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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolSaturday, September 13th, 2025 at 3:37pm

On Thursday, we celebrated the 90th birthday of our President, Andrew Bultas. 🎈Beautiful music, beautiful cake, and above all, a beautiful occasion! 🎂

A heartfelt thank you goes to the bagpipe band from Domažlice and their director Kamil Jindřich. Even with only a two-day stop in Chicago—and for most of the high school musicians their very first visit to the USA—they did not hesitate to spend an evening with us. Their playing, singing, and dancing filled our schoolyard with the rich traditions of the Domažlice region. 🎶

Special Thanks 🥂
Music: Základní umělecká škola Jindřicha Jindřicha Domažlice and their director Kamil Jindřich
Cake: Gabriela Losáková
Refreshments: Family Parči
Keyboard loan: Česká misie - Brookfield, IL
Transport of musicians: Czech Consulate General in Chicago, Mark Kolář, Chuck Michalek
📸: Irena Čajková, Klára Moldová

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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolSaturday, September 13th, 2025 at 11:49am

MORD / OUR LOVELY PIG SLAUGHTER 🎬
Celebrate 2025 Czech Heritage Week with a Czech That Film screening of Mord.

📅 Tuesday, September 23, 7:00 PM
📍 FACETS, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago
🗣 In Czech with English subtitles
🎟 Tickets and more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/czech-that-film-screening-mord-tickets-1680545038449?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
🍷 Reception after the screening with refreshments from Café Prague — yes, ham chlebíčky included! 🐖

Come join us as we celebrate Facets’ 50th anniversary and honor its founder, Miloš Stehlík. 🇨🇿✨

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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolFriday, September 12th, 2025 at 10:49am

ŠIMON PÁNEK: HUMAN RIGHTS AND EUROPE'S RESPONSE TO AUTHORITARIANISM✌🏼

Šimon Pánek, co-founder and executive director of People in Need and a former student leader of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, will reflect on today’s challenges through the lens of humanitarian work and civil society engagement. Drawing on his organization’s experience in oppressive states around the world, he will examine how Europe responds to authoritarianism – through diplomacy, humanitarian action, and support for grassroots movements – and where these responses succeed or fall short.

📅 Date & Time: Friday, September 26, 2025 · 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location: Social Science Research Building, Tea Room (201)
University of Chicago, 1126 East 59th Street
✨🎟 Free and open to the public – registration required 🔗https://events.uchicago.edu/event/251648-simon-panek-human-rights-and-europes-response-to

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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolThursday, September 11th, 2025 at 3:13am

Tonight! 🎻9️⃣0️⃣🎈

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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolTuesday, September 9th, 2025 at 5:54am

New season, new skills—our fall Czech classes are starting soon! Do not miss your chance to sign up, registration closes in just 2 days! 🍁

CZECH COURSES FOR ADULTS – FALL QUARTER
Registration is now open! The registration deadline is Thursday, September 11, 2025. 🇨🇿

🍁 All levels are welcome.
🍁 Choose between online or in-person classes.
🍁 Find the schedule, registration form, and more details at:
🔗 https://czechschoolchicago.org/classes/for-adults/

The Masaryk School is excited to welcome new students and reconnect with current ones this spring!

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T. G. Masaryk Czech SchoolMonday, September 8th, 2025 at 3:09pm

SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA: THE POWER OF THE POWERLESS: STANDING AGAINST TYRANNY IN BELARUS

The Václav Havel Lecture returns for its second year, following last year’s inaugural address by Czech President Petr Pavel. This September, the leader of Belarus’ democratic movement, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, will honor Havel’s legacy of moral courage, peaceful defiance, and solidarity among nations fighting for freedom.

Drawing from her own journey, she will reflect on what Havel’s example offers to dissidents today. She will speak of Belarus’s ongoing struggle, the fates of Belarus and Ukraine as twin battles for liberty, and the global responsibility to stand with those who resist oppression.

🗓 Friday, September 26 | 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 Assembly Hall, International House, University of Chicago
🎟✨ Free and open to the public, but registration is required:

Václav Havel Lecture - Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: The Power of the Powerless: Standing Against Tyranny in Belarus

In a world where the shadows of authoritarianism grow darker, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya carries the light of hope and resistance. In this year’s V...

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