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Houby Days in Czech Village

Visit Czech Village on May 19 and May 20 for the Czech Village Association's annual Houby Days festival! NCSML events during the weekend: Saturday, May 19 St. Paul South Bagpipe Ensemble 12:30pm - 1:30pm Location: Kosek Bandstand in Czech Village New to Houby Days for 2018, the St. Paul South Bohemian Bagpipe Ensemble is a...

Houby Days in Czech Village

Visit Czech Village on May 19 and May 20 for the Czech Village Association's annual Houby Days festival! NCSML events during the weekend: Saturday, May 19 St. Paul South Bagpipe Ensemble 12:30pm - 1:30pm Location: Kosek Bandstand in Czech Village New to Houby Days for 2018, the St. Paul South Bohemian Bagpipe Ensemble is a...

Summer Theatre Adventure Auditions

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

Cost: Free; for students ages 7-14 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure is partnering with NCSML this summer to bring old Czech and Slovak fairytales to life on the stage! All interested students are invited to try out for parts in the production in this audition session. Visit the Playtime Poppy website for more information: https://playtimepoppy.org/education/summer-theatre-adventure/

Summer Theatre Adventure Auditions

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

Cost: Free; for students ages 7-14 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure is partnering with NCSML this summer to bring old Czech and Slovak fairytales to life on the stage! All interested students are invited to try out for parts in the production in this audition session. Visit the Playtime Poppy website for more information: https://playtimepoppy.org/education/summer-theatre-adventure/

New Bohemia Walking Tour with Mark Stoffer Hunter

Masaryk Park 1399 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, United States

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, 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...

New Bohemia Walking Tour with Mark Stoffer Hunter

Masaryk Park 1399 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, United States

Cost:  $5 for members of The History Center or the NCSML; $7 for non-members Join Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian at The History Center, 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...

Music @ the Museum: Emil Viklický’s Grand Moravia Trio

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

Tickets: $25 VIP Front Rows; $18 general admission; $10 student admission. Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Emil Viklický will return to offer concert-goers his unique and expressive take on Moravian Jazz, and this time he’s bringing two spectacular guests! Joining Emil will be double bass player Petr Dvorsky from the Czech Republic, and for the first...

Music @ the Museum: Emil Viklický’s Grand Moravia Trio

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

Tickets: $25 VIP Front Rows; $18 general admission; $10 student admission. Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Emil Viklický will return to offer concert-goers his unique and expressive take on Moravian Jazz, and this time he’s bringing two spectacular guests! Joining Emil will be double bass player Petr Dvorsky from the Czech Republic, and for the first...

Free First Saturdays for Students: On the Right Tracks

Cost: Free for students, regular admission for nonstudents. During World War I, the Czechoslovakians rode the Trans-Siberian Railways East across Russia. Between 1915 and17, 60,000 Czechs and Slovaks signed up to fight for the Russian Tsar against the Austro-Hungarian Empire who had held control of the Czech lands for more than a century. Students can...