Please join us on Sunday, December 4th, to celebrate the tradition of Svätý Mikuláš at the Slovak Embassy from 2:00-5:00 pm. We will have a delicious Slovak buffet dinner prepared by the Slovak Embassy Chef, live music by Orchester Praževica, a silent auction for City University, and of course a visit from Svätý Mikuláš. In 2016, […]
Come out on Saturday, November 5th to experience the Slovak Christmas Market!
Sad news from Slovakia. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20345436/first-slovak-president-kovac-dies.html
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Sep
Sep
Saturday, October 1, 2016 Arlington Central Library 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA 2nd Floor Meeting Room 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM How much do you know about the Slovak folk calendar, the traditional events that mark the flow of time in village life? What are the origins of these events, and what are they […]
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Sep
Sep
October 22, 2016 Slovak Embassy 2:00 – 4:00 PM Following our annual meeting on Saturday, October 22nd we are hosting a talk by the author Kevin McNamara about his recent well-received book, “Dreams of a Great Small Nation” at the Slovak Embassy. In 1917, two empires that had dominated much of Europe and Asia teetered […]
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Sep
Sep
September 17, 2016 Jenkins’ House Great Falls, VA 2:00 – 4:00 PM Have you ever wondered how some Slovaks have come to be here? What twists and turns their lives took? Some of them could fill a book…and here’s one that has. The SASW invites you to hear the interesting story of how George and Judy […]
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Sep
Sep
On September 6, the SASW held its third annual Café Night fundraiser at Bistro Bohem for our City University scholarship fund. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stopped in to enjoy the festivities. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”8″ exclusions=”86,88″ sortorder=”86,93,90,91,92,89,84,85,87,88″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”4″ ajax_pagination=”1″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”1″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”View as a Slideshow” template=”/home/dcslovaks/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery.php” order_by=”sortorder” […]
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Aug
Aug
The SASW board decided it was time to update our website to increase our visibility and improve the experience of the visitor to our page. The redesigned website offers new features such as: A calendar of SASW and broader community events. A means to apply for and renew memberships and to make donations to the […]
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May
May
May 6, 2016 Embassy of the Slovak Republic 7:00 – 8:30 PM Is Slovakia’s legal education system sufficiently preparing a new generation of international lawyers for the dilemmas they will face across the globe? They will be challenged by a variety of legal cultures across the world, different understandings of what “law” is, and how […]