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SUMMARY:Čiščenje-Pensioners & Member Spring Cleanup Day 1
DESCRIPTION:May 20 (Wed) Čiščenje-Pensioners & Member Spring Cleanup- (2 days) Help the Pensioners spruce up the grounds of Slovenska Pristava beginning at 10am. There will be a meeting and luncheon to follow at 1pm. \nThere is a second member clean-up day scheduled for Saturday\, May 23rd at 10am.  \nPlease bring blowers\, rakes\, shovels\, and gloves. Contact John Srsen at 440-463-8402 or srsen@sbcglobal.net with any questions. Many Slovenian hands make the work light and help is needed to prepare the grounds for the 2026 season as we celebrate our 65th Anniversary of Slovenska Pristava.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/ciscenje-pensioners-member-spring-cleanup/
LOCATION:Slovenska Pristava\, 1024 Brandt Rd\, Geneva\, OH\, 44041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cleveland OH,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T100000
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SUMMARY:Čiščenje-Pensioners & Member Spring Cleanup Day 2
DESCRIPTION:May 20 (Wed) Čiščenje-Pensioners & Member Spring Cleanup- (2 days) Help the Pensioners spruce up the grounds of Slovenska Pristava beginning at 10am. There will be a meeting and luncheon to follow at 1pm. \nThere is a second member clean-up day scheduled for Saturday\, May 23rd at 10am.  \nPlease bring blowers\, rakes\, shovels\, and gloves. Contact John Srsen at 440-463-8402 or srsen@sbcglobal.net with any questions. Many Slovenian hands make the work light and help is needed to prepare the grounds for the 2026 season as we celebrate our 65th Anniversary of Slovenska Pristava.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/ciscenje-pensioners-member-spring-cleanup-day-2/
LOCATION:Slovenska Pristava\, 1024 Brandt Rd\, Geneva\, OH\, 44041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cleveland OH,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T123000
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SUMMARY:Opening Day Picnic and Mass at Slovenska Pristava
DESCRIPTION:May 24 (Sun) – Opening Day Picnic and Mass at Slovenska Pristava. Start off the summer with our Opening Day Veselica featuring “Slovenska Hrana Na Žaru”\, or Slovenian-style grilling feast! Mass begins at 12:30pm and will be celebrated by Fr. John Retar. Dinner will follow and includes a variety of grilled meats cooked to perfection along with potato\, coleslaw\, bread\, dessert and coffee. \nDinner is $20 and no reservations are needed. \nThe kitchen will serve its famous hamburgers\, fries and klobase later in the afternoon. \nThe pool will be open (weather permitting). $5 Non-member fee. \nVolunteers are needed. \nIf you have questions or would like to help at this picnic\, contact Andy Ribic andyribic@hotmail.com or 440-539-4751.  All are welcome! Slovenska Pristava is located at 1024 Brandt Rd.\, Harpersfield.  www.slovenskapristava.org
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/opening-day-picnic-and-mass-at-slovenska-pristava/
LOCATION:Slovenska Pristava\, 1024 Brandt Rd\, Geneva\, OH\, 44041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cleveland OH,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Slovenska Pristava":MAILTO:fun@pristava.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T180000
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SUMMARY:SNH Monthly Social
DESCRIPTION:Join SNH for our Monthly Socials! \nAdmission is $10 per person and may be paid with cash upon entrance. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and typically ends around 8:30 p.m. Free parking is available in the attached rear lot. \nAdmission includes a light dinner snack and entry for the main raffle (need not be present to win). Cash bar. 50/50 sideboards are available while supplies last. Live music is played each month and dancing is encouraged – gather together for an evening of connection and community! \nThe socials are hosted monthly and admission for the full year is available. Just speak to a SNH volunteer when you arrive to reserve your spot for the year. \n6417 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland\, Ohio 44103\n6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/snh-monthly-social/
LOCATION:Slovenian National Home\, 6417 St Clair Ave.\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Benefit/Fundraiser,Cleveland OH,Events
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SUMMARY:Celebrating an Anniversary - Edi Mejac
DESCRIPTION:Edi Mejac has been host and producer of the program “Songs and Melodies from Beautiful Slovenia” for 30 years. The Friends of Slovenianradio.com will celebrate that milestone on Sunday\, May 31\, 2026 on Slovenska Pristava in Harpersfield\, Ohio. \nThe event will begin with Mass at 1:30PM celebrated by Father John Retar. A dinner will be served afterward and a brief cultural program will follow. \nTickets will cost $30.00. More specific details about when and where to make reservations for dinner will follow soon. \nHosted by Friends of Slovenianradio.com \nSlovenska Pristava\n1024 Brandt Road\, Harpersfield\, Ohio
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/celebrating-edi-mejac/
LOCATION:Slovenska Pristava\, 1024 Brandt Rd\, Geneva\, OH\, 44041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cleveland OH,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Slovenska Pristava":MAILTO:fun@pristava.com
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SUMMARY:SNH Monthly Social
DESCRIPTION:Join SNH for our Monthly Socials! \nAdmission is $10 per person and may be paid with cash upon entrance. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and typically ends around 8:30 p.m. Free parking is available in the attached rear lot. \nAdmission includes a light dinner snack and entry for the main raffle (need not be present to win). Cash bar. 50/50 sideboards are available while supplies last. Live music is played each month and dancing is encouraged – gather together for an evening of connection and community! \nThe socials are hosted monthly and admission for the full year is available. Just speak to a SNH volunteer when you arrive to reserve your spot for the year. \n6417 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland\, Ohio 44103\n6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/snh-monthly-social-3/
LOCATION:Slovenian National Home\, 6417 St Clair Ave.\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Benefit/Fundraiser,Cleveland OH,Events
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SUMMARY:St. Vitus Annual Parish Summer Picnic
DESCRIPTION:July 12\, 2026 (Sunday). Annual Parish Summer Picnic.  On Slovenska Pristava in Harpersfield\, Ohio. Noon Mass to be followed by a great dinner and then a family filled and orientated day of light foods\, many refreshments\, and the famous “cevapcici” grilled right on site! \nIn addition\, the swimming pool will be open for a nominal charge.\nNo admission or parking fee on that day at SP.\nNet proceeds to benefit the operating and capital needs of the parish. \nAdditional information is forthcoming.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/st-vitus-annual-parish-summer-picnic/
LOCATION:Slovenska Pristava\, 1024 Brandt Rd\, Geneva\, OH\, 44041\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cleveland OH,Events
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SUMMARY:SNH Monthly Social
DESCRIPTION:Join SNH for our Monthly Socials! \nAdmission is $10 per person and may be paid with cash upon entrance. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and typically ends around 8:30 p.m. Free parking is available in the attached rear lot. \nAdmission includes a light dinner snack and entry for the main raffle (need not be present to win). Cash bar. 50/50 sideboards are available while supplies last. Live music is played each month and dancing is encouraged – gather together for an evening of connection and community! \nThe socials are hosted monthly and admission for the full year is available. Just speak to a SNH volunteer when you arrive to reserve your spot for the year. \n6417 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland\, Ohio 44103\n6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/snh-monthly-social-2/
LOCATION:Slovenian National Home\, 6417 St Clair Ave.\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Benefit/Fundraiser,Cleveland OH,Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
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SUMMARY:Historical Tour of Slovenia’s World War II History
DESCRIPTION:Registration will begin in February 2026. \nTOUR DATES: September 28 – October 6\, 2026 \nSlovenianhistoricaltours.com\nEmail: slovenianhistoricaltours@gmail.com for more information or to be added to our mailing list.\nYoutube channel with videos from 2025 tour: http://www.youtube.com/@SlovenianHistoricalTours \nBy Maria Velikonja\, who was an investigator at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia during the 1990’s war. \nIn 2025\, we successfully toured Slovenia’s World War II history. In 2026\, we will partner with the publisher Družina in Ljubljana. Družina will advertise the tour in Slovenia and recruit local Slovenians to join our group. \nSlovenia’s sad World War II history left a divide between the “Home Guards” and the “Partisans” that has not been fully resolved. After WWII was over in 1945\, Slovenia\nsuffered the largest crimes against humanity\, or genocide\, in post-WWII Europe when the British repatriated tens of thousands of refugees back to Yugoslavia\, where they\nwere killed by the new communist government and dumped into mass graves around Slovenia. \nThe tour will visit these mass grave sites\, former concentration camps\, and prisons. We will be guided by Slovenia’s experts\, including historians\, archaeologists\, journalists\,\nwriters\, and an international human rights expert. The focus of the tour will be on learning about communist/Partisan revolutionary violence\, although crimes committed\nby the Nazis\, Italians\, and Slovene Home Guards will also be discussed. Several sites will be visited on each day. Three or four evenings will also be dedicated to listening to\nexpert speakers. \nThe tour begins in Slovenia and will be conducted in English and Slovenian. Experts will be confirmed as we approach the tour. The website will be updated regularly. The tour cost will be published soon. \n\nDay 1 Monday September 28\n\nCheck in to pri Marku or Hotel Loka\, Crngrob 5\nDinner and evening meeting\n\n\nDay 2 Tuesday September 29:\n\nCrngrob mass graves. Hear from a family member\, forced by Partisans to participate in the mass graves burial.\nŠkofja Loka castle tour with expert guide. Discussion of the concentration camp.\nVisit Škofja Loka ossuary\, holding mass grave victims.\nBegunje na Gorenjskem\, former Nazi and communist concentration camps\nExpert: Alenka Puhar\, author\nStay in Crngrob\n\n\nDay 3 Wednesday September 30:\n\nLjubljana: Ljubljana police headquarters basement tour–former interrogation room\nLjubljana Zale cemetery; monument to victims of revolutionary violence\nStudy Center for National Reconciliation (SCNR)\nMuseum of Contemporary History at Tivoli Park. Expert: Dr. Monika Kokalj-Kočevar\nCity walking tour: Dr. Renato Podbersič: former UDBA offices and more\nLjubljana National Library (NUK) bunker\, where documents were hidden from communists: Expert Helena Janezič\nEvening speakers at Slovenska Matica. Speakers include: a survivor of the Goli Otok communist concentration camp; Meta Velikonja\, a witness to the end of the war in Ljubljana and the new communist authorities taking her father away forever.\nPeter Hribar: a discussion on inherited trauma.\nStay in Ljubljana\n\n\nDay 4 Thursday October 1:\n\nLjubljana: Celica Italian jail\, Žale cemetery\, Šentvid school (former concentration camp)\, Sveti Urh\, Šentjošt nad Horjulom\, Orlov Home Guard cemetery.\nEvening speakers at Slovenska Matica: Speakers include Jože Dežman\, Chairman of the Concealed Mass Graves Commission for Slovenia; a speaker on the Slovenian DNA Project. Dr. Uros Kosir will give a slide presentation on Kocevski Rog.\nStay in Ljubljana\n\n\nDay 5 Friday October 2:\n\nFlight of the Refugees: Ljubelj concentration camp\, Vetrinj\, Bleiburg train station\, church plaques\, Dobrava cemetery\, Težno anti-tank ditch\nStay in Maribor\n\n\nDay 6 Saturday October 3:\n\nOrmož\, Kidričevič/Šterntal concentration camp for Gottschee civilians\, Petriček house\, Celje\, Huda Jama mass grave\, Teharje memorial.\nStay in Ljubljana\n\n\nDay 7 Sunday October 4:\n\nTurjak\, last battle of the Village Guards.\nKočevski Rog: Jama pod Krenom; Macesnova Gorica\nExpert speaker: Dr. Uroš Košir.\nStay in Trieste\n\n\nDay 8 Monday October 5:\n\nTrieste: Coroneo Italian prison; Gestapo headquarters\nSlovenian cultural institutions\nWalking tour of Trieste: Home Guard posts\nStay in Trieste\nEvening speaker\n\n\nDay 9 Tuesday October 6:\n\nTrieste: San Sabba concentration camp\, Basovizza memorial and mass grave.\nNova Gorica: Trnovo plateau; Zalesnika mass grave\nStay in Ljubljana\nPossible evening speakers\n\n\nDay 10\, Wednesday October: 7\n\nTour over\nArrange shuttles to airport\n\n\n\nThis tour will be conducted in conjunction with Tourism Slovenia\, which will coordinate transportation\, lodging\, and most meals. Local Slovenian citizens will also join our tour this year. \nhttps://tourismslovenia.eu \n     \n    
URL:https://www.slovenianamericantimes.com/event/historical-tour-of-slovenias-world-war-ii-history/
CATEGORIES:Travel
ORGANIZER;CN="Slovenian Historical Tours":MAILTO:slovenianhistoricaltours@gmail.com
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