Sokol SF Newsletter - June 2021 |
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Dear Friends of Sokol SF,
After a year-and-a-half of isolation and lockdown we are emerging into joy and comfort?
We are so excited about the gradual return to our regular activities!
Our board has worked hard to carefully plan new, varied activities for this summer and the rest of the year. We are glad to collaborate on some events with the Czech School of California.
Please check our calendar and find an event that may interest you – it may be a virtual puppet show, hikes in the beautiful Bay Area, a fun winery visit, a picnic by Lake Chabot, or our inspiring cooking demonstration. In October, we plan to participate in "Sokolský Běh Republiky", a renewed tradition as a celebration of the establishment of the republic by a movement, organized by the ČOS (Česká Obec Sokolská). All age categories are invited.
We are looking forward to meeting you at our events and wishing you a joyful and safe start of the new era!
Nazdar!
Jara Dusatko, President Sokol SF
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June 6th @ 9am
Virtual puppet performance of
Karel Capek's Dášeňka
June 13th @ 9am
Hike @Tilden Park, Berkeley
July 10th @2pm
Beaver Creek Winery
Tour and Tasting
SAVE THE DATE:
August 1
Hike in Golden Gate Park
September 18
Virtual Cooking demonstration
ovocné knedlíky -
fruit dumplings
Event Times are on
Pacific Daylight Time
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"Dášeňka, the Lively Puppy"
Virtual Puppet Performance
This Sunday June 6 | 9am
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Last chance to sign up!
Sokol SF, in collaboration with
The Czech School of California, presents:
The story of Dášeňka, a lively puppy that never sits still and the many tales that come to life in this endearing puppet show performed LIVE via Zoom from Prague by Marka Míková from theater DAMDAM.
Based on a book beloved by generations of Czech children written by Karel Čapek.
Sunday June 6th, 9 -10am
Performed in the Czech language
Free for attendees, but registration is required.
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Hike with Us @ Tilden Park - Upper & Lower
Big Springs and Seaview Trails
June 13 | 9am
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Join us on Sunday June 13th @
9 am for a moderate hike on the east side of Tilden Park with beautiful views of San Pablo Dam and the hills.
The hike is kids and dog-friendly (on a leash; dogs, not kids:)
We will meet at a parking lot on S. Park Drive, about 1/2 a mile after your turn from Wildcat Canyon Road. Please see the map.
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Beaver Creek Winery Tour & Tasting
July 10 | 2pm
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Did you know there are wineries in Napa and Sonoma with Czech connections? Would you like to meet new Czechs and Slovaks or reconnect with old friends over a nice glass of wine?
JOIN US at Beaver Creek Winery for a wine tasting, meet the owner Martin Pohl, who will take us for a small tour and enjoy some Czech snack foods, picnic style.
The tasting fee of $10 per person is charged upon registration.
Just click on the link "Register Here" and it will walk you through the process..
SOKOL Members will be reimbursed at the event.
The event is limited to 20 people! Register early!
We welcome you to bring your favorite Czech snack food
to share with fellow wine tasters.
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Mother's Day Weekend Candlestick Clean-Up |
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On Mother's Day weekend, 15 dedicated Sokol SF members and one friend of Sokol helped to clean Candlestick Park by removing invasive plants and collecting several bags of trash, all while having a nice time on a sunny beach.
They removed over 22,000 Gazania,
Italian Thistle, mustard, English Plantain, and other invasive plants at Last Port. They also had the opportunity to help our community and saw multiple interesting animals at the same time, like: the Northern Alligator Lizard (adult and juvenile, rare, but be careful they bite), Western Fence Lizard, Stink Beetle, Predacious Rove Beetle, Mourning Dove, Western Gull, California Gull, and
the Lesser Scaup (female).
James Aliberti (a State Park Interpreter) nicely described all the observed species and explained how they fit into the
local ecosystem.
Sokol SF is planning to organize similar activities in the future. The next one might be helping at the Angel Island park - stay tuned for more details.
And we will certainly return to Candlestick Point, as James Aliberti was very thankful for our help and invited us to come even every month😉.
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Pillar Point Bluff Trail Hike |
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New friendships were forged as six adults, three kids and two dogs hiked a new trail together at Pillar Point Bluff on
Sunday, May 16th.
Beautiful ocean views were visible each step of the way. And even through the weather was on the cooler side, we were prepared and hiked about four miles
at a good brisk pace.
Thank you, Petre, for bringing us here!
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Missing our Czech Heritage Nights |
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As we reminisce about our past Czech Heritage Nights with the San Jose Sharks, we are not alone as we look forward to the days we can gather at games again and
meet with our favorite Czech hockey players.
Below you'll find a message from Shark Tomas Hertl who shares our sentiment:
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Zapomenuty Cech z Hollywoodu |
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As Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa, the newly appointed Consul General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles, settled into life in Southern California, he wasted no time in learning more about his surrounding and specifically about Czechs who have played a part in the movie industry in Hollywood.
In the article below, written by Amb. Olsa, learn about Emil Kosa, a forgotten Czech of Hollywood.
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Právě vyšla v Čechách nová česká autobiografická kniha
KÁMEN A ŽIVOT s podtitulkem
Hrst vzpomínek ze života
českého geologa ve světě.
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Právě vyšla v Česku nová česká autobiografická kniha KÁMEN A ŽIVOT
s podtitulem Hrst vzpomínek ze života českého geologa ve světě.
Autor této knihy, rodák z Trhových Svinů RNDr. František Pícha CSc,vystudoval na Karlově univerzitě a v Praze a svá studia rozšířil na Wisconsinské Univerzitě ve Spojených státech. Během své profesionální kariéry pracoval v Ústředním ústavu geologickém v Československu, učil na Univerzitě v Kuvajtu a po emigraci do Spojených států amerických pracoval pro velké ropné společnosti Gulf a Chevron na vyhledávání a ověřování ložisek ropy a zemního plynu po celém světě, včetně Severní Ameriky, Evropy, Ruska, Kazachstánu, Vietnamu, Indonésie a dalších zemí. Navíc externě přednášel na Houstonské univerzitě a pro Asociaci amerických petrolejových geologů (AAPG), jejímž je aktivním členem absolvoval 5 odborných přednáškových túr na univerzitách ve Spojených státech a v postkomunistických zemích Evropy a bývalém Sovětském svazu. Při svých pracovních a přednáškových cestách kromě odborných záležitostí si autor všímal i sociálně-politických, kulturních a společenských zvláštností různých zemí a našel si místní přátele, kteří mu pomohli pochopit dění v těchto zemích. Své poznatky analyzoval a ve své knize snažil se je presentovat pokud možno objektivně s vyloučením obvyklých klišé. Do plynulého textu knihy vkládal drobné i větší příběhy, které ovlivnily autorův život a je ponecháno na čtenáři si vytvořit vlastní názor. Během svého života publikoval velký počet článků o různých aspektech své geologické práce. Byl spolu editorem a spoluautorem rozsáhlého díla o geologii a petrolejovém potenciálu Karpat v prestižním souboru AAPG Memoirů pod číslem 84. Za svou práci dostal řadu ocenění ve Spojených státech amerických a České republice.
Čeští čtenáři, kteří knihu už přečetli, oceňují její obsah i vnější úpravu.
Koupě knihy
Nakladatelství Kopp
Šumavská 3, 370 01 České Budějovice
Tel.: 386 460 474
Cena knihy: 250, 00 Kč
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Becherovka,
Whose Recipe Remains One of the
Czech Republic's Best Kept Secrets
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With its long history and even longer list of afficionados, learn a little more about Becherovka, the Czech Republic's most well-known hard liquor and its highly guarded recipe! |
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Slovak Costumed Babies on Display at the
Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Family photographer Monika Klučiarová from Zlaté Moraviec showcased her artistic photographs of babies in miniature Slovak folk costumes at home and abroad at the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Rodinná fotografka Monika Klučiarová zo Zlatých Moraviec úspešne prezentuje svoje umelecké fotografie a netradičné zaodievanie bábätiek do miniatúrnych slovenských ľudových krojov doma a v zahraničí.
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If you miss hearing Czech language, you might want to get some audio books in Czech. The company is able to receive payments from abroad and you can listen to your favorite book. |
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Gymnastic, Social, Educational, Cultural & Non Profit Organization for Czechs, Slovaks & their friends founded in 1904
Sokol SF is a non-profit organization operating as an independent unit of the American Sokol Organization (ASO) and its Pacific District. Sokol SF provides physical, educational, and cultural programs for all those who are interested in Czech, Moravian and Slovak culture and their history, as well as those who are bonded by common heritage and ethnic identity.
Sokol credo is “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”
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