32nd Annual Slovak Heritage Festival
Schedule
Sun Nov 06 2022 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Location
University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA
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It’s one of America’s biggest annual Slovak events with live performances of song and dance, lectures, displays, Slovak food, pastries and gift items.Now in person again!
Come out to the 32nd Annual Slovak Heritage Festival for an afternoon of food, music, dancing, and more!
As always, it’s free for all. Street Parking is free on Sundays, most park in Soldiers and Sailors across the street for a flat rate fee.
Festival Schedule
12:00 Opening, Slovak National Anthem, Introductions
12:15 Pittsburgh Area Slovaks (PAS)
12:45 Fujara Music by Ben Sorensen
1:00 Alena Kotlan, Slovak Accordion Songs
1:20 Helene Cincebeaux, Slovak Folk Dress & Parade of Kroj
1:40 Jerry Jumba Slovak and Rusyn Accordion Songs
2:25 Rusynskŷ Betjare (Rusyn Rascals)
3:15 Pirohy Triathlon Competition
3:20 The Pittsburgh Slovakians
Lectures - Room 332
1:30 PM 30 years since independence – proud Slovakia facing a perfect storm
Ambassador Javorčík who will discuss the major events from the history of the independent Slovak Republic. 30 years ago, Czecho-Slovakia split into two independent countries, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. This is now known as the “Velvet divorce” due to its peaceful nature on January 1, 1993.
2:30 PM 30 years of the Slovak Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh
What is the vision for the future?
The new director of the Slovak Studies Program Dr. Kamenárová will share more about what the program offers to college students and community members and present her vision for the future of this unique and valuable program.
Dennis Ragan studied the Slovak language under the late Prof. Martin Votruba and will address the requisites for learning Slovak, the importance of instructor-led learning and exposure to spoken Slovak, learning Slovak grammar, and other resources available to aid learners.
3:30 PM Za Boha a Národ: How the Slovak-American Press Helped Define Slovak-American Culture
This talk will highlight how the Slovak-American Press in many ways shaped the Slovak-American identity, sometimes in ways that did not reflect the realities of the Slovak experience in America.
Slovak Americans still feel the implications today in how they view themselves as well as how they view their history in America.
Film Series
Ask at Home 1968 Documentary by Barbora Bereznakova
1 PM and 3 PM Showings in Room 232 CL
A documentary encouraging the intergenerational dialogue about political event's impact on family lives in CZECHOSLOVAKIA over the 20th century where the regime changed over four times in a hundred years. This film focuses on the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, which has many similarities with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Treasures of Slovakia
Running continuously throughout the day in the Czechoslovak Nationality Room - Room 113 CL
This video from the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is a virtual tour of their exhibit “Treasures of Slovakia” that tells the story of the history and culture of Slovakia.
Czech and Slovak Christmas Traditions
Running continuously throughout the day in the Czechoslovak Nationality Room - Room 113 CL
Czechoslovak Nationality Committee Vice Chairman, Joseph Bielecki talks about common Czech and Slovak Christmas Traditions.
We thank all of our sponsors:
National Slovak Society - NSS Life, First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, First Catholic Slovak Union, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, Slovak Catholic Sokol, Sokol USA, Ladies PA Slovak Catholic Union, Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA), The Slavic, East European, and Near Eastern Summer Language Institute (SLI) and The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REEES).
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Where is it happening?
University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave,Pittsburgh,PA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
