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
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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.
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HERE IS WHAT'S COMING THIS SUMMER
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EXTENDED!
on view until July 27
JARO: AMERICAN, GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTIONIST
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.
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August 2 - 19
LUKA BRASE: LB MEETS NEW YORK
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.
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August 30 - September 16
VINCENT HLOZNIK: BETWEEN WAR AND DREAM
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.
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Wednesday, July 6, 8:00 PM
MARTINA FISEROVA AT THE WAY STATION
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.
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July 27 - October 23
ETCHING OUT DREAMS: CONTEMPORARY SLOVAK PRINTS BY DUSAN KALLAY, KAMILA STANCLOVA, AND KATARINA VAVROVA
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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