ATOMIK HARMONIK – turbo folk
Slovenian Pop Music Sensations
Based on Slovenian traditional music and mixed with a modern dance beat, Atomik Harmonik is the ultimate party band. The traditional accordion plays a big role in the music, filled with the right beat and vocals the music has achieved great success. Atomik Harmonik released so far a few singles and two albums: ‘Brizgaaaaj!’ which contains 11 bouncing party songs and brand new one 'Vriskaaaj!'. Their debut album got a diamond award for selling more then 25.000 copies. Also, this very album got in the attention of polka hero Lynn Marie – she went to Slovenia to meet with the band and said that they would make a big boom in the USA. For the third year in a row, Atomik Harmonik is the best selling act in Slovenia.
March 3-May 1, 2010
March 3 - May 1
Opening reception: 6pm - 8pm on March 3
Free and open to the public
HERE's gallery spaces will host an exhibition of paintings by young Austrian visual artist Walter Steinacher, curated by Ivan Talijancic (WaxFactory, New York.) This event is a collaboration with the New York based multidisciplinary performance group, WaxFactory and the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York and is presented as part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, a festival coordinated by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center.
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The Cleveland International Film Festival takes place at Tower City Center in the heart of downtown Cleveland. You can use the directions below or generate your own directions online using the Tower City Center address: 230 West Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 44113
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A Call Girl (Slovenka)
Gifted university student of English by day and call girl by night, 23-year-old Alexandra arrives at the hotel room of her latest client. She finds him in mid-heart attack after having taken one too many Viagra. After calling for help from the front desk staff, she cleans out his wallet and slips out the door. He dies and it is revealed he was a member of the European Parliament. The police have some questions for her regarding this high-profile client and the hunt is on to find her, the prostitute who calls herself Slovenka. Prostituting has bought her a good life — the mortgage on a swank apartment with luxurious trimmings and money to attend school. But trouble begins when her newfound fame also brings unwanted attention from the local pimps who want to “protect” her. High tension builds as both the good guys and the bad guys pursue her. The only one she can rely on is her father, an ex-rocker who is trying to resurrect his band. But he, of course, doesn’t know the true story of his daughter’s double life as A CALL GIRL. (In Slovenian with subtitles) – C.C.P.
On February 1st and 2nd, designer Tihomir Tomič will show some of his recents art pieces as well as classic and contemporary collections. His barware series has been awarded Design Plus at the forthcoming Ambienete in Frankfurt. Rogaška breathes its exclusivity into the traditional and innovative exceptional highest quality crystal. The products made by Rogaška, whose origins date all the way into the distant 1665, are no strangers to the American market. Rogaška has been present here for over 50 years and the American market has always appreciated exceptional crystal glass in the traditional or the trendy shape, and the products made in small series as well as the most unique and the most exclusive products we make. Rogaška is among global market leaders of high quality crystal making. Our 931 employees annually produce 3.280 tons of crystal, 25 % of which is sold to the USA, while our other biggest selling markets are also Italy, Ireland, Germany, Great Britain, France and others. We know the power and the mysterious beauty only the crystal can embody and we create it for people who appreciate the nobility of the spirit, the knowledge, the culture and art. Our crystal is the light anchored into the soil, it is hand made, while modern machines are only used to perfect the craftsmen\'s work when designing shapes and quantities demanded by the market. The secret recipe for our exceptional crystal has been carefully kept for centuries, while our modern state of the art lab is overseeing the quality of all the raw materials and final products. Our crystal is among the best on the market and our capacities to produce various types of crystal objects are fully taken advantage of. We upgrade our capacities with new technologies and traditional knowledge; we can proudly claim to be among the best in the market.
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Join the Slovenian National Library!
Your Slovenian heritage is precious to you. When you become a member of the Slovenian National Library, you connect with Slovenians, their children and friends who value Slovenian culture and literature. The Library gives you and your family the chance to learn more about your Slovenian heritage with presentations by Slovenian and American writers, artists and historians who share their knowledge about topics important to you.
The Library's outreach program to Slovenian children engages our youngest generation with activities that highlight Slovenian culture on both sides of the ocean. The Library is networked with Slovenian achievers around the world to bring you the finest experts on all things Slovenian.
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Submitted by Joe Valencic
Bandleaders Johnny Vadnal and Richie Vadnal brought national and international renown to the Cleveland-Style Polka sound. With brothers Frank and Tony and the loving influence of mother Anna, the Vadnal family of musicians delighted dancers and fans with their lyrical waltzes and jazzy polkas. On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum honors their legacy with a multimedia exhibition and CD release, "The Vadnals: The Cleveland Style's Premier Polka Family." Richie Vadnal appears in person to debut his new CD album of his and Johnny's greatest polka hits. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and admission is free.
The exhibition features historic photographs and vintage video clips covering 70 years of the family band. Johnny's own accordion is featured, along with Richie's Slovenian costume. The Vadnals first appeared together as youngsters, performing with sister Valeria in 1938. In the polka heyday following World War II, the Johnny Vadnal Orchestra was one of most popular of the nation's Cleveland-Style bands. In the polka revival of the 1960s and 1970s, Richie Vadnal brought a fresh style and led popular polka tours to Slovenia. Wherever they appeared, the Vadnals were never far from their Slovenian roots.
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At the invitation of Placido Domingo, Slovenian soprano Sabina Cvilak made her debut at Washington National Opera as Mimi in La Bohéme and she later returned as Liù in Turandot. Ms. Cvilak has appeared in Turandot at Hamburgische Staatsoper, Finnish National Opera Helsinki and at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Singapore and has held the roles of Nedda in I Pagliacci in Slovenia, Marie in Schubert's oratorio Lazarus at the MDR Musiksommer 2003 and Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann at Savonlinna Festival in 2004 and in 2005. In the season 2004/05 she became Karajan-demy and member of the Vienna State Opera and has since performed in Macbeth, Die Zauberflöte, Aladin, L'Elisir d'Amore, Le Nozze di Figaro, Rigoletto, Daphne, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Götterdämmerung and Parsifal. Ms. Cvilak has also sung in Carmen at Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Orchestre National de Belgique and her concert performances include Mozart's Il Re Pastore at Klangbogen festival 2004, Wagner's Parsifal in Monaco, Verdi's Quatri Pezzi Sacri in Alte Oper Frankfurt and appearances in Dresden, Beograd and Bratislava.
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