A holiday sing-along and a film about the making and presentation of the American premiere of Georgius Zrunek's festive 18th century tri-lingual Christmas Mass. Introduction by Professor Michael Beckerman of New York University. The film features the Czech early music group Ritornello and NYU collegiate choristers as they prepare the delightful Zrunek work for concert, merging folk and spiritual traditions…
Hosted by the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association & Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, the gala will honor Ambassador William and Wendy Luers. Presentations will include the 2020 Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk, BBLA's Award for Unparalleled Service to the Czech and Slovak Communities, and salutes by Czech, Slovak, and American artists and cultural diplomats.
At the first edition of Science Café, Dagmar Hájková, a researcher who specializes in Czech history of the first half of the 20th century, will present the current research from the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences focused on Tomas Garrigue Masaryk and his presence. Dagmar Hájková is a senior researcher in Masaryk Institute and Archive…
