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Monday, February 8, 2021 Slovanská Podporující Jednota Státu Texas
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Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center reopens in Temple The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center has resumed its regular hours of operation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. All local COVID-19 mandates are being followed. Masks are required, and social distancing will be followed. For private, small group tours, please email CzechHeritageMuseum@gmail.com or call 254-899-2935. Interactive virtual private tours are available with the purchase of a Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center annual membership. These are available at czechheritagemuseum.org; by calling 254-899-2935; sending an
email to CzechHeritageMuseum@ gmail.com; or by writing to us at Memberships, Czech Heritage Museum, 119 West French Avenue, Temple, Texas 76501. Memberships are available in various levels to fit most budgets and can be paid annually or quarterly. A senior membership is only $6 per quarter. A Czech Heritage Museum membership is a great value because the Museum participates in two nationwide museum reciprocal programs. This means free admission and gift shop discounts at most participating institutions. Plus, as stated above, an interactive virtual private tour is included with each membership. Staying in for the pandemic? You can still be a family member at the Czech Heritage Museum! If you would
CZECH CULTURAL CALENDAR REOPEN! Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, 119 West French Avenue, Temple. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To arrange a private small group tour, contact the Museum via email czechheritagemuseum@gmail.com; or leave a message at 254-899-2935. FILM NIGHTS, MATINEES ARE BACK! Czech film screenings are held at The Beltonian Theatre in downtown Belton, 219 East Central Avenue, 3 and 6 p.m. For a complete list of films, vist the Museum’s website https://czechheritagemuseum.org/ and click on the link at the top; or click the Event tab.
Lake Drive in Taylor. This is an informal class setting for learning to speak, write, and read Czech. For information, contact Instructor Lydia Kurtin 512-859-2543. Submitted by Alice Bracewell, Lodge 48, Beyersville.
Wednesdays POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Taylor Czech Speaking Class meets every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at S.P.J.S.T. Assisted Living, 505 East
August 13-15 SPJST Convention—at Killeen Civic and Convention Center.
Second Sundays POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Czech Language Class—at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center, 250 West Fairgrounds Road on US Highway 77, La Grange, 1 to 4 p.m. Fee is $10 per person per class. Call or email to verify classes. Pre-registration preferred. For information, call 888-785-4500; 979-9689399; or email info@czechtexas.org.
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like a virtual tour to fit educational criteria for students, please send an email to CzechHeritageMuseum@gmail.com, and the Museum staff will do their best to tailor your tour to fit those needs. Czech Film Night and Matinees Czech Film Night and Matinee events have resumed at the historic Beltonian Theatre in Belton. Each event will include two screenings of Czech or Czech-related films. Matinees begin at 3 p.m., and evening shows start at 6 p.m. Admission is free of charge. Donations are accepted online or through a donation box at the concession window. Imported Czech beer and wine are available. Upcoming films are: Tuesday, March 9 “Chuck Norris vs Communism.” A true story, often told by the actual persons who lived it. A story of ingenuity, survival and the importance of art. In the 1980s, the communist regime censured or banned foreign films. But, people found a way around it, even though VCRs were outlawed and cost the price of a car on the black market. It is said that the VCR brought down communism in Romania. (Romanian audio, English subtitles) Tuesday, April 15 “The Pagan Queen” tells the legend of Libuse, queen of Moravia and wife of Premsyl, who envisioned then built Prague. A beautifully dark film. (English. Adult nature. Not for children.) Tuesday, May 11 “Milos Forman, What Doesn’t Kill You” follows award-winning Hollywood director Milos Forman as he returns to his home in the Czech Republic and explains how his experiences there influenced his films. (English and Czech audio, English subtitles.) Tuesday, June 8 “A Paul Fierlinger Film Fest.” A delightful look at the adult and children’s animated films of Paul Fierlinger, a Czech who escaped Czechoslovakia and made his career in the United States including work with PBS and Sesame Street. (English audio with occasional Czech audio.)
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Tuesday, July 13 Czech Children’s Cartoons, including Krtek – the Little Mole. Tuesday, August 10 “Beyond the Wall” - A reprise of a film the Czech Heritage Museum screened in November 2017 at the Beltonian. Back by popular demand. A documentary looking at how the abrupt changes of the 1980s affected Central Europeans. Submitted by, Susan Chandler CHM Administrator —SPJST—
TCGS introduces its 2021 egg collection Easter in the Czech Republic is a fun time! The celebrations are very cheerful and lighthearted and last for several days. The villages and different regions usually have their own Easter traditions and customs, all relating to spring and the beginning of new life. Decorated eggs, also known as “Kralice,” are mentioned as early as the 14th century in Bohemian and Moravian literature. The hand-painted real eggs are still made there. The decorations can be quite elaborate, requiring skill and patience to decorate them using bee’s wax, straw, watercolors, onion peels, and picture stickers. The most common designs are probably geometrical patterns, but you will also find flowers, leaves, and other subjects in a myriad of colors as well as many other eggs made by a variety of decorating methods.
