As we look to the 2020 Olympics in 2021, join National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and Sokol Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 21 at 6 p.m. for a special event to kick off the Olympics. The program will begin with a live broadcast from Slovakia featuring Mr. Martin Gilian, a member of a...
Playwright Mary Swander is a fourth generation Iowan, Poet Laureate of Iowa, and a distinguished professor of English at Iowa State. She worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Dennis Chamberlin, and Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival award-winner Matt Foss to create Vang, a two-person play about recent immigrant farmers. Swander and Chamberlin interviewed and photographed...
This Czech sauerkraut soup is something out of this world — full of flavor, but still light tasting. This soup will deliver a great gourmet experience, as well as a lot of antioxidants and vitamins thanks to the sauerkraut. Perfect for any time of the year, it's refreshing with its lightness on hot summer days...
Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, Cedar Rapids Historian, for a walking tour of the historic New Bohemia neighborhood. Learn about the evolution of this unique Bohemian commercial district from the early 1870s through the present day. Mark will highlight the special stories associated with the architectural landmarks. The tour will begin at the Czech School location...
Pork is very popular in the Czech Republic, and in this class we are going to bring the pork cut the respect that it deserves. Prepared using an herb crust, you’ll learn how to cook it to perfection – juicy and tender. Our pork tenderloin will be served with a creamy spinach sauce which compliments...
Vegetarian dishes are a big tradition in Czech cuisine, and in this lesson we are going to prepare one of the most popular vegetarian dishes in the Czech Republic — creamy green beans served with light and airy mashed potatoes and perfectly cooked hard-boiled eggs. As a refreshing addition, we are going to also prepare...
The first part of our two-part virtual dialogue series aims to raise conversation about issues related to food, hunger, and the environment by creating an opportunity to listen to people directly involved in these topics. Just in Lynn and Johnson counties, thousands of adults and children struggle with having enough nutritional food to eat. Yet,...
Even though this cake originated in Armenia, it has been one of Czechs’ most favorite cakes for more than two decades. Honey cake has six layers, and each is filled with absolutely perfect and easy-to-make sweet pastry cream that is tied together with a lot of ground walnuts. Note: Suitable for vegetarians.Our popular virtual cooking...
This meal is a traditional favorite served in restaurants in the Czech Republic, often enjoyed at special occasions. This dish brings together a perfect balance of tender and juicy chicken with peach and nicely melted Swiss and Brie cheese. This meal is one-of-a-kind, absolutely delicious, and sure to become one of your most special Czech...
