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Culture

Baraga Days Announcement

Due to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak, Slovenians in Lemont are unable to host the in-person Baraga Days event scheduled in Lemont, IL on September 19-20, 2020.

V Clevelandu Pripravili Tradicionalno Kurentovanje

Slovenska skupnost v Clevelandu je v pustnem tednu pripravila že 8. tradicionalno kurentovanje, ki se je v soboto sklenilo s parado mimo Slovenskega narodnega doma, med katero so kurenti ob živi glasbi, hrani in pijači preganjali zimo.

What KRES means to me by Caroline Cupar

KRES has been so important in my life. It’s about friendships, experiences, and cultural Slovenian customs, specifically dancing. Dancing with KRES changed my life in so many ways.

Land of the Rising Sun

Four Slovenian Clevelanders – Peter Osenar, John Hocevar, Frank Vidmar, and Sylvester Staniša – recently traveled to Japan – to the “LAND OF THE RISING SUN.”

The Gingerbread Heart – Lectovo srce

I received a lovely Christmas present from my relative, Borut Lenardič, who lives in Slovenia. He had writt en previously…

Slovenian Singing Society Zarja’s 103rd Fall Concert

The Slovenians are well known for their love of singing. Indeed, it has been said that three Serbians make up…

KRES Needs Your Help

In preparation for our 65th anniversary in 2019, Folklorna Skupina Kres is collecting any old pictures, videos, programs or special…

Folklorna Skupina Kres Picnic

On Saturday, August 11, over 70 members from all of Folklorna Skupina Kres’s age groups performed at the Slovenska Pristava.  Hundreds of guests attended the event on what a beautiful summer day with barely a cloud in the sky.  The performance included several lively stylized polkas, a traditional folklore number from the region of Premurkje, a toe-tapping swing number and a romantic waltz.

A Centuries Old Sound of Bells

Churches are among the most common sights in Slovenia; they add a picturesque note to towns, the tops of remote…

An Uprising Under the Alps

These days, Tolmin is a quiet, almost sleepy town in the foothills of Slovenia’s Julian Alps. In the early 18thcentury,…