http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A nenad@nenadbach.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:15:02 -0800 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9684/1/Croatian-Language-in-the-Gutenberg-Galaxy-with-500-titles-in-23-languages.html The Zagreb School of Slavic Studies organized an exhibition of around 500 titles of translation of Croatian fiction and assorted titles from the field of humanities in 23 languages. The exhibition was shown in Dubrovnik and Zagreb. On the photo is a detail from a pocket book "Croatian language" published in French by Assimil. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9682/1/Renata-Pokupic-acclaimed-Croatian-mezzo-sporano.html Croatian mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupiæ is known internationally through her acclaimed performances of baroque, classical and other coloratura - mezzo repertoire as well as solo songs. She holds numerous awards among which are the International Circle of Friends and Patrons of Théâtre du Châtelet and the Orlando for the best performance at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival 2004 with the Purcell Quartet. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9676/1/Ivan-Rabuzin-1921-2008-outstanding-Croatian-painter-died.html Ivan Rabuzin 1921-2008, Croatian painter, designed a curtain decorating the stage of one of the best Kyoto theaters in Japan, as well as the Takarazuka theater in Tokyo (10.5 x 24 m, 1980), and several other museums in Japan. Among numerous monographs devoted to his work we mention only Masayoshi Honme, Ivan Rabuzin, Taiji Harada, 1990, published by Kodanasha, Japan. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9673/1/Petar-Zoranic-1508-1569-important-Croatian-Renaissance-writer.html In 2008 we mark 500 years since the birth of Petar Zoranic, Croatian Renaissance writer, born in the city of Zadar in 1508. He is best known for his novel Planine (The Mountains), published in 1569, the first one in the history of Croatian literature. It is considered to be the oldest novel about mountains in the world. It is also one of the earliest patriotic books in the history of Croatian literature. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9671/1/Stjepan-Hauser-double-winner-at-international-music-competition-in-Italy.html On December 5th, 2008 Stjepan Hauser won two first prizes at the International Music Competition "Francesco Forgione" in Verbania, Italy near Milano. He won 100 points out of 100 and became absolute winner in two different categories (Solo and Solo with Orchestra). A part of the prize includes 70 concerts in Italy. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9669/1/Marin-Sperandas-attractive-photos-of-the-City-of-Dubrovnik.html Many people think that the City of Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful in the world. Marin ©peranda, living in Dubrovnik, is amateur photographer, and his photos indicate in his very convincing poetic way the beauty of his native City. Dubrovnik is the unique city in the world lovingly called by its citizens simply as GRAD, i.e. the City. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9667/1/Ignjat-Djurdjevic-St-Paul-was-on-the-island-of-Mljet-in-the-Adriatic-for-three-months.html  An important book by Ignjat Ðurðeviæ published in 1730 in Venice was released in 2008, in The Year of St Paul, i.e. two thousand years after the birth of St Paul. It is the Croatian translation of Ignjat Ðurðeviæ's monograph written in elite Latin language, in which he proved that St Paul spent three months on the island of Mljet in Croatia, and not on the island of Malta. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9665/1/Vlaho-Paljetaks-Marijana-sung-by-Seiji-Tanaka-in-Japan-in-1976.html Vlaho Paljetak (1893-1944) is a famous Croatian pop singer born in Dubrovnik, known for several still very popular songs, among them Marijana. It is not widely known that this Croatian song had two Japanese recordings. It was sung by Seiji Tanaka in 1976. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9663/1/Dr-Slaven-Letica-If-Streets-Could-Talk-Kad-bi-ulice-imale-dar-govora.html If Croatian streets and squares could talk, what a thrilling story they could tell about the meaning of all the name changes, and the dramatic, bloody, and tragic history that lies beneath. In my book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, I decided to "freeze history", at least for a brief moment. I gambled on posthumous recognition for my efforts, fully aware that any such appreciation in Croatia is always fleeting, and never long-lasting. slaven1947@gmail.com (Prof.Dr. Slaven Letica) Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9664/1/Miro-Gavran-3-premieres-in-3-countries-in-2-weeks-Latvia-Slovakia-and-Czech-R.html Miro Gavran, the most succesful contemporary Croatian playwright, will have three premieres of his plays in three European countries in only two weeks. His three playes "All About Men", "Greta Garbo's Secret" and "Othello from Susak Island" will be performed Latvia November 28,  2008. Slovakia December 11, 2008 and Czech Republic December 13, 2008 in respective languages. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9654/1/Ivan-Mestrovics-The-Descent-from-the-Cross-sold-for-250-000-EU-at-Sothebys.html Ivan Me¹troviæ (1883-1962), a famous Croatian sculptor, is probably best known for his Chicago Indians, prepared in Craatia in the course of two years. His another famous sculpture carved in wood is The Descent from the Cross,  exhibited with undprecedented success at Albert Museum in London in 1915. It has recently been sold for 250,000 EU at Sotheby's in London. mate.mestrovic@zg.t-com.hr (Dr. Mate Me¹troviæ) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9652/1/Nenad-Bach-is-Baack-and-Wanted---performance-at-Fairleigh-Dickinson-University.html  Nenad began the set behind the piano and performed a new ballad: "Everything is Forever." The song was in the mood of most of Nenad's previous rich resume of recordings, but it managed to be both melancholy and optimistic. Perhaps that is possible when one has a long track record of engagement on and off the stage. We hope to see more of Nenad's vault full of talent and vision into the future, and the audience that night certainly was left looking for more. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9648/1/Stjepan-Hauser-obtained-cello-from-legendary-Bernard-Greenhaus-as-a-gift.html Legendary Bernard Greenhaus played on a very special cello made especialy for him by Cornelissen.  And he suddenly decided to give this most beautiful example of Cornelissen to Stjepan Hauser, Croatian cellist, as a gift! The Greenwich Trio, in which Stjepan plays cello, won the 1st prize at the International Music Competition "Carlo Mosso" in Alessandria, Italy. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9640/1/Nenad-Bach-performing-LIVE-at-Fairleigh-Dickinson-University-Nov-1st-2008.html An incredible line-up of cross generational folk stand-outs will perform in a trend-setting concert experience. Join them in song on Saturday, Nov 1, 2008. "An evening of outlandish chuckles and thoughtful folk provocation!" Oscar Brand, Terence Martin, Uncle Floyd, Nenad Bach, John and Martin Dull, Alex Zetelski. Featured seasoned musicians with Nenad: Kinny Landrum, Richard Lindsey, Michael O'Keefe and Mick Hanson. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9630/1/Mirna-Brkanovic-working-on-her-debut-film.html Mirna Brkanoviæ studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb since 1994. In 1997 she started studying  at the Academy of Television and Film in Munich, Germany. "Hidden Truth" is her graduation film. At the moment she is working on her debut film. Her motto is: "Stay true to your deepest and inmost wishes, because one day they will become your true." nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9631/1/Oliver-Dragojevic-in-Concert-at-Carnegie-Hall-October-9th-2008.html  Legendary Croatian recording artist Oliver Dragojevic will perform in the Oliver & Friends concert at Carnegie Hall on October 9th, 2008 at 8:00pm. Joining Mr. Dragojevic will be some of Croatia’s most celebrated talent including Ante Gelo, Drazen Bogdanovic, Boris Popov, Robert Vrbancic and famous Croatian conductor Alan Bjelinski. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9620/1/The-Baska-Glagolitic-Path-on-the-island-of-Krk-part-2.html The Second International Workshop was devoted to the project of The Ba¹ka Glagolitic Path. It had participants from the Czech Republic, Austria and Croatia. Stone monuments have various cities as sponsor. For example, the stone representing the Glagolitic letter P is sponsored by Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. On the left is Erika ©imaniæ, Rijeka, carving the Glagolitic letter ®. blandina.markovic-randic@zg.t-com.hr (Blandina Markoviæ - Randiæ, dr.dent.med.) Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9619/1/Billy-Kirchen-and-his-musical-quotMirrors-of-Desirequot-in-New-York-on-October-19th.html Mirrors of Desire is a magical love story set to music and dance complete with a fairy godmother of sorts, angels, imps, and of course magic.. Preview of musical, "Mirrors of Desire" is on October 19th 2008 at the Richmond Shepard Theatre 309 East 26th Street, New Yok City, New York. 8 PM. American baritone, pianist, and composer Billy Kirchen is very proud of his Croatian roots. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9614/1/Spancirfest-in-Varazdin-a-Baroque-city-in-Croatia.html  The Vara¾din ©pancirfest is a regular festival devoted to craftsmanship, music and entertainment by the end of August and beginning of September each year. This very pleasant manifestation visited by thousands of people. It is a paradise for children. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9613/1/Croatian-national-costumes-in-Monostor-on-the-left-bank-of-Danube.html  Mono¹tor is a village on the left bank of Danube, with majority of Croatian population. We present their very nice dresses and female slippers,  see on the left, as well as old photos of  tamburitza players. The photos have been sent to us by prof. Marija ©ereme¹iæ living in this village. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9601/1/Marin-Drzic-1508-1567-a-famous-Croatian-Renaissance-playwright.html Marin Dr¾iæ, a famous Croatian Renaissance playwright, was born five hundred years ago, in 1508. His native city of Dubrovnik and the whole of Croatia celebrate this year dedicated to his memory by a series of events and publications. Marin Dr¾iæ is one of the pillars of Croatian literary tradition, preceding that of Shakespeare and Moliére by more than half a century. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9596/1/Matica-Iseljenika-Newsletter-Srpanj-2008.html Misija Hrvatske matice iseljenika je ocuvanje i razvitak hrvatskoga kulturnoga identiteta, materinskoga jezika i obicaja Hrvata koji ¾ive izvan maticne zemlje. Uz kulturne i dru¹tvene aktivnosti podupiremo projekte iz svih podrucja ljudske djelatnosti od gospodarstva do ¹porta, koji doprinose afirmaciji hrvatskoga imena u svijetu. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9594/1/Charles-Billichs-Bing-Ma-Yong-cycle-of-paintings-in-China.html Inspired by the conviction that the Chinese Olympic Committee should adopt a traditional symbol as the official image of the 2008 Beijing Bid, Billich created the Bing Ma Yong cycle of paintings. Charles Billich is Croatian-Australian painter, born in Croatia, and official painter of the 2008 Olympiad in China. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9591/1/Ilija-Veselicas-photo-view-of-Croatia.html Ilija Veselica, born in the town of Sinj, Coratia, is a student of Computer Science at the University of Split. He offers us his poetic view to various parts of Croatia via his top quality photos. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9590/1/Damir-Baeiae-Hrvatski-glazbeni-identitet---Discover-the-music-of-Croatia.html Svaka prilika za predstavljanje hrvatske glazbe u svijetu odlièna je prigoda i za promid¾bu hrvatske kulture, gospodarstva, gastronomije i svih ostalih oblika turistièke ponude. Ali i obratno, prepoznatljiva hrvatska glazbena ba¹tina uvijek bi trebala biti glazbena podloga predstavljanju bilo kojeg hrvatskog branda. damir.bacic@inet.hr (Damir Baèiæ) Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9587/1/Cravat-is-a-trademark-of-Croatia.html Croatian soldiers gave the world something that is today unavoidable in fashion: the tie, called la cravate by the French and by the Germans die Krawatte - the expression was coined from the Croatian name, and mentioned for the first time in 1651. The name is in everyday use in many languages throughout the world. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9579/1/Croatia---China-then-and-now.html On the left you can see a postage stamp issued in Zagreb with Croatian name written in Chinese, designed by Boris Ljubièiæ. Croatian Tales from Long Ago, written by Ivana Brliæ Ma¾uraniæ, have been published in China already in 1957. Dragutin ©urbek, a famous Croatian ping-pong player, was very popular in China, nicknamed there as Surbeka. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9574/1/Stjepan-Hauser-performed-for-Prince-Charles-at-St-James--Palace-in-London.html Stjepan Hauser, a young and prosperous Croatian violoncellist, performed on 18th June 2008 with the Philharmonia Orchestra on Gala Ceremony at St. James' Palace, a Royal residence in London. The event was attended by Prince Charles. Stjepan recently performed at the Buckingham Palace on 23rd April 2008. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9573/1/Croatia---Russia-historical-and-cultural-relations.html We indicated some very interesting facts that connect Croatia and Russia via history, culture and sports. For example, did you know that the earliest monument built in honour of the famous writer L.N. Tolstoy was erected not in Yasnaya Polyana, but in Croatia, on the island of Brac. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9571/1/International-Childrens-Festival-in-ibenik.html International Children's Festival in ©ibenik, Croatia, promotes aesthetical education of children and young adults, and develops all artistic forms of children's creativity. The festival has the support of the UNICEF and UNESCO, as well as the permanent sponsorship of the President of Croatia. The first festival was held in 1958, ie 50 years ago. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9569/1/Miro-Gavrans-new-premiere-in-Prague-on-July-7-2008.html Miro Gavran, the most successful contemporary Croatian playwright, has a new premiere in the city of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, at STUDIO TWO Theatre on July 7, 2008. In his unusual text the three actors each play five roles in five different stories that are interwoven. Gavran's plays have been seen by more than two million theatre-goers on five continents. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9567/1/Maxo-Vanka-a-famous-Croatian-painter.html Maxo Vanka (Zagreb 1889 - Mexico 1963) created spectacular murals in the Croatian Catholic church of St. Nicholas in Pittsburgh, USA, in 1937. On each side of the altar are Croatian people, on the left from the Old World, and on the right from the New. Shooting of a feature film about Maxo Vanka is planned by Mladen Juran, Zagreb. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9565/1/Ivana-Zahiroviae-outstanding-Croatian-flutist-won-the-first-prize-in-Italy.html Ivana Zahirovic, outstanding Croatian flutist, has won the first prize at the 4th International Competition for woodwinds "AUDI Mozart 2008". The competition took place in Rovereto, Italy, from 9th to 24th May 2008. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9563/1/Tatiana-Banden-wins-ZadarTeen-festival.html Tatiana Banðen (left) won the Grand Prix at the first International ZadarTeen Festival held in April 2008. Tatiana is a regular performer at many venues in Vancouver and Canada, as well has performed in the USA, France and of course Croatia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9561/1/Movable-exhibition-wagon-of-the-Croatian-Railway-Museum.html The Croatian Railway renovated a mail wagon to become a unique movable museum exhibit. It has so far hosted several exhibitions, lectures and promotional filming. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9559/1/Gordana-Muraja-Revives-Hidden-Cultural-Heritage-of-Croatia.html   The aim of Gordana Muraja is to revive the interest in the cultural heritage of Croatia as well as bring forth beautiful objects, which have a highly valued place in this contemporary world. She has succeeded in presenting the magnificent beauty of an art form otherwise unknown to the masses. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9557/1/The-Barber-of-Kigali-at-the-Boston-International-Film-Festival-June-6-2008.html The short dramatic film "The Barber of Kigali" written and directed by Jamie Cohen with the music composed by Nenad Bach, will play at the prestigious Boston International Film Festival on Friday June 6th, 2008 at the AMC/Loews Theater at 6:30 pm.  The theater is located at 175 Tremont St in Boston, MA. USA jcohen@integrity-films.com (Jamie Cohen) Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9556/1/Nenad-Bach-on-Global-Broadcast-for-Supreme-Master-TV-June-1-2008.html Nenad Bach’s interview is scheduled to air on Sunday, June 1, 2008 on  "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms" on Supreme Master TV.  Broadcasting on 14 satellite platforms across the globe plus World Wide Webcast. translated in 15 languages. See inside for the exact time of the broadcast and webcast. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9552/1/Tiny-ceramics-on-show-in-Croatia-reported-by-Chinese-TV.html More than 300 artists from 71 countries contributed to the Lilliput Exhibition of Ceramics in the town of Rovinj in Croatia. Judging by the number of countries it is the largest exhibition of ceramics in the world. In order to be entered, a sculpture must be less than 17 centimetres high and weigh less than a kilogram. Reported by Liu Fang, Chinese Central TV. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9550/1/Svjetlana-Kabalin-and-Sylvan-Winds-performing-at-Carnegie-Hall-on-May-14-2008.html   Svjetlana Kabalin and Sylvan Winds in action again. They will present a program of works for "Winds & Piano" with a distinguished pianist Claude Frank at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York City on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 8 PM. This will be season finale. Come and support art. fedor.kabalin@nyu.edu (Fedor Kabalin) Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9549/1/Miro-Gavrans-premieres-in-Bratislava-May-16th-and-Krakow-May-17th.html Croatian writer Miro Gavran will have two premieres in two important European culture centers, in Bratislava, Slovakia, May 16th, and in Krakov, Poland, May 17th. Miro Gavran has had more than 160 premieres of his theatre texts all over the world, and his plays have been seen by more than two million theatre-goers. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9548/1/Bosnian-Herzegovinian-Film-Festival-at-Tribeca-Cinemas---May-9-10-2008.html The 5th annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival will be held May 9-10 in New York City. The Living and the Dead (Zivi i Mrtvi) opens the festival on Friday at the Tribeca Cinemas The opening reception starts at 6:00 p.m., and the screenings will start at 7:00 p.m. editaz@gmail.com (Edita Zulic) Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9547/1/Ivana-Zahiroviae-invited-to-play-flute-in-Kansas-City-on-August-7-10-2008.html Ivana Zahiroviæ, Croatian flutist living in Germany, is invited to have a performance at the National Flute Association Convention in Kansas City, Missoury, USA, in August 7-10, 2008. She will appear with another Croatian musician living in Germany, Diana Grubiæ on piano. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9546/1/Handball-Connects-People.html Sports is a great catalyst for world peace, because it is transparent as much as it can be, plus people connect through the game regardless where they came from and what they do or make for a living. At the game we are all together on the same spiritual level. It is very close to music. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9545/1/Croatian-Cinema-Today-at-the-Aero-Theatre-in-Los-Angeles--May-16-18-2008.html Zivi i Mrtvi (The Living and the Dead), left, will be making its U.S. debut at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. It is playing as part of the Croatia Cinema Today series. Kristijan Milic, the film's director, and Filip Sovagovic one of the main actors in the film will be present for the debut. There will be a question and answer session, and a Croatian wine tasting sponsored by The Blue Danube wine company. info@newcroatiancinema.com (Ziggy Mrkich) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9544/1/5-Ways-to-purchase-Freedom-from-Despair-on-DVD--VHS.html  From Chapman University, to the Halls of Congress, to the European Union, and back to KOCE-TV, 26-year-old Brenda Brkusic's student film makes headlines around the world. The 90-minute film uncovers the long history of suppression and abuse of the Croatian people and their struggle for independence. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9541/1/Spectacular-Monument-to-The-Sun-in-the-city-of-Zadar-by-Nikola-Baiae.html Nikola Ba¹iæ is the author of probably the most beautiful monument dedicated to the Sun that exists on the Earth. The monument is placed in the city of Zadar, on the Croatian coast, along with equally famous Zadar Sea Organ. This is one of greatest achievements of contemporary Croatian Art and Architecture. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9539/1/Croatian-American-Day-in-Chicago-May-8-11-2008.html Klapa Grdelin (left) will be performing at several venues in celebration of Chicago's annual Croatian-American Day. Several events are being planned throught the city to celebrate Croatian culture and heritage. zmatkov@mvpei.hr (Zorica Matkovic) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9538/1/New-York-City-Escape-from-Despair-book-promotion-May-16-2008.html Katarina Tepesh, will promote her new book, Escape from Despair: A Croatian Family's Survival (left), at the Histria American Women's Association on May 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm at Istria Sport Club, Inc. TEPESHK@aol.com (Katarina Tepesh) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9537/1/From-Pazin-to-Paris---Luigi-Dallapiccolas-Opera-Ill-Prigioniero-featured-in-the-NYT.html Many directors of American opera companies would never even consider presenting Luigi Dallapiccola’s one-act "Prigioniero," a bleak, 12-tone, boldly modernistic work about a despairing prisoner during the Spanish Inquisition. But unlike many of his timid counterparts, Gerard Mortier, the director of the Paris National Opera, has faith in audiences. JKraljic@msn.com (John Kraljiæ, Esq) Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9535/1/Stjepan-Hauser-performed-for-Prince-Charles-at-Buckingham-Palace-on-April-23.html Mstislav Rostropovich proclaimed Stjepan Hauser to be the greatest young cellist he had ever heard. We are happy to announce that Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser, one of the most promising upcoming instrumentalist today, performed for Prince Charles at the Buckingham Palace on April 23rd, 2008. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9536/1/Robert-Beliniae---Guitar-performs-in-New-York-City-on-April-29th-2008.html Young Concert Artists will present Croatian guitarist Robert Beliniæ’s New York concerto debut on April 29, 2008 with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Michael Stern. "Robert Belinic displayed charm, musicality, virtuosity and spirit. He performed the Bach Chaconne with an astonishingly warm and evocative tone, full of feeling." letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9534/1/Dr-Drago-tambuk-on-an-official-visit-to--Kobe-Japan.html Dr. Drago ©tambuk, Croatian Ambassador to Japan, was warmly welcomed at the Kwansei Gakuin University during his official visit to Kobe. One of the best Japanese choirs sang in his honour U Boj, u boj in Croatian language. This Croatian tune is well known throughout Japan, sung in this country since 1919! darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9530/1/Melita-Spahic-Dance-in-London.html Melita Spahic Dance is a meeting point for dance, theatre and video artists, composers and musicians to share their passion for the collaborative performance by developing their ideas and skills through various dance related projects. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9528/1/Croatia-based-WHW-named-curator-for-11th-International-Istanbul-Biennial.html The 11th International Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and sponsored by Koc Holding is set for 12 September-8 November 2009, under the curatorship of Zagreb-based What, How & for Whom / WHW. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9527/1/Charles-Billich-prepares-for-The-Olympic-Games-in-China-2008.html Charles Billich, outstanding Croatian painter living in Australia, created the Bing Mah Yong cycle of paintings for the needs of the 2008 Beijing Olympiade. So well received has this work been that his paintings are represented on a collection of 16 postage stamps currently in circulation in China. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9523/1/Velimir-Trnski-painting-the-1671-love-story-of-Petar-and-Katarina-Zrinski.html Velimir Trnski, Croatian painter, transformed the most famous Croatian love letter - Moje drago zercze, My Dear Soul, into a series of remarkable frames in which the sensual figure of the young wife is consistently kept in the foreground. One of the most deeply moving Croatian historic dramas has been presented in a most contemporary, provocative and attractive way. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9522/1/Festival-favorite-Random-Lunacy-is-on-the-road-again-April-14---June-5-2008.html Home Team Productions is proud to announce five upcoming screenings of "Random Lunacy: videos from the road less traveled." Rolling Stone's Peter Travers says of this documentary, "Prepare to be wowed!"  The film follows the radically itinerant Poppa Neutrino and his family of street performers over the course of twenty adventurous years of living homeless by choice. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9521/1/Pandoracom-The-Music-Genome-Project-plays-Nenad-Bach-music-from-March-28th.html We set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or "genes" into a very large Music Genome. Everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It's not about "looks" or "genre". letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9520/1/Damir-Spanic---Artist-of-the-Week---Photographer-for-Life.html   It was the turning point of trying to capture the essence of the person, after arrival of an idea that all people are beautiful for no reason related to their outside appearance but more to inner qualities. Now I am a stock and lifestyle photographer with the strongest point in portraits and emotive portraits. I license my images through a Canadian agency, subsidiary of Getty. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9519/1/Croatia-Film-Festival-in-South-Africa--from-18-to-28-April-2008.html Armin (left) is one of seven internationally acclaimed films from Croatia that  are headed for Pretoria (Cinema Nouveau Brooklyn Mall) from 18 to 20 April and Johannesburg (Cinema Nouveau Rosebank Mall) from 25 to 28 April 2008. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9515/1/Josip-Ganza-Croatian-klapa-singing-break-out-to-Europe.html Dalmatian klapa singing is a part of Croatian identity and being such is dear to us all. Our klapas know nothing about Italian people's choirs, and Italians even less about our klapas. That was unallowable hole and Josip Ganza was intrigued by and felt the urge to fill in. iremlanik@gmail.com (Irena Nikoliæ) Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9514/1/Composer-Margareta-Jeric-to-perform-at-the-University-of-Montreal-on-April-5-2008.html Maragreta Jeric (left) will be performing her work "Upload" on April 5th at 7:30 p.m. under the conduct of Jean-François Rivest. The concert is part of a series dedicated to Claude Vivier and will take place at Claude-Champagne Hall on 200 Vincent-d’Indy.  mocnaj@gmail.com (Ratimir Mocnaj) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9511/1/Sretan-Uskrs-Happy-Easter-Felices-Pascuas.html Wishing you a Happy Easter, we present you beautiful Croatian and Ukrainian hand-painted eggs by Annette Czupylo, a Ukrainian living in the USA. Photographs were taken by Vladimir Novak, Zagreb. Easter eggs are called pisanice in Croatian, and pysanky in Ukrainian. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9492/1/Joe-Magarac-a-legendary-Croatian-steel-worker-in-the-USA.html Joe Magarac is a well known name in the USA. His name, aparently nonamerican, has without any doubt Croatian roots. Its meaninig is simply - donkey. The name of "magarac" is also a synonim of hard work, endurance and obstinacy in Croatian. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9510/1/Vladimir-Devide-and-Haiku-poetry-in-Croatia.html Professor Vladimir Devidé, Croatian mathematician, is better known as outstanding Japanologist and tireless promoter of haiku poetry. Croatia is one of the most successful nations in haiku in the world, counting the number of prizes won at various international competitions. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9506/1/Arithmetika-Horvatszka-from-1758-the-oldest-Croatian-arithmetic.html Arithmetika Horvatszka, that is the Croatian Arithmetic, was published in Zagreb in 1758. We celebrate 250 years since the publication of this oldest known Croatian book on arithmetic. It was important also for the development of Croatian scientific terminology. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9500/1/Dr-Ante-Padjen-founder-of-the-quotI-Medici-di-McGillquot.html The non-profit I Medici got off the ground as Dr. Ante Padjen's string quartet 30 years ago. "My sanity valve," says Padjen (left), who officially formed the orchestra in 1989.  Today, physicians, medical students and researchers make up half of I Medici di McGill's musicians. mocnaj@gmail.com (Ratimir Mocnaj) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9493/1/Ksenija-Prohaska-performs-as-Marlene-Dietrich-in-Pittsburgh-March-15-16-2008.html Celebrated Croatian actress Ksenija Prohaska brings Marlene Dietrich, a one-woman show originally written for her, to the Cabaret at Theater Square in Pittsburgh, March 15-16, 2008. Audiences all over have been overwhelmed by the brilliance of Ksenija's interpretation of Marlene Dietrich, to which numerous national and international awards can testify. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9491/1/Glen-Hansard-and-Marketa-Irglova-in-Once-for-your-consideration-at-the-Oscars.html   Academy Award Nominee Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for Best Song "Falling Slowly". Once is a 2007 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, this naturalistic drama stars musicians Glen Hansard (of popular Irish rock band The Frames) and Markéta Irglová as fictional struggling musicians. Update:They won Oscars z@zerostudio.net (Zoran Orlic) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9487/1/Sylvan-Winds-in-concert-March-13-2008.html The Sylvan Winds are starting the season with a free concert to be held at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo, 24 West 12th Street on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The group has been hailed by the New York Times for "its venturesome programming and stylishness of performance." sylvanwinds@worldnet.att.net (Svjetlana Kabalin) Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9485/1/Falkua-regatta-in-1593-the-earliest-known-regatta-in-Europe.html The 1593 regatta consisted of seventy four wooden fishing boats called falku¹a, from the harbour of the town of Komi¾a on the island of Vis to the islet of Palagru¾a. It was the oldest known boat race in Europe. Falku¹a is autochthonous Croatian boat of 9m of length, with the mast of equal size, in use from 11th or 12th century. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9484/1/Random-Lunacy-tonight-in-Salem-Oregon-with-great-review-in-Salem-News.html   The documentary, "Random Lunacy: videos from the road less traveled", directed and produced by Victor Zimet and Stephanie Silber is more about survival outside conventional society than a story about a man. It's a completely unique portrayal of human inventiveness, persistence, and the longevity and strength of family. Music by Nenad Bach among other talented musicians. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9479/1/Dario-olman---The-Heart-of-Perspective-Friday-February-22-2008.html Dario ©olman's The Heart of Perspective, The Making of the Film is an ongoing project begun in 2001 that consists of studies and tests for a film that will never be made. The exhibit will run from February 22 - April 5, 2008, at the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. mijat.marko@gmail.com (Marko Mijat) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9477/1/Willy-Terrazas-Muller-and-Tango-HR-in-Croatia.html The HR Tango Dance Company and its director Guillermo Miguel Terrazas from Buenos Aires, Argentina will present a performance of Argentinian Tango and folklore on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the Buffet Kinoteka in Zagreb. willyterrazas2003@yahoo.com.ar (Willy Terrazas Muller) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9471/1/Croatian-Cinema-in-Chicago-from-February-3---March-6-2008.html The Gene Siskel Film Center's focus on the ever-surprising Croatian cinema, February 3 through March 6, 2008 encompasses six feature films ranging from the 1970 comedy One Song A Day Takes Mischief Away to the very recent Armin (left), hit of many a European festival and Croatia's current contender for an Oscar nomination. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9468/1/Valentina-uljiae-exhibition-in-Slovenia.html Valentina ©uljiæ is young Croatian artist, whose work includes different fields of artistic expressions. Her works include paintings, sculptures, graphic design, photography and urban installations. Her work will be on exhibit at Galerija Schwarz in Ljubljana Slovenia, from February 6 to April 4, 2008. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9469/1/Janja-Glogovac-and-Jelena-Vukotiae-at-the-Rotterdam-Film-Festival.html The film "L... Like Love" was co-written by Jelena Vukotiæ (left) and opened at the Rotterdam Film Festival in January, to a sold out crowd and received rave reviews. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9467/1/Professor-Balthazar-and-Zagreb-Film-a-Croatian-trademark.html Probably the most famous Croatian professor worldwide is Professor Balthazar, a well known figure from Croatian cartoon movie series initiated in 1967 by late Zlatko Grgiæ. This was the most successful project of Zagreb Film ever. His popularity is amazing even today, especially in Scandinavian countries, but also in Iran for example! darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9466/1/Ana-Mihanoviae-mezzo-soprano-in-concert-New-York-City-February-9-2008.html Ana Mihanoviæ, mezzo-soprano, has been a featured soloist with the Southwest Symphony, American West Symphony, Legacy Chorale and Utah Philharmonic. She will be performing a collection of folk songs on Saturday, February 9th, 2008, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Manhattan School of Music.  katarina.cuvalo@gmail.com (Katarina Èuvalo) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9464/1/Petar-Brajkoviae-Exhibit-in-Sesvete-starting-February-8-2008.html After 35 years, Petar Brajkoviæ (left) will be returning to Croatia to open a showing of his work at Galerija Oblok in Sesvete.  His show will start on Friday, February 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. kruno.poljak@gmail.com (Kruno Poljak, dipl.ing.) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9459/1/4th-International-Antonio-Janigro-Cello-Competition-in-Zagreb.html Antonio Janigro, a famous Croatian-Italian cellist, was the founder and conductor of the Zagreb Soloists from 1954 to 1967. Winner of the 2008 international competition in Zagreb, held in Janigro's honour, is David Eggert, Canada, the 2nd prize went to Tian Bonian, China, and the 3rd prize to Dmitri Prokofiev, Russia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9458/1/Drago-tambuk-inaugurated-an-exhibition-in-the-Turkish-Cultural-Centre-in-Tokyo.html Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Japan Dr. Drago ©tambuk inaugurated in the Turkish Cultural Centre in Tokyo the opening of the exhibition of Turkish artist in marble technique Nilüfer Tütüncü dedicated to Jalaluddin Rumi. He also gave an interview to the Turkish national television. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9454/1/Guitarist-Ana-Vidoviae-says-she-cant-imagine-her-life-without-music.html It is surprising to hear that a young woman who describes herself as being both close to her family and an introvert moved across the Atlantic Ocean on her own at 20 to become a performer. Ana Vidoviæ is far from her native Croatia, but feels at home wherever she is when she has her trusted guitar along. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9452/1/25th-RIJEKA-CARNIVAL-2008-in-Rijeka-this-weekend---Come-and-enjoy.html The town of Rijeka has been known for its carnival festivities since the Middle Ages. Austrian and Hungarian aristocracy, Russian princesses, German barons, counts and countesses from all over Europe were once the guests of the Rijeka Carnival. Starting February 1, 2008, revelers will take to the streets and celebrate Carnival. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9450/1/Franjo-Dugan-a-prominant-figure-of-Croatian-church-music.html Franjo Dugan (1874-1948) is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Croatian music. Besides his work in restoring church music, he distinguished himself in his studies of science and education. pinterovic@advalvas.be (Prof. Antun Pinteroviæ) Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9448/1/Artist-Jasnica-Klara-Matiae-Exhibition-in-New-York-City.html The Agora Gallery is proud to present Jasnica Klara Matiæ (left) in Enigmatic Visions. Scheduled to run from February 5th through February 26th, 2008, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Jasnica's earthy human beings. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9443/1/KOCE-TV-to-air-quotFreedom-from-Despairquot-Thursday-Jan-24-2008.html Freedom from Despair has its public television debut on KOCE-TV Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. with an encore presentation Sunday, Jan. 27 at 12:30 p.m. The 90-minute film uncovers the long history of suppression and abuse of the Croatian people and their struggle for independence. Please call KOCE-TV at (800) 278-5050 between 10 and 10:30 PM Pacific Standard Time or/and e-mail Brenda at BBrkusic@koce.org  and voice your support for the movie. bbrkusic@koce.org (Brenda Brkusic) Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9396/1/Iron-Maiden-to-perform-in-Croatia.html British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden (left) will be performing at the Split City Stadium in Split, Croatia on Sunday 10th August 2008 as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9436/1/Artist-Vlatka-Horvat-will-have-three-exhibitions-in-New-York.html   Croatian born, New York based, Vlatka Horvat will be showcasing her art in three different galleries in the Big Apple. Spanning a range of media - from photography and video, to works on paper and projects with text - her work often focuses on an encounter between a person and a particular system, state, or physical space. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9432/1/Tess-Gallaghers-speech-at-a-presentation-of-Drago-Stambuks-poetry-in-Pula.html Once I heard Drago read to a Croatian immigrant audience in Vancouver, Canada. It was so tender, the timbre of his voice, that it was as if he were speaking to the listeners in a clearing in the woods, surrounded by mystery and wildness and beauty, but giving them comfort too... - Tess Galagher (left) nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9429/1/Croatian-Film-quotAll-for-Freequot-at-The-Museum-of-Modern-Art-Tonight-January-11-2008.html After the death of three of his friends in a petty argument in a bar, Goran sells his home and travels around Bosnia in a refreshment van, giving away free drinks. On his travels, he encounters Maja and the two fall for each other. Additional screening on January 20th, 2008 nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9423/1/Terezija-Cukrov-will-perform-at-Carnegie-Hall-on-January-27-2008.html A native of Croatia, pianist Terezija Cukrov has performed widely throughout Europe and North America. As a soloist and chamber musician she has appeared in venues such as Weill Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, Goethe Institute, Lisinki Hall, and has been described by critics as "subtly, passionate and technically superior performer". stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9420/1/Amigos-del-Museo-Krekoviae-Palma-de-Mallorca-Spain.html Amigos del Museo Krekoviæ (Friends of Krekoviæ's Gallery) is a society in Spain which in 2007 opened a nice blog devoted to life and work of Kristian Krekoviæ, a famous Croatian painter. His gallery in Palma de Mallorca has been solemnly opened in 1981 by the Spanish Queen Sophia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9418/1/Japanese-inspired-art-with-a-twist-from-Croatia.html A Zagreb-based artist is reinventing the art of Japanese Manga cartoons. Nikolina Ivezic (left), is winning fans all over Croatia with a fusion of the Japanese art form and images that are distinctly Croatian. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9417/1/Book-Review-Escape-from-Despair.html Katarina Tepesh has probed the depths in her compelling and powerful memoir, "Escape from Despair:  A Croatian Family's Survival".  Born into an impoverished family in the former Communist Yugoslavia, Katarina's mother is taught to believe that there are "rewards in heaven and punishment in hell." stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9414/1/The-Music-of-Bozidar-Kunc-performed-by-his-daughter-Ivana-Kunc.html A new CD, Music of Bozidar Kunc, performed by his daughter Soprano, Ivana Kunc, has been recorded featuring Bozidar's best twenty vocal pieces. Croatian opera lovers are already familiar with Ceznja or Longing, widely sung and recorded by his world famous sister, Zinka Kunc Milanov. TEPESHK@aol.com (Katarina Tepesh) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9411/1/In-Loving-Memory-of-Joseph-Turkaly-1924-2007.html The Turkaly Art Gallery provides a beautiful collection of works of art of Josip Turkalj, outstanding Croatian artist in the USA. In 1999 he received the "Presidential Award for the Advancement of Croatian Culture", an award bestowed on him by the Government of Croatia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9408/1/Nopoki-University-for-Peruvian-Indians-founded-by-Msgr-Gerardo-erdin.html Msgr. Gerardo ®erdin, Croatian bishop and missionary in Peru in the region of the Amazon river, founded the Nopoki Center for Investigation and Intercultural Formation. The aim is to educate future school teachers for work within their native communities, in order to preserve their roots, language and customs, and ensure material and cultural prosperity. See also 32 Krekoviæ's paintings. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9401/1/Croatian-Americans-The-Cynics-waited-till-their-40s-to-release-best-yet.html Five long years went by without The Cynics rolling anything new out of the garage. The USA Today even called "Here We Are" "one of the best neo-garage-rock albums in years."It began as just an acoustic demo for the principals, Gregg Kostelich and Michael Kastelic, (left) but it turned into a rock 'n' roll explosion with the help of producer Jorge Explosion. JKraljic@msn.com (John Kraljiæ, Esq) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9395/1/Igor-Kovacevich-at-the-Sundance-Film-Festival-2008-with-quotDownloading-Nancyquot.html "Downloading Nancy" that was produced by Croatian American  producer - director Igor Kovacevich along with his partner David Moore made it onto the Sundance Festival. It is in the main Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2008 as the movie made it to one of only 16 slots in the Competition, out of thousands of films that were submitted. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9389/1/Pittsburgh-Symphony-coming-to-Croatia.html   The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will receive $5.5 million from a charitable foundation to bolster its international tours through 2011. That tour commemorates the 250th anniversary of the naming of Pittsburgh. The symphony will perform in 13 cities in Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Croatia over three weeks. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9385/1/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-HR-Tango-in-action-again-on-Dec-23-2007.html On December 23rd 2007, the Argentina HR Tango Dance Company Argentina presents "Genesis." Directed by Guillermo Terrazas, the group will interpret different styles through Argentine popular dance. willyterrazas2003@yahoo.com.ar (Willy Terrazas Muller) Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9388/1/Christmas-in-Croatia.html   In the endearing spirit of "it takes a village" - rather than a shopping mall - to celebrate the holiday season, the 37th annual Christmas Revels will mirror the village traditions of Croatia and southeast Europe in its music and dancing. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9371/1/Zoran-Dukiae-Croatian-guitarist-one-of-the-most-prominent-players-of-today.html Zoran Dukiæ won more prizes on international competitions than any other guitarist in the world. He had solo concerts in more than 30 countries on all five continents. He is teaching among others at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, Hochschule für Musik in Aachen, and at the Escuela Superior de Musica de Barcelona. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9369/1/Sidro-Californias-favorite-Croatian-Tamburitza-Orchestra.html Sidro, formerly known as Blue Adriatic, is one of Northern California's favorite Croatian Tamburitza Orchestras. For over 20 years, Sidro has been performing throughout California, accompanied San Jose's Koraci Folklore dance group in Croatian Folklore Festivals throughout Canada, and fused Tamburitza music with rock'n'roll when recording on Nenad Bach's, "Thousand Years of Peace". letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9368/1/Life-is-a-tapestry-of-MOMENTS---film-by-Liliana-Resnick-at-the-French-Festival.html MOMENTS is a film about the mystery of moments, some  of which get connected into the life I recognize to be living, while others come to pass by posing questions rather than giving answers @ 25th FESTIVAL TOUS COURTS International Shortfilm Festival in Aix-en-Provence and its Aera 26th - 30th november 2007 in Aix area and 3rd - 8th December 2007 in Aix-en-Provence. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9365/1/Freedom-from-Despair-available-for-purchase-on-DVD-and-VHS.html   Freedom from Despair is a an award winning feature length documentary that explores the untold history of Communist Yugoslavia through first hand interviews, stock footage, news reels and narrative recreations shot in the US and Croatia.  bbrkusic@koce.org (Brenda Brkusic) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9362/1/Croatia-ceremony-honored-prominent-Persian-poet-Mowlavi-born-in-1207.html Iran's embassy in Croatia celebrated the 800th birth anniversary of prominent Persian poet and mystic Mowlavi in an official ceremony. UNESCO has named 2007 as the year of Mowlavi in honor of his outstanding achievments. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9359/1/Nikola-Baiae-author-of-the-Zadar-Sea-Organ.html Nikola Ba¹iæ, on the left, is one of the pioneers of cultural tourism in Croatia, author of the project of the Zadar Sea Organ, the newly built urban musical attraction in the city of Zadar, Croatia. His principal collaborator was Ivan Stamaæ, expert in acoustics who contributed musical solutions to the project. The random music is created by sea waves and tubes. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9361/1/Croatian-American-Cultural-Center-hosts-6th-Annual-SF-Bagpipe-Festival.html An Extraordinary Anthology of International Bagpipe Music in San Francisco. As always, the Gala Concert will feature a variety of piping traditions found around the Winter Solstice. Enjoy Swedish, Hungarian and Croatian traditional Christmas pipe music as well as New Year celebrations from Scotland and the Hungarian Csángó people of Moldav. johndaley@mindspring.com (John Daley) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9354/1/Archaeological-sites-near-Dubrovnik-with-several-important-discoveries.html Croatia is a paradise for archaeological research. Dr. Zdenko ®eravica, a renowned Croatian archaeologist from the City of Dubrovnik, unveils us some of the miraculous sites in ®upa Dubrovaèka and Konavle near the City. The research over the past years has resulted with several important discoveries. zdenko.zeravica@du.t.com.hr (Zdenko ®eravica, Ph.D.) Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9349/1/Zdravko-Duemeliae--el-pintor-preferido-de-Borges.html Zdravko Duèmeliæ (1923-1989), outstanding Croatian - Argentinean painter, masterfully illustrated a famous book "Laberintos", written by Jorge Luis Borges, with his surreal, quasi-metaphysical works. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9345/1/Miro-Gavrans-comedy-available-as-Croatian-English-parallel-text.html Miro Gavran, outstanding Croatian playwright, generously contributed his brilliant comedy "Laughter Prohibited" to our project of on-line school of Croatian language via parallel text method. Furthermore, If you want to produce this comedy anywhere in the world, please contact the author directly for rights and support. miro.gavran@zg.t-com.hr (Miro Gavran) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9334/1/San-Francisco-150th-Anniversary-of-Croatian-culture-celebration-on-Nov-18-2007.html   Celebrate with us the Sequicentennial 150th Anniversary of Croatian culture in San Francisco. Bring the whole family for a day of fun, enjoyment and culture. There will be non stop music from 2-8PM in two rooms, dancing, singing, and food. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9341/1/Zoran-Orlic---Photographs-Featured-in-2008-Calendar-for-Rock-Band-WILCO.html The annual Wilco calendar returns this year to the more classic wall variation, with days big enough to keep yourself organized throughout 2008. The calendar mixes poster artwork from past Wilco shows with a collection of live photos by Zoran Orlic. z@zerostudio.net (Zoran Orlic) Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9336/1/Free-tickets-for-CROWN-readers-for-Croatian-Film-Festival-at-Lincoln-Center.html Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York USA is giving free tickets to CROWN readers for the "Beyond Boundaries: The Emergence of Croatian Cinema". At the box office mention CROWN, Croatia.org or/and Nenad Bach and you will be given a free ticket. First come first serve up to 20 tickets. Courtesy of Film Society of Lincoln Center letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9333/1/50-years-ago-today-on-November-3rd-1957-Laika-by-Marilyn-Cvitanic.html Fifty years ago today the USSR launched Sputnik 2. On board was a live dog named Laika. The point was to prove that a dog, and eventually a human being, could survive in space. Sputnik 2 was equipped with life support systems and enough food and water for ten days. The mission yielded very little useful scientific information. mcvitanic@nyc.rr.com (Marilyn Cvitanic) Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9328/1/Ivan-Paric-on-the-reality-show-for-photographers-VH1-TV-this-Sunday.html I would like to invite you to watch the reality show for photographers where I am one of the contestants. The name of the show is The Shot. The Shot is scheduled to premier on Vh1 channel  on Sunday, Nov. 4 @ 10 PM & 12 PM EST and Monday Nov 5th. ivan@ivanparic.com (Ivan Paric) Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9327/1/Dubrovnik-Symphony-Orchestra-American-Tour-November-2007-East-Coast.html   Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra American tour is scheduled November 1-12, 2007 and will take the orchestra to the cities of the Eastern Seaboard, from New York to Philadelphia. This tour offers a unique opportunity for both American public and Croatian ex-patriots to experience one of Croatian's finest cultural treasures. cmacdonald@imca.us (Cynthia P. Macdonald) Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9326/1/Miro-Gavran8217s-play-Dr-Freud8217s-Patient-premiers--book-launch-of-Judith-in-Prague.html Miro Gavran's play Dr. Freud's Patient will be premiering at the Na Pradle Theatre in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Nov. 6, 2007.  On Nov. 15 Gavran's novel Judith will be launched in at the Retezova Literary Café, also in Prague. Another great success of outstanding Croatian writer. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9323/1/Marko-Perkovic---Thompson-USA--Canada-Tour-Nov-2---18th-2007.html Croatian singer Marko Perkovic Thompson and his band will be performing a series of concerts in the United States and Canada starting November 2, and ending on November 18 in New York, Toronto, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver and San Francisco. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9319/1/Carmen-Verlichak-Maria-Josefa-Ezcurra-El-amor-prohibide-de-Belgrano---4th-edition.html Bila je godina 1810. I raðala se domovina... a s njom i politika. Do¹ao je i rat sa svojom stra¹nom pratnjom: sprijeda su i¹le okrutnost, nadmoæ i izdaja; straga su se nizali siroèad, bijeda i beznaðe. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9318/1/3rd-Festival-of-Croatian-Music-in-Vienna-Austria-Oct-21---Nov-27-2007.html Festival of classical music, jazz and folk, organised by Croatian Music Information Center in cooperation with Croatian Ministry of Culture and other institutions. The concert of Zagreb Soloists is held under high patronage of Dr. Heinz Fischer, president of the Republic of Austria. Klapa Sinj, the most famous Croatian Klapa in the world, performs on Nov 15th 2007. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9314/1/Miro-Gavrans-great-international-success-Grand-Prix-in-Russia.html   Miro Gavran's plays have recently been performed in Russia, Austria and Poland with great success. His play "My Wife's Husband", performed under the direction of outstanding Russian artist Alexander Ogarjev, obtained three important prizes, among others the Grand-Prix for the best overall performance. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9301/1/Jaz-Spelic-Actor-Producer-based-in-Sydney-The-Trinity-of-Vukovar.html Since graduating in 2004, most of my time has been spent developing 'The Trinity of Vukovar'. I am also employed as a guest Actor at Sydney's International Film School, have done a few televison commercials and my first feature film 'The Warrior' was screened at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Directed by Melbourne based Croatian, Steve Ravic. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9311/1/Goran-Dukics-film-Wristcutters-A-Love-Story-in-the-movie-theaters-NOW.html Another Croatian American filmmaker star on the horizon. "Wristcutters: A Love Story" won the Acura Grand Jury Award at the 2006 Gen Art Film Festival, was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Support Croatian talent. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9300/1/Closer-Croatia-2007---Croatian-Film-Festival-in-London-UK-Oct-11-14-2007.html After a very successful Croatian Film Festival in 2004 - the first such a festival in the UK for almost 40 years - there is another one in October. As young Croats of London paved the way and got the winning formula, it's essential to repeat the experiment - this time with more support and more partners. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9299/1/The-Film-Society-of-Lincoln-Center-presents-The-Emergence-of-Croatian-Cinema.html The Croatian film production, although small in size, is vital and very versatile in the terms of genre, themes and style, which has been recognized at numerous international film festivals at which, for the last couple of years, they have won important awards. At Lincoln Center, New York Oct 26 - Nov 14, 2007 zdenkakardum@yahoo.com (Zdenka Kardum) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9297/1/3-Books-by-Janko-Deur.html   Janko Deur (left) falls into the category of writers who divides his work and lives between two homelands - Croatia and the United States. He has won critical acclaim for his works. Read what the critics have to say and how to get your own copies of Deur's books. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9296/1/Freedom-From-Despair-Screening-at-the-European-Parliament-in-Brussels.html Freedom from Despair is a feature length documentary that explores the untold history of Croatia. Screening for the European Union at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2007 at 9:00 pm. Film by Brenda Brkusic. Music by Nenad Bach. bbrkusic@koce.org (Brenda Brkusic) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9294/1/Zrinski-in-Concert--HR-Tango-Klapa-BA-Orquesta-TCZrinski-27-de-Octubre-de-2007.html Croatian Community is strong, vibrant  and healthy in Argentina. Big gala on October 27th 2007 at the Centro Cultural Croata de San Justo, Ocampo 2946 San Justo Buenos Aires with HR Tango, Klapa BA, Orquesta T.C.Zrinski. Sponsored by a local ministry of culture. willyterrazas2003@yahoo.com.ar (Willy Terrazas Muller) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9293/1/Profdr-Vlatko-Eeriae-and-his-algorithmic-art-in-New-York-on-Nov-1st-2007.html Through many years experimenting with images and image manipulation, Vlatko's works have reached new heights, and have been exhibited across the globe. His works of art will be exhibited in Agora Gallery in New York on November 1st, 2007. croatacad@aol.com (Mladen Lolic) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9285/1/KLD-Resetari-is-looking-for-writers-from-the-Croatian-Diaspora.html   KLD Resetari is holding a contest for Croatian poets living abroad.  Authors who are interested can submit up to 3 poems. Winners will have their work published in the group's literary journal. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9281/1/FESTIVAL-BLAST-HOME-TEAMS-RANDOM-LUNACY.html "Movies like to pretend they're different, but RANDOM LUNACY really, truly is. Gifted filmmakers Zimet and Silber throw us into a life that intoxicates, infuriates and leaves us panting for each unforgettable adventure. Prepare to be wowed" - Peter Travers of Rolling Stone HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9278/1/Ivana-Kunc8217s-brand-new-CD-8220Music-of-Boidar-Kuncquot-in-stores-now.html We are pleased to announce the release of Ivana Kunc's brand new CD "Music of Bo¾idar Kunc". Ms. Kunc is the daughter of Croatian composer Boidar Kunc and the niece of soprano Zinka Milanov. This recording contains songs with both Croatian and English text. On Croatian Radio tomorrow. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9274/1/Culture-of-the-Croats-in-Argentina-on-CD-ROM.html A very nice CD-ROM entitled Cultura de los Croatas de Argentina, containing numerous video clips, music, photos and texts, has been created by Studia Croatica, Argentina. We warmly recommend you to enjoy in authentic Croatian music. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9273/1/U2-in-Sarajevo-10-Years-After-September-23-1997.html Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam were still in the dressing room underneath the rapidly filling Kosevo stadium stands. Paul McGuiness and I were standing behind the stage. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9272/1/The-Baka-Glagolitic-Path-on-the-island-of-Krk.html   The Ba¹ka Glagolitic Path - THE CROATIAN PRIMER OF THE HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE, is a vast project, the purpose of which is to erect a monument of permanent value in the Ba¹ka valley. It will consist of 34 stone statues displaying the individual letters of the Glagolitic alphabet. blandina.markovic-randic@zg.t-com.hr (Blandina Markoviæ - Randiæ, dr.dent.med.) Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9271/1/11th-International-Lace-Festival-Lepoglava-2007-Croatia.html From the program: Lace Tent Project, author Akiko Sato (Japan), Children Workshops, Items from private and museum collections from France, Hungary, Slovenia, Germany and Croatia, Lace workshops and Lace sale, Vara¾din Baroque evenings concert: Mario Penzar, organs, ... darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9267/1/Itvaneiaes-film-at-the-Los-Angeles-International-Childrens--Film-Festival.html  Branko I¹tvanèiæ's film Duh u moèvari (Ghost in the Swamp) is invited to be shown at the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, October 10th, 2007, at 7pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium within the Santa Monica Library. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9268/1/Nick-Bicanic-Director-Producer--Creator---A-new-filmmaking-star-on-a-horizon.html Nick Bicanic comes to the film and television industry from 8 years of experience in the world of new media. Nick abandoned PhD studies in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. Shadow Company is his new film. Nick will testify on Friday Sept 21 on a Capitol Hill. Watch CSPAN letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9270/1/New-book-Escape-From-Despair----A-Croatian-Familys-Survival.html  Katarina Tepesh (left) has published a memoir titled "Escape From Despair - A Croatian Family's Survival" learn more about the author, the book and where you can get it. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9265/1/Josip-Turkalj-1924-2007-a-renowned-Croatian-American-artist-died.html   On July 3, 2007, a renowned Croatian American artist, Josip Turkalj, died at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Besides being an exceptional husband and father to six sons, he was a brilliant sculptor, educator, wonderful man, and a friend to many of us. cuvalo@gmail.com (Dr. Ante Èuvalo) Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9248/1/Croatian-Film-Festival-in-New-York-Sept-13--16-organized-by-Doors-Art-Foundation.html The Doors Art Foundation organized Croatian Film Festival NYC, a multimedia event. September 13 - 16th, 2007 at the Museum of the Moving Image and the Tribeca Cinemas. The festival  will present 21 Croatian films and will also include a panel discussion on Croatian film.   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9245/1/Istarski-gunjci-musicological-book-by-Vladimir-Perniae.html  Vladimir Perniæ wrote a very interesting book about a unique music phenomenon in Istria, Croatia - the tradition of GUNJCI. Istria is a paradise in many respects: music, architecture, nature, history, Glagolitic script, cuisine, olives, etc. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9242/1/Croatia-Hall-celebrating-75th-anniversary.html  Frank Sebalj (left) is ready for the hall's 75th celebration this coming weekend. The society also hopes to increase its membership to keep the tradition and culture of Croatians alive in Schumacher nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9239/1/Horses-in-Croatian-Art.html  Ivan Me¹troviæ: Chicago Indians, New York; Antun Augustinèiæ: Horsewoman (or Monument of Peace, in front of the UN building) - probably the best known equestrian statue in the world; Charles Billich - Official Artist of the 2008 Beijing Olympiad, etc. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9233/1/The-Lipik-Kursalon-1893-2007.html  The Lipik Kursalon is one of the most important Thermal Health Centers in Europe, together with Baden Baden (Germany) and Karlove Vary (Czechia). It was almost completely destroyed during the Serbian agression on Croatia in 1991. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9228/1/Invitation-to-Croatian-Emigre-Publishers-Deadline-Sept-10th.html   The Croatian Heritage Foundation calls all publishers, book stores and individuals to participate in an Exhibition of publishing activities in Croatian emigration. Deadline September 10th 2007. vesna@matis.hr (Vesna Kukavica) Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9222/1/Award-Winning-Film-Random-Lunacy-available-on-DVD---2-Festival-Screenings.html   Home Team Productions  announces RANDOM LUNACY on DVD at FilmBaby. com. See it as well at the Chicago Underground & Wildwood By The Sea Film Festivals. Hear Nenad's music. HmTmProd@aol.com (Vic Zimet & Stephanie Silber) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9221/1/Oliver-Dragojevic-through-the-lens-of-Zoran-Orlic.html     letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9219/1/A-river-of-the-faithful-visits-Our-Lady-of-Sinj-from-all-directions.html Mnogi vjernici iz Hrvatske i svijeta hodocastili su Cudotvornoj Gospi Sinjskoj moleci se ponajvise za zdravlje.  nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9216/1/Nela-Erinik-a-Croatian-actress-and-entertainer-died.html   Nakon kratke bolesti u Voloskom  umrla je 14. kolovoza 2007. u 84. godini Nela Er¾i¹nik, hrvatska glumica, estradna umjetnica i najveæa komièarka hrvatske scene. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9214/1/Zoran-Orliae---Brilliant-book---The-Frames-behind-the-glass---True-Rock-and-Roll.html   Zoran Orlic is a Croatian-born fine arts photographer with a flair for revealing the many moods of rock photography. Orlic's passion for the camera and music has led him to capture rock bands on film for the last seventeen years. Orlic's snapshots have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, websites and music packaging. A new star is born. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9212/1/3rd-Festival-of-Baroque-Music---Rovinj-2007.html U sklopu projekta Tragovima Venecije, Festival iznova u goste dovodi eminentne glazbenike koji strastveno propitkuju i istra¾uju djela èije su stranice ispisane u razdoblju baroka i bliskih mu epoha. vulicevic2000@yahoo.it (Antonella Vulièeviæ) Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9209/1/quotAn-Age-of-Angelsquot-at-Edinburgh-Festival.html    nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9207/1/New-Jersey-Singer-is-1-in-Croatia.html  When Gina Picinic was a senior at North Bergen High School a few years ago, she was already a recording star in her native land of Croatia. Just 17, Picinic was like the Croatian version of Celine Dion. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9194/1/Volunteers-sought-for-Dubrovnik-Symphony-Orchestras-USA-Tour.html  The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra will be touring the USA, November 1-12, 2007. frankmustac@yahoo.com (Frank Mustac) Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9193/1/Tino-Radanoviae-victor-of-the-292nd-Sinj-Alka.html The victor of the the 292nd Sinja Alka was Tino Radanoviæ.  Stjepan Mesiæ, President of Croatia awarded him a sabre and a gold ring.   nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9189/1/Award-Winning-Film-Random-Lunacy-on-Chicago-Underground-Film-Festival-2007.html   Award winning "RANDOM LUNACY: videos from the road less traveled" screens at the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Sunday, August 19th, 2007 at 2:45 PM The Chopin Theatre - 1543 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL. Hear the music of Nenad Bach and Klapa Navalia. See you there. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9177/1/Inventory-of-Heritage-Organisations-in-Europe-IHOE---Croatia.html IHOE projekt daje pregled europskih nevladinih organizacija (NGO sektor) koje se bave ba¹tinom u naj¹irem smislu. Organizacije s podruèja ba¹tine pozivaju se da se registriraju na portal osmi¹ljen kao on line baza podataka koja æe se objaviti u studenom 2007.   vesna@matis.hr (Vesna Kukavica) Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9163/1/Croatian-accordion-players-at--60th-Coupe-Mondiale-Washington-DC.html Hrvatski  harmonika¹i sudjelovat æe na 60. Coupe Mondiale 13.-19. augusta 2007. u Alexandriiji, Washington DC. Za vrijeme odr¾avanja mondijala prof. Vjeri Odak-Jembrih bit æe uruèeno priznanje MERIT AWARD, koje joj dodjeljuje Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes.  vjera.odak-jembrih@email.t-com.hr (Vjera Odak-Jembrih) Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9144/1/Guitar-virtuoso-Viktor-Vidovic.html Viktor Vidovic comes from a well-known musical family, whose influence on his achievements was very big. At 12, he had his first solo concert. At 13, he took very convincing first places at competitions.  twelveouncepoundcake@gmail.com (Ana Bach) Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9137/1/Ethno-hairstyles-of-Croatia.html  Ethno Hairstyles of Croatia by Blanka ®akula is the first photo-monograph treating hairstyles from various parts of Croatia. The book is of amazing quality. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9025/1/Voices-from-the-Heart-coming-to-Croatia-July-5---12th-2007.html   Voices from the Heart is a 200-voiced women's a cappella chorus located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA. On July 5, 2007 Ms. Connolly, founding director, will be taking the chorus on a ten day international tour, to Croatia and Slovenia letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9099/1/American-edition-of-Lovers--Madmen-A-True-Story-of-Passion-to-be-Released.html  Sunshine Publishing has released the American edition of Lovers & Madmen: A True Story of Passion, Politics, and Air Piracy, by native Oregonian Julienne Eden Busic. katarina@stanfordalumni.org (Katarina Milicevic) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9113/1/Zindependence-day.html  Zinfandel, like most of us, is not native to the United States. It's an immigrant, too, with a somewhat murky family history that goes back ultimately to Croatia, or so researchers believe. c.mateo@verizon.net (Martin Cvjetkoviæ) Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9109/1/Book-Review-Goli-Otok.html This rare, first-person account of physical and mental torture in the prison on Goli Otok should be read as widely as possible, because it tells the truth about inhumane conduct in peacetime.   TEPESHK@aol.com (Katarina Tepesh) Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9108/1/Dr-Ruggero-Cattaneo-and-his-work-on-Croatian-literature.html  Ruggero Cattaneo, a young Italian scholar with profound knowledge of Croatian language and culture, translated the monograph "Povijest hrvatske knji¾evnosti" (History of Croatian Literature) by academician Dubravko Jelèiæ from Croatian into Italian, under the title "Storia della letteratura Croata". darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9116/1/New-York-Grant-Opportunities-for-Organizations--Artists.html   nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9100/1/Thompson-snimke-sa-Maksmira--Thompson-videos-from-Maksmir.html On June 17, 2007, Croatian pop star Marko Perkovic - Thompson held a concert in Zagreb's Maksmir Stadium that was attended by over 50,000 of his fans.   stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9097/1/Cultural-cooperation-between-Croatia-and-Mongolia.html nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9093/1/Ples-konja-na-zagrebaekom-Hipodromu.html nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9086/1/Nedamo-te-pismo-naa---Klapski-pozdrav-Gospi-Trsatskoj-21-22-lipanj-2007.html     letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9077/1/Tanac-dances-from-the-island-of-Krk-by-Tvrtko-Zebec-PhD.html The monograph Krèki tanci [Tanac dances on the island of Krk], by author Tvrtko Zebec is an excellent study not only for the island of Krk, but also as a model of documentation of dancing events in relation to their contemporary social contexts. (Elsie Dunin, UCLA)   darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9075/1/Dvigrad-Festival-2007-June-15th-24th.html Festival of Early Music, Croatia, will be held from 15th to 24th June in the mysterious town of Dvigrad in Istria, abandoned in 17th century due to the plague. The festival, organised by the Association Prosoli "Sacred Music" from Zagreb, will have international character (Croatia, Italy, France, Montenegro). Among guests is a famous Ensemble Dialogos from Paris, directed by Katarina Livljaniæ, and Vrbanja singers from the island of Hvar.  darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9072/1/Show-draws-more-than-10000-dogs-in-Zagreb-Croatia.html   More than 10,000 dogs from around the world participated in this year's Euro Dog Show in several categories, including that for Europe's top beauty. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9071/1/Sacramento-festival-celebrates-all-things-Croatian.html The festival, now held at the Croatian American Cultural Center, marked its 25th anniversary. More than 5,000 people attended from throughout the region and the Bay Area.   nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9065/1/Ivo-Miche-Borovina-MINI-PHOTO-EXHIBIT-8220Big-City-Blues8221.html It sounds unlikely, but there is certain gracefulness about them, nevertheless the strongest was the feeling of melancholy... In today's society, we seem to be obsessed and addicted to materialistic nature of all the 'stuff' that we think we so desperately need and want..   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9061/1/Neugodna-istina-na-DVD-u.html  Bit æe skoro propast svijeta. Neka, neka, no Al Goreu ipak smeta. Zato je i snimio hit dokumentarac o globalnom zagrijavanju, samo da nas sve trgne. nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9057/1/Dr-Drago-tambuk-one-of-Croatias-best-loved-poets---Presentacion-de-Andres-Morales.html Dr. Drago Stambuk is presently the Croatian ambassador to Japan and former Croatian ambassador to Great Britain, India, Egypt and six other Arab countries; he is a medical doctor and researcher; and one of Croatia's best loved poets. His selected poems are being published in a volume which will comprise approximately 600 poems.        nenad@nenadbach.com (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9056/1/Denis-Licul-at-Clay-Art-Center-Exhibition.html Croatian artist Denis Licul is being featured at an exhibition featuring utilitarian dinnerware and objects at the Clay Art Center starting June 8 and going through June 16.   letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9054/1/Womens-chorus-to-visit-Croatia.html