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Christmas Midnight Mass St. Vitus Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Blessing of the Nativity and placement of infant Jesus into the manger.
Silent Night (Sung by the St. Vitus Choir) (Flash Player required to view)
Ave Maria (Sung by the St. Vitus Choir) (Flash Player required to view)
Open Call by the Ministry of Culture
Slovenian Ministry of Culture
has announced an open call for
collecting proposals for
promoting Slovenian culture
abroad in the year of 2009.
The main aim of this public call
is to finance extraordinary
cultural projects, connecting
specifics of Slovenian culture
with European extensiveness
and manage to contribute to the
promotion of Slovenian culture.
Projects should promote
Slovenian culture in the
following areas: visual arts
(hosting an existent exhibition),
performance arts (participation
at festivals), music (hosting solo
performers or ensembles),
literature (introducing
translations of Slovenian
literature abroad), cultural
heritage (hosting an existent
exhibition), and multimedia art
(hosting the projects
abroad).
The call is open for public or
private entities, as well as for
individuals, who meet the
requirements. For detailed
information, please visit the
web site of the Ministry of
Culture.
Slovenian Winter School Course
The Center for Slovene as a Second Foreign
Language in Ljubljana announces its 15th annual
Slovenian Winter School Course. The two-week long
course will take place from January 26 through
February 6, 2009. The intensive nature of the course
means that it is particularly suitable for people wanting to learn as much as possible in as short a time as
possible. Students can choose from a four-hour course day to a more intensive six hour course day,
depending on preference. The accompanying Winter School Social Program offers afternoon and weekend
activities in which participants are introduced to Slovenian culture and society.
Bernarda Fink expertly lures listeners
into Schubert, Dvorak art song
Art songs place performers and listeners in the most intimate of musical
relationships. A story about lost love or other poetic subjects is sung to eager recipients. We listen to every word, even in a language we might not know, and take in every physical gesture as if they are matters of revelation and trust.
MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES ABOUND IN PUSTOVANJE, SLOVENIA
The time when the coldness of winter gives way to a more pleasant spring has
traditionally been associated with numerous festivities around the country. The most
festive celebration marking the beginning of a new season and agricultural cycle is known as pust, the carnival season, which in 2009 will take place between 19 and 25 February.
Cleveland Museum of Art
CMA’s VIVA! & Gala Around Town Presents Bernarda Fink
CLEVELAND (DATE)—The Cleveland Museum of Art’s (CMA) acclaimed VIVA! & Gala Around Town concert series presents Bernarda Fink on January 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Reinberger Chamber Hall in Severance Hall. She is joined by pianist Anthony Spiri.
The Slovenian Genealogy Society International needs you! We specialize in helping you find your Slovenian roots. As a member, you have access to valuable research information to make your research easier and more rewarding...
For Cleveland’s Slovenian community, the Glasbena Matica Singing Society was the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway and Mormon Tabernacle Choir every time the velvet curtain parted on the stage of the Slovenian National Home. From its inception seventy-five years ago, the ensemble evolved into the country’s most accomplished Slovenian chorus
The Center for Slovene as a Second Foreign
Language in Ljubljana announces its 15th annual
Slovenian Winter School Course. The two-week long
course will take place from January 26 through
February 6, 2009. The intensive nature of the course
means that it is particularly suitable for people wanting to learn as much as possible in as short a time as
possible. Students can choose from a four-hour course day to a more intensive six hour course day,
depending on preference. The accompanying Winter School Social Program offers afternoon and weekend
activities in which participants are introduced to Slovenian culture and society.
Screening of a Documentary on Life of Janko Lavrin
The documentary “All Slovene, all Russian, all English, and all cosmopolitan - the portrait of Janko Lavrin (1887 – 1986)” tells the life story of a Slovene intellectual, who spent most of his time abroad, first in Russia and then in Great Britain; but never forgot that he was a Slovene, born in Krupa, Bela krajina.
In 1915, as a young journalist he reported from the Balkan about World War I.
Slovenian film industry is
receiving a special attention this
November at the cultural center
AFI Silver in Sivler Spring, MD.
With a program of 8 Slovenian
movies, from past and present
times, Washington movie-goers
will get a chance to really
experience the Slovenian cultural
character, country’s expression of
it’s identity, and last but not
least, it’s take on the global
narratives, as it is reflected
through the Slovenian cinema.
Slovenian soprano
Sabina Cvilak will be for the
second year in a row part of a
performance, marking the
opening of the fall season at the
Washington National Opera.
Starting next week, Cvilak will
perform as Micaёla in Georges
Bizet’s Carmen. Next to such
great name as Denyce Graves,
who is known around the world
for her portrayal of Carmen,
Sabina Cvilak’s performance is
highly anticipated by opera
lovers.
Not many people know much about Slovenia, but it is a tiny diamond and well worth the trip to find out
more, says DAVE ROBSON ...
SO how much do you know about Slovenia? No, me neither. I’d heard of its capital Ljubljana, although spelling it proved a challenge, but other
than that – let’s say it wouldn’t be my specialist subject on Mastermind. So when the chance of a week at a Keycamp holiday home in Ljubljana offered itself, it had to be
taken.
Marko Nabersnik's Petelinji Zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast), centering
on forbidden love in a sleepy
town, is Slovenia's entry for
foreign-language film in the
Academy Awards.
Slovene cuisine: Simple, hearty food infused with an Old World spirit
Klavdij Pirih is trying to be polite, but he has had enough of my notetaking and
questions.
"How much did you use?" I ask, so absorbed in getting down on paper every detail about his Slovene
dumplings that I haven't noticed that the chef has stopped blending together his mix of water, flour, eggs and
salt.
Pirih is a chef at the Kenda Manor hotel, a 14th-century Relais & Châteaux property in the tranquil town of
Spodna Idrija, where I stayed and took cooking and wine-tasting classes last fall. He is eager to share with me
and several other students his version of idrijski zlikrofi, potato balls flavored with bacon, onions and herbs that
are wrapped and cooked in a thin dough.
Slovenia's distinctive wines find a wider audience
In the ever-widening world of wine, Slovenia -- the South Central European country bordered
by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- is emerging as a promising new producer with an
idiosyncratic personality. A generation of post-Yugoslav era vintners is reclaiming a lost
tradition of family winemaking, and they're getting more of their wines into the hands of
American wine lovers.
Slovenian proverb says: Far from eyes, far from heart. I am glad that it is not true in the case of American
Slovenians. As my wife and I came to the U.S.A. we did not know, what to expect...
Slovenia's Finest Films Showing at the Cleveland Cinematheque, Sundays in August
Enjoy the rare opportunity to view classic films from Slovenia throughout August. The film series "Six Decades of Slovenian Cinema" is the first time many of the country's most important films will be shown in the city with more Slovenians outside of Europe. Many of these films won't be seen again in the U. S. for a long time. If you love movies and have never seen one from Slovenia, take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime screenings....
July 4th Party Celebration -- Trio of Slovene-American Singers
The US Embassy in Slovenia was looking for a group to sing the American and Slovenian National Anthems at the July 3rd celebration. The members of the new men's group, 'Mi Smo Mi' would be in Ljubljana at that time for Poletna Sola, so they got together a recording of...
Construction is underway on the SMA’s first floor spaces, with plans for further future expansion. The
SMA recently purchased Past Perfect Software (museum and archival specific software) as well as
computers, scanners, cameras and copiers to assist in the implementation of professional archiving
procedures of all items that are donated....
The new website http://www.slotraveler.com bills itself as
THE NUMBER ONE TRAVELER SITE FOR SLOVENIA.
This interactive site features Cultural Heritage, Natural Heritage, Culture, Favors of Slovenia, Spa &
Wellness, Entertainment & Sport and Accommodation sections. Currently slotraveler.com is available
in Slovenian and English.
SLOVENIA: Strategically placed at the intersection of two key
international corridors, Slovenian Railways is well placed to act as
a hub linking east and west, but it must face up to emerging
competition in the lucrative freight market. Chris Jackson asked
SZ Director-General Tomaz Schara about the challenges and
opportunities that lie ahead.
Marko Nabersnik's Petelinji Zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast), centering
on forbidden love in a sleepy
town, is Slovenia's entry for
foreign-language film in the
Academy Awards...
Bernarda Fink in Concert
Klavdij Pirih is trying to be polite, but he has had enough of my notetaking and
questions. 
