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Calendar of Events
We strive to provide informative, engaging, and most importantly – FUN events to the Cedar Rapids area. Our events focus mainly on the history of the Czech and Slovak people, with hands on workshops, informative history lessons, and exhibit opening receptions.
Featured Events
November 2020
Immigrant Foodways: Mushroom Sauce and Dumplings
Vegetarian meals are a big tradition in Czech cooking and in this class, we will cover one the most popular. Come to learn how to prepare a delicious and creamy mushroom sauce with a side of sliced dumplings. Note: Suitable for vegetarians too – use vegetable brothTom Slepicka graduated from culinary school in his hometown, Brno, located in the Czech Republic. While still in school, he established a successful full-service catering company which operated in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic,…
Find out more »NCSML Member & Volunteer Shopping Event
Please join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Event hosted by the Museum Store! • 25% off full-price merchandise* • First chance to shop our Buy 3, Get the 4th FREE Ornament Sale* • Czech garnet trunk show featuring jewelry and crystal • Ornament personalization by Marj Nejdl on Nov. 14 from 10 – 3 & Nov. 15 from 12 – 3 • FREE box of homemade holiday cookies while supplies last!Not a member? Join today to receive…
Find out more »NCSML Member & Volunteer Shopping Event
Please join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Event hosted by the Museum Store! • 25% off full-price merchandise* • First chance to shop our Buy 3, Get the 4th FREE Ornament Sale* • Czech garnet trunk show featuring jewelry and crystal • Ornament personalization by Marj Nejdl on Nov. 14 from 10 – 3 & Nov. 15 from 12 – 3 • FREE box of homemade holiday cookies while supplies last!Not a member? Join today to receive…
Find out more »NCSML Member & Volunteer Shopping Event
Please join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Event hosted by the Museum Store! • 25% off full-price merchandise* • First chance to shop our Buy 3, Get the 4th FREE Ornament Sale* • Czech garnet trunk show featuring jewelry and crystal • Ornament personalization by Marj Nejdl on Nov. 14 from 10 – 3 & Nov. 15 from 12 – 3 • FREE box of homemade holiday cookies while supplies last!Not a member? Join today to receive…
Find out more »NCSML Member & Volunteer Shopping Event
Please join us for an exclusive Member & Volunteer Shopping Event hosted by the Museum Store! • 25% off full-price merchandise* • First chance to shop our Buy 3, Get the 4th FREE Ornament Sale* • Czech garnet trunk show featuring jewelry and crystal • Ornament personalization by Marj Nejdl on Nov. 14 from 10 – 3 & Nov. 15 from 12 – 3 • FREE box of homemade holiday cookies while supplies last!Not a member? Join today to receive…
Find out more »UNBREAKABLE Author Talk and Book Signing
NCSML Members can now sign up to join the virtual Author Talk for free. Richard Askwith – author of the award-winning book, UNBREAKABLE – tells the story of Lata Brandisová, who caused a scandal in 1927 by insisting on a woman’s right to ride in the Grand Pardubice steeplechase – and went on to humiliate the finest warrior-horsemen of the Third Reich in the same race a decade later, on the eve of the Second World War. Lata Brandisová’s achievements…
Find out more »Immigrant Foodways: Czech Christmas Cookies II: Mini Walnut Rolls and Mini Nest with Almonds
This holiday season, learn how to make a traditional Czech meal and lots of desserts from Czech-born Chef Tom Slepicka. Join us for our first Czech and Slovak Christmas Cooking and Baking Series, and enjoy a premier cooking class from the comfort of your home. As a continuation of the Czech Christmas Cookies I class, this class will also introduce you to two other kinds of traditional Czech Christmas Cookies. You will learn to prepare mini walnut rolls coated in…
Find out more »“Determined to Rise:” Women’s Historical Activism for Equal Rights
Who is deemed “fit” to vote and what makes an ideal voter? Who was enfranchised by the ratification of the 19th Amendment and who was left out? Questions of citizenship rights, immigration, domestic migration, and the “qualities” deemed acceptable of an “ideal voter” during the 19th century both informed and transformed the national debate around woman suffrage. Join the NWHM in collaboration with the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library on November 19 for this important discussion. The “Determined…
Find out more »Immigrant Foodways: Czech Honey BBQ Ribs
Ribs are a popular BBQ delicatessen all year long. This ribs recipe is super tasty and easy to make. Since it will be cold outside, we are going to prepare this meal in the oven, but you will also be provided with tips for how to prepare this meal on the grill. Note: Not suitable for vegetariansTom Slepicka graduated from culinary school in his hometown, Brno, located in the Czech Republic. While still in school, he established a successful full-service…
Find out more »Immigrant Foodways: Czech Christmas Cookies III: Maybeetle Cookie
This holiday season, learn how to make a traditional Czech meal and lots of desserts from Czech-born Chef Tom Slepicka. Join us for our first Czech and Slovak Christmas Cooking and Baking Series, and enjoy a premier cooking class from the comfort of your home. In this final cookie class, we will focus on the Maybeetle. This outstanding cookie includes a delicate meringue top and a rich chocolate-rum cream. You can attend this course without having attended its’ predecessor. Note:…
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