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SPRING CONCERT: PLEASE ATTEND Kick-off to Spring Social Season with Afternoon Concert with Internationally-acclaimed Tenor Anthony Kearns at the Perry Belmont House on March 3, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. Interior Designer Barry Dixon and TTR Sotheby's International Realty Will Thomas, former Fox5 Anchor, as Co-Emcees Washington, D.C. – Sensational Spring afternoon concert and kick-off to the Irish season with world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors in an exquisite historic setting and architectural gem -- The Perry Belmont House -- in Washington, D.C. WHO: Internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns of PBS sensation, The Irish Tenors, as headliner, and Interior Designer Barry Dixon and former Fox5 Anchor Will Thomas, now of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, as co-Emcees. Co-hosts include: His Excellency, Dr. Hynek Kmoníček, The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States, Ms. Indira Gumarova, spouse. His Excellency, Stanislav Vidovič, The Ambassador of Slovenia to the United States, Ms. Ljiljana Vidovič, spouse His Excellency, Keith Azzopardi, the Ambassador of Malta to the United States of America, Ms. Daoruang Pimpila, spouse. Others TBA. The co-hosts of the March 3rd concert are also part of the 2019 International Fashion Show taking place at the Perry Belmont House later in the month and will offer insights about what to expect at the upcoming runway extravaganza. Ticket Information: $100 per person https://anthonykearnsperrybelmont.eventbrite.com Hotel Partner: Dupont Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036 (Tel: 202.483.6000)

Posted : February 15, 2019

SPRING CONCERT: PLEASE ATTEND...
Learning about nuclear power in Czech!

Posted : February 14, 2019

Learning about nuclear power in Czech!
VR waterslide in Prague!

Posted : February 14, 2019

VR waterslide in Prague!
Czechs attracting global talent!

Posted : February 13, 2019

Czechs attracting global talent!
Exploring the ancient sunken bridge!

Posted : February 13, 2019

Exploring the ancient sunken bridge!
New Prague film museum!

Posted : February 1, 2019

New Prague film museum!
Apple making Prague plans...

Posted : February 1, 2019

Apple making Prague plans...
National Monument declaration.

Posted : January 31, 2019

National Monument declaration.
Climb ice in Prague!

Posted : January 31, 2019

Climb ice in Prague!
Prague doesn't want to gamble.

Posted : January 30, 2019

Prague doesn't want to gamble.
Czechs supporting Ukraine.

Posted : January 30, 2019

Czechs supporting Ukraine.
Exhibit Opening & Talk: Czech visual artist Roman Kameš will present the talk and exhibit A Far Cry, paintings inspired by his time spent in the mountains of Ladakh – the western Himalayas, at the Embassy of the Czech Republic on January 24, 2019, at 6 pm. The mountains, with the play of shadows on the faces of rocks, are like paintings themselves as the sun strikes them with ultraviolet rays bringing out surprising chromatic harmonies of emerald green, intense bright orange, golden yellow, and deep indigo. Each painting tells a story from these mountains. It is raining on the canvas of the Monsoon. The opaque surface of the painting seems impassable, until the eye spots a breach. A bit of Ladakh earth mixed with tempera, Quicksands, traps the adventurer and his footloose spirit. Join us for a lecture with the artist on these works inspired by the majestic mountains of the Himalayas. About the Artist: Roman Kameš studied art at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris. His paintings have been presented at exhibitions in the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Russia, Japan, and India. Every year since 1992, Kameš has spent time in the mountains of Ladakh painting, exhibiting and organizing painting workshops for the children. Event Details: Date: January 24, 2019, at 6 pm Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic 3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 Admission is free. RSVP is required by January 23 https://romankames.eventbrite.com Embassy Security Policy: For entrance, all guests will be subject to security screening. Photo ID is required and must match RSVP confirmation for each individual. No admittance will be permitted without proper registration. Bags and suitcase are not allowed. Only small purses are permitted but must be opened for inspection. Coat check is not available. Parking: Non-metered parking is available on Spring of Freedom Street and Tilden Street. Closest Metro: The Embassy is about a 15-20 minute walk from the Van Ness Metro Station.

Posted : January 17, 2019

Exhibit Opening & Talk: Czech visual artist Roman Kameš will present the talk and exhibit A Far Cry, paintings inspired by his time spent in the mountains of Ladakh – the western ...
What happened to the Old Town Christmas Tree?

Posted : January 11, 2019

What happened to the Old Town Christmas Tree?
The “Velvet Divorce” and religion.

Posted : January 11, 2019

The “Velvet Divorce” and religion.
Debt threatening democracy.

Posted : January 10, 2019

Debt threatening democracy.
Czechs doing great with robots!

Posted : January 10, 2019

Czechs doing great with robots!
Urban mobility hub coming to Prague.

Posted : December 20, 2018

Urban mobility hub coming to Prague.
Pre-fame Czech icons!

Posted : December 20, 2018

Pre-fame Czech icons!
Czech toys on the rise!

Posted : December 19, 2018

Czech toys on the rise!
Czech PM resignation.

Posted : December 19, 2018

Czech PM resignation.
FYI: Prague has a Game of Thrones bar.

Posted : December 14, 2018

FYI: Prague has a Game of Thrones bar.
Learn about Czech bathtub carp!

Posted : December 14, 2018

Learn about Czech bathtub carp!
Contemplating Czechs and Brexit impact...

Posted : December 13, 2018

Contemplating Czechs and Brexit impact...
A Czech chatbot!

Posted : December 13, 2018

A Czech chatbot!
Check the Prague Playoffs!

Posted : December 13, 2018

Check the Prague Playoffs!
The Prague robot bar!

Posted : December 6, 2018

The Prague robot bar!
A new Christmas tradition!

Posted : December 6, 2018

A new Christmas tradition!
Czech culture recognized by UNESCO.

Posted : December 5, 2018

Czech culture recognized by UNESCO.
Saving the Czech carp!

Posted : December 5, 2018

Saving the Czech carp!
Saving the Czech carp!

Posted : December 5, 2018

Saving the Czech carp!
Czech cookies!

Posted : December 4, 2018

Czech cookies!
AFoCR fondly remembers a special evening in Houston with President George H. W. Bush in 2008. https://youtu.be/TTbnCeMVPU8

Posted : December 1, 2018

AFoCR fondly remembers a special evening in Houston with President George H. W. Bush in 2008. https://youtu.be/TTbnCeMVPU8
AFoCR mourns the passing of President George H. W. Bush a great president and friend of the Czech People. AFoCR remembers his historic visit to Czechoslovakia celebrating the first anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in 1990, speaking in Wenceslas Square on November 17 with President Havel at his side. It was the first visit of an American president to Czechoslovakia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_CBPhd2do

Posted : December 1, 2018

AFoCR mourns the passing of President George H. W. Bush a great president and friend of the Czech People. AFoCR remembers his historic visit to Czechoslovakia celebrating the first anniversary of...
Check out the latest from AFoCR in our fall newsletter! Hot off the press! https://afocr.org/sites/default/files/pdf/vol24_no2_all_standard.pdf

Posted : November 27, 2018

Check out the latest from AFoCR in our fall newsletter! Hot off the press! https://afocr.org/sites/default/files/pdf/vol24_no2_all_standard.pdf
Check the Prague National Museum online!

Posted : November 16, 2018

Check the Prague National Museum online!
Cruising through Prague!

Posted : November 16, 2018

Cruising through Prague!
The Czech spin on the Pied Piper!

Posted : November 15, 2018

The Czech spin on the Pied Piper!
A surprising success story!

Posted : November 15, 2018

A surprising success story!
Milan Kundera citizenship may be restored!

Posted : November 14, 2018

Milan Kundera citizenship may be restored!
Check out this Czech national treasure: hiking trails.

Posted : November 14, 2018

Check out this Czech national treasure: hiking trails.
Looking out for Czech forests.

Posted : November 2, 2018

Looking out for Czech forests.
A delicious Prague film festival.

Posted : November 1, 2018

A delicious Prague film festival.
Celebrating Czech creativity.

Posted : November 1, 2018

Celebrating Czech creativity.
Czech toys on display.

Posted : October 31, 2018

Czech toys on display.
Charging strong in Prague!

Posted : October 31, 2018

Charging strong in Prague!
The varied Czech century of history.

Posted : October 31, 2018

The varied Czech century of history.
Meet the latest Prague airport employee!

Posted : October 31, 2018

Meet the latest Prague airport employee!
https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/Tt9jCfflYE-YjScLvKc4nA2 Please come to the 2018 Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture: Miracles in the Heart of Europe. Sign up by clicking on the link below. We are fortunate to have as our distinguished speaker former Slovak Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda (1998-2006), whose far-reaching governmental reforms enabled Slovakia to enter NATO and the European Union in 2004. He is currently President of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the official think tank of the European People’s Party based in Brussels. In 2007, he was awarded the F.A. Hayek International Prize for reforms and his fight against bureaucracy. He is also a marathon runner who ran in the 2001 New York City Marathon honoring the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, an extraordinary gesture by a visiting Prime Minister. This year we celebrate the centennial of the birth of Czechoslovakia and the 25th anniversary of its peaceful separation into the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. Friday, November 16, 2018 12:00-1:00 pm 6th Floor Auditorium Wilson Center Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: 202.691.4000

Posted : October 29, 2018

https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/Tt9jCfflYE-YjScLvKc4nA2...
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Czechoslovak Independence - The Rebirth of a Nation State - October 28, 2018!! This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of an independent Czechoslovak state, a collaboration between two western Slavic nations that had been suppressed for centuries in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Slovakia had been conquered by the Hungarians by the 11th century, while the Czechs had lost their national independence to the Austrian Hapsburg Empire in 1620. The independent country was a culmination of movements for national revival. The original purpose of the movements was to revive the language, culture, and national identities of the nations, and they were led by the elites of the societies. Yet, during the 19th century, especially following the 1848 revolutions, the movements took on a political dimension and began to reach the masses on a national scale. During the latter part of the 19th century, the concept of Czechoslovakism took hold, based on a natural cultural and language affinity between Czechs and Slovaks. Before World War I, the concept was further developed, based on the premise that Czechs and Slovaks were one people, who had been united in the 9th century in the Great Moravian Empire. The seminal event for the liberation movement for an independent Czechoslovak state was World War I. The majority of Czech society did not regard the Austro-Hungarian state as its own, and the Czechs and Slovaks had little enthusiasm to fight for it against fellow Slavs, i.e. Russians and Serbs. A leader of the liberation movement emerged in the figure of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, a renowned professor of philosophy at Prague’s Charles University, who had lectured at the University of Chicago in 1902 and 1907. He had served as a deputy in the Vienna parliament, where he had advocated for reforming the Austro-Hungarian monarchy into a federal state. With the war, Masaryk left Bohemia and went into exile. Together with Edvard Beneš, a Czech, and Milan Rastislav Štefánik, a Slovak, Masaryk established the Czechoslovak National Council in Paris, which propagated the idea that Czechoslovakia should be an independent state and worked to gain Allied recognition. Significantly, the National Council organized, to fight on the side of the Allies, the Czechoslovak Legion from compatriots abroad and from military captives and deserters from the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian army. Czechoslovak troops were deployed at the front in France, Italy, and above all in Russia, where they later controlled the entire trans-Siberian railway. The Slovak and Czech territories were still under Austro-Hungarian control, so there were major centers of activity in the United States, to which tens of thousands of Czech and Slovaks had immigrated by 1914. In the spring of 1918, Masaryk came to the United States, where he obtained the support of President Wilson for an independent Czechoslovakia. In Chicago, on May 5, 1918, he was welcomed by a crowd of 150,000 filling the streets. On May 31, 1918, Czech and Slovak representatives in the United States, acting on behalf of their compatriots in Europe, signed the Pittsburgh Agreement, sanctioning the endeavor to bring about a union of the Czechs and Slovaks in an independent state. In the summer of 1918 the Allies recognized the National Council as the representative of a future Czechoslovak government, due largely to the Legion and its successful military performance. In early October 1918, Germany and Austria proposed peace negotiations, but on October 18 the National Council in Paris published the Czechoslovak declaration of independence. It was proclaimed on Wenceslas Square in Prague on October 28, 1918. Masaryk was elected as the first President of Czechoslovakia and re-elected in 1920, 1927, and 1934, resigning due to poor health in December 1935. The 20th century brought some hard times to Czechoslovakia, especially occurring in years ending with “8.” In 1938 the Munich Agreement forced Czechoslovakia to cede a portion of its territory to Nazi Germany. The Communist Party staged a coup d’état in February 1948, and in 1968 forces of the Warsaw Pact invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia to stymy an effort to reform the communist system. Finally, however, in 1989 the Velvet Revolution returned freedom and democracy to the Czech and Slovak peoples, who in January 1993 peacefully divided Czechoslovakia into the separate Czech and Slovak Republics.

Posted : October 28, 2018

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Czechoslovak Independence - The Rebirth of a Nation State - October 28, 2018!!...
Hidden beauty in Czech.

Posted : October 25, 2018

Hidden beauty in Czech.
Celebration brew!

Posted : October 25, 2018

Celebration brew!
Celebrating the centenary!

Posted : October 24, 2018

Celebrating the centenary!
Check out Prague's online pub!

Posted : October 24, 2018

Check out Prague's online pub!
Climate change hitting home for Czech beer.

Posted : October 19, 2018

Climate change hitting home for Czech beer.
Mass drumming event in Prague.

Posted : October 19, 2018

Mass drumming event in Prague.
Belmont World Film in Boston is screening two Czech films in honor of the 100th anniversary of Czech independence on October 29 and November 5. https://www.belmontworldfilm.org/calendar.html

Posted : October 18, 2018

Belmont World Film in Boston is screening two Czech films in honor of the 100th anniversary of Czech independence on October 29 and November 5. https://www.belmontworldfilm.org/calendar.html
Fascinating development at Prague Zoo.

Posted : October 18, 2018

Fascinating development at Prague Zoo.
Looking back on the best.

Posted : October 18, 2018

Looking back on the best.
Honoring Milos Forman.

Posted : October 18, 2018

Honoring Milos Forman.
Czech WWI Exhibition is now live.

Posted : October 18, 2018

Czech WWI Exhibition is now live.
Czechs shutting down Hezbollah.

Posted : October 18, 2018

Czechs shutting down Hezbollah.
Prague Signal Festival begins!

Posted : October 18, 2018

Prague Signal Festival begins!
Visual fairy tale? Invitation to visit Czech Republic? Both...

Posted : October 17, 2018

Visual fairy tale? Invitation to visit Czech Republic? Both...
Celebrating a Czech centennial!

Posted : October 3, 2018

Celebrating a Czech centennial!
Relevant exhibit opening at Prague's Letna.

Posted : October 3, 2018

Relevant exhibit opening at Prague's Letna.
Chicago citizens celebrating their Czech heritage: https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180928/chicagoans-of-czech-herritage-celebrate-centenial

Posted : October 2, 2018

Chicago citizens celebrating their Czech heritage: https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180928/chicagoans-of-czech-herritage-celebrate-centenial
The Czech Story, in photos.

Posted : October 2, 2018

The Czech Story, in photos.
The Czech city of shoes!

Posted : September 18, 2018

The Czech city of shoes!
Czech repairman app!

Posted : September 18, 2018

Czech repairman app!
"Top scorer" of the Battle of Britain Josef František will appear in a new British film Hurricane.

Posted : September 18, 2018

"Top scorer" of the Battle of Britain Josef František will appear in a new British film Hurricane.
Innovative new Czech traffic site!

Posted : September 14, 2018

Innovative new Czech traffic site!
The future is in Prague.

Posted : September 13, 2018

The future is in Prague.
Czech architect of the year!

Posted : September 13, 2018

Czech architect of the year!
Czechs countering terror.

Posted : September 13, 2018

Czechs countering terror.
Czechs preventing bridge collapses!

Posted : September 13, 2018

Czechs preventing bridge collapses!
Important totalitarianism exhibit coming...

Posted : September 5, 2018

Important totalitarianism exhibit coming...
IKEA is coming... to Wenceslas Square.

Posted : September 5, 2018

IKEA is coming... to Wenceslas Square.
One of the best-kept Czech secrets.

Posted : September 4, 2018

One of the best-kept Czech secrets.
Fantastic Norman Eisen interview.

Posted : September 4, 2018

Fantastic Norman Eisen interview.
Historic August nights of hope!

Posted : September 3, 2018

Historic August nights of hope!
New hotel conversions in Prague!

Posted : September 3, 2018

New hotel conversions in Prague!
Bagpipe Festival making noise.

Posted : September 2, 2018

Bagpipe Festival making noise.
Harleys in Czech.

Posted : September 2, 2018

Harleys in Czech.
Czech "Hunger Stones"!

Posted : September 1, 2018

Czech "Hunger Stones"!
Czechs with great labor ideas.

Posted : September 1, 2018

Czechs with great labor ideas.
It´s a small world :-)

Posted : August 29, 2018

It´s a small world :-)
No Czech comment...

Posted : August 23, 2018

No Czech comment...
On August 21, 1968 the citizens of Czechoslovakia woke to learn that their country had overnight been invaded by Soviet-led troops, deployed to crush the Prague Spring reform movement. Over 100 people were killed during the invasion, which began a two-decade occupation, sparked mass emigration and dashed dreams of a freer future for a generation.

Posted : August 21, 2018

On August 21, 1968 the citizens of Czechoslovakia woke to learn that their country had overnight been invaded by Soviet-led troops, deployed to crush the Prague Spring reform movement. Over 100...
Prague architectural concepts.

Posted : August 16, 2018

Prague architectural concepts.
Prague, the gaming capital!

Posted : August 16, 2018

Prague, the gaming capital!
How would 1968 Prague Spring and Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia look on social media?

Posted : August 15, 2018

How would 1968 Prague Spring and Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia look on social media?
100 years ago an article about fight of Czechs and Slovaks for their independence appeared at The New York Times.

Posted : August 15, 2018

100 years ago an article about fight of Czechs and Slovaks for their independence appeared at The New York Times.
Texans love their kolaches.

Posted : August 15, 2018

Texans love their kolaches.
Extremely rare stamps coming to Prague.

Posted : August 15, 2018

Extremely rare stamps coming to Prague.
Posted : August 15, 2018
Enormous plane coming to Prague!

Posted : August 15, 2018

Enormous plane coming to Prague!
Czechs reckoning with history.

Posted : August 15, 2018

Czechs reckoning with history.
China seeking Czech influence.

Posted : August 13, 2018

China seeking Czech influence.
Tragic Czech news.

Posted : August 5, 2018

Tragic Czech news.
One of the most favourite Czech summer meals are ovocné knedlíky - fruit dumplings. What happens when they are offered to people who have never tased them before?

Posted : August 1, 2018

One of the most favourite Czech summer meals are ovocné knedlíky - fruit dumplings. What happens when they are offered to people who have never tased them before?

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