Sokol SF Newsletter - November 2022 |
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Sokol SF Calendar of Events |
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November 5, 2022
Ambroš Duo - live concert
Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA
November 12, 2022
"Falcons Fly High" Kite flying and outdoor gathering event
December 11, 2022
Christmas Cookie Baking and Decorating - In-person at the Orinda Community Center, Orinda, CA
January 21, 2023
Annual Meeting of Sokol SF Members
in-person and virtual
All event times listed are in Pacific Time
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Ambroš Duo Concert
Reception following the Performance
Saturday, November 5, 2022, 5pm - 7pm
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We are so excited to host another concert with Miroslav Ambroš on violin and Zuzana Ambrošová on piano during their tour in the USA.
Miroslav Ambroš latest award was a gold medal in the strings division at the 6th Manhattan International Music Competition in June 2022.
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Join us for a concert performance
followed by a wine reception and conversation with the artists
Piedmont Center for the Arts
801 Magnolia Ave, Piedmont, CA 94611
The concert will feature works by Mozart, Sarasate, and
Czech composers Dvorak and Smetana, among others.
The concert will conclude with the lively “Monti Czardas.”
$20 per person online or at the door
The Piedmont Center for the Arts requires that all attendees show a photo ID, and proof of full vaccination and that attendees be masked during the performance.
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"Falcons Fly High"
November 12, 2022 @ 2pm - 4pm
Shoreline Park in Mountain View
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We invite everyone to come to join us for a fun-filled afternoon of "Falcon Fly Play Day."
We will have storytelling about kites, play kite games and, of course, fly our kites.
Bring your own kite!
We will have a few competitions for you too.
Info about kite flying at Shoreline Park:
Restrooms, cafe-restaurant, and good parking.
For more details about the event, contact Sokol Board member and event organizer Simona Tagliani at masleka2000@yahoo.com
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Christmas Cookie Decorating Classes
December 11, 2022
1:30pm and 3:00pm
Orinda Community Center
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We are once again hosting in-person Czech cookie-decorating workshops!
Save the date!
December 11, 2022
Orinda Community Center
28 Orinda Way, Orinda CA
Registration link coming soon
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Time to renew your Sokol SF Membership
Not a member yet? Then it is time to join!
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Pay your $40 annual membership dues by December 2022 to sokolsfpay@gmail.com via PAYPAL or VENMO or send a check to Sokol SF, P.O. Box 5252, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
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Complete the online or hard-copy application AND pay the annual membership dues when you apply for membership |
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Day of Czech and Slovak Culture Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Orinda Community Center
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What an amazing day it was!
We welcomed dignitaries from Orinda, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and even the Czech Republic, who launched our festival and offered support for our commitment to keeping the Czech and Slovak culture alive here in the SF Bay Area.
Czech food and fresh pastries, crafts, folkloric dancing, singing and performances by the children of the Czech School of California, plaques sharing the history of Sokol.
photos by Zdenka B.
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Picnic and Sokolsky Beh Republiky
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Ryders Park, San Mateo, CA
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Sokol San Francisco and the Czech School of California celebrated their second annual Day of the republic with a 1K run for the young and a 4K run for all followed by a community lunch and gathering.
We had a wonderful time mingling, running, walking, cheering each other on and enjoying lunch together.
We look forward to continuing this annual connection to the Czech Sokolsky Beh Republiky and hosting it here in the San Francisco Bay in partnership with the Beh in CZ.
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Czech News & Announcements |
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Czech and Slovak Club Christmas Event
Saturday, December 3, 2022 @ 3:30pm
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Dancing performance by Karicka Dance Troupe, music presentation a visit by Mikulas and also Czech food for purchase
Pleasant Hill Senior Center
Grand Chateau Room
233 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA
Tickets are $20 on Eventbrite or by sending a check. See flyer for details.
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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, December 4, 2022 @ 1pm
at the Nativity Church
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Visit their website or sign up for their Věstník for
the dates and places of their in-person and virtual mass.
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News from the Czech Republic |
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Rudolf Jelinek: Moravian slivovitz maker with fascinating history.
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Lidice children remembered in special art exhibit at UNESCO site in Paris, France.
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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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