SLAVNOST JUST AROUND THE CORNER….

The Czech Center invites you to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a family Sunday filled with music, food, laughter, Czech culture and remembrance during the 20th Annual Slavnost ‘May Fest’ on May 15.  Festivities begin with a recognition ceremony honoring 25 years of TCHCC at 10:30 AM. 

A delicious chicken fried chicken dinner will be served beginning at 11:30 AM.  Plenty of Czech-style desserts will also be available, along with refreshing beverages of all kinds.  There will be live music from 11:30A to 4P (after the ceremony) on the deck of the main center by the Czechaholics Band. The day's activities also include a traditional May Pole Dance at 1:30P and demonstrations will also be done at the Zapalač Saw Mill and Czech Newspaper Museum.  A special presentation and book signing will be held at 2P in the Hanslik Hall by Gabriela Gerhart, author of “After the Fall”.  You'll also have a chance to shop in the Country Store/Pastry Shop and the Kopecky Gift Shop where you'll find unique gifts for dads, grads, birthdays, newlyweds and Christmas ornaments in stock year-round and much more!

HAVE YOU SEEN THE CZECH VILLAGE?

During Slavnost, tour the TCHCC Czech Village, which includes structures from the late 1800s and early 1900s depicting what life was like for Czech Texans back then.  See the latest additions – the Czech Newspaper Museum and SPJST Lodge 19 Velehrad.  The village also features houses from the Kalich, Hoelscher, Migl, and Hluchanek-Salas Families.  The Hoelscher Haus is home to the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum, and the Kalich House serves as the Czech Music Museum of Texas.  The Village also includes the Zapalač Saw Mill, Janak Barn & Texas Czech Agriculture Museum, and a double log crib.

 WANNA SPEND THE WEEKEND?

 The Fayette County Community Theatre will also be having their Spring performance at the Sanford Schmid Amphitheater on the TCHCC grounds of “The Play that went Wrong” Friday & Saturday evening, and a matinee on Sunday!  The Monument Hill State Park will also have the Bluff Schueltzenfest on Saturday, which adds another cultural event to the area. This makes for a great weekend at our venues and gives time to visit the many great sites in La Grange.  There is also a room block at the Best Western Hotel just around the corner from TCHCC.  Call for reservations 979-968-6800 and be sure to ask for the TCHCC discount!

Visit TCHCC and enjoy a family day full of culture and exciting history!  Normal business hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10A-4P, and Saturdays, 10A-3P.  For more call TCHCC at 888-785-4500 or email info@czechtexas.org.