Fall/Winter 2010 Meeting Dates - Doors open at 1:00 pm with a pot luck meal generally served at 1:30 pm, followed by a business meeting and entertainment.
Dinner is free to members and $5 for non-members. Members are expected to bring a dish to share. All Meeting at the KofC Hall, 1330 S. Mountain View Ave. on the East Side of Tucson near 22nd and Swan. Mountain View is one block to the East of the intersection of Swan and 22nd St.
Sunday, September 12, 2010. Menu: Entree catered by the Amber Restaurant - for this meal we will need to have you let us know you will be there - phone 674-1601 to RSVP. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. For this meeting, your Club officers will lead a discussion of the Club's future. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
Sunday, October 10, 2010. Menu will be Bratwurst and saurkraut/potatos for an Oktoberfest meal. Bring a side dish or dessert. Entertainment will be the Bouncing Czechs Polka Band to provide the appropriate Oktoberfest music for your dancing and listening pleasure.
Sunday, November 14, 2010. Meeting Cancelled
Sunday, December 12, 2010. Special Holiday Party with traditional Roast Pork/Dumpling Dinner with all the fixings. Entertainment by the Bouncing Czechs. Reservations will be required.
Czech – Slovak –American Club of Tucson Invites you to
SPECIAL HOLIDAY - MIKULAS - CELEBRATION
Sunday, December the 12th, 2010
Location: Come to Knights of Columbus at 1330 S Mountain View at 1:00 p.m.
We start at 1:30 PM.
Price: Current CSA Members and all children up to 12 years are free; All guests $10
Kindly please RSVP by December 6, 2010. Call our Treasurer George Coffos: 404-3255 or send George an Email.
Price at the door: $18
Holiday Special Lunch Menu:
Our main dish will be Baked Fish and Roasted Chicken with Potatoes, Steamed Vegetables, Fruits, Pastries, Rolls and Cake. Czech and Slovak beers will be $3
ENTERTAINMENT:
Bouncing Czechs special musical performance for listening and dancing.
We will also celebrate in the spirit of an old Czechoslovakian tradition Mikulas, Andel a Cert – St Nicholas, Angel and Devil will visit us to listen to all children presenting their Christmas carols, reciting poems or singing songs. The Fairy Trinity will encourage the parents to share with us how were the children behaving during the year and if they deserve reward or “reward”. There will be lots of activities and playful contests and lots of nice prizes for performing children. The Mikulas, himself, will direct all participants and His helpers will ‘encourage’ the kids to take part in.
If you can, please bring a raffle prize. You will have one ticket for free and you
will add to the fun. Raffle tickets are $1/ticket or $5 for 6 tickets.
Please plan to join us for this very special Sunday in December.
We will also be celebrating, tigether, the 50+ years of our Czech - Slovak Club and announce changes planned for the future which will involve moving to a much less structured yearly program with fewer get-togethers, probably at different venues.
Old Town Square in Prague
One of the features of Old Town Square is the Astronomical Clock.
The Town Hall acquired its first clock at the beginning of 15th century, when it was rebuilt by a master clockmaker called Hanus. He was blinded by the local councilors, in order to prevent him from making a reproduction of the clock elsewhere. It has been repaired many times over the years. The current mechanism of the clock was perfected by Jan Taborsky between 1552-1572.
In Czech Republic, St. Nicholas is called Svaty Mikalas and is believed to climb to earth down from heaven on a golden rope along with his companions: an angel and a whip-carrying devil.
They will be visiting us on December 12 - You won't want to miss it!
