CSR" (Sudeten Germans and Czechoslovakia) Speaker: Generál M.F.Kaspar

April

April 12 - Prague SVU Chapter - Informal meeting with writer J. Stransky, head of the Czech section of PEN Club

April 19 - Bratislava Chapter - Place: Klubova miestnost SVU, Laurinska 14 Event: Lecture "Kriticke periody vo fyziologickych funkcii organizmu" (Critical Periods in Physiological Functions of an Organism) Speaker: MUDr.Ladislav Macho, DrSc, Ustav experim. endokrinologie, SAV Bratislava

April 19 - Edmonton Chapter Event: Annual Banquet Guest of honor: Maestro Vladimir Valek, permanent Conductor, Czech Philharmonic and Chief Conductor, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra Music Performance: Harpist Nora Bumanis with other members of Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Time and Place: Evening, Faculty Club, University of Alberta, Edmonton Contact: Prof. P. Jelen, tel 780-492-2480, email pjelen@afns.ualberta.ca

April 28 - British Chapter Event: Lecture, "Nekteré (kontroverzní) otázky ceské privatizavce" (Some Controversial Issues of Czech Privatization)

April 28 - Los Angeles Chapter Event: Lecture and walk through the Central Los Angeles with architect Paul Jezek

May

May 3-4 - SVU Plzen Chapter in cooperation with the Pilsen City Hall Event "Plzenske rozhovory" (Pilsen Talks) Time and Place: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen Program: Three panels and a general discussion forum relating to Transformation of the Media in the Central and Eastern Europe, Role of Media after Coming to Terms with Communist Past Members, Democracy and Education. Contact: Ivo Budil; e-mail: budil@ksa.zcu.cz

May 10 - Prague SVU Chapter - Remember S. Tolsta. Performace by D. Fialkoca and L. Benesova

May 11 - Swiss SVU Chapter Time and Place: 7 P.M., Slavistic Seminar, University of Basel, Basel Event: Lecture by political scientist and publisher of the publishing house GplusG in Prague, followed by discussion

May 12 - Washington DC Chapter Event: Annual Reception and Lecture Speaker: Dr. S. J. Ungar, Director, Voice of America Time and Place: 7 PM. Czech Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC.

May 24 - Bratislava Chapter Place: Klubova miestnost SVU, Laurinska 14 Event: To be announced

May 26 - British Chapter Event: Lecture, "Globalizace v dejinné perspektive". (Globalization in Historical Perspective) Speaker: Prof.JUDr. Jaroslav Krejcí

May 31 - Pittsburgh Chapter Time : The afternoon of May 31, 2001 Place: CNG Tower, Seventh and Penn Avenues,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Nature of Event: Unveiling of historical marker to honor the signing of The Pittsburgh Agreement on May 31, 1918. Name of Speakers Representatives from:The Czech and Slovak Embassies, State and local organizations, Family members of some of those who originally signed this document. Other honored guests Background: The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recently approved an application submitted on behalf of the Czechoslovak Nationality Classroom Committee of the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh chapter of SVU to have the plaque honoring the signing of The Pittsburgh Agreement officially recognized as an historic plaque in the state of Pennsylvania. This plaque honors the work of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, one of the authors of The Pittsburgh Agreement, in leading the Czechs and Slovaks toward the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia after the First World War. A ceremony to celebrate the unveiling of this official historic marker is planned for this May 31, the same date that the agreement was signed in 1918, and will be held at the site of the original signing in downtown Pittsburgh

June

June 2 - Los Angeles Chapter: Event: Lecture on Earthquakes in California Speaker: Dr. Eisner, Cal. Tech., Pasadena.

June 21 - Bratislava Chapter Place: Klubova miestnost SVU, Laurinska 14 Event: Lecture, "Stres a jeho vyznam pre organizmus" (Stress and its Importance to an Organism). Speaker: MUDr. Milan Vigas, DrSc, Centre of Exellence, Ustav experim. endokrinologie SAV, Bratislava

July

July 4 - MN SVU Chapter Event: Boat excursion with SVU members visiting important historical places along Lake Minnetonka (one of the most well known lakes in Minnesota). Time and Place: Excursion will start in Wayzata at 10 AM. Contact: Ivan Furda; e-mail: furdaconsult@email.msn.com

August

August 1-3 - SVU in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Event: SVU Regional North American Conference, "The Czech and Slovak Legacy in the Americas Preservation of Heritage with the Accent on Youth" Other Cosponsors: the Czech Language Foundation, the Czech Komensky Club, the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln, and the Nebraska Czechs of Wilber Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, August 1-3, 2001 Contact (Preregistration, Speakers:) - E-mail: coslzly1@unl.edu. Mailing Address: Cathleen Oslzly, Department of Psychology, 238 Burnett Hall, UNL, Lincoln, NE 8588-0308.

September

September 29 - Washington DC Chapter Event: Wine & Cheese Party Time and Place: 4 PM, Czech Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St., Washington, DC.

October

October 28 - Minnesota Chapter Place: Sokol CSPS Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota Event: Lecture "In the Age of Globalization, do we need organizations with national focus?" Followed by a panel discussion. Speaker: Professor Joseph Mestenhauser, Honorary Consul of Czech Republic

October 28 (tentative) - Edmonton Chapter Event: Evening with Ivan Zenaty, leading Prague violinist Time and Place: Evening, Faculty Club, University of Alberta, Edmonton Contact: Prof. P. Jelen, tel 780-492-2480, email pjelen@afns.ualberta.ca

October 31 (tentative): Edmonton Chapter Event: Music Recital Performer: Pianist, Jaromir Klepac, Prague Time and Place: 8.00 PM, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton Contact: Prof. P. Jelen, tel 780-492-2480, email pjelen@afns.ualberta.ca

November

November 17 - Washington DC Chapter Event SVU Christmas Bazaar Time and Place: 12 noon - 4 PM, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD

December

Beginning December - Los Angeles Chapter Event: General Meeting with elections of the new Board of Directors for 2002-2004.

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