>Reply-To: "Cultural Section" <[email protected]> >From: "Cultural Section" <[email protected]> >Subject: Czech Art and Music from the Homeland - April 11, 2006 at >the Czech Embassy >Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:12:09 -0400 >Organization: Czech Embassy >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 > >Dear Friends of Czech Culture: > >Reminder: On April 11, 2006, come to the Embassy of the Czech >Republic for an evening of Czech Art and Music from the Homeland, >featuring exhibition openings and a classical concert. > >To make reservations, please call 202/274-9100 x. 3413. > >Exhibition Openings: Czech Stones by Karel Votipka accompanied by Rock Peels >April 11, 7:00 - 7:45 pm, Admission Free >Begin the evening examining the stunning stone jewelry of Karel >Votipka in an exhibition entitled Czech Stones (Ceske Kameny) >accompanied by the beautiful hanging exhibition Rock Peels. > >Karel Votipka has comprised an exhibition of jewelry focusing on a >whole range of Czech stones, those that are found on the rich >territory of the Czech Republic including: agate, topaz, chalcedony, >quartz crystal, moldavite, smoky quartz, pyrope, amethyst, opal, >porcelanite, and olivine. Votipka has been learning about these >precious materials since childhood and cooperates with the National >Museum in Prague. Accompanying this exhibition is Rock Peels created >by Dolmat, the only company in the Czech Republic creating these >little slices of nature. > >Classical Concert: Petr Macecek and Poetica Musica >April 11, 7:45 pm, Admission: $15 >Renowned Czech violinist Petr Macecek will perform with the chamber >music group Poetica Musica, Eleanor Valkenburg (soprano), Eugene >Moye (cellist) and Susan Walters (piano). The program includes: >Passacaglia (Handel - Halvoresen), Sonate no. 9 "Kreutzer" op. 47 >for violin and piano (Beethoven), Sonata Rhapsody for violin and >piano (AntoninTucapsky), Folk Songs (Martinu), Piano trio in C major >op. 87 (Johannes Brahms). > >For additional questions, please call 202/274-9105. >The Embassy of the Czech Republic is located at 3900 Spring of >Freedom Street, Washington, DC 20008. The closest metro station is >Van Ness Metro. (Walk south on Connecticut Avenue, turn left onto >Tilden Street and then right onto Spring of Freedom Street. 15 min. walk) > >Take care, >Mary E. Fetzko >Cultural Section >Embassy of the Czech Republic >202/274-9105 >[email protected] > >