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(Protivin, Iowa-March 5, 2011)- To say a Good Time was had by all would be
an understatement. The Music and entertainment was top notch, the food was
out of this world, the Pivo flowed, and the Good Times Rolled during the fifth
annual Masopust Celebration at the Protivin Community Center on Saturday
March 5, 2011.
Masopust is the traditional Czech Celebration before Lent and the one in
Protivin is put on by the Czech Heritage Partnership, which is made up of a
group of Czech People from the area including Protivin and Spillville.
Two Large buses bused in people from the Cedar Rapids area. Others came
from all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, and other places.
The Gordy Prochaska Little Fisherman Orchestra out of the Montgomery and
New Prague area of Minnesota provided the music throughout the day.
Svetlusky a Czech Youth ensemble from Cedar Rapids performed . The
Famed Protivin Czech Choir also displayed its talents with several Czech
Songs during the afternoon.
After a traditional Czech Meal was served featuring Breaded Pork Cutlets,
Czech Sausage(Jitrnice), Dumplings, Poppy seed Cake, and more the CHP
Players presented the skit "Pursuit of the Thief". There were also other Czech
favorites such as Zelniky and Kolace served throughout the event.
Also, The second annual Joseph J. and Martha M. Pecinovsky Scholarship
was presented to Calsey Schwamman a Turkey Valley senior from Fort
Atkinson, Iowa. Live and Silent Auctions were also part of the event.
Driten, Czech Republic is the honored village for 2011 and the music during
the Masopust event was sponsored in part by support from the Ministry of
Culture of the Czech Republic.
an understatement. The Music and entertainment was top notch, the food was
out of this world, the Pivo flowed, and the Good Times Rolled during the fifth
annual Masopust Celebration at the Protivin Community Center on Saturday
March 5, 2011.
Masopust is the traditional Czech Celebration before Lent and the one in
Protivin is put on by the Czech Heritage Partnership, which is made up of a
group of Czech People from the area including Protivin and Spillville.
Two Large buses bused in people from the Cedar Rapids area. Others came
from all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, and other places.
The Gordy Prochaska Little Fisherman Orchestra out of the Montgomery and
New Prague area of Minnesota provided the music throughout the day.
Svetlusky a Czech Youth ensemble from Cedar Rapids performed . The
Famed Protivin Czech Choir also displayed its talents with several Czech
Songs during the afternoon.
After a traditional Czech Meal was served featuring Breaded Pork Cutlets,
Czech Sausage(Jitrnice), Dumplings, Poppy seed Cake, and more the CHP
Players presented the skit "Pursuit of the Thief". There were also other Czech
favorites such as Zelniky and Kolace served throughout the event.
Also, The second annual Joseph J. and Martha M. Pecinovsky Scholarship
was presented to Calsey Schwamman a Turkey Valley senior from Fort
Atkinson, Iowa. Live and Silent Auctions were also part of the event.
Driten, Czech Republic is the honored village for 2011 and the music during
the Masopust event was sponsored in part by support from the Ministry of
Culture of the Czech Republic.
- The Czech Heritage Partnership is already planning the 2012 event.
You should be planning to attend for a Good Time!
| The video from the event featuring music from the Gordy Prochaska Orchestra, The Czech Youth Ensemble, The Protivin Czech Choir, words of wisdom from Ken Zajicek, videos, and more. Enjoy the video and photos and don't forget to tell others about this report and site. You can email them this link: http://www.wddnews.com/Masopust2011.html |
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