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Czech & Slovak Sokol Minnesota Press Releases PRESS RELEASE Attention: EVENTS CALENDARS For Immediate Release: September 13, 2010
Information: www.sokolmn.org Contact: events@sokolmn.org Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota: 651-290-0542 Joe Landsberger, president: 651-297-9000 Marit Lee Kucera, publicity: 651-222-2483
October Events: Sunday, October 10, 5:30 p.m. Mystery Dinner Theatre Sunday, October 24, 12:30 p.m. Czech Roast Pork Dinner Saturday, October 30, Saturday, 7 p.m. Piano Concert
Mystery Dinner Theatre at Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota Sunday, October 10, 2010 Death By Kolacky Written, produced, directed by, as well as starring, Denis Novak, Sokol Minnesota member
WELCOME to the C.S.P.S. HALL above the old Picha’s Saloon at West 7th and Michigan OCTOBER 1929 KOLACKY FEST celebrating the fruit-filled Bohemian Bun
Greetings to all. Mrs. Sylvia Bush, chairwoman of Sokol’s social committee, will be presiding when you come to the historic C.S.P.S. hall, 383 Michigan at West 7th, Saint Paul, for an evening of interactive dinner theatre. She's happy to host Kolacky Fest, a West 7th community celebration. Vaclav Picha will provide food from his saloon. Sally Bennett will be there to help spread the “good spirits.” Gossip columnist, Evelyn Heaberlin, is all excited too; parties like these yield juicy tidbits for her newspaper column.
We have been advised that members of two rival gangs will attend the festivities, but as long as everybody follows Chief O'Connor “rules” --and Detective Thomas Brown (Big Tom) will be there in person to watch over the party-- everything should be fine. However, “Aunt Mary” Hruska is unhappy because one of her boys just got knocked off. Are people suggesting that “Cap” Doyle of the Fitzgerald gang had something to do with this untimely death? Boss Charlie Fitzgerald says it is all a pack of lies promoted to sell newspapers. We'll just have to
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hope that these two gangsters keep a safe distance from one another. Art-loving Sig Bush, scion of the brewery family, is sure to keep his distance; he's a bit of a snob, you know.
Ladies, will your baking win the Best Kolacky contest? You could be crowned the Poppy Seed Queen. For the hungry gentlemen, there will be the kolacky speed-eating contest. How fast can you devour a plate of kolacky? Does the prospect of light-hearted competition, a good dinner, and some “near” beer in a charming ethnic setting cheer you up? Perhaps it will dispel that “feeling of foreboding” that the Depression has set upon many of us. Hope for the best, but if anything unpleasant should happen, say, murder, for instance, you may be asked to help solve the crime.
October 10, 2010, 5:30 p.m. Action begins at 6 p.m. Costumes of the 1920s/1930s encouraged.
Price is $40 per person or $200 for a table of six for your own gang. Enjoy intrigue and a fabulous four-course fall dinner that features beef rouladen or a vegetarian alternative and famous Czech beer. Call Denis at 651-459-9404. Prepaid reservations. Check made out to: Sokol Minnesota. Send to: Denis Novak, 8876 Greene Avenue South, Cottage Grove, MN 55016.
Annual Czech Roast Pork Dinner October 24, Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Sokol C.S.P.S. Hall, 383 Michigan Street at West 7th in Saint Paul
The popular Czech Roast Pork Dinner, for which Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota is renowned, will be held on Sunday afternoon, October 24 at 12:30 at Sokol C.S.P.S. Hall, 383 Michigan Street at West 7th in Saint Paul. The meal features many favorites including roast pork (pečená vepřová), raised-bread dumplings (kynuté knedliky), and sauerkraut (zelí), plus dessert and coffee. The bar will have beer on tap and soft drinks for purchase. Ray Vanyo is chef for this culinary feast. Our many Sokol kitchen volunteers work hard, but enjoy every moment, to produce a delicious dinner for you, your family, and friends. Bring a group and enjoy a fine Sunday dinner together.
Price of the dinner is $16 for adults, $8 for children under 9. Pre-paid reservations must be received by Monday, October 18. Please make your reservations by calling 651-290-0542. Write your checks to: Sokol Minnesota and mail to: Sokol Minnesota, 383 Michigan Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Write Pork Dinner on the envelope and also on the memo line of your check.
Kaye Goers, an accomplished quilter and Sokol President Joe Landsberger’s sister, has adapted the pattern “Bohemian Treasures” for a queen-size quilt to be raffled off on October 24. Raffle tickets are $2 each and will support the installation of the fire protection sprinkling system at C.S.P.S. Sokol Hall. To purchase tickets or to help to sell them for this worthy cause, please contact Joe at 651-297-9000 or president@sokolmn.org
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The Sokol Gift Shop, Krásné Dárky/Beautiful Gifts, will be open from noon until 2 p.m. Now is the time to start thinking about those special holiday gifts to give to your friends and relatives. Doreen McKinney and her mother Doris will welcome you and show you the many fine Czech and Slovak imported items, such as Czech glass ornaments, straw weavings, jewelry, cookbooks, music tapes and CDs, plus dolls, t-shirts, ribbons and trims, glassware, and fine crystal. When you come for the dinner, plan extra time for a visit to Krásné Dárky.
Piano Recital to Benefit Sokol Minnesota Saturday, October 30, 7 p.m. Sokol C.S.P.S. Hall, 383 Michigan Street at West 7th in Saint Paul
On Saturday, October 30 at 7 p.m., Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota, 383 Michigan at West 7th in Saint Paul, joins Wells Pianos from Grand Avenue in Saint Paul to produce a benefit concert for Sokol Minnesota. A nine-foot grand piano will make its appearance in C.S.P.S. hall, along with two young stellar pianists playing Slavonic selections. William Yang, Eden Prairie, is a student of Paul Wirth at the Wirth Center for Performing Arts, St. Cloud, which has forged partnerships with school districts around Minnesota. William has performed in young artist concerts and most recently at the Polish Festival, Minneapolis. He appears to be a soft-spoken nine-year-old until he attacks a broad range of composers including Chopin. The selections by Frédéric Chopin include Prelude in C minor, Op.28 No.20; Waltz in A-flat Major, Op.42; Ballade No.3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47; Waltz in C# minor, Op.64 No.2; Nocturne in F# Major, Op.15 No.2; Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20. The second half of this benefit features award-winning Anton Melnichenko, a graduate student at Hamline University, studying under Alexander Braginsky. Anton showcases Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s Eight Waltzes, Op. 54; Allegro con fuoco and Allegro modetato, as well as Bedřich Smetana’s Concert Etude, “On the Seashore.” He concludes with two Mazurkas as well as Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47. At the intermission, a selection of potica and koláčhe, plus wine and beer will be available for purchase. ##### |
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