Events from the Consulate General of Slovenia in New York

KAŽIPOT GOES DIGITAL
At the Consulate General we’re always looking for small ways to make our operations greener and more Earth-friendly.  This is why we have decided to make Kažipot an e-mail only publication.  
 
Kažipot itself will not change and will continue to serve as your conduit for information about Slovene events in and around New York City, as well as programs in Slovenia that may be of interest to our readers.  Those subscribers who do not have e-mail addresses will continue to receive the paper version of Kažipot.  

As always, both the most recent and back issues of Kažipot can be found at any time on the Consulate’s website at http://newyork.consulate.si.
 
 
2009 EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
 
June 4
Last day for voters with permanent residency abroad who wish to vote in Slovenia in the 2009 EU Parliamentary Elections to inform the State Election Committee of their intent.
 
June 7
2009 EU Parliamentary Elections.
 
For more information, please contact the Consulate General of Slovenia at 212-370-3006 or at clara.drew@gov.si
 
Slovene citizens with addresses registered at the Consulate General have been mailed election information and voting instructions in Slovene.  If you did not receive this information and would like to, please contact the consulate.
 
 
June 6, 2009  10:00 pm
June 14, 2009  6:00 pm
LANDSCAPE NO. 2
The 12th edition of the Brooklyn International Film festival presents the New York premier of the Slovene feature film Landscape No. 2.
 
Landscape No.2is a thriller about two burglars, Sergej and Polde, who steal a valuable painting called "Landscape No.2."  By accident, Sergej also steals a mysterious document dating back to the end of the Second World War. An ex-army officer is ordered to recover the stolen document, which triggers a diabolic mechanism of the past, the post-war execution of Nazi collaborators.
 
Landscape No. 2 was directed by Vinko Möderndorfer and stars Marko Mandić, Slobodan Ćustić, Barbara Cerar, Maja Martina Merljak, and Janez Hočevar, with music by Borut Kržišnik.
 
For more information on Landscape No. 2 and to purchase tickets go to http://www.wbff.org/films/detail.asp?fid=1001.
 
Brooklyn Heights Cinema
70 Henry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Tel:  (718) 388-4306
email:  2009wbff.org

 
June 6, 2009 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
POTICA MAKING DEMONSTRATION
The Slovenian Women's Union of America, Branch 93-NYC, will present a demonstration of making traditional potica. Mia Branc, who caters for all events at the Church of St. Cyril, will conduct the workshop.
 
For more details and to RSVP please call (201) 947-6336 or e-mail swuabranch93nyc@gmail.com by June 5th.
 
The Church of St. Cyril
62 St. Mark's Place (E 8th St.)
New York, NY 10003
web: www.swuanyc.org
 
 
June 9, 2009 7:00 pm
WAYWARD PEN FOUNDATION GALA FUNDRAISER AND BENEFIT PARTY
Wayward Pen Foundation (www.waywardpen.org) is a recently established nonprofit organization whose mission is to represent Slovenian and Eastern-European art (visual art, music, film and theater) in the United States. The organization's cornerstone project for 2009-10 will be the American premiere of The Corridor,an award-winning play by Matjaž Zupančič, one of the foremost playwrights and directors in Slovenia today.
 
Upon its launch, the Foundataion is organizing a gala fundraiser and benefit party at Civetta, a new So-Ho restaurant. The guests will be treated to jazz music by Jeni Fujita (vocals), Lenart Krečič (saxophone) and Gašper Bertoncelj (drums); illustrations by up-and-coming Slovene illustrator Urh Sobocan and a short highlight from The Corridor. There will also be a benefit auction featuring art works by Urh Sobocan and exclusive packages from a variety of organizations.
 
Tickets for the event can be purchased at http://www.tickettrunk.com/event/buy/144.  To donate without purchasing a ticket, please go to http://www.waywardpen.org/support.html.
 
Civetta Restaurant
98 Kenmare St, New York, NY
email:  rsvp@waywardpen.org
web:  www.waywardpen.org
 
 
June 9-11, 2009    
ISLAM IN EUROPE—INSULT:  FRACTURED STATES?
This three-evening symposium gathers prominent, cross-sector speakers from diverse disciplines and the Muslim diaspora to share country-specific perspectives on Muslim communities’ integration in European society.

The Consulate General of Slovenia is proud to be a supporting member of this event and pleased to be bringing Bosnian artist Nebojša Šerić Shoba to the panel Youth:  The Future.
This program is a part of the ongoing on going festival, Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas, co-presented by the Asia Society, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and New York University Center for Dialogues.  
 
June 9, 7:00 pm
Opening Event: How Did We Get Here?
 
June 10, 6:00 pm
Migration Policy, Response and Reaction: The Status Quo
 
June 10, 7:30 pm              
Youth:  The Future
 
June 11, 5:00 pm
The Media:  A Catalyst for Change
 
June 11, 7.30 pm                
Concluding session  
 
For the full program go to http://www.nypl.org/live.  Tickets are $25 general admission and $15 for library donors, seniors and students with valid identification. Tickets may be purchased through www.smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.
 
New York Public Library
42nd Street and Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
 
 
July 13 - July 26, 2009
HELLO, THIS IS THE SLOVENE MEDITERRANEAN:  HALO 2009
The Faculty of Humanities Koper and the Science and Research Centre of Koper at the University of Primorska is pleased to announce its 16th Slovene Language Summer Course on the Slovene Coast.  
 
The course is intended for all who wish to learn Slovene or improve their knowledge of the language while getting to know Slovenia and its culture by spending two pleasant summer weeks by the Slovene sea.
 
For more information on HALO 2009 please go to www.fhs.upr.si/index.cgi?m=11&id=316.
 
University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre of Koper
UP SRC
Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper
00386 5 66 37 700
info@zrs-kp.si
http://www.zrs-kp.si
 
 
June 29 - July 10, 2009
Application deadline:  June 16, 2009
YOUTH SUMMER SCHOOL OF SLOVENE LANGUAGE
The traditional Summer School at the Center for Slovene as a Second language has a younger sister, the Youth Summer School of Slovene.   Now in its fourth year, the course runs for two weeks.  Lessons are held in the morning and there is a varied social program in the afternoons and evenings, intended to acquaint participants with Slovene culture, history, and contemporary reality.
 
For more information on the school and scholarship opportunities, please go to  http://www.centerslo.net/l2.asp?L1_ID=1&L2_ID=2&LANG=eng.  
 
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Arts
Centre for Slovene as a Second Language
Courses of Slovene
Kongresni trg 12
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: + 386 (0)1 241 86 48