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Vodafest 2013 - Czech and Slovak Festival

Date: 
Saturday, 16 March 2013 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Austrian Club
90 Sheehan Road
Heidelberg West, VIC 3081
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The third Vodafest Czech and Slovak festival will take place on 16 March 2013 at the Austrian Club in Heidelberg West. This year’s new location will be more convenient for more people. This will be an opportunity to showcase your heritage. Please bring your Aussie friends and neighbours with you as we’re hoping for a bumper crowd.

See you there for regional costumes, folkdancing, tasty local specialties, activities for children and much, much more!

Dancing Night with Vintage Blue Band

Date: 
Saturday, 13 October 2012 - 8:00pm
Location: 
National House
597 Queensberry Street
North Melbourne, VIC
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Come and enjoy an evening of Czech music with Vintage Blue Band. The traditional guitar band formation with singer Ivana Kolingerova, solo guitarist Premysl Kunz and the acoustic 12-string guitar player Ivan Zachar will introduce some of their own songs and play famous Czech music songs.

Entry fee: $10, includes a glass of wine or shot.

Saint Wenceslaus Day at Sumava

Date: 
Sunday, 30 September 2012 - 2:00pm
Location: 
Sumava Peksa Park
46 Locks Way
Belgrave South, VIC
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The day of Saint Wenceslaus, the patron of Czech emigrants, is celebrated annually with a traditional lunch, holy mass and a remembrance ceremony. Lunch will be served from 12pm, followed by holy mass celebrated by Father Peter Dikos at 2pm. At 3pm, memory of lost countrymen will be remembered. An entertainment program with traditional raffle will close the day at Sumava.

Czech and Slovak Newsletter - September 2012

Submitted by Jan Tomka on Fri, 21/09/2012 - 2:13pm

Dear friend,

Welcome to the September issue of the Czech and Slovak Newsletter. The planning of the next festival is underway and we'll use this newsletter to keep you updated. In the next month's issue we'll announce the date and place of VodaFest 2013.

Even if place was to change, the festival has been closely associated with Sumava Peksa Park from day one. The Vodafest Association committee thought this would be a good time to express their thanks to the caretakers of the park and donate part of this year's proceeds towards maintenance of this community centre. For more details, please, visit our website at http://bit.ly/Ul1G1t

In this issue:

  • Australian Slovaks' Association in Victoria Inc. Annual General Meeting

  • ASAV Funraiser / Fundraiser

  • Saint Wenceslaus Day at Sumava

  • Dancing Night with Vintage Blue Band

  • Slovaks in Australia in The 2013 Australia Day March

Czech and Slovak Newsletter - August 2012

Submitted by Jan Tomka on Tue, 21/08/2012 - 1:00am

Dear friend,

Welcome to the August issue of your newsletter. Ahead of us is another month full of events that we hope will be of interest to the members of Czech and Slovak communities in Victoria, Australia.

In this issue:

  • Vodafest - Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Annual General Meeting

  • Czech Philharmonic Concerts at the Arts Centre

  • Father’s Day Function at the Slovak House

  • Father's Day Lunch and a Concert at the National House

  • Working Bee at Sumava Peksa Park

Czech Philharmonic Concerts at the Arts Centre

Date: 
Sunday, 26 August 2012 - 2:00pm
Location: 
Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St. Kilda Rd
Melbourne, VIC 3000
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Join us for this rare opportunity to hear one of the great orchestras of the world in these two exclusive concerts for Arts Centre Melbourne. Classical music lovers and the classically curious alike can relish a night spent in the company of these extraordinary musicians.

Vodafest - Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Annual General Meeting

The Association held its Annual General Meeting on 5 August. The committee of management for the next year and the upcoming VodaFest 2013 - Czech and Slovak Festival is: Katarina Tomka (president), Lucia Mikulova (vice-president), Sandra Klepetko (secretary), Anne Fieldhouse (treasurer), Lucie Skaife and Miroslav Dinka.

Czech and Slovak Newsletter - July 2012

Submitted by Jan Tomka on Thu, 12/07/2012 - 1:00am

Dear friend,

Welcome to another issue of your newsletter. We hope winter has been treating you well. The month of August is going to be especially busy with three active Slovak and/or Czech incorporated associations holding their annual general meetings. This is a good time for all community supporters to get involved.

In this issue:

  • VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Annual General Meeting

  • Sokol Melbourne Inc. Annual General Meeting

  • Slovak Social and Cultural Club “Ludovit Stur” Inc. Annual General Meeting

  • Slovak Little School

  • Gypsy Ball

  • Pork Feast at Sokol

VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association Inc. Annual General Meeting

Date: 
Sunday, 5 August 2012 - 5:00pm
Location: 
National House
597 Queensberry Street
North Melbourne, VIC
See map: Google Maps

VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association Inc. invites all its members and general public to the Annual General Meeting to be held on 5. August 2012 from 5pm at the National House.

Czech and Slovak Newsletter - March 2012

Submitted by Jan Tomka on Wed, 21/03/2012 - 10:32pm

Dear friend,

Welcome to the March issue of your newsletter, which is just one of the activities of the VodaFest-Czech and Slovak Association, the main one being the Czech and Slovak Festival that took place a few weeks ago.

In this issue:

  • VodaFest 2012
  • Easter Craft Workshop at Sumava
  • Easter Dinner Dance at Laverton
  • Pork Festival "Zabijacka" at Koliba
  • Ander z Kosic in Australia

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