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| Nov 17 5:30 PM |
50 attended (est.) –
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 Program Events First Person Recollections Citizen Havel (Obcan Havel) Please RSVP by November 10, 2009 by sending your name and a check made payable to Friends of Via * Proceeds from this event will be contributed to The Via Foundation in Prague. www.en.nadacevia.cz The evening’s events are sponsored in part by Friends of Via and the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) |
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23 Yes |
| Oct 24 2:30 PM |
47 attended (est.) –
Ahoj pratele / Hello friends! Just a few days after our successful and pleasant September 2009 Meetup at the Claddagh Irish Pub we are back to you with details regarding our October 2009 Meetup. This time our Meetup will be organized jointly with the Czechoslovak Classroom Committee of the University of Pittsburg. Our October 2009 Pittsburgh Czech Language Meetup Group will meet on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 2:30 PM. The place is room No. 1228 (12th floor) of the Cathedral of Learning of University of Pittsburgh in Oakland. PROGRAM This time, a very special guest has been invited to meet members of our Czechoslovak societies in Pittsburgh, Mr. Ctirad Masin. The Masin Brothers, Ctirad and Josef, are known for their resistance against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. Their escape, as they crossed the border from Czechoslovakia into East Germany to reach West Berlin, is a dramatic story of courage against overwhelming odds which led to the largest manhunt of the Cold War. On February 28, 2008, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek awarded the Masins with the "Prime Minister's Medal" at a ceremony in the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ctirad Masin will attend our October 24th meeting to tell the story of this extraordinary quest for freedom. There were about four books published about their story: • (German) Vrbecký, František "Die Mašíns geben nicht auf" ("Mrtví nemluví"), Berlin 1989, ISBN 3327008183 Translation of a Czechoslovak propaganda book The last one is available in the US (for example Amazon.com, books stores, etc.). Also, Mr. Masin may be selling this book during his visit (planned but not confirmed). An unique opportunity to have a book signed! Extractions of the last book, written by Barbara Masin (daughter of Josef Masin, Ctirad’s brother) are available online: http://books.google. Also, you are encouraged to review other available resources about the story online (most unfortunately in Czech only): http://en.wikipedia. Please try to read / gain as much as info you can and have some questions prepared so Mr. Masin can answer them. ORGANIZATION In the meeting room, coffee and soft drinks will be available. All visitors are encouraged to bring some food to share (chlebicky, kolace, babovka, cookies, etc.). It is hard to estimate how many of us will come but based on the fact that it is weekend day and based on “historical” data our guess is between 20 and 35. Participation of the other society is estimated between 35 to 50 so the room will be quite full (the room capacity is about 100 people). Please do RSVP through our website and come to meet. Thank you and we hope to see many of you on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 2:30 PM. Thank you, Pavel Any questions – call 412-378-3108 / email office@tpresearch.cz P.S. If you are not a member of the Pittsburgh Czech Language Meetup Group, please register yourself at our Meetup website to keep you informed + you will get a plenty of useful information there as we try posted anything interesting we have there! Please feel free to forward this email to anyone interested in our meetings. P.P.S. If you want to be removed from this mailing list, please let me know and we will remove you, in such case we are sorry for bothering you. http://czech.meetup. (!) Please RSVP by Friday, October 23, 2009 through our website (!) |
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16 Yes |
| Sep 30 6:00 PM |
26 attended (est.) –
Ahoj pratele / Hello friends! After one month we are going to meet again :-) ... this time at a new place ... at Claddagh Irish Pub at the Southside Works (Wednesday, September 30, 2009, starting at 6:00 PM)! This time we have a reserved private room for up to 32 people so please make sure to come! We hope to meet more of you while our July and August 2009 Meetups were very successful, especially the August 2009 Meetup cook-out at Robin' place. We will be talking about a very special guest coming to Pittsburgh for our October 2009 Meetup (an unique opportunity not to be missed) as well as for activities connected with the 20-year anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (Carol will provide more details). Also details about the upcoming Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International (CGSI) conference in Cleveland, OH (October 14-17, 2009) can be provided (see the program and registration forms in Files section of the Meetup website). Let's meet at the beginning of beautiful fall 2009 and have some conversation in Czech / Slovak / English, this time with Irish beer (we will feel as being inside EU ). We rely on you so please plan for this Meetup (since the Czech elections are out of picture now), do not forget RSVP through our website and come to meet. Thank you and we hope to see many of you on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Thank you, Pavel Any questions – call 412-378-3108 / email office@tpresearch.cz (!) Please RSVP by Tuesday, September29, 2009 through our website (!) |
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13 Yes |
| Aug 29 2:00 PM |
33 attended (est.) –
Hello friends! Our AUGUST 2009 Pittsburgh Czech Language Meetup is a Cook-out at Robin’s place (Canonsburg). Robin was so kind to offer his place for this event! The only available date is Saturday, August 29, 2009 with start at about 2:00 PM. Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 26, 2009 to me and to Robin (see below for details). We need at least 10 people. If expected participation is to be low we may change it to a regular Meetup (some other date during a week) and the Cook-out can be rescheduled to mid or late September. (!) Please RSVP by Wednesday August 26, 2009 to me and Robin: (!) Pavel <office@tpresearc Details (address / directions / news) will be distributed via email to those who confirm participation only! Please indicate who’s coming and how many people. Thank you and we hope to see many of you on Saturday 08/29/2009! Thank you, Pavel (and Robin) Any questions – call 412-378-3108 |
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2 Yes |
| Jul 8 7:00 PM |
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7 Yes |
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| Jun 11 5:45 PM |
Rolands in the Strip
Pittsburgh, PA, 15222 |
2 Yes |
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| Apr 16 6:15 PM |
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1 Yes |
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| Feb 24 6:15 PM |
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5 Yes |
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| Jan 23 6:00 PM |
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1 Yes |
| Oct 08 28 2008 6:15 PM |
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4 Yes |
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