Fitness, Social, Educational, Cultural and Charity Organization
for Czechs, Slovaks, and their Friends
Founded 1904

October 12, 2024 — 11am to 4pm — Orinda Community Center

View and download the entire day’s program (PDF 10.6.24)

SPECIAL GUESTS:

Zuzana Čaputová, former President of Slovakia
Amb. Jaroslav Olša Jr. Czech Consul General, LA
JuDr. Jiri Krátký, M.A., Sp. Envoy for Expat Affairs
Richard & Barbara Pivnicka, Honorary Consul of CZ & SK
Darlene Gee, Mayor of Orinda

HIGHLIGHTS of the DAY

Folklore dancers from the United Moravian Societies, Chicago, Illinois
Dance Troupe from Dance Studio Light, Prague, Czech Republic
Music, songs, and poetry by the students of the Czech School of CA
Sing along to Czech and Slovak songs with our Sokol SF member band

PERFORMANCES on the OUTDOOR STAGE:

11:00 AM - Welcome and take some time to explore the festival grounds
11:15 AM - Lunch service begins in the Community Center kitchen; dine outside
12:00 PM - Welcome, national anthems, introduction of dignitaries, Dvořák Humoresky
12:30 PM - Dance performance by Chicago’s United Moravian Societies Dance Troupe
1:00 PM - The Czech School’s poetry contest winners recite their winning poems
1:05 PM - Prepare to be dazzled by dancers from Prague’s Dance Studio Light
1:25 PM - Learn Polka from the folk dancers of UMS, Chicago
1:45 PM - Students from the Czech School perform delightful songs
2:00 PM - Sokol SF’s young poetry contest winners recite their winning poetry
2:05 PM - Dance performance by Chicago’s United Moravian Societies Dance Troupe
2:25 PM - Prepare to be dazzled anew by dancers from Prague’s Dance Studio Light
2:45 PM - Performances by the Czech School’s youngest students
3:00 PM - Enjoy and join a dance and movement lesson by Dance Studio Light’s dancers
3:15 PM - Listen and sing along as Sokol SF members play your favorite CZ & SK songs

WORKSHOPS:

12:30 PM - Egg Decorating w/ Daniela Mahoney - $5/person (bring cash)
1:25 PM - Learn to dance the Polka with our Moravian folk dancers - free
2:00 PM - Corn Husk Doll Making w/ Daniela Mahoney - $5/person (bring cash)
3:00 PM - Enjoy and join a dance and movement lesson with our Prague dance group - free

PRESENTATIONS in the CLASSROOM:

1:00 PM - Conversation and Q&A with Special Envoy, JuDr. Jiří Krátký
2:00 PM - Meet Ethan Scheiner, Author of “Freedom to Win”
3:00 PM - Meet Lenka Glassner, Local Czech Artist

BRING CASH FOR FOOD, BAKED GOODS, BEER, SPIRITS, CZECH and SLOVAK CRAFTS, ART, BOOKS

SOKOL San Francisco is a non-profit organization operating as an independent unit of the American Sokol (ASO) and its Pacific District. Sokol SF provides fitness, educational, and cultural programs for all those who are interested in Czech, Moravian, and Slovak culture and their history, as well as those who are bonded by a common heritage and ethnic identity. Sokol credo is “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”