August 2013 | Issue No. 8
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 Dear Friends of BBLA,
I hope you all are having fun and are diligently working on your tan lines. I do not want to spoil your relaxation time, but just wanted to use the opportunity of our newsletter and report from the construction zone on the third floor of the Bohemian National Hall. We are almost done with the reconstruction of our storage area and are getting ready for the floor buffing and painting the walls. We have relocated our audio speakers in order to minimize interference with microphones and have replaced most of the lights with new energy-saving LEDs. We have also installed Alfons Mucha plaque on the library east wall. Our ever-diligent and hard-working Library Committee completely reorganized our bookshelves, so once we open for business, everything will be spick and span. Thank you for your support and hopefully we will see you in September.  Joseph Balaz, President Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association |
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$11,872 FOR THE CZECH-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF WEST, TEXAS
BBLA West TX Relief Fund
 We are happy to report that between BBLA donation and contributions from others we have collected a total sum of $11,872.We would like to thank all individuals who showed solidarity and donated to the BBLA West, Texas Relief Fund. The support came from New York but also from Cambridge in Massachusetts as well as Washington D.C. Other non-profit organizations joined BBLA: the Bohemia Historical Society and the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews.
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CZECH STUDENTS DESIGN AIR HOUSE, TO SHOW IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
by Katerina Kyselica
A computer-generated rendering of the AIR house. Image by cyrany architectural rendering.
Congratulations to students of the Czech Technical University in Prague whose design of a sustainable experimental AIR HOUSE was selected for the prestigious international competition SOLAR DECATHLON 2013. The challenging design has been executed, the house built and exhibited in Prague. AIR HOUSE will be on display in October 3-13, 2013 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California and will compete with 19 other houses designed by university students from other countries.
A simple but efficient compact home with open, minimum living area and terrace extending the interiors outdoor is designed for 1-2 elderly as a retirement living alternative. Inspired by the Czech cabin style living ("chata"), the AIR HOUSE is designed as a zero-energy house, i.e. it obtains all the energy needed for the household, and for the maintenance of the optimal interior climate, from solar radiation.
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HERE IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AUGUST
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Friday, August 16, 7:00 - 11:00 pm
WHITE DANCE PARTY
BBLA at Bohemian National Hall, 3rd floor
 DO NOT MISS the popular dance party hosted by Blanka Stichova with music by DJ Raphael. Latin, Swing, Hustle and Ballroom music, dance lesson and show, plus plenty of food and open bar. >> Read more... 
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HERE IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER
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September 4 - 20
SONYA DARROW: (319)Czechexhibition
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Sunday, September 8, 3:00 pm
The Contract That Brought Antonin Dvorak to Americaexhibition opening and performance
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September 11, 6:30 pm
Peter Breiner: Naughty and Nice
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Top photograph by Mario Tama for Getty Images. View of Coney Island.
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NYC Bike Share Thousands of bikes at hundreds of stations around New York. Citi, available 24/7.
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Vit Klusak, Filip Remunda
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Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association | 321 East 73rd Street, 3rd floor | New York, NY 10021
(212) 988-1733 | www.bohemianbenevolent.org | info@bohemianbenevolent.org
BBLA is a not-for-profit organization established in 1891 in New York City as an umbrella organization for almost eighty Czech and Slovak immigrant organizations. The mission of BBLA is to preserve and support Czech and Slovak culture in New York City. BBLA's member organizations include American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies, Association of Free Czechoslovak Sportsmen, Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in America, Dvorak American Heritage Association and Sokol New York. BBLA is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
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