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BBLA Newsletter JULY 2016 | Issue No. 43

Coney Island, New York. Photograph by Katerina Kyselica, 2016.
JosephBalaz_portrait 
Dear Friends of BBLA,

As we celebrate Independence Day, judging from the turmoil around the world, it seems that more people are beginning to refute the notion of dependence. Mainly the dependence on bloated bureaucracies with their propensity for spewing a constant quagmire of illogical and stifling regulations. Perhaps our civilized world is opting  to go on a bit of a cleansing regimen realizing that in terms of regulations, less might be more. Kafka would understand.
 
Observing our very own mini-world of foundations active within the BBLA network, I can again happily conclude that we have been managing a pleasant and balanced "interdependence." Our rules are fairly streamlined, individual organizations have been outperforming each other and - thank you for asking - we are doing just great! Basically we live in our own Eden on the Upper East Side where events are hot, beer is cold and the schnitzel is divine!
 
Cheers to a healthy interdependence and see you at our numerous programs: do come and experience our BBLAxcit [as in "BBLA Exciting"] events!
 
Thank you for your support.
 
Have a wonderful summer.
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Yours,
 JosephBalaz  
Joseph Balaz, President 
Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association 

OurEventsCHECK THIS OUT












THE 2016 SVU WORLD CONGRESS IN BRATISLAVA
 
reminder: CALL FOR PAPERS
deadline (title and 300 word abstract): JULY 15 
 
The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and the Vysoka skola zdravotnictva a socialnej prace sv. Alzbety, Bratislava, with the additional support of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Comenius University in Bratislava, are pleased to announce the 2016 SVU World Congress, to be held in Bratislava, the historic capital city of Slovakia from September 1 - 4, 2016. The general theme of the conference will be The World in a Time of Change.
 
Email your completed submission (title and 300 word
abstract) to [email protected]. >> Learn more...

 >> Register online for the conference. 












Mayor Bill de Blasio to Declare September 28 Vaclav Havel Day in New York City
 
SAVE THE DATE - HAPPY HAVEL DAY!
venue: Bohemian National Hall
 
Join us for a celebration of the power of words and human rights at the inaugural Havel Day in New York City. The program will be hosted by screenwriter and human rights activist Margaret Nagle, winner of three Writers Guild of America Awards. Professor Timothy Garton Ash of Oxford University will present the first Award for a Courageous Writer at Risk Disturbing the Peace. Dagmar Havlova, spouse of Vaclav Havel, and Adriena Krnacova, Mayor of Prague, will be the Guests of Honor. Greetings and music by Havel's friends and extracts from Havel's plays directed by Michael Sexton, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Society.
 
Tickets are available at: havelday.eventbrite.com.
 
For more information, contact Pavla Niklova at (888) 729-8453 or [email protected].
 

OurEventsHERE IS WHAT'S COMING THIS SUMMER

EXTENDED! 
on view until July 27  
JARO: AMERICAN, GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTIONIST     
art exhibition  
  
Viewing hours: Monday - Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(BBLA's exhibition space is occasionally closed for events. Please call 212-988-1733 to verify access.) 
 
An exhibition of major paintings by artist Jaro, featuring non-objective, geometric forms in a colorful melange called geometric abstraction. 
 
>> Read more...  
    
August 2 - 19  
LUKA BRASE: LB MEETS NEW YORK      
art exhibition  
  
Viewing hours: Monday - Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(BBLA's exhibition space is occasionally closed for events. Please call 212-988-1733 to verify access.)

Exhibition opening: Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. 
 
Recent works by Slovak artist and photographer Luka Brase. Drawings, mixed media, collages and new 3D technology based on the artist book Art on the Way.  
 
>> Read more...  
    
August 30 - September 16  
VINCENT HLOZNIK: BETWEEN WAR AND DREAM       
art exhibition  
  
Viewing hours: Monday - Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(BBLA's exhibition space is occasionally closed for events. Please call 212-988-1733 to verify access.)  
 
20 Surrealist-inspired linocut prints by Slovak artist Vincent Hloznik (1919-1997) from the series Dreams (Sny) (1962) on loan from Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale. They represent a turning point in the artist's career as his figurative motifs-always related to the exploration of the human condition-began to take on more symbolic and metaphorical meanings. 
 
>> Read more...  
    

OurEventsBBLA RECOMMENDS

Wednesday, July 6, 8:00 PM 
MARTINA FISEROVA AT THE WAY STATION    
music performance    
 
venue: The Way Station 
(683 Washington Av, Brooklyn)  
suggested donation: $5

New York City based singer and songwriter Martina Fiserova will perform at The Way Station. This will be the last chance to catch her before she takes off for a summer trip to her hometown, the magical Prague.

 
July 27 - October 23  
ETCHING OUT DREAMS: CONTEMPORARY SLOVAK PRINTS BY DUSAN KALLAY, KAMILA STANCLOVA, AND KATARINA VAVROVA     
art exhibition     
 
venue: Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale 
(5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10471) 

Three contemporary award-winning Slovak artists will be featured: Dusan Kallay and Kamila Stanclova-both students of Slovak master Vincent Hloznik (1919-1997)-and Katarina Vavrova, who studied with Hloznik's prot�g� Albin Brunovsky (1935-1997). 
 
 

 
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INTERESTING links
The Attempt
a novel by Magdalena Platzova, translated by Alex Zucker
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Association of Free Czechoslovak Sportsmen

Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council



CELEBRATING PRINT magazine
Biannual publication on art print and printmaking in Central and Eastern Europe
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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.