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Sokol
Minnesota
presents the 21st
Czech Slovak Festival
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, September 19
Highland Park Pavilion
Montreal Avenue two blocks north of West 7th Street
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We welcome guests of all backgrounds to join us in this
celebration that dates back
to our 1860's immigration into St. Paul's West End.
 Czech
and Slovak Sokol Minnesota is gearing up for its 21st annual Czech Slovak
Festival September 19 at the Highland Park Pavilion in St. Paul, 11 a.m. - 5
p.m. This free festival truly reflects the ethnic and immigrant culture
back to the first Czech Slovak settlement (for a brief time known as
Bohemian Hill ) in St. Paul's West End/West 7th Street neighborhoods since
1860's. The hall at 383 Michigan Street at West 7th is the
oldest theater and national hall in Minnesota, and the oldest Czech Slovak
Hall in the US. The festival program features folk music (Slov-Czech Trio,
Zuhrah Shine Band, concertinas) and folk dancing (three children’s groups
and one adult that will celebrate its 50th year soon), menu of
Moravian Kurací Paprikáš s Knedlíkem/Chicken Paprika with Dumplings; /Uzená
vepřová žebírka/Czech Pork Ribs with Dumplings & Sauerkraut; Slovakian
/Holupki or Polena Kapusta/Slovakian Cabbage Roll with Halusky
Kapustou/blended boiled dumplings, steamed cabbage, roasted bacon;
Pirohy/Potato and Cheese Dumplings; Jiternice/sausage); Chlebíčky/open face
sandwiches. For desserts, our sweet shop presents wonderful Slovak walnut
and poppyseed potica and several varieties of kolache (Czech pastries). A
St. Paul Fire Department fire engine will herald a boy's and girl's bike
raffles. Traditional beverages will also be served!
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Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota is affiliated with American Sokol, which grew out of an international movement founded in 1862 by Dr.
Miroslav Tyrs. We are a social, cultural, educational and gymnastic organization. Through our many social activities and educational programs, we
seek to preserve and transmit the vitality of our Czech, Slovak and immigrant heritage to future generations.
The historic
Česko-Slovanský Podporujíc
í Spolek (C.S.P.S.) Hall at 383 Michigan Street in Saint Paul has been our home since its construction in
1887, and the focal point for our activities in Saint Paul. It was declared a National and State Historic Site in 1977, placed on the National
Register of Historic Sites, and is the longest serving Czech-Slovak cultural center in the United States.
Czech & Slovak Sokol Minnesota
welcomes all who share an interest in history, culture, gymnastics and good fellowship. You need not be Czech or Slovak to be a member.
Activities at our historic C.S.P.S Hall include:
- Ethnic dinners featuring Czech and Slovak Menus
- Cultural celebrations including
Šibřinky (Czech Mardi Gras) Dance, Czech-Slovak Festival (October),
Fall Harvest Dinner and Dance (November), Children's and Adult
Christmas parties,
and the Festival of Nations (through the International Institute of Minnesota)
- Monthly meetings with programs
- Children's folk dancing groups and culture camp
- Young girls' gymnastics program and competitions
- Senior activities (singing, exercise and social groups)
including participation in national and international programs
- Educational classes (language, cooking, genealogy)
- Film series and musical events
- Partnerships with related cultural and historic organizations including the
Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota and the
Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International (CGSI)
- Gift shop with imported items
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