Sokol SF is wishing you a happy and healthy 2026!

January 31, 2026

Annual Meeting for Sokol SF Members

March 2026

Hike - Golden Gate Park - visiting the bust of TG Masaryk and hike through GG Park

April 2026

Opera Rusalka, Modesto CA

May 2026

Trip to Washington DC - visit Sokol DC and CZ Embassy for Open House and Tour

June 2026

Picnic and Children's Day Celebration

We are looking forward to seeing you at our events in 2026.

All event times listed are in Pacific Time

We are looking forward to seeing our Sokol SF Members at our



Annual Sokol SF Member Meeting

at Alhambra Irish House or online

Saturday, January 31, 2026
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Our Annual Sokol SF Member Meeting will take place

at Alhambra Irish House in Redwood City

We will review the past year’s activities, discuss plans for this coming year, elicit input for what members would like to do and how they would like to get involved, review the financial standings & budget and then vote for the slate of officers.

Lunch will be provided by Sokol SF with a no-host bar

Please register if you are planning on attending the meeting in person so the restaurant can prepare for our event.

Registration closes on January 23, 2025

The agenda will be sent to all members on Friday before the meeting.

We are looking forward to seeing your faces in person!



All members are invited to attend!

Sincerely,

Sokol SF Board of Directors

THIS EVENT IS FOR SOKOL SF MEMBERS ONLY

If you have any questions, please contact us at sokolsfevents@gmail.com

Please send your registration email/RSVP to sokolsfevents@gmail.com

provide your name and state whether you will be attending in person or will join us online

Rusalka Opera

April 24, 2026 at 7:30pm and

April 26, 2026 at 2:00pm

The Gallo Center, Foster Family Theater

Modesto, CA 

Rusalka is a spellbinding Czech opera by Antonín Dvořák, based in part on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. It has many similarities with the Disney variation on the story, paired with a tragic ending. The story tells the tale of a water nymph who trades her ethereal voice for a human form to win the love of a prince. When her dream turns into rejection, betrayal and tragedy follow. The opera’s most unforgettable moment is the haunting aria “Song to the Moon”, where Rusalka pleads with the moon to carry her love to the prince. With themes of forbidden love and sacrifice, paired with profoundly beautiful music, Rusalka is a dark fairy tale steeped in magic, longing, and tragedy. In Czech with English supertitles. 

Join us to experience a fateful love that awakens from the depths of a forest lake.

Recap of Our Past Events

Hands-On Christmas Cookie Baking

and Decorating Workshops

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Orinda Community Center

Thank you all for coming to Orinda and getting into the Christmas Spirit with us!

Thank you also to all our volunteers who made this annual event

such a success!

When I was baking cookies for my family this year I tried a new recipe for linzer cookie and gingerbread. They turned out very good. So I am including the links if you would like to try something different.

Happy baking!

Milena

Ode to Joy - European Cinefest

Sunday, November 9, 2025

I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE

Czech Republic, 2024, documentary, 90 min

Director: Klára Tasovská

Cast: Libuše Jarcovjáková

In Czech with English subtitles

This documentary portrays the life of Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, who documented her quest for freedom, identity, and belonging through thousands of photos and diary entries during the communist era. Blending visual autobiography and narration, the film explores her years in Prague’s queer underground, her moves to Berlin and Tokyo, and her return after the fall of the Berlin Wall — an intimate reflection on art, the body, desire, and the courage to be oneself.

Projevy honorarni konzul Ceske Republiky pan Richard Pivnicka a President Czech and Slovak Club Pavel Soltys. Pan Pivnicka podekoval Sokol SF za prispevek na festival, ktery byl $ 595.

Ucastnilo se 50 lidi, nekteri clenove Sokola, Cesi i Americani. 

Lea

Czech That Film!

Filmový festival bez červeného koberce, cen i paparazzi

Festival Czech That Film už více než deset let představuje českou kinematografii americkému publiku. Bez pompézních ceremonií, ale s důrazem na kvalitu a autenticitu, se stal důležitou platformou pro propagaci české kultury v USA i Kanadě.

Summer Program:

Cross-Cultural Pathways for Young Leaders



Cross Cultural Pathways for Young Leaders is a 12-day, all-inclusive program in Prague, Czech Republic designed for young people aged 16-22 with Czech heritage or an interest in learning more about Czech culture and studying in CZ. 

Cross-Cultural Pathways is designed for students with Czech heritage or an interest in Czech culture, language, and history. Over the course of the program, students explore the Czech Republic and dive deeply into intercultural communication and leadership, all while having fun and making new connections.

Palo Bielik - Jánošík

Dobrý deň,

Paľo Bielik narodený dňa 11.12.1910 nebol "iba" Jánošík.

Na web stránke Krajan https://www.krajan.sk/projekt.php?id=33981 s obrázkovou prílohou je publikovaný článok aj s pdf fotografiami o Paľovi Bielikovi hercovi, scenáristovi producentovi a pedagógovi.

V tomto roku mal 11.12. jubilejné 115. výročie narodenia a 90. výročie filmu režiséra Martina Friča Jánošík, z roku 1935 v ktorom hral Paľo Bielik postavu Jánošíka.

Venujte mu prosím spomienku.

Môžete použiť článok z web Krajan. Ak zorganizujete akúkoľvek spomienku, 

prosíme, dajte nám spätnú väzbu o vami organizovanej spomienke o Paľovi Bielikovi.

S pozdravom
Ján Styk.

www.folklorfest.sk

Televizia Markyza published a short story to celebrate his 115th birthday, you can view it on YouTube on the link bellow.

Have You Renewed Your Sokol San Francisco

Membership Yet?

2026 membership dues are $45 and are due by December 31, 2025.

Thank you all who have already renewed! What a great response we had!

You will be entered into a drawing for $10 Starbucks gift card!

Five lucky winner will be drawn!

Drawing will be held at our Annual Meeting.

Our organization is run fully by volunteers who have their families,

jobs, and lives outside of Sokol.

Please, make it easier for them and renew on time!

Think about volunteering, too!

Thank you.

We now accept PayPal & Venmo in addition to a mailed check.

Please follow these steps to renew easily:

A) renew online via PayPal or Venmo.

Go to your PayPal or Venmo account.

• Send your payment recipient on Paypal: sokolsfpay@gmail.com
• Send your payment recipient on Venmo: @Sokol-SF

Remember to include the full names of all members for whom you are sending payment in the message field. If your address, phone number, and/or email have changed, please add that information as well.

B) renew via mail

using the paper renewal form and a check made out to "Sokol SF".

Download, print, fill out the paper renewal form and mail form, and check to:

Sokol SF, P.O. Box 5252, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

BENEFITS OF SOKOL SF MEMBERSHIP:

• Event Discounts
• Preferred seating at events
• Complimentary T-shirt at our annual Sokolsky Beh Republiky in October
• Pre-registration at popular events e.g. our Christmas Caroling and winery visits
• Financial stipend to attend American &/or CZ Slets & Festivals
• Monthly newsletter
• Networking opportunities
• Access to educational & cultural programs
• Creating Czech connections
• Opportunities to practice Czech language skills
• Opportunity to earn a scholarship for the Czech School of California tuition
• Financial support toward entry fees to select events
• Lunch at our Annual Meeting
• ....and more

If you have membership questions, please email Jara Dusatko at sokolsf@gmail.com