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OCTOBER 5, 2012, VOLUME 8, NUMBER 37 EURO NIGHT 2012 For the fi fth consecutive year, on Friday, September 28 evening, the European embassies in Washington, DC. gathered to celebrate the “Euro Night”. The event was hosted by La Maison Française, where more than 20 E.U. member states’ embassies showcased their respective cultures and culinary specialties. Slovenian booth at the EURO Night. Around 1500 visitors enjoyed live music by a band more than three hours of cultural and tourism, including hiking from Cyprus, at the moment immersion. Moreover, the event trips, amazing wine routes and the presiding country of the was honored by the presence of spa resorts. Guests could also European Union, while taking a the fi rst lady of the Republic of taste a bit of Slovenia trying tour around Europe discovering Estonia Mrs. Evelin Ilves. national dishes such as kranjska European traditions. Each Slovenian representatives klobasa sausage, potica walnut country offered memorabilia, dressed in national costumes roll, and pumpkin seed oil, served travel guides, wrist bands, promoted Slovenia with various by the embassy representatives souvenirs, and stationery during rich brochures on the country wearing the national dress of the Gorenjska region.
Embassy of Slovenia 2410 California Street, NW twitter.com/SLOembassyUSA Washington, D.C. 20008, USA T: +1 202 386 66 01 E: [email protected] facebook.com/SLOembassyUSA washington.embassy.si DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Slovenian Development Days On October 4 and 5, 2012, the fourth Slovenian Development Days were held at the City Museum of Ljubljana. The event was opened by Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec, followed by introductory remarks by Dr. Božo Cerar, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capacity of Minister for Development Cooperation, and Eva Marn, the President of SLOGA, Slovenian NGDO platform for development cooperation and humanitarian aid and Director of International Relief and Development Slovenia IRD. This year’s Development Days, titled ‘International Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Erjavec opened the event. Development Cooperation: 2015 and Looking Ahead’, were as the fi eld of Slovenian and discussions on the effectiveness usually organized jointly by the international development of development cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and cooperation. The second discussion of the SLOGA, providing an opportunity The fi rst discussion of follow up to Rio+20 focused for both Slovenian and foreign the implementation of Slovenian on the conclusions of this year’s experts, representatives development goals and the conference, which envisage that of governmental, non way ahead dealt with the Member States will implement governmental and international implementation and evaluation development projects through organizations, and the academia of development goals in the environmental protection. The to discuss current events in light of important international third discussion addressed the relationship between migration and development. The fourth discussion on public private partnership and development cooperation revolved around the main goal of public private partnership – innovatively increasing the effectiveness of development assistance through linking knowledge and resources from both sides. Along with these discussions, the Peace Institute ran a workshop on E.U. public tenders and the Development Cooperation Fair. Participants of the event.
OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 2 CULTURE Možina Receives Award at the ITN Film Festival At the ITN Distribution Film Festival, held in Hollywood, Slovenian journalist and fi lm maker Jože Možina was honored as the best director in the category of documentary fi lms for his documentary on the Slovenian priest Pedro Opeka. In one of the most beautiful stories, titled The Friend Jože Možina with Father of the Poor, the charismatic Father Pedro Opeka. Pedro Opeka, born in a suburb of Buenos Aires to parents of Slovene origin, arrived to the garbage dump him on his award, stating that the Father Opeka, whose humanitarian of the capital of Madagascar. Seeing award honors an extraordinary mission deserves utmost respect. thousands of adults and children achievement and gives recognition The ITN Festival, organized living in inhumane conditions, he to his professional work; at the by one of the most successful engaged in an incredible operation same time, the prime minister independent fi lm distribution that is helping more than 23 expressed his great satisfaction companies, was held in Los Angeles thousand homeless to a better life. that the author of the honored on September 12 16. The award will The Prime Minister of the fi lm presented to the domestic and be conferred to Možina, a native of Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, in international public the story about Dobravlje in the Vipava Valley, at the a letter to Jože Možina congratulated the extremely important work of main award ceremony in January. CULTURE Writers’ Association Marks 140th Anniversary The Slovenian Writers’ said at the founding of the time in 1965, and International PEN Association (DSP) marked its association that “a writers’ state meetings at that lake side resort 140th anniversary with a series of is a republic,” which had a special have since become traditional. literary readings around Slovenia on impact in the Austro Hungarian The DSP began engaging itself Wednesday, October 3 and a major Monarchy and indicates that the even more actively in social life ceremony in Ljubljana’s Cankarjev association had always advocated and politics in the early 1980s, Dom congress and culture center on democracy and freedom of fi ghting for freedom of expression. Thursday, October 4, 2012. From the thought. According to Taufer, the association’s original 52 members at the first general Although the idea of uniting role and efforts in Slovenia’s struggle assembly in 1872, the association has Slovenian writers was some ten for independence, which started in grown by 2012 to 349 writers and years older, the association was the late 1980s, was most important. poets, 99 of whom are female authors. offi cially set up on Trstenjak’s Along with its production and According to the incumbent initiative in 1872. However, its publishing activities, the DSP also DSP president, Veno Taufer, the activities soon died out due to serves as an information and literary association’s greatest merit was diverging world perspectives. Since center, organizes top class literary that it has maintained the Slovenian then, the authors’ association has festivals, and confers a number of language as the basis of the nation’s operated in many forms and under literary awards. mentality and culture, nurturing a number of names.; it has adopted Among major annual events the language and national essence its current name in 1968. organized by the association are through literature. The association of Slovenian the Slovenian Book Days and Moreover, he noted that the authors organized an International the Vilenica international literary fi rst president, Davorin Trstenjak, PEN congress in Bled for the fi rst festival. (Source: STA) OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 3 CULTURE Festival of Slovenian Film The 15th edition of the “Vaje v Festival of Slovenian Film (FSF) objemu” (Practising opened on September 27, 2012, Embrace) by Metod in Portorož with “Šanghaj” Pevec received the (Shanghai Gipsy), the award award for direction, winning feature by Marko best male lead (Uroš Naberšnik. Fürst, an accolade he This year, FSF featured 66 fi lms shared with Gregor that were picked from as many Bakovič in Thanks as 130 entries. for Sunderland), “Hvala za Sunderland” and best female (Thanks for Sunderland), a lead (Jana Zupančič). “Srečen Završnik, which received the black comedy by Sarajevo born za umret” (Good to Go) by award for the best short. director Slobodan Maksimović, Matevž Lužar picked up the For the fi rst time, the won the top honors as the prizes for best script, set design, festival featured a documentary festival, which closed on photography, costumes, and competition. In this category, Sunday, September 30, bagging sound. Damjan Kozole’s “Dolge the Vesna prize for best fi lm. The short fi lm competition Počitnice” (The Long Vacation), Thanks for Sunderland traces featured eleven fi lms varying a fi lm tracing the stories of the mishaps of a factory worker from non narrative experimental the “erased,” was given the whose life is a failure. To turn fi lms to classic narratives to top honors. This year, the his fortunes around, he starts animated fi lms. The jury did Metod Badjura Award for working with a small time crook, heap praise on “Nad mestom lifetime achievement in fi lm but fails miserably, unable to se dani” (The Day is Rising over was conferred upon costume even take his own life. the City), a student fi lm by Blaž designer Alenka Bartl.
PRESS First Conference of Slovenian Journalists from the World for the past six months she The Slovenian World give them the opportunity to had been intensively studying Congress (SSK) organized meet and build connections that this fi eld, while she also knew this year for the fi rst time would be useful in their work something about it from before. the Conference of Slovenian and in everyday life. Moreover, She also said that, again and journalists from the world. journalists like to exchange their again, she was surprised how The conference took place in experiences in journalism in diverse and rich the life of these Ljubljana on September 27 and different countries. people was, and focused on 28, 2012. The journalists were also the important role the media The President of The welcomed by Ljudmila Novak, has in describing Slovenians Slovenian World Congress, the Minister for Slovenians who were separated from Dr. Boris Pleskovič, said in his Abroad. In her speech, she their home country by history. welcome address that the main also expressed regret that as a Minister Novak also expressed purpose of the conference was Minister for Slovenians Abroad the thought that journalists as to connect journalists with she realizes all the time how the creators of the community in Slovenian origins from all over little she knows about the lives which they lived had a very the world and to deepen their of Slovenians living abroad and important mission as a link with relations, and at the same time about their work. Nevertheless, their homeland. OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 4 TOURISM Sežana Sežana, a town and municipality in the Primorska region of Slovenia, is located on the Kras plateau, 60 miles from Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia and only 12 miles away from a major port at the Adriatic Sea Trieste, Italy. It has a population of twelve thousand inhabitants, of which around fi ve thousand live in the town of Sežana and the rest in the neighboring rural areas. Slavic tribes, ancestors of modern Slovenes, fi rst St. Martin’s parish church in Sežana. settled the area in the late 6th century A.D. In the Middle soon emerged as the most many locals joined the militant Ages, the area belonged to important center on the Kras anti fascist organization Plateau. Sežana railway station TIGR. During World War II, was opened in 1857 and since especially after 1943, the area 1947 it has been a railway’s became a battlefi eld between border crossing point between the Partisan resistance and Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) and the Fascist and Nazi German Italy. forces. In May 1945, Sežana After the First World War, was liberated by the Yugoslav Sežana was annexed to the partisans. Between June 1945 Kingdom of Italy and included and September 1947, it was Sežana municipality. in the Province of Trieste. administered by the British During the Fascist period, and the U.S. Army. In 1947, the Duchy of Friuli and the Patriarchate of Aquileia, until it was conquered by the Counts of Gorizia in the 14th century. In 1500, it fell under the Habsburg dominion and it was included in the County of Gorizia and Gradisca (Gorica in Gradiška). Sežana remained a small and rather insignifi cant village until the mid 9th century, when the Austrian Southern Railway, connecting Vienna to Trieste, was built next to it. Sežana thus became connected to the major transportation lines and Sežana botanical gardens.
OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 5 it became part of the Socialist Tabor nature trail. Also located in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the municipality is the Lipica Stud and in 1991 of independent Farm as are several picturesque Slovenia. villages. Sežana’s location Many things can be seen in between Ljubljana, Trieste, and the town. The parish church in the the Adriatic coast and many town is dedicated to Saint Martin important tourist sights in the and was built in 1878 on the site vicinity, such as Postojna Cave, of an older church dating to the Škocjan Caves, Vilenica Cave, early 16th century. There is also and the fortifi ed village of Štanjel, an interesting botanical park with make Sežana an attractive many rare varieties of plants, a tourist destination. memorial room commemorating poet Srečko Kosovel and the Nearby Lipica stud farm. TOURISM Tabor Military Museum Tabor Military Museum the risk that objects with great was opened in 1995 by Srečko historic value would wander Rože and his wife in Lokev’s 15th abroad and be lost forever. For Mr. century Venetian fortress, known Rože, preserving cultural heritage as the ‘Tabor’ (encampment). comes fi rst, that is why he also The collection contains more than addresses himself as a preserver. 425,000 objects, a wide selection His hobby as well as his prompt of 362,000 military, 21,000 collecting of historic valuables was archaeological and 42,000 ethnic even recognized by the Guinness exhibits from the area of Kras, World Records in 1989. Primorska, and beyond. Most Some of the most of them date from the First and interesting objects are military Second World Wars; only around uniforms, among which stands 4,200 of these are exhibited. out the skillfully designed red Museum is situated in 15 th century Mr. Rože started collecting one from the time of Maria Venetian fortress. old military objects already at the Theresa. A special place is given service, of which only 11 have age of fi ve, but was taken over to the gold handle sword Hitler been preserved. Rare items from by ethnology, being conscious of gave his offi cers for exceptional the Second World War include newborn children’s gas masks of the Dachau concentration camp. A unique item at the museum is a thick chronicle of the Habsburg dynasty from the time of Francis Joseph I with a front cover of 16 carat gold. Mr. Rože’s effort is refl ected in invitations to numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. He mounted 36 exhibitions outside Slovenia in places ranging from Europe to North and South America, and received 79 foreign recognitions. President of Slovenia Dr. Danilo Türk visiting the museum. OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 6 CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE PoliMaT The Centre of Excellence for Polymer Materials and Technologies (CE PoliMaT) is an independent research institute based on public private partnership, established in 2010, which successfully brings together polymer knowledge, research, technology, and innovation in Slovenia. The activities of CE PoliMaT are based on cooperation and synergy between science and business – between the leading Slovenian research groups and experts, knowledge institutions, Polimat’s Lab. enterprises and other successful companies in the fi eld. conditions for establishing high patent applications, established Emerging global tech and spin off companies, one spin off company, produced knowledge network includes new employment positions, 25 prototypes and won four institutions such as Harvard and conditions for sustainable innovation awards. Its advanced Kennedy School, Cambridge economic growth. The values applications are oriented toward University, George Mason of CE PoliMaT are based on different markets such as University, Akron Business the excellence of knowledge building materials, agriculture, Accelerator, and The transformation into products pharmacy, medicine, automotive, Centre for Nanoscience and and services in high technology nautical and aircraft industry Nanotechnology, among others. market niches under the code of as well as optoelectronics CE PoliMaT focuses on research ethical conduct, and openness and photovoltaics. All these in several priority development for novelty and innovation, markets represent a challenging areas: advanced (new) synthetic cooperation, transparency and opportunity to enforce the metallic and non metallic social responsibility. polymer industrial applications. materials and nanotechnologies, Currently, the Centre As for the latter, CE sustainable technologies, and employs 84 researchers, of PoliMaT pays particular attention health and life sciences. which 42 are from enterprises to the critical role that polymer The mission of the and 42 are from research and science and technology is poised PoliMaT Centre of Excellence is educational organizations. to play in Africa’s economic to establish Slovenia’s position The Centre is proud to have transformation. CE PoliMaT is in polymer science in those a 50% female employment initiating collaboration with the applied fi elds that contribute to rate and 43 PhDs. In the last Common Market for Eastern sustainable development, are of two years, the Centre has and Southern Africa (COMESA), particular interest for Slovenian successfully integrated the Africa’s largest trading bloc, industry and strengthen previously dispersed capacity of which brings together 19 competitiveness of Slovenian the leading Slovenian research member states with a population small, medium and large groups, and established high over 450 million people. One of enterprises on an international quality research infrastructure in the fi rst joint initiatives is the scale. the fi eld of polymers. Since the preparation of a winter school on Through its operation, beginning of its operation, it has biopolymers in collaboration with CE PoliMaT aims at creating created 67 innovations, fi led fi ve the Jomo Kenyatta University of
OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 7 Agriculture and Technology and with the support of Professor Calestous Juma from Harvard University. Furthermore, CE PoliMaT has created strong links with the City of Akron, Ohio, the capital of the polymer industry in the spin off’s and foster business as a center for driving innovation United States. Representing an links between Slovenian and in the fi eld of polymer materials important step in strengthening U.S. industrial partners. and technologies, focusing on cooperation in science, The key to success in challenges that are critically technology and education, the next few years will be to important to the society of the opening of an offi ce in the embrace true collaboration 21st century: health, water, Akron Business Accelerator in between global leaders in agriculture, energy and housing. October 2012 will support the technology, universities, For more information please development of CE PolyMaT’s industry, and establish Slovenia visit: www.en.polimat.si SPORTS Firefi ghter Combat Challenge in Bled American fi refi ghter Justin King won the Firefi ghter Combat Challenge European competition, which was held in Bled on September 23, 2012. Poland’s Krzysztof Krawczyk was second, while Slovenia’s Matic Zupan came in third. Described as the “toughest two minutes in sports”, the combat challenge attracted fi refi ghters from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Croatia, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Poland, the United States, and Slovenia, altogether The Firefi ghter Combat kg weight 12 meters (40 ft.) 285 European and American Challenge is designed for high with a rope, pound with a fi refi ghters. operational fi refi ghters sledge-hammer on an iron bar, volunteers as well as professionals. run between obstacles, handle a The challenge involves simulated fi rehose and hit a target with its physical demands of real jet of water, and grab a 80-kg fi refi ghting, with competitors (176-lb.) victim and drag him for performing a set of fi refi ghting 20 meters (65 ft.) to the goal. and rescue tasks, while wearing This European full operational equipment, with Championship in Bled also counted protective clothing and breathing as qualifi cation for the World Cup. apparatus, which together weighs The fi ve best fi refi ghters from 25 kilograms (55 pounds). the fi refi ghter event in Bled will The fi refi ghter must run go on to the Firefi ghter Combat up the stairs to the third fl oor, Challenge world championship, carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) held in South California between of rolled-up fi rehose, pull a 20- November 12 and 19 this year. OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 8 CALL FOR APPLICANTS Slovenian Teaching Fellow with GLN GLN Global Language in leadership, management, Dupont Circle area. “GLN Network, a not for profi t interpersonal and public Teaching Fellowship” does not organization which provides speaking. Fellows will have the require candidates to have opportunities to learn any opportunity to teach Slovenian previous teaching experience. language at a minimal cost, language and share their culture Completed applications encourages candidates who are with highly motivated and must be submitted online by native speakers of Slovenian passionate individuals. no later than October 14, language and eager to grow as “GLN Teaching 2012. Certain candidates will leader and educator to apply for Fellowship” is a one year unpaid be chosen for an interview the “GLN Teaching Fellowship” teaching commitment made up during the month of October in Washington, DC. of three semesters of teaching 2012. Successful candidates Designed to develop with 20 30 hours a month for will be selected and notifi ed by foreign language teachers’ functions, teaching and class November 18, 2012. For more professional skills, the “GLN preparation. GLN class locations information or to apply, please Teaching Fellowship” will give are at partner organizations visit http://thegln.org/teach/ fellows teaching experience throughout Washington, DC, teaching fellowship . and credentials as well as skills mostly in the Foggy Bottom/ TASTE SLOVENIA Pumpkin Seed Oil Gets E.U. Protected Status Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje (pumpkin seed oil from Štajerska and Prekmurje) was given special geographical protection status in the latest edition of the Offi cial Journal of the European Union. This is the 15th Slovenian food product to be so registered with the European Commission. The traditional štajersko prekmursko bučno olje is an unrefi ned, edible vegetable oil produced by pressing roasted top quality pumpkin seeds geographical status labels, while (cured meat from Prlekija); without the use of additives. the kranjska klobasa (Carniolian belokranjska pogača (bread The oil can be from dark sausage) is still waiting to be from Bela Krajina), idrijski green to red in color, has a granted protection. žlikrofi (dumplings from Idrija); characteristic aroma and taste, Thus far, the following prekmurska gibanica (layered and has a favorable fatty acids Slovenian food products have pastry from Prekmurje). composition, the registration been so registered: Bovec, (Source: STA) says. Nanos, and Tolmin cheeses; the In the United States, A number of traditional kraški pršut (prosciutto from the Slovenian pumpkin seed oil can Slovenian dishes have already Karst); extra virgin olive oil from be purchased at: Tri Wines, received one of the three the Istra region; forest honey Inc. More information at: www. categories of E.U. protected from Kočevje; prleška tunjka slovenianpremiumwines.com . OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 9 ANNOUNCEMENT Slovenian Presidential Elections Presidential elections will registered residence in the United In order to register, a be held on November 11, 2012 , States may check whether they are completed and signed registration at the Embassy of the Republic of listed in the electoral register and if form, which can be found on www. Slovenia in Washington D.C. and the their information (name, address) in dvk.gov.si must be sent directly to Consulate General of the Republic the register is correct. Voters can call the National Electoral Commission. of Slovenia in Cleveland. If required, the Consular offi ce at the Embassy All registration forms must be the second election round will be of Slovenia in Washington D.C. at received by October 11, 2012, and held on December 2, 2012. 202 386 6613 or 202 386 6614. can be sent to the National Electoral Slovenian citizens with Calls will be accepted until October Commission: by mail to Državna registered residence (»stalno 26, 2012, Monday through Friday, volilna komisija, Slovenska cesta prebivališče«) in the United States 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon. 54, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, by fax can vote in person at the above Slovenian citizens with at (011)(386)(1)433 1269, or by listed representations or by mail. registered residence in Slovenia e mail (scanned for the signature) at Instructions and voting material, and visiting or temporarily residing gp.dvk@dvk rs.si which will include two offi cial blank (»začasno prebivališče«) in the Detailed information on ballots for the fi rst and possible United States can vote in person elections and nomination/support of second round of elections, will at the listed representations or by presidential candidates is available be sent to the voter’s permanent mail. In either case, voters need to on the website of the National residence address abroad. register with the National Electoral Electoral Commission www.dvk.gov. Slovenian citizens with Commission by October 11, 2012 . si . TO DO LIST
Afganistan (Un)Ordinary Lives in New York Next to the opening of the exhibition Unordinary Lives by Manca Juvan, a discussion, refl ecting past and current development policies of international community in Afghanistan, thinking of the possible scenarios and solutions beyond 2014, is organized. When: Friday, October 12, 6 to 9pm Where: Gallery MC, 549 West 52nd St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019 More information: http://www.gallerymc.org/h/manca juvan/
LectureLe ct ur e by AAmbasadormb as ad or KKirnir n at GGeorgetowneorg et own UnUniversityiv er si ty Slovenia’s Ambassador, Roman Kirn, will speak about E.U. Challenges in a Reshaped Global Order and share a perspective from Slovenia. When: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 from 1 pm.to 2 pm. Where: McGhee Library, room 301 at Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20057. More information: Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service e mail: [email protected]
TheatreTh ea tr e GiGigantega nt e ToToursur s SlSloveniaov en ia In its 25th Anniversary Season, Slovenian/American Theatre Gigante is touring with a play Three Other Sisters, written by Isabelle Kralj, Founder and Artistic Director of the Theatre Kralj and her Co-Artistic Director Mark Anderson. The cast includes Kralj, Janet Lilly, and Simone Ferro as the Three Sisters, and Slovenia’s most popular singer/songwriter Vlado Kreslin as the Sea Captain. This tour is made possible by the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia, the Slovenian Ministry for Slovenians Abroad, the Consulate General of Slovenia in Cleveland, and by a number of private donors, including the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Slovenian Arts Program. Schedule of performances: Maribor – October 5, 2012; Ptuj – October 6, 2012; Murska Sobota – October 7, 2012; Koper – October 8, 2012; Ljubljana – October 9, 2012 More information: http://www.theatregigante.org/2012/09/gigante-tours-slovenia/
OCTOBER 5, 2012, PAGE 10 TO DO LIST Mak Grgic’s concert at the National Gallery of Art Mak Grgic, a young Slovenian guitarist, and Stephen Ackert, an organist, will perform music by Isaac, Kohaut, Weiss, and Hagen, performed in honor of Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475–1540. When: Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 6:30pm Where: National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565 West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court More information: www.nga.gov
EmbassyEmba ssy SeriSeries:es: Andrej GGoričar,or ič ar pipianoano The Embassy Series and the Embassy of Slovenia present the pianist and composer Andrej Goričar, who will accompany a silent classics Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (director F. W. Murnau, U.S., 1927, 95 min) with his unique music. When: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 7:30 pm Where: Embassy of Slovenia, 2410 California Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 Admission: $55/buffet reception
EmbassyEmba ss SeriSeries:es CaCarolinero li ne CCalleja,alleja pipianoano In cooperation with the Embassy of Malta and the Embassy of Slovenia, the Embassy Series presents pianist Caroline Calleja from Malta. Program: Beethoven: “Waldstein;” Chopin: “24 Preludes.” When: Friday, November 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM Where: Embassy of Slovenia, 2410 California Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 More information: www.embassyseries.org Admission: $75/including reception. Order online or call (202) 625 2361
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