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NEWSLETTER Farewell to Deputy Chief of Mission Ondina Blokar Drobič 90 Years of Club Karpotrotter 100th Anniversary of Slovenia in San at Rural Route Slovenian National Franciscco Film Festival Home in Cleveland page 2 & 3 > page 3 > page 4 & 5 > NEWSLETTER AUGUST 29, 2014, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 27 Farewell to Deputy Chief of Mission Ondina Blokar Drobič Ms. Ondina Blokar honorary consuls. She offered Drobič, Deputy Chief of consular assistance to Slovenian Mission at the Embassy of citizens when needed and, next Slovenia, ended her post in to political and legal affairs, Washington, DC, at the end with great interest covered the of August. economic and trade portfolio Ms. Blokar Drobič for some time. She substantially undoubtedly stood out among broadened the network of the development of Slovenia- her peers in the diplomatic corps the embassy’s contacts and U.S. relations. for the quality of her insights, contributed to the promotion She was an indispensable her hard work, her numerous of Slovenia in the U.S., built member of our team, known talents and skills, great ideas and on the rapport with the U.S. both for her professionalism creative thinking. Throughout administration, think-tanks, and hard work, and, most her four years as Deputy Chief nongovernmental organizations, importantly, to all of us she was of Mission, she devotedly schools and universities. a great colleague and friend. nurtured the U.S.-Slovenia Moreover, throughout the past We wish her all the best in her partnership, was active in public four years, she mentored around future endeavors and greater diplomacy, cultural and press 40 interns. As her coworkers, achievements as she begins a affairs, was engaged with the we hold her in high regard for new, challenging and demanding Slovenian community members her dedicated work, her spirit chapter of her professional and organizations in the U.S. of devotion and diligence, which career at the Ministry of Foreign and built on a dialogue with made important contributions to Affairs in Ljubljana. Embassy of Slovenia 2410 California Street, NW twitter.com/SLOinUSA Washington, D.C. 20008, USA T: +1 202 386 66 01 E: [email protected] facebook.com/SLOembassyUSA washington.embassy.si Her previous assignments at Slovenian Ministry of Foreign as Head of International Law include: attaché at the Consulate Affairs, and Secretary and Department at the Ministry of General of the Republic of Legal Adviser to the Permanent Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, and Slovenia in Trieste, Italy, Mission of Slovenia to the United Director General for International Counselor to the Minister at the Nations. Prior to her post in Law and Protection of Interests International Law Department Washington, DC, she served within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. SLOVENIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. 90 years of Educational and Dramatic Club Slovenia in San Francisco Educational and Dramatic Club Slovenia (Izobraževalni in dramatični klub Slovenia) was organized on October 15, 1922, and incorporated in May 1924 with the intent of eventually purchasing a Slovenian meeting hall. The progress of Club Slovenia was attributed to Lodge Tabor Slovanov, S.N.P.J. Lodge 304, which financially backed the new organization. Club Slovenia’s first endeavor was a play, “Krčmar pri Slovenian progressive home in San Francisco. Zvitem Rogu” (“The Innkeeper at the Bent Horn”), presented the hall soon took hold. Plays, exhibition motivated more young on January 20, 1923. Further concerts, minstrel shows in adults to join the Club’s athletic inspired by this Slovene cultural Slovenian and English were group. activity, action was taken to held and a men’s chorus was Club Slovenia continues organize a Slovenian Library. established. Club Slovenia had to promote and preserve The first books were donated their first Christmas party for its Slovenian heritage. A by the Club founders, Andrew the young children in December yearly Grape Festival (Vinska Lekšan and Anthony Kastellic. 1927. Trgatev), held in the fall, is a With monies realized from the Club Slovenia organized happy celebration of Slovenian play and from the many dances a sports club, namely a baseball food, music and dance, which held, and with the help of team, for the benefit of the young draws members and friends S.N.P.J. Lodge 304, more books people. In addition to organizing throughout the San Francisco were purchased in Slovene and a youth baseball team, Club Bay Area. The Club continues English along with subscriptions Slovenia also furnished athletic to sponsor performances by to daily and weekly newspapers. equipment to be used in the Club’s Slovenian instrumental and vocal By 1930, the Library boasted a large meeting hall by young adults, groups and conducts Slovenian total of 2,000 volumes. including parallel bars, gymnastic language classes and a Slovenian A Slovenian meeting hall horses, and rings. In November study group. Several yearly was finally purchased in 1927 1930, the club presented an potlucks are held where guest on Potrero Hill in San Francisco athletic exhibition and invited the Slovenes present enjoyable and and fondly called “Kranjski Hrib” athletic club from the University educational programs to the (Carniolian Hill) and activities at of California at Berkeley. The Club’s membership. AUGUST 29, 2014, PAGE 2 This year’s Grape Festival celebrates the Club’s 90th anniversary. On Sunday, September 28, members and friends of Club Slovenia will gather at the venerable Slovenian Hall to enjoy a bountiful buffet of prekajena rebra (smoked ribs), kranjske klobase (Carniolian sausage), piščanec (chicken), kislo zelje (sauerkraut), potatoes, salad, bread, dessert, and wine, all cooked and prepared by members. (By Dave McCormick, President of Club Slovenia) Grape festival 2013. CULTURE Karpotrotter at the 2014 Rural Route Film Festival in NY throughout various villages in Yugoslavia, which, however, was never completed. The director Matjaž Ivanišin 40 years later retraced the footsteps of director Karpo Godina through the same small villages in the rural countryside across the former Yugoslavia and decided to make his own movie that retakes some of Godina’s footages and mixes it with his own techniques. Based on Godina’s 8 mm footage from this journey, Ivanišin connects this material A scene from the movie Karpotrotter. with landscape footage from his This year, the 10th annual well as tribute to the Slovenian current road trip, and interviews Route Film Festival, which took cinematographer and film director numerous citizens who recall place August 8 – 10 at the Museum Karpo Godina, who is one of the Godina’s visit decades earlier. of Moving Image in New York, most important representatives The movie Karpotrotter presented a Slovenian movie, of the Yugoslav cinematic was already hosted earlier this Karpotrotter, directed by a young movement, “Black Wave”, which year in New York at the Tribeca director from Maribor. Matjaž between years 1964 and 1973 Film Festival and was recently Ivanišin. produced numerous socio-critical a highlight of this year’s Semi- Karpotrotter is a road movie films. During that time, Godina Feature/New Presentation series about time, memory and place, as made his own road-trip movie at Rotterdam. AUGUST 29, 2014, PAGE 3 SLOVENIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. 100th Anniversary of Slovenian National Home at St. Clair’s The year 2014 marks the Centennial Year of the Slovenian National Home Organization in Cleveland, OH, and the 90th anniversary of the hall. The organization was founded by Slovenian immigrants who came to the Cleveland area and were determined to promote the national, fraternal, cultural and educational efforts of Slovenes in the U.S. Further, the Slovenian National Home itself was built in 1924 by people of Slovenian descent as a gathering place for meetings and celebrations. For the next two decades, the Slovenian National Home was 100th anniversary celebration. the focus of cultural and social life on St. Clair Avenue. A Slovenian Sunday. The singing groups Zarja, as Eddie Habat, Johnny Vadnal, museum was established and Glasbena Matica, and Korotan Kenny Bass, Art Perko and Al Slovenian school was held where performed many memorable Tercek frequently entertained. people could learn reading and concerts and operettas at the In 1962, Tony Petkovsek writing the Slovenian language. Slovenian National Home. The organized the first of many Most of the meetings were held dances continued throughout Thanksgiving polka events held there as well. Music and drama the era of the Second World War at the Slovenian National Home were an important part of the when bandleaders like Pete Smick with crowds of 2000 attending. hall with a play, concert, or and Pete Sokach performed. In Polka music and community opera taking place almost every later decades, musicians such activities took a turn toward the youth movement, the button box accordion sound, and the influx of the European style music. In 1970, two famous ensembles from Slovenia, Avsenik and Slak, performed there and left their mark on the Slovenian community. The Board of Directors of the Slovenian National Home remained committed to the preservation and vitality of the historic hall. In April of 1985, a city ordinance designated the building as a Cleveland Landmark. Throughout the following decades, the complex underwent many renovations. Today, the Address by Consul General Jurček Žmauc. (Photos: Phil Hrvatin) two halls accommodate concerts, AUGUST 29, 2014, PAGE 4 plays, dance performances, the joint Slovenian men’s cappella Home and Shelly Slapnik March banquets, birthday and choruses Fantje Na Vasi and Mi President of “Friends of the anniversary celebrations, and Smo Mi. The Cleveland based Slovenian National Horne Inc.” a wedding receptions. Slovenian youth dance group tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) A grand celebration Folklorna Skupina Kres entertained organization. commemorating these milestones the crowd with a variety of regional (Adapted from an article by Phil occurred Saturday, August 16, dances. Hrvatin).
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