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Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association
September 2013 | Issue No. 9
Happy Labor Day from BBLA
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Dear Friends of the BBLA and the Bohemian National Hall,

 

The time of summer frolicking is over and as any New Yorker would tell you, the most important and the most vibrant season in our city is just about to take off.  Once the Labor Day is behind us, the streets will swell with life and the "New York Minute" becomes the norm again. We are now ready again, to welcome you all.  Our individual organizations are full of energy and enthusiasm to dazzle you with their programs. So come and play with us.

 

I also want to take this opportunity and personally thank our diligent team members for their important work during the summer.  Therefore, thank you Michaela, Vladimira, Katerinka, Katerina, George and Paul for your effort.  You need to know that the entire board of trustees, our community and our guests really appreciate your dedication and your never-ending contributions.  Thank you guys.

JosephBalaz  

Joseph Balaz, President 

Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association

 

CHECK THIS OUT
Alex Zucker's Translation of The Devil's Workshop Now Available in the US

 

JachymTopol's book

Bold, brilliant and blackly comic, The Devil's Workshop paints a deeply troubling portrait of a country dealing with its ghosts and asks: at what point do we consign the past to history?

  

Alex Zucker's translation of Jachym Topol's The Devil's Workshop (in Czech Chladnou zemi) received the 2013 English PEN Award for Writing in Translation and is available in the United States. Listen to a radio interview with Alex about the challenge of making translations visible.  

White Dance Party

 

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View our photos from the last unforgettable dance at the historic BNH, all white, hosted by Blanka Stichova with DJ Raphael.  

 

 View our photos on flickr 



OurEventsHERE IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 4, 6:30 - 8:30pm exhibition Sonya Darrow: (319)Czech  
SONYA DARROW: (319)Czech
exhibition opening and artist talk

free and open to the public
 
Sunday, September 8, 3:00pm Dvorak and his contract 2  
The Contract That Brought Antonin Dvorak To America
exhibition opening and performance 

general admission $20 at door
seniors, students, Czech Center Club Members $10 
 
Wednesday, September 11, 6:30pm lecture of Peter Breiner  
PETER BREINER: Circles and Encounters
story telling and live music

free and open to the public
 
learn more on our website 
 
 
Top photograph by Katerina Kyselica, courtesy of www.kadsny.com. View of Bryant Park.
Graphic design KADS NY. 

 
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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.