THE WISCONSIN SLOVAK

The Wisconsin Slovak is a quarterly magazine published for the over 700 members of WSHS and others who are interested in the history and culture of Slovak-Americans both in Wisconsin and throughtout the country.

 

The Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society maintains a very nice museum located at 3702 E. Layton Avenue in Cudahy, Wisconsin. There are many interesting displays which are changed throughout the year to reflect the seasons and celebrations of the Slovak people. There are a few  "Open House" days which will be listed here. Next open house is  Wednesday,  July 7, 2010.  Time: 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM.  Bake Sale and coffee.  We will go back to regular Sunday open house for  August 1 and September 5.  Time: 12 Noon to 4:00 PM.  The museum is also open by appointment.  Volunteers are needed for dates the museum is open. To volunteer or arrange an appointment call Mrs. Darinka Kohl at 414-481-1748

 

 

 SLOVAK  SINGERS
The  Slovak Singers will not be meeting until/unless
someone volunteers to be the new leader.  After
many years of service the current leaders have
retired.
                                                                 

 

SUMMER  MEETING
When:  Sunday  July 18, 2010
Where:  Hui's  Cantonese  Restaurant
               8820  W. North  Avenue -- Wauwatosa Time:  5:00 P.M.   Sharp! 
Cost:  $12.00  each includes  Cantonese Buffet
            with those scrumptious warm donuts!    Reservations: by  July 12, 2010 
Program:  See what some of our neighbors are doing
                   for our service personnel both when they 
                   are deployed and  also when they return
                   home
Call: Vi at 414-769-6496  or
        Marillyn at 4144761528 or
         email: wshs@sbcglobal.net                                    

ANNUAL  ELECTION   MEETING
When:  Saturday   September  18, 2010 
Where:  St.  Francis  Brewery
              3825 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue                                                                                Time:  5:00 P.M.
Cost:  $14.00 - m 
Program:  How  toprotec t  yourmoney,  your identity,  and  your medical 
                  records.                                                                                                                                      Reservations:  by  September 12, 2010
Call:  Vi at 414-769-6496  or
         Marillyn at  414-476-15281528 
                        OR 
          email: WSHS@sbcglobal.net                                                                                                                              

  SLOVAK LANGUAGECLASSES

Slovak language classes will
be held on the following dates:
April 11 & April 25,  2010
May 16 and May 30, 2010
June 13 and June 27, 2010
July 11 and July 17
August 8 and August 29
at the Museum
3702 E. Layton Avenue
Cudahy,  WI

Shown are Karen Jurik and
David Zagrodnick
who came in Slovak garb for
the final class of last season.

See you there!		  

  SUNDAY,  JANUARY 31, 2010  -  1:00 P.M.

CITIZEN VACLAV HAVEL GOES ON VACATION  (2006)

AT  Norway House  -  7507 W. Oklahoma Avenue
  
In 1985 Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright  and future president of Czechoslovakia,  decided  to test the limits  of his freedom to travel within his  own country.  This  documentary records some of  the more absurd actions  of the communist  police  at this time in contrast     to the brutal Stalinist era repression.

FREE  -  Social Hour to follow

1 Hr - 17 Min  -  In English & Czech with English Subtitles
 SUNDAY,  APRIL 11, 2010  -  1:00 P.M.

ZELARY  (2003)

AT  NORWAY  HOUSE  -  7507 W. Oklahoma  Avenue

Eliska is a nurse in Nazi-occupied Prague.  Her Resistance activities are discovered and
she is forced to atke refuge in the remote
mountain village of Zelary, where in order to hide her identity she marries a rough-hewn
woodcutter, Joza.
Filmed in the stunning Mala Tatra mountains of Slovakia, the story follows the stylish city dweller Eliska as she adjusts to life in the small village where nothing much has changed in 150 years.

FREE  -  Social Hour to follow.

2 Hr - 28 Min - in Czech with English subtitles		  
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