SASW & FOS Annual Picnic – Sunday, May 19, 2024

SASW & FOS Annual Picnic Sunday, May 19, 2024  Arlington Knights of Columbus 5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington VA 22207 3:00-7:00 p.m. The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. (SASW) and Friends of Slovakia (FOS) are pleased to invite you to attend our third annual family picnic! The SASW and FOS will provide an assortment of […]

A Recording of “A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” is now available on YouTube.

A recording of our recent Speakers’ Series presentation, “A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” with Iva Kleinová is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IVbkNT8y610 DCSlovaks Videos, the YouTube channel of the Slovak American Society, features more videos from our past speaker events.  Please subscribe to our channel […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia – April 6, 2024

“Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia” by Pam Anderson Anderson CoGen (Franklin County, PA)   Saturday, April 6, 2024 2:00pm ET Westover Library 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, VA Contact rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP Certified Genealogist Pam Anderson will discuss her 2014 research and trip to western Slovakia to meet her Slovak […]

Film Screening: Victim (Obět´) – Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Avalon Theatre will screen the film Victim (Obět´) by Slovak director Michal Blaško on March 13, 2024, at 8 pm, as part of the continuing Lions of Czech Film Series, bringing top Czech films to the Washington, DC community. The suspenseful drama centers on a woman seeking justice, torn between family and the search […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: A Magnet for Talent – Saturday, March 9, 2024

“A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” by Iva Kleinová Director of Strategy Research and Innovation Authority (VAIA) Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia Saturday, March 9, 2024 2:00pm ET Westover Library 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, VA Contact rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP Slovakia has the second largest brain-drain problem […]

A Recording of “Secrets of the Slovak Language and Culture” is now available on YouTube.

A recording of our recent Speakers’ Series presentation, “Secrets of the Slovak Language and Culture” with Dr. Renáta Kamenárová is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/cABtMy5VZWY DCSlovaks Videos, the YouTube channel of the Slovak American Society, features more videos from our past speaker events.  Please subscribe to our channel to be notified […]

Slovak Souper Bowl III – February 18, 2024

Slovak Souper Bowl III & Social Afternoon/Evening Sunday, February 18 2:00 – 7:00 PM Private Home in Chantilly/Fairfax, VA (Full address supplied in RSVP confirmation) RSVP required by Monday, February 12.  Limited to 20 attendees. Recommended donation:   $5 for those competing / $10 for those not competing.   All proceeds will go to the City University Scholarship Fund Slovak Souper Bowl III […]