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June 8, 2009
Finding SloveniaA Book Talk with Author, Jacqueline Widmar Stewart
7:00 PM – Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Finding Slovenia, A Guide to Old Europe’s New Country is a new book, published in English, that is a combination travel-guide, monograph and personal reflection by Jacqueline Widmar Stewart. Her story is told in a mosaic of forms about a new country that emerged from Old Europe and finally realized its ideals of freedom and learning. Many people have never heard of the little place that perches in the Julian Alps and spills down to the Adriatic Sea. Endowed with unsurpassed natural beauty and vastly varied landscapes, the country has maintained its love for small farms; fresh produce markets and hiking trails. Slovenia remains unspoiled, authentic, and extremely hospitable. Visitors are welcome to share a love for culture, the great outdoors, good food, drink and camaraderie. Jacqueline Widmar Stewart, the granddaughter of Slovenian immigrants, completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and German from the University of Colorado and a Masters Degree in French from the University of Michigan. In 1970, she earned a law degree at Stanford University. In addition to her law career, she ran an art gallery, founded an educational nonprofit corporation, and managed the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation for ten years. In 2003 Mrs. Widmar Stewart published her first book, The Glaciers’ Treasure Trove: A Field Guide to the Lake Michigan Riviera. Her newest book, Finding Slovenia, A Guide to Old Europe’s New Country was recently published by Mladinska knjiga in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Anthony W. Hiti, AIA - President Other Local News ArticlesJune 2010
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The Slovenian-American Heritage Foundation invites all to attend the fifth talk in our 2009 Lecture Series. The Foundation is extremely pleased to be joining with the Slovenska Narodna Čitalnica (Slovenian National Library) to present a book talk with the Jacqueline Widmar Stewart, author of a new book entitled Finding Slovenia. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Wednesday June 24th at 7:00 PM in the meeting room of the Euclid Public Library, 631 East 222nd Street in Euclid, Ohio. A coffee and strudel social will follow the lecture.