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NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, VOLUME 8, NUMBER 41
Andrej
Goričar
at the
Slovenian
Embassy
On
Wednesday,
October 31, 2012, the
Embassy of Slovenia, in
cooperation
with
The
Embassy Series, organized an
evening with the screening
of one of the finest silent
films Sunrise: A Tale of Two
Humans, accompanied live
by the Slovenian pianist and
composer Andrej Goričar
with his own music.
More than 80 guests were
welcomed by Ambassador Roman
Kirn whereas Mr. Jerome Barry,
the founder of The Embassy
Series presented the pianist and
his work. Since 1994, the series
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Andrej Goričar accompanying silent film Sunrise with his own composition.
has offered to its audiences the
opportunity to participate in a
cultural exchange - to watch and
listen to musical performances
that highlight the contributions
of a particular country.
Goričar composed the
music for Sunrise, directed
in 1927 by F. W. Murnau, in
2002. His orchestra score for
the film was first performed in
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Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana with
him as the conductor. For many
years, Goričar has been the
resident pianist of the Slovenian
Cinematheque.
His
works,
concert classical compositions,
stage and film compositions,
have been performed by diverse
and renowned soloists, chamber
groups and orchestras. In 2010,
he won the 16th International
Ambassador Kirn’s opening remarks.
Composing
Competition
“2
agosto” in Bologna, Italy, with
his concerto for piano and
orchestra Ex anima. The jury
was headed by Ennio Moricone.
On Monday November
5, Andrej Goričar will perform
in West End Cinema in
Washington as live accompanist
the first Slovenian feature film,
Ambassador and Mrs. Kirn next to Mr. Barry,
the founder of the Embassy Series.
made in 1931, In the Realm
of Goldenhorn (V kraljestvu
Zlatoroga) by director Janko
Ravnik, showing the beautiful
nature of Triglav National Park.
The symphonic orchestra scores
for the film were performed
during the celebration of 100
years of Slovenian film by the
Slovenian Radio Orchestra.
The audience at the Slovenian Embassy.
On Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012
Goričar will perform in Annapolis,
MD, and on Wednesday, Nov
7, 2012, in Salisbury, MD, in
cooperation with World Artists
Experiences. All the events
have been made possible with
the support by the Ministries of
Foreign Affairs and of Education,
Science, Culture and Sport.
Film poster.
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 2
ENHANCING HUMAN SECURITY
U.S. Key Partner of ITF
ITF
Enhancing
Human Security, a non-profit
organization, established by the
Government of Slovenia in March
1998, has received grants totaling
more than $10 million through
the Office of Weapons Removal
and Abatement in the U.S.
Department of State. The funds
will be used for humanitarian
demining and conventionalweapons destructions projects
in Southeast Europe and south
Lebanon.
The donation reaffirms
excellent cooperation between
ITF and its key partner, the
United States, also due to an
established special matchingfund
mechanism,
which
represents a unique way of
fundraising. During the 14 years
of cooperation, the U.S/ donated
nearly $168 million to ITF (of
$363.7 million collected so far).
Initial aim of ITF was
to provide humanitarian aid
to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
reflecting the active engagement
of Slovenia in the aftermath of
the Balkans conflict in the 90s.
ITF is considered one of the
paramount foreign policy projects
of the Slovenian government.
ITF is active in the field
of mine action, clearing more
than 46.5 million sq. mi of minecontaminated area in Southeast
Europe and the Caucasus. ITF also
contributed to the rehabilitation
of more than 1,190 mine
survivors. Its activities enhance
training professionals in the
field of humanitarian demining,
management and rehabilitation.
In the last years, ITF began
working on demilitarizing several
Southeast European countries’
small arms/light weapons and
munitions surplus and clearing
unexploded cluster munitions in
South Lebanon.
EVENTS
Slovenia at the 25th U.N. Day Celebration in Chevy Chase
On October 26th 2012,
the Oneness-Family School in
Chevy Chase, Maryland, held
the annual celebration in honor
of United Nations Day. For the
past 24 years, ambassadors
and
diplomats
from
the
Washington, DC, embassies
have joined the ceremony. This
year, nearly 60 ambassadors
and representatives attended
the celebration and around
40 different countries were
represented,
among
them
Slovenia.
The
Oneness-Family
School
students
(ages
2-14)
represent
close
to
50 nationalities. They look
forward each year to this most
significant occasion and spend
weeks
studying
and preparing for
United Nations Day
by making displays,
art and costumes
to present different
countries.
Our
participation
at
the
event
demonstrated the
appreciation
of
the enthusiasm of
students for learning about the
cultures of the world.
During the program on
October 26, the students offered
several performances of music,
dance and drama, related to the
message of peace among United
Nations. Their presentation was
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 3
followed by a ceremony, in which
representatives of the countries
carried their national flags in a
procession of nations. After the
program, delegations toured
the school and admired the
students’ displays in classrooms.
HERITAGE
Slovenian American Inventors and Innovators
An
overview
of
amazing and undeniable
Slovenian
American
inventions and innovations
by Dr. Edvard Gobec – part
3.
Slovenian
American
inventors and innovators have
also helped keep American
progress on the go in many
other important areas. Can
we today imagine progress in
science, technology, medicine,
banking, commerce and other
areas without calculators and
computers?
Dr. Zvonko Fazarinc on
his arrival to the United States
in 1960 was first employed
by Stanford Radioastronomy
Institute where he was actively
involved in the design and
construction of an S-band
interferometer, with specific
responsibility for the receiver.
In 1965, he joined the HewlettPackard Company. As a laboratory
director, he managed research
in areas of measurements,
computation systems and data
communication. He promoted and
later managed one of the major
efforts to “marry” the analogue
measurements hardware with
the microcomputer for a new
generation of instruments.
In 1977, he initiated the
development of the first nonmilitary navigation receiver
based on the Global Positioning
System (GPS), using satellites
as triangulation sources. The
prototype was demonstrated in
a vehicle and has proven to be
capable of serving the highway
navigation needs.
Since 1972, he has also
been teaching courses in physics
and semiconductor devices at
Stanford University. Visiting over
100 universities internationally
as lecturer and adviser, he was
the organizer of a consortium of
universities in a project named
CoLos (Conceptual Learning of
Science). Associated with both
the HP topnotch industry and
the excellent Stanford University
during the birth of Silicon Valley,
Dr. Fazarinc has gained a good
understanding of the intricacies
of the interaction between the
two partners, which he has tried
to transplant to other countries.
Dr. France Rode, a
close friend of Dr. Fazarinc,
was lead inventor of the first
sophisticated pocket-size HP-35
calculator which, as reported in
Measure magazine of June 1972,
was taken by President Richard
Nixon’s party to China as “the
prime example of modern U.S.
technology.” He was also project
leader and first co-inventor of
the HP-80 pocketsize computer/
calculators, designed especially
for financial and business
uses, which have replaced
various cumbersome and timeconsuming earlier approaches.
In addition to numerous
other
remarkable
patented
contributions to Hewlett-Packard
Company, he also has several
GPS patents to his credit.
Dr. Daniel P. Siewiorek,
the son of a Slovenian mother
and a Polish father, is the Buhl
University Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering at
Carnegie University in Pittsburgh,
PA. As stated by Dan60!
Symposium, “Dan exemplifies
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 4
Dr. France Rode, lead inventor of the
first pocket-size calculator, the HP-35,
then “prime example of modern U.S.
technology”
true innovation, creativity, and
leadership, making a significant
impact on the present and
future computer systems and
human computer interaction. He
has made seminal, pioneering
contributions to several areas
that shaped the evolution of
computer systems over the last
four decades: microprocessors,
reliable
and
fault-tolerant
computer systems, humancentered design encompassing
wearable computers and context
aware computing, and rapid
prototyping of thirty generations
of wearable computers.
Dan’s
research
contributions
have
created
new
products,
applications
and industries. In the process
of his research, he has trained
hundreds of students in design
and established new academic
research industries.” He is
author of influential textbooks,
some translated into Russian
and Chinese and of over 400
scientific papers.
Henry Stalzer, after
earning a New York University’s
M.S. in Electrical Engineering,
was employed as an electrical
engineer and Project Group
Manager in Copier Division
of Pitney Bowes, Inc. He has
nine patented inventions to
his credit, including electronic
postage meters and xerographic
electronic
printers.
The
Hewlett Packard laser printers
incorporated Stalzer’s licensed
technology,
as
did
other
licensees in Florida, England
and Germany. His contribution
has been popularized by
Hewlett Packard as resolution
enhanced technology or ReT.
Its significance is in the fact
that it represents the first
implementation of a concept of
a dot matrix printer to make the
text or graphic’s composition
of dots imperceptible, even
at comparatively low and
inexpensive levels of resolution.
Dr. Stephen F. Malaker
is an internationally prominent
nuclear physicist and one of
the world’s greatest names in
cryogenics — the physics and
technology of cooling to very
low temperatures. By 1998, he
had more than 125 U.S. and
foreign patents, especially for
helium refrigerators, referring
to Modified Sterling Cycle,
commonly known as Malaker
Cycle, which reach temperatures
as low as 16 K (-430 F). He
designed the first units (miniature
coolers with average weight of
three pounds) used in space and
military reconnaissance systems.
His inventions and products
have been used in about thirty
highly diversified applications,
including residential, industrial,
and
vehicle
refrigeration
and air conditioning; food
processing, cryogenic probes
and instruments, rapid freezing
of blood for blood transfusions,
super cooling of liquid natural
gas for use as fuel in helicopters,
trucks and buses, underwater
liquid
oxygen
breathing
apparatus, etc. He furnished
reactor control for “Atoms for
Peace Reactor” at the United
Nations Conference in Geneva,
Switzerland, and received three
IR-100 awards: in 1965, 1966,
and 1969, meaning that he
was recognized three times for
having developed “one of the
first 100 most significant new
technical products of the year in
the United States.”
Dr. Robert A. Pucel, a
Slovenian miner’s son from Ely,
Minnesota, with a 1955 doctorate
from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, developed one of the
first microwave semiconductor
devices in the world. Recognized
by peers as “one of the eight most
important microwave pioneers
in the world,” whose research
encompassed both theoretical
and experimental studies and
design of most microwave
semiconductor devices, owner of
over 20 patents, author of over
90 papers on microwave devices
and technology and a worldwide
lecturer, he also has to his credit
a definitive book on the subject,
titled Monolithic Microwave
Integrated Circuits (IEEE Press,
1985). (To Be Continued.)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Referendum Initiative for the Adoption of the Scholarship Act
An initiative for the
adoption of the Scholarship
Act has been submitted to the
National Assembly of Slovenia.
The signatures in its support will
be collected from October 26
until December 24, 2012. Each
Slovenian citizen can give one
signature to support the initiative
on the appropriate form.
Slovenian
citizens
temporarily or permanently
residing in the U.S., who would
like to give their support to
the initiative, must bring the
form, along with a personal
identification
document,
to
the Embassy of Slovenia in
Washington or the Consulate
General of Slovenia in Cleveland,
and sign it in front of the consular
representative.
The voter must mail
the form to the petitioner
of the initiative: Študentska
organizacija Slovenije, Dunajska
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 5
cesta 51, 1000 Ljubljana,
Slovenia. Please call (202) 3866610 to set up an appointment
for submitting the signature
at the Embassy of Slovenia in
Washington, DC. The initiative
support form is available at
http://washington.embassy.si/
fileadmin/user_upload/dkp_51_
vwa/Konzularni_obrazci/
Ko n z u l a r a _ 2 0 1 2 / p o d p o r a volivca-SLO.PDF
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Bachelor, Master Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Competition
The Government Office
for Slovenes Abroad publishes
The Award-Giving Competition
for Bachelor and Master Theses
and Doctoral Dissertations on
topics
A: Slovenes in neighboring
countries
B: Slovenes in emigration/
abroad
The aim of the competition
is to promote research studies by
undergraduate and postgraduate
students on issues related
to Slovenes in neighboring
countries and abroad. The
ultimate goal is to raise
awareness of the importance of
preserving Slovene identity in
the mother-country as well as
outside its borders.
Candidates from the Republic of
Slovenia and abroad may apply.
Authors of Bachelor and Master
theses or Doctoral dissertations
dealing with the topics related
to Slovene communities outside
the borders of the Republic
of Slovenia that have been
successfully defended at any
university in or outside Slovenia
may apply to this competition.
The theses or dissertations
that have been entered into
other
similar
competitions
may also apply. The theses or
dissertations had to be defended
in the period from November 1,
2011 to October 31, 2012, to be
taken into account.
The awards will be
distributed in the following way:
three for theses or dissertations
dealing with the topic of
Slovenes living in neighboring
countries and three for theses
or dissertations dealing with
Slovenes living abroad; the
award for the best written paper
in either field in the amount of
800 €, and two awards in the
amount of respectively,600 and
400 € will be given to the second
and third best paper. On the
basis of the expert committee’s
proposal, the Office may decide
to increase the number of the
awards in one of the categories,
but the total number of awards
should not exceed the total
.number of the awards to be
distributed (i.e..6 awards) .or
the total amount of the fund of
3,600 €.
At
the
winners’
request, the Office will issue a
recommendation for the best
theses or dissertations to be
published.
The expert committee will
evaluate the Bachelor and
Master theses and Doctoral
dissertations dealing with various
topics in relation to Slovenes
living in neighboring countries
and abroad, based on the
following criteria: the originality
of the topic, the approach, the
applicability of papers in relation
to the preservation of Slovene
identity outside the borders of
the Republic of Slovenia and its
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 6
connection with the motherland,
professionalism, complexity and
interdisciplinarity of papers.
By participating in the
competition, the authors are
deemed to have given their
consent for the papers to be
kept in the archive of the Office.
Method of application
and deadline
The candidates should send or
deliver one copy of their papers
bound together and equipped
with a hard cover, the certificate
of successful defense of the
respective paper (the date of its
submission must be evident) and
a short CV (including personal
data and details on e-mail
contact) to the Government’s
Office for Slovenes Abroad
address (Komenskega 11, 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Only papers sent or delivered
by December 14, 2012
(inclusive) will be accepted;
the results of the competition
will be announced by the end
of April 2013. The award-giving
ceremony is expected to be held
in spring/summer of 2013.
Additional information may
be obtained at the following
telephone number: (001)386
1 230 80 11 (every workday
between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m., CET).
TOURISM
Slovenian Wine Regions
Slovenia may not produce
enormous quantities of wine,
but its quality and taste are
well known across the world.
Nearly 70% of Slovenian wines
fulfill the criteria for quality
and premium wines, which is
a result of a highly developed
wine culture and some of the
best wine-growing areas in the
world.
The wine-growing in the
Slovenian territory began some
2400 years ago, when Celtic
and Illyrian tribes made their
first wine by the methods they
learned from the Greeks. Their
techniques were not used for
very long, as the Romans arrived
in the first century A.D. and
started archiving and maturing
wine in pottery instead of oak
barrels. Many archeological
finds of amphorae, goblets,
and glasses, which are still
preserved in several Slovenian
museums, indicate a flourishing
production and trade in those
early days. Wine production
decreased in the 6th century,
when the pagan tribes of Slavs
began to conquer the area. Most
of the tradition was lost at that
time; however, the importance
of viticulture was regained with
the Christianization in the 9th
century. The art of wine-growing
was reintroduced by monks, and
the influence of the Minorites
was particularly important in the
Podravje region.
Ambrož - Svetinje (Podravje region).
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 7
Slovenian vintners got
their first official rights and
duties in the 13th century, while
the first manuals for working in
vineyards and wine cellars were
published in the 18th century.
Unfortunately, half of the
Slovenian vineyards were ruined
due to the Phylloxera plague in
1880 and many of the abandoned
areas were never revitalized.
In the decades before Second
World War, winemaking had
gradually increased once again,
and has remained popular to
this day.
There are three major
wine-growing
regions
in
Slovenia: Primorska, in the west,
which produces most of the
wine (around 40%), Podravje in
the northeast, and the smallest,
Posavje, in the southeast. The
regions are further subdivided
into districts and subdistricts,
given their different wine
characteristics.
The
Primorska
region is characterized by a
Mediterranean climate with an
occasional biting northeast wind
(the burja), warm summers,
and mineral-rich soils - the mix
of attributes that gives the best
red wines in Slovenia, which
are strong and full-flavored.
The region is divided into four
districts; Slovenian Istra and
Karst primarily produce red
wine, while Goriška Brda and
the Vipava Valley make mostly
white wines.
The
Vipava
Valley
(sometimes referred to as
Slovenian
California)
and
Goriška Brda are known for some
autochthonous grapevines, such
as Zelen, Pinela, Klarnica and
Pikolit. Other traditional white
varieties of the region are Beli
pinot (Pinot Blanc), Rebula,
Laški rizling (Italian Riesling),
Sauvignon and Chardonnay,
while the common red wines are
Merlot, Barbera and Cabernet
sauvignon.
The
Slovenian
wine
specialty, Teran, is produced from
the Refošk grapevine, grown in
the mineral-rich terra rossa soils of
Karst areas that have particularly
high iron content. Teran is a dark
ruby-red wine rich in extract
with a special, velvety taste
and a pleasant earthy bouquet.
It has many health-promoting
characteristics and was prescribed
therapeutically by medical doctors
in the 19th century to anemic and
Traditional grape picking in Dolenjska district.
pregnant women.
The
largest
wine-growing
region Podravje
extends
through the northeastern part of
Slovenia. The picturesque hills
of Goričko and Lendavske gorice
are areas where mostly white
varieties are produced, such
as Laški and Renski Riesling,
Sauvignon,
Zeleni
Silvanec
(Green Sylvaner), Kerner, Šipon,
Yellow Muscat and Traminec.
The natural conditions
of Radgona – Kapela district
are the most suitable for the
production of Radgona Ranina, a
special variety discovered at the
beginning of the 20th century.
Kocijančič - Zanut winery in the Primorska region.
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 8
The area is also home to the
oldest known champagne cellar
in Slovenia, with their famous
golden
Radgona
sparkling
wine. When weather conditions
are
favorable,
numerous
winemakers decide on a late
harvest, harvests with ‘auslese’
or ‘beerenauslese’ or even ice
wine harvests, which gives
highest-quality wines. The queen
of wines in Maribor subdistrict is
the oldest vine in the world – the
400 years old Žametna Črnina,
which is honored every year
with ceremonial vine pruning
and grape harvesting.
The
wine-growing
region of Posavje extends to
both sides of the river Sava and
is primarily known for its blended
wines. However, the greatest
specialty, Cviček, is a playful
ruby-red wine with low alcohol
content, which is gown in the
Dolenjska district. Bela Krajina
also offers some unique red
wines, such as Modra Frankinja,
Žametovka, Modra Portugalka,
Šentlovrenka, Pinot Noir and
Gamay.
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
NAMASTE
Centre of Excellence (CE)
NAMASTE (Advanced Non-Metal
Materials with Technologies of
the Future) was established in
2010 at the inaugural session
of the Director of the CE, Prof.
Dr. Marija Kosec. According to
her words, “materials are the
infrastructure of technologydriven society. They are the
center of attention of researchers
and industry. Unfortunately,
there is a gap between research
and industrial development,
often called »Death Valley«. One
of the objectives of the Centre is
to facilitate combining these two
worlds to some extent, at least”.
NAMASTE is a multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary
consortium
of
research
institutions and industry. It is
a cluster of eleven research
groups in the areas of materials,
physics, chemistry, electronics,
medicine, biology and veterinary
science made up from the two
major Slovenian universities,
the Jožef Stefan Institute, three
non-profit organizations, three
large companies, eight small
Prof. Dr. Marija Kosec, director of
NAMASTE Centre of Excellence.
and medium-sized companies,
plus two spin-off companies
from several Slovenian regions.
Academic, technological
and business expertise and
equipment are assembled in
the CE in order to foster key
technological advances in certain
areas of technology, related to
inorganic non-metallic materials
and their implementation in
electronics,
optoelectronics,
photonics,
and
medicine:
Ceramic 2D and 3D structures;
Materials for overvoltage and
EM
protection;
Materials,
micro- and nanosystems for
sensors; Soft composites for
optical, electronic, photonic
and
sensor
applications;
Bioactive, biocompatible and
bioinert materials. This leads
to higher added value, to
relevance of research, and
research excellence in line with
the development strategy of
Slovenia. Activities in the centre
correspond to the two priority
areas defined under the National
Development and Research
Program: “Advanced (new)
synthetic metal and nonmetallic
materials and nanotechnology”
and “Health and life sciences.”
NAMASTE employs 84
people, who are responsible for
a number of innovations and
NOVEMBER 2, 2012, PAGE 9
patents achieved so far as well
as for a number of prototypes
and demonstration projects. The
number of publications and the
rank of the journals, which have
been chosen for publication
is remarkable and includes
Proceedings of the National
Academy of Science, Nature
Communications,
Chemical
Communications and Physical
Review Letters, to name but a
few.
The particular strength
of NAMASTE is that it has an
excellent
balance
between
fundamental
and
applied
research. The latter delivers
solutions that can be transformed
into technical products or
services on a relatively short
timescale, while fundamental
research will provide the basis
for future technologies, which
-- not necessarily -- can already
be anticipated at present. Some
of the biggest achievements of
NAMASTE are the development
of the world’s first micro laser
that works with 3D emitting
and the world leadership in
detecting THz radiation. For
more information about Centre
of Excellence NAMASTE please
visit: http://www.conamaste.si/
eng/.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Presidential Elections
Presidential elections will
be held on November 11, 2012
at the Embassy of the Republic
of Slovenia in Washington D.C.
and the Consulate General of the
Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland.
If required, the second election
round will be held on December
2, 2012. Voting at the Embassy
of the Republic of Slovenia in
Washington D.C., located at
2410 California Street, NW,
Washington D.C., 20008, will
be possible between 9:00 am
and 5:00 pm local time.
Slovenian
citizens
with registered residence
(»stalno
prebivališče«)
in the United States can
vote in person at the above
listed representations or by
mail. Instructions and voting
material, which will include two
official blank ballots for the first
and possible second round of
elections, will be sent to the
voter’s permanent residence
address abroad.
Slovenian citizens
with
registered
residence
in Slovenia and visiting or
temporarily residing (»začasno
prebivališče«) in the United
States can vote in person at
the listed representations or by
mail only if they have registered
with the National Electoral
Commission by October 11,
2012. Detailed information on
presidential is available on the
website of the National Electoral
Commission www.dvk.gov.si.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Consulate General in NY Closed on October 31, 2012
At its session on May
30, 2012, the Government
of the Republic of Slovenia
adopted decisions on the
closure of 6 diplomatic/consular
representations
of
Slovenia
abroad including the Consulate
General of Slovenia in New York
due to difficult financial and
economic situation in Slovenia.
The New York Consulate
closed its doors on October 31,
2012. As of October 22, 2012, all
consular, cultural, economic and
other inquiries from applicants
residing
in
the
following
states:
Connecticut,
Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, and Vermont should
be directed to the Embassy of
Slovenia in Washington, DC. The
embassy can be reached easiest
through the general e-mail
address vwa@gov.si
Moreover, the Embassy of
Slovenia would like to thank Dr.
Melita Gabrič, Consul General a.i.
who for more than three years
worked on strengteening business
and cultural relations between
Slovenia and above mentioned
American
states,
moreover
for her cooperation with The
Embassy of Slovenia. Dr. Gabrič
finished her tenure in the U.S. on
October 31, 2012. The embassy
wish her all the best in her future
as she begins new chapter of her
professional career.
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TO DO LIST
To Do List: In the Realm of Goldenhorn with live piano accompaniment
Free screening of the silent film In the Realm of Goldenhorn with live piano accompaniment by
Andrej Goričar.
Synopsis: A student from Ljubljana, an ironworker from Jesenice and a farmer decide to take a
trip to the realm of the Goldenhorn, i.e., to the Slovene sacred mountain Triglav. On the way, they
stop at haymakers, foresters and a forest ranger. They pitch a tent in the evening and visit Alpine
dairymen the next day. Then they stay the night at the home of a lovely shepherdess. On the third
day, they climb Mount Triglav and return via Bohinj to Bled, where they part.
When: November 5, 2012 at 7pm.
Where: West End Cinema, 2301 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20037
RSVP to Andreja.Jeroncic@gov.si or call 202 386 6610
Glasbena Matica in Concert
Enjoy Slovenian, classical and American melodies performed by Cleveland’s legendary Slovenian
chorus.
When: Saturday, November 17, 2012. The cocktail hour begins at 4:00 and dinner is served at
5:00. Curtain time is at 7:00 with Angela Perrine directing the chorus and Michael Cercek at the
piano.
Where: Slovenian National Home, at 6417 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH.
More information: Lori Sierputowski at (440) 449-5643.
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Slovene Society Slovenska miza invites you to the traditional celebration of St. Martin’s Day. This
celebration was made possible in part with the generous support of the Republic of Slovenia’
Office for Slovenians abroad.
When: Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Where: Anderson Park, Adair House (the biggest log cabin in the park) in downtown Redmond.
More information: slovenska.miza@gmail.com
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Silent-film pianist Andrej Goričar accompanies first Slovenian feature film with his own compositions.
Admission free.
When: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Where: Robert Kauffman Theater in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts, Anne Arundel Community
College, Annapolis, MD
More information: http://www.worldartists.org/, call (410)647-4482 or e-mail wae@comcast.net
When: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Where: Salisbury Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden St., Salisbury, MD
More information: http://www.worldartists.org/, call (410)647-4482 or e-mail wae@comcast.net
Letters to Santa - Film Screening
Synopsis: December 24 lingers with uneasiness for several interrelated characters, all of which
lack an element of the ideal Christmas: getting the night off from work, fixing a broken family,
or fulfilling the dream of finally meeting “the one”. This charming comedy follows a network of
individuals that come across one another while in search for a sign that maybe, this year, Christmas
can finally feel like…Christmas. Directed by Slovenian Mitja Okorn (2011; 117 min.)
When: Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 at 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Thurdsay, Nov. 15, 2012 at 8:45 p.m.
Where: Polish Film Festival in America: 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
More info: http://www.pffamerica.com/schedule.htm
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FRU FRU THEATRE at the Kids’ Euro Festival 2012
A celebration of European arts for kids at the largest children’s performing arts festival in the
United States with 250 free performances, workshops and films!
Slovenia’s FRU FRU Theatre will present a puppet show: Videk’s New Shirt (Kdo je napravil Vidku
srajčico?)
When: Nov. 10, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Where: Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
When: Nov. 11, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Where: Dance Place, 3225 8th St., NE, Washington, DC 20017
When: Nov. 13, 2012 at 10:00 am
Where: Potomac Lighthouse, PCS 4401 8th St., NE, Washington, DC 20017
When: Nov. 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Where: Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R St., NW, Washington, DC
When: Nov. 14, 2012 at 10:30 am
Where: Greenbelt Branch, 11 Crescent Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20770
When: Nov. 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Where: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, 2700 F street, NW, Washington, DC 20566
More information and schedule of the performances: http://www.kidseurofestival.org/index.php?option=com_
content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=63
Bread and Circuses (Kruha in iger) – Film Screening
Synopsis: In 1987 Communist Slovenia, the Novak family wins a spot on the popular quiz show
BREAD AND CIRCUSES, and a trip to the big city. But their experience of appearing on the
program turns out to be much different than their perception of the show on their television set at
home, as does their opinion of the show’s popular host Jos Bauer (real life Slovenian TV presenter
Jonas Znidarsic) once they’re exposed to his boorish real-life behavior. Still, the power of the
medium makes a mighty impression on teenage son Simon (Jurij Drevensek), a valuable lesson
for the changes to come to Slovenian society in the 1990s. Directed by Klemen Dvornik. Slovenia,
2011, color, 94 min. In Slovenian with English subtitles.
When: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 at 11:15 am and Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 5:00 pm
Where: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
More information: http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2012/v9i5/eushowcase.aspx
Beyond by Michael Benson
A spectacular photography exhibition of images from space.
When: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Embassy of Slovenia, 2410 California Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
More information about the work of Michael Benson on: http://www.kinetikonpictures.com/
SlovenSki Program for 2013
Schedule:
February: 1-3, 2013, SlovenSki weekend Windham, NY
February 15-23, 2013, SlovenSki trip to 3 Vallees, France
March 18-24, 2013, Nastar Nationals Aspen/Snowmass (qualified racers)
April 1-7, 2013, SlovenSki week in Sun Valley, ID
More information and application form: John F Kamin, 61-32 75th Place, Middle Village, NY 11379,
phone: (718) 424-2711, email: Jfkamin@verizon.net
The weekly Embassy Newsletter, produced by the Embassy of Slovenia in Washington, is available on: www.washington.embassy.si.
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Editor: Nuška Zakrajšek
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