CGSI Symposium: Virtual Cultural USA Road Trip (webinar)

Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 10:00am (CDT)  and

Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 1:00pm (CDT)

Where: on your computer, tablet, or smartphone (via live online webinar)

Join CGSI for a two-day symposium of discovery across the USA to Czech, Slovak, and Carpatho-Rusyn cultural sites.

Saturday, October 29

10am - Noon (Central Time)
Carpatho-Rusyn Heritage Sites

• 1st Stop  Minnesota—The Iron Range and Twin Cities
• 2nd Stop  Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
• 3rd Stop  Ohio and Cleveland Cultural Gardens
• Q&A with Tour Guides: Mary Soroko, Karen Varian, Maria Silvestri, Anna Tombazzi, and Barbara Popovich

1 - 3 pm (Central Time)
Slovak Heritage Sites

• 4th Stop  Cleveland Slovaks
• 5th Stop  Kansas City metro area & beyond
• 6th Stop  Slovak Heritage Festival and New Jersey Slovaks
• 7th Stop  Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
• Q&A with Tour Guides: John Sabol, Iveta Blahútová, Lisa Alzo, Marek Soltis, and Dr. Martin Javor

4 pm (Central Time)  CGSI Annual Membership Meeting (Virtual)

Sunday, October 30

1 - 4 pm (Central Time)
Czech Heritage Sites

• 8th Stop  St. Louis Czechs
• 9th Stop  Texas Czechs
• 10th Stop  Cleveland Czechs
• 11th Stop  Lane Auto Museum, Nashville, Tennessee – Tour of large Tatra and Škoda car collection
• 12th Stop  The Czech Triangle/Czech Country Minnesota
• Final Stop  Wisconsin Czechs
• Q&A with Tour Guides: Deborah Zeman, Kate Challis, John Sabol, Derek Moore, Fred Simon, and Anna Cookova