Sokol SF Newsletter - May 2023 |
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Sokol SF Calendar of Events |
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May 7-8, 2023
Camping weekend - change of location!!!
May 20, 2023
11th Cesko-Moravsko-Slovensky Folklorni Festival in San Diego
June 4, 2023
Sokolske hudebni odpoledne
June 10, 2023
Children's Day Picnic in Lake Chabot
August 27, 2023
Informal "Ironman" Triathlon and Group Picnic in Tiburon, CA
September 23. and 24. 2023
Moravian Days in Lemont, Illinois
Field trip to Chicago Area
October 29, 2023
Picnic and Sokolský Běh Republiky, Ryders Park, San Mateo, CA
All event times listed are in Pacific Time
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Family Camping Trip and Táborák at Mt. Diablo
Saturday, May 6 to Sunday May 7, 2023
Camping a Mount Diablo this weekend!
Wildflowers. Unique camping place. Beautiful views. Unbeatable sunsets.
Come join us for the first Sokol SF camping trip this year. We will meet on Saturday early afternoon, build our tents, play games, make a campfire, play guitars and sing songs. On Sunday we are going to do a short hike around Mt Diablo. The park offers beautiful views from the top of Mt Diablo, hiking trails of all distances and difficulty levels with spring wildflowers.
The Plan
* official check-in at the campsite is 2pm
* building tents on Saturday afternoon
* play games, go for a small hike
* in the evening we will start the fire and start playing guitars and singing songs
* we can grill sausages, smores, etc..
* Sunday after breakfast we will drive/hike to the lookout tower of Mt Diablo and let the kids play together
What to expect:
* bring your own tent/camping gear
* bring your own food and drinks
* no shower, chemical toilets available
* bring firewood for long lasting bond fire
* alcoholic beverages are permitted
The campsite and parking information will be distributed among those who reserve their spot.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you get lost on the way.
*The previously announced camping trip in Del Valle was moved to Mount Diablo State Park due to the park closure.*
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17th All Sokol Slet Planned For Summer 2024
July 1 - 6, 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic
We have our Slet performance picked and are looking for participants!
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Budeme nacvicovat skladbu zen -
Babi leto.
V priloze uvidite jeji ukazku.
do 15. kvetna 2023
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We will be performing the women's piece
Babi leto (Indian summer)
You can see the preview below.
All interested in joining us, please
send an email to
by May 15, 2023
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Visit to San Diego
11th Cesko-Moravsko-Slovensky Folklorni Festival
in La Mesa, California
May 20, 2023 afternoon
Spend Saturday afternoon at the festival in La Mesa. On Sunday, you can enjoy the festivities at the International Village in Balboa Park in San Diego. There is a Czech and Slovak House where we can sample traditional pastries and coffee. During the afternoon, hosts willingly answer questions about our two republics and provide information about the artifacts on display. There are many countries represented at Balboa Park - so take a trip around the world in one afternoon.
This is not an organized event this year.
Sokol SF has limited funding set aside for Sokol SF members planning on attending the festival - we will cover the ticket cost to the festival. Members who will attend please send an email to sokolsfevents@gmail.com and please save your entry ticket for reimbursement.
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Sokol SF invites you to a Literary Competition
Sokol SF vás zve na LITERÁRNÍ SOUTĚŽ
submit your work by May 31, 2023
Thank you all who submitted their poems already!
What a creative community we have.
Dekujeme vsem, co jiz poslali sve basnicky!
Vsichni se muzou tesit na cervencovy Vestnik, kde budeme Vase basnicky publikovat!
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Zveme Vás na literární soutěž.
Napište nám BÁSEŇ na libovolné téma - téma které Vám je blízké.
Pravidla soutěže nejsou omezena: téma, jazyk, styl a délka básně.
Můžete také využít metodu code-switching, což znamená, že báseň můžete napsat kombinovaně - ve více jazycích.
Autor může být i anonymní. Prosím, dejte do poznámky při zaslání své básničky.
Věková hranice není omezena.
Básně budou zveřejněny v červencovém 2023 eVěstníku, kde budete moci hlasovat a rozhodnout se, která báseň se Vám líbí nejvíce. Tři nejkrásnější básničky budou odměněny, sladkou odměnou.
A v srpnovém eVěstníku vyhlasíme vítěze.
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We invite you write a poem on any topic you feel comfortable writing, employing whatever style you prefer.
The rules of the contests are limitless: topic, language, style, and length. Feel free to utilize the "code-switching" method, which means you can crisscross the language in your writings in multiple different languages.
If you wish to remain an anonymous author, your submissions can be published without your name or any other identifiers, just let us know.
There is no age limit in this contest.
All poems will be published in our July 2023 newsletter and our readers will be voting on their favorite poem/poems. Winners will be announced in our August newsletter. All contestants and readers will be available to vote on their favorite poem. The authors of the most liked poems will receive some sweet prices.
Please submit your poems to
Winners will be announced in our August 2023newsletter.
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Mark your calendars and let us know
- we are planning a field trip to
84th Annual Moravian Days Festival
in Lemont, IL
September 23rd and 24th, 2023
We are planning a field trip to visit a two day event in Lemont, IL in September. Everyone is invited to join us on this trip. We have budgeted a stipend to help cover some of the traveling expenses for Sokol SF members, amount depending on number of people who sign up and attend. I attended a few years back and was impressed by the two day festival, all the music, dances, food, wonderful people, kroje (traditional costumes), beer... you name it... made me feel like I was back at home!
The suggested plan for the trip is flying out Friday afternoon from SFO, spending 2 nights in a hotel in the area, visiting the two-day festival, and returning back to SFO on Sunday night.
Alternatively, we could take a red-eye flight from SFO on Friday and spend only 1 night in a hotel. Or you can totally travel on your own and meet us at the festival.
"Moravian Day festival focuses on the spirit, beauty, and talents of the Czech, Slovak, and Moravian regions. Come to Moravian Days to feel the heart and soul of people celebrating a festival in true ethnic style. Our goal is to preserve traditions and show our future generations the music, dancing, and culture of their ancestors. During this weekend festival, you can listen or sing along to beautiful songs of the heartland. Enjoy the energetic rhythms of polkas and such from our dancers of all ages. Have traditional food & bakery and imported Czech beer. You can also purchase arts & crafts from the Czech and Slovak Republics. There will be "Koláče" eating contest on Saturday!"
If you are interested in joining our group, please send an email to sokolsfevents@gmail.com and please let us know that you would like to go and
if you prefer 1 night (red-eye flight)
or
2-night stay (leaving in the afternoon on Friday)
or
traveling on your own.
We are looking to see if we can get a group discount on the flight, room etc., so if you would like to join us, please let us know by the end of May.
Thank you to those who already responded!
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Hudební odpoledne dětí
českých a slovenských krajanů
April 22, 2023 @ 2 pm
Hudební odpoledne bylo velmi úspěšné. Zúčastnilo se ho 12 žáků Czech School of California, někteří se svými rodiči. Vyslechli jsme si hru na housle, piano, příčnou flétnu, ukulele a nakonec jsme si všichni zazpívali pri kytaře.
Pavlina
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Get to know The Bay Area Better
Hike and visit Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA
April 29, 2023 @ 10 am
5 Sokol members, 2 non Sokol members and 3 kids visited Filoli. We have toured the house, learned history about 2 owners - Bourn and Roth, explored beautiful blooming gardens, and visited Filoli shop. The group had a opportunity to talk and enjoy each other. We also met another Czech speaking potential Sokol member during Filoli visit.
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Czech News & Announcements |
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Pozvánka na druhý ročník českého kempování
18. do 25. června 2023
V termínu od 18. do 25. června 2023 se bude konat druhý ročník
českého kempování (nejen) rodičů s dětmi.
V tomto týdnu se pokusíme vytvořit v Kalifornii české prostředí plné českých her, pohádek a písniček. Budeme kempovat poblíž oblasti Lake Tahoe (na přesném místě se ještě pracuje). Více informací - Pavlína Weigle pavlina.weigle@gmail.com
Tato akce není organizována Sokolem SF.
Vzpomínka na lonský tábor:
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Thank you, Vera, for sharing Czech related event!
Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony Present
Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Featuring Joshua Weilerstein, conductor | Alexi Kenney, violin
In his New World Symphony, Antonín Dvořák frames his impressions of the music he heard in America through the lens of his Bohemian roots. Joshua Weilerstein conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program that also includes Alexi Kenney in Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, an impassioned showpiece written by a composer whose first love was the violin.
This is a public announcement and not Sokol SF sponsored event.
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You are invited to camp with the
Czech/Slovak Community
in Southern California - 2023 Labor Day Weekend
Sokol SF is not organizing this event but we thought you might be interested
Dear campers!
If you are interested, contact Martina. Please note, the camp locations changed this year to Lake Perris, where we can swim (no extra charge for campers) and enjoy a bonfire at camp.
When you reserve a campsite, please, email me your dates, how many children/adults, and the campsite #, so I know who to contact for the camp program, updates and news.
Thank you, I hope to see you again!
Sincerely, Martina Nemecek
MartinaNemecek@gmail.com
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Tradiční letní intenzivní kurz českého jazyka
Traditional summer intensive course of Czech language
Vážené kolegyně, vážení kolegové,
tak jako každoročně si vám dovolujeme nabídnout tradiční letní intenzivní kurz českého jazyka - Letní školu slovanských (bohemistických) studií, jejíž 56. ročník se koná od 22. 7. do 19. 8. 2023 na půdě Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně.
Doufáme, že budeme mít možnost se s vámi setkat.
Dear friends,
As usual, we would hereby like to offer a traditional summer intensive course of the Czech language - Summer School of Slavonic (Czech) Studies the 56th edition of which takes place from July 22 to August 19, 2023 at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno.
We hope to see you in the city of Brno in the summer.
S pozdravy z Brna za Kabinet češtiny pro cizince | Greetings from Brno from the Department of Czech for Foreigners
PhDr. Eva Rusinová
vedoucí Kabinetu češtiny pro cizince
Head of the Department of Czech for Foreigners
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Česká Katolická Misie in San Francisco |
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Father Libor Svorcik is inviting you to a
Czech mass in San Francisco
Sunday, May 7, 2023
@ 1pm
at the Nativity Church
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
or
on the Internet on April 9 at 10 am
Visit their website to confirm the above information or sign up for their Věstník for
the dates and places of their in-person and virtual mass.
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Sokol San Francisco 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 who are interested in Czech, Moravian, and Slovak culture and their history, as well as those who are bonded by a common heritage and ethnic identity.
The Sokol credo is “a sound mind in a sound body”
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