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*Postponed* Egg Decorating with Master Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

*Postponed, new date TBD* You don’t want to miss your chance to learn how to do this unique art form with our very own Master Folk Artist, Marj Nejdl. Class participants will learn how to decorate eggs using the batik/wax resist method. Each student will leave with new knowledge and one finished egg. For ages...

*Postponed* Egg Decorating with Master Folk Artist Marj Nejdl

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 1400 Inspiration Pl SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

*Postponed, new date TBD* You don’t want to miss your chance to learn how to do this unique art form with our very own Master Folk Artist, Marj Nejdl. Class participants will learn how to decorate eggs using the batik/wax resist method. Each student will leave with new knowledge and one finished egg. For ages...

**SOLD OUT** Immigrant Foodways: Mushroom Sauce and Dumplings

**SOLD OUT** Vegetarian meals are a big tradition in Czech cooking and in this class, we will cover one the most popular. Come to learn how to prepare a delicious and creamy mushroom sauce with a side of sliced dumplings.Immigrant Foodways is moving online! Chef Tom Slepicka is offering a five-class course of Classic and...

Lunch & Learn: COVID – 19 and our Maturing Population in the V4 and the US

Take a break from your day and hear from experts all over the world on topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for our inaugural virtual Lunch & Learn series focusing on transatlantic issues. The Visegrad Group, also known as the Visegrad Four or simply V4, is the cultural and political alliance of four...

** SOLD OUT ** Intro to Slovak Language & Culture

** SOLD OUT ** The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library recently partnered with Andrea Siebenmann, a native Slovak speaker, to offer online Slovak language and culture lessons. Class begins on Monday, June 15. Each class will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Central Time every Monday from June 15 through August 3....

Lunch & Learn: COVID– 19 and the Medical Response across the Atlantic

Take a break from your day and hear from experts all over the world on topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for our inaugural virtual Lunch & Learn series focusing on transatlantic issues. Our second webinar will be a much broader focus on COVID-19, comparing and contrasting responses in the United States, Czech...

The Harlem Renaissance and Czech Independence: A Poetry Workshop

In this program students will study the relationship between Harlem Renaissance Writer, Langston Hughes, and Czech Poet, Ivan Blatny, through their poetry. As African American writers like Langston Hughes used Czech independence as a model for resistance, Czech writers like Blatny used American writers like Hughes as a model for the freedom of self-expression. Students...

History on Tap: The Art of Climate Change

History on Tap has moved online! To celebrate our new Artist’s as Activists exhibition, artist, curator, and educator, Vero Rose Smith, will provide a brief history of environmental art and activism. History on Tap is meant to be a fun, casual approach to learning about history and culture at the NCSML, breweries and wineries. Be...

Lunch & Learn: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Higher Education

Take a break from your day and hear from experts all over the world on topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for our inaugural virtual Lunch & Learn series focusing on transatlantic issues. The effects of COVID-19 have impacted the entire world in all facets of life. Larkin University President, Professor Rudi H....