Pittsburgh Czech Language November 2009 Meetup

An Invitation to Join the Czech/Slovak Community of Western Pennsylvania

A program to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The University Club of the University of Pittsburgh
www.uc.pitt.edu

Program Events
5:30 – 9:00 PM
Please join us for hors d’oervres and Czech beer as we start the evening in the University Club Ballroom. A cash bar will also be available.

First Person Recollections
Pittsburgher Pavel Tyrpak will provide an eyewitness account of the student demonstration that took place on Monday, November 20, 1989, and sparked the Velvet Revolution in Prague. We will also hear the stories of events that took place in the weeks that followed, spreading the news of the end of communist rule throughout Czechoslovakia.

Citizen Havel (Obcan Havel)
(2008)
A documentary, filled with personal and comedic moments, provides behind-the-scenes footage collected during the time Vaclav Havel served as president. The documentary was produced by a journalist and camera crew who were assigned to follow Havel’s every step, beginning with the exciting events of the Velvet Revolution and ending at the post office where Havel picks up his first retirement check. (120 min./ English subtitles)
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*Contribution: $20.00 per person

Please RSVP by November 10, 2009 by sending your name and a check made payable to

Friends of Via
PO Box 82556
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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At the door: students (with ID) $5.00 Please RSVP to [masked]

* Proceeds from this event will be contributed to The Via Foundation in Prague. www.en.nadacevia.cz
For the past 12 years, Via has promoted and strengthened active participation in the development of nonprofit
organizations and civil society in the Czech Republic.

Parking available at Soldiers and Sailors Parking Lot: $4.00 flat rate after 4:00 PM
Exit lot on the University Place side of the lot and cross the street to the entrance of The University Club.

The evening’s events are sponsored in part by Friends of Via and the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU)