To advertise your meeting, performance, sporting activities, banquets,
dances, etc., on the Croatian events calendar, please send all relevant
information to Marko at stecak@earthlink.net 

The online version of the Calendar can be found at:
http://www.midwest-croatians.org 

In Focus this month on Midwest-Croatians.org, Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in
Omaha!

Join the Croatian Sports Weekly e-mail list by e-mailing Ivan Rados at:
rados@icom.ca 

Join the North American Croatian Relief Newsletter by e-mailing Robert
Soptic at: soptic@prodigy.net 

Join the Detroit Croatia club at:
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/detroitcroatia 

Check out TamburaLand at http://www.tamburaland.comfor the latest on the
Croatian tambura scene.

Join the discussion at the Croatian Bulletin Boards at:
http://croatia.allhere.com 

Chicago

Mondays
Verbatim Verboten, the hit invastion-of-privacy cabaret, is back at Frankie
J's, the new restaurant/theatre on Broadway. For a new twist, the audience
at every performance will decide which celebrities' privacy gets violated,
voting before the show for its favorite ten transcripts from among the 50+
available: Charles & Di, Miriam Santos, Tom & Nicole, execs of Texaco and
the Mafia, Tommy Lasorda, Jim Morrison, Britney, Martin & Lewis, and on and
on. Verbatim Verboten has an open run on Mondays, at 7pm. Ingrid Bonne is
among the featured performers! For more reservations call (312)409 1887, ext
1. $5 with reservation and mention that Ingrid sent you! For more
information, contact Ingrid Bonne at: ingybonne@yahoo.com. 

Tuesdays & Thursdays
Free Yoga classes are being held at the Croatian Cultural Center. Class
times are from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to have:
vibrant health and energy, reduce stress, improved concentration, nomalize
weight and blood pressure, increased strength and flexibility, assistance
with injury and back pain, improved circulation and complexion, better sleep
and need for less sleep, inner peace and serenity. Wear comfortable clothing
and bring an exercise mat. Please come to class 15 minutes early. For more
information contact Mirna at (312) 320-9340 or mirna@adriaticsunshine.com. 

Friday May 17
Croatian singer Sinisa Vuco will be performing at the Croatian Cultural
Center on 2845 W. Devon Ave. starting at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 in
advance, $30 at the door and $15 for children 6-12 years old. Children under
6 are free. For tickets or information call the Croatian Center at
(773)338-3839, or Ivan Vasilj at (773)764-1775, or e-mail Bruno Rasic at
BruRasic@aol.com.  Tickets are also available every weeknight at the Center's
bar, so stop in and buy for your family.

Friday May 24
Drazen Zecic & Band will be performing at St. Jerome Hall located on 2801 S.
Princeton. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at
the door. For more information and tickets, please contact Dusko Kraljevic
at (773)285-1986, Nevenka Jurkovic at (773)525-8571 and Ivo Kosir at
(847)677-5349.

Sunday May 26
Croatian Society Karlovac is holding its annual picnic at its scenic
picnicgrounds. There will be live Croatian music, dancing, food (pig and
lamb) & drink will be on hand for all to enjoy. Picnic grounds are on a
lake, and fishermen are invited to bring their fishing gear! For more
information, including driving directions, contact Frank Radman at
radmanf@attbi.com,  John Drazenovic at (773)406-0759, and Branko Vardijan at
(773)617-0105.

Detroit

Sunday May 26
Come celebrate Croatian Independence Day at this annual picnic hosted by the
Croatian American Center. Live music provided by V.I.S. CROATE from
Hamilton, Ontario. A soccer match between the Croatia Detroit over 40 team
and the Croatia Detroit first team will begin at 2:00 p.m. As always
barbeque lamb, chicken and pork will be available for sale. The Croatian
American Center welcomes all guests to come celebrate Croatian Independence
Day with good music, good food and good drinks. All the ingredients for a
wonderful time. For information regarding this event please contact: Ferdo
Talan via e-mail: ftalan@aol.com  or contact the Croatian American Center
direct at (586)726-8480.

Friday June 7
Everybody is invited to another Youth meeting where all topics concerning
young Croatians are open to discussion. If any questions, feel free to
contact fra Nikola frapasalic@aol.com or Leo at leosuper@yahoo.com. 

June 2002
All Matches for the World Cup 2002 will be available to watch at the
Croatian American Center in Shelby Township, MI. Plans are in place to get a
big screen T.V. and a Satellite Dish installed. For any information
regarding these games feel free to contact the Croatia Detroit Soccer Club
via e-mail: nkdetroit@aol.com. 
 
Kansas City

No new events listed.

Milwaukee

Saturday June 1
Croatian Independence Day will be celebrated with a dinner and concert at
Sacred Heart Croatian Church Hall located on 917 North 49th Street. Dinner
will feature roast chicken and roast pork. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and
dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. Music will be provided by Underground. Tickets
are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For additional information, contact
Karlo at (414)259-9467.

Ohio

April - August
The Croatian Heritage Museum is pleased to announce the exhibit, "Croatians
in Sports". The exhibit pays tribute to Croatians around the world for their
sports achievements. There are such sports giants as the Kostelics, Sukor,
Ivanisevic, Kukoc, Cosic, Petrovic, as well as American-Croatian sports
heroes; Roger Maris, Mickey Lolich, George Mikan, Fritzie Zivic and many
more. The idea for the exhibit came from the research and record keeping of
Mr. Steve Nekich, of Cleveland. Steve has gathered sports statistics of
Croatians around the world and verified their Croatian roots. This is the
first time that we are aware of that any organization has created a Croatian
sports exhibit. The response has been fantastic with several people offering
info that they had in their procession about Croatian sports figures. We
welcome such donations and encourage others to do the same.

The Museum is located in the American-Croatian Lodge, Cardinal Stepinac,
34900 Lakeshore Blvd, near the intersection of Rte. 91 and Lakeshore Blvd,
Eastlake, Ohio. The Museum is open Friday evenings from 7 PM to 10 PM and
most Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Also special arrangements can be made
for group tours.

And while you are at the Lodge you can plan to enjoy a Croatian meal at
Dubrovnik Garden Restaurant located in the Lodge. For more information
please contact Robert Jerin at rjerin@adelphia.net. 

Sunday May 26
Croatian Youth Club of Cleveland is co-organizing the celebration of
Croatian Independence Day 2002. The celebration will be held at the Dom in
Eastlake, starting at 5:00 p.m. Guest speaker: dr. Miroslav Tudman from
Croatia. Afterwards, a concert featuring Drazen Zecic. Tickets are $20 for
general public, $15 for Youth Club members. For more information, please
contact Marko Jelic at mtjelic@yahoo.com. 


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Chinese, Croatian Presidents Hail Bilateral Ties


Jiang Zemin and Stjepan Mesic

Xinhuanet 2002-05-16 23:12:05

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin held 

talks in Beijing on Thursday with visiting Croatian President 
Stjepan Mesic, hailing the steady progress in Sino-Croat 
friendship. During the talks, Jiang said in the past decade since the two 
counties established diplomatic relations, the ties between China 
and Croatia had steadily grown, mutual political trust had 
improved and cooperation in economic and scientific fields, 
culture, education and tourism had become closer.
China and Croatia supported each other in international 
organizations and "we have become good partners in equality, 
mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation," Jiang said.
While extending his appreciation for Croatia's adhering to the 
one-China principle, Jiang said China attached importance to Sino-
Croat friendship, and was willing to elevate ties to a higher 
level based on the principles of a joint statement the two leaders
signed. Jiang put forward four proposals for promoting bilateral ties 
in the new century: Firstly, to strengthen political dialogue at various levels to 
improve mutual political trust, and to seek mutual understanding 
and support on major issues of benefit to each country.
Secondly, to actively expand economic cooperation and trade 
between the two sides. Thirdly, to widen mutually beneficial cooperation in various 
fields including culture, education, science and medicine, to 
study the possibility of cooperation in finance and accelerate the
process of making Croatia a tourism destination for Chinese 
citizens. Fourthly, to expand local government exchanges between both 
countries plus private exchanges. 

Mesic briefly explained Croatia's foreign and domestic 
policies and views on the situation in Southeast Europe.
Jiang said Croatia had important influence in middle and 
eastern Europe, and China was glad to see Croatia enjoying a 
stable society and booming economy, as well as improved living 
conditions for its people, developing sound ties with its 
neighbors, and playing an active role in regional and 
international affairs. China respected the development route and policies Croatia 
chose based on its domestic state, understood the efforts Croatia 
made in the integration of Europe, and appreciated the plural 
foreign policy of Croatia, said Jiang.
Of the current international situation, Jiang said China agreed
with democratic international ties and held that all countries no 
matter whether big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, were 
equal members of the international community, and had equal rights
to participate in international affairs. Jiang said the diversity of the world should be expected. Each country had the right to choose its own development route to suit 
its domestic conditions, and existing differences in social 
systems and values should not be regarded as barriers to 
developing ties between countries.
No country could be allowed to establish hegemonism and 
interfere in other countries' internal affairs, Jiang added.
Jiang stated China's stance on anti-terrorism, noting that no 
other international or regional organizations could take the place
of the United Nation whose authority and importance made it the 
most popular international organization in the world. 
Jiang hoped the leading role of the U.N. in international 
affairs, including the fight against terrorism would be further 
strengthened. 

Mesic hailed China's achievements in reform and opening up to 
the outside world, adding that Croatia attached great importance 
to the positive role China played in international affairs as a 
permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Mesic said the distance between Croatia and China would not 
influence bilateral cooperation in various fields, and hoped the 
two countries, both as members of the World Trade Organization (
WTO), would improve cooperation in the new century.
Mesic added that Croatia adhered to the "One China" policy, and
agreed to fight terrorism through the U.N..
After the talks, the two sides signed the Joint Statement of 
the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Croatia on 
Deepening Their Relationship through Mutually Beneficial 
Cooperation. They also signed an Agreement on Scientific Co-operation 
Between the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts and the Chinese 
Academy of Engineering and the Agreement on Establishment of 
Friendly Economic and Trade Partnership Between Liaoning Province 
of P.R.China and Primorsko-Goranska County of Republic of Croatia.
Before the talks, Jiang presided a welcome ceremony for Mesic.
Enditem 

China, Croatia Issue Joint Statement of Cooperation 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Xinhuanet 2002-05-17 00:28:03 

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin and
visiting Croatian President Stjepan Mesic signed a Joint Statement
on Thursday aimed at improving Sino-Croat cooperation after talks 
in Beijing.
The statement, titled the Joint Statement of the People's 
Republic of China and the Republic of Croatia on Strengthening 
Their Relationship with Mutually Beneficial Cooperation, said that
Jiang and Mesic shared similar views on issues covered during 
their talks.
It said China and Croatia were both dedicated to world peace 
and believed it was necessary to narrow the gap between developed 
and developing countries. Terrorism posed a danger to all 
countries in the world and solutions should be sought to deal with
the issue, it said.
The statement listed eight points as follows:

1. The two sides are satisfied with the friendly cooperation 
between them since they established diplomatic relations ten years
ago. They are willing to abide by comprehensively-accepted 
international rules and develop bilateral ties plus ties with 
other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-
existence.

2. The two sides are willing to strengthen dialogue at various 
levels and exchange views on bilateral ties, reform, development 
and the international situation on various levels. 

3. The two sides are satisfied with sustained growth in 
economic cooperation and trade between them, and are willing to 
improve mutually beneficial cooperation in accordance with market
economy principles.

4. The two sides welcome and totally support exchanges and 
cooperation in science, culture, education, medicine, tourism, 
sports and other fields.

5. Croatia will continue to adhere to the one-China principle 
and China appreciates the efforts made by Croatia in joining 
Europe's integration process. China believes Croatia plays a 
positive role in safeguarding regional stability.

6. The two sides agree that all countries, whether big or small,
rich or poor, are equal in the international community, and should
enjoy equal rights in participating in international affairs. The 
two are willing to join with the international community to 
promote the establishment of a just and rational new international
order.

7. The two sides stress the importance of the United Nations as
it is the most important inter-governmental organization, and are 
willing to strengthen its leading role in handling international 
relations. The two will honor the tenet and principles of the UN 
Charter, and are willing to continue cooperation in the UN and 
other international organizations.

8. the two sides believe terrorism poses a serious danger to 
civilization, and support the fight against terrorism of any form.
They hold that dual standards should not be adopted in fighting 
terrorism, international cooperation should be pursued and the 
role of the United Nations should be recognized. Enditem

NATO welcomes Croatia as 10th candidate for membership 
Tue May 14,10:15 AM ET 

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - NATO (news - web sites) foreign ministers Tuesday accepted Croatia's request tobecome the 10th candidate on the waiting list for membership of the alliance. The 19 ministers said they welcomed Croatia's participation in NATO's "Membership Action Plan"designed to prepare applicants for entry into the defense pact.

Croatia submitted its application last week in a sign of improving relations with the West.But it is too late for the former Yugoslav republic to be considered for membership at a NATO summit inPrague in November when frontrunners among the candidates are expected to be invited in.Croatia is scheduled to present a program in the Autumn on how it plans to adapt its military andpolitical establishments to NATO standards.

Allied Command Europe (ACE) is one of the two major military commands of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The other is Allied Command Atlantic
(ACLANT) headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Within ACE there are three Major Subordinate Commands responsible to the
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR):Allied Forces Northwestern Europe
(AFNORTHWEST, High Wycombe, England)); Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT,
Brunssum, The Netherlands); and Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH, Naples, Italy).

The task of ACE is to safeguard an area extending from the Northern tip of
Norway to Southern Europe, including the whole of the Mediterranean, and from
the Atlantic coastline to the Eastern border of Turkey. The headquarters of
ACE is the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) which is located
near Mons, Belgium.

Friday 17 May 2002
Telegraph Network 
telegraph.co.uk         

All eyes on Croatia

Rebecca Heald reports on the latest excitement to emerge from 
Europe's eastern playground

LONDON, New York, Paris, Milan, Zagreb: the latter might not yet be 
on the fashion map but that is all set to change thanks to design 
trio I-GLE's first independent catwalk show on May 7.

I-GLE: catch them if you can. Picture: Ivana Vucic

'I-GLE', Croatian for both 'sewing needle' and 'Hey, look!', was 
established by Martina Vrdoljak Ranilovic in 1998 with Romano Decker 
and Natasa Mihaljcisin joining in consequent years. Together they 
have revolutionised the Croatian fashion industry attracting a 
cult-like following of fashionistas and socialites the world over.

Taking shape: the collection hanging in I-GLE's Zagrebboutique

Citing 'the unexpected' as their main inspiration, their designs are 
characterised by stray threads, complex layering, unusual colour 
combinations and themes of disintegration and deconstruction. 
Wildly anticipated in Croatia and beyond, I-GLE is following the 
recent examples of Dolce & Gabbana, Julien Macdonald and other 
enlightened designers by broadcasting the show across the globe via 
a live webcast.  Log on to www.i-gle.com at 20:00 GMT (21:00CET)
to witness a show that promises to set new standards for both couture and the catwalk. 

Š Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2002. 

MORNING NEWS 15.5.2002. 

Former Croatian Serb leader Milan Martic and former JNA officer 
Mile Mrksic have surrendered to the ICTY and have been taken 
to custody at the Scheveningen prison. It is still not clear when they are to enter their pleas. 
Martic has been indicted for the rocketing of Zagreb in 1995, 
while Mrksic has been indicted for war crimes committed in Vukovar 
in 1991.Prior to leaving Belgrade, Mrksic did not speak to the 
press, while Martic said he was innocent and would be back soon 
if the ICTY is a just court. 
The ICTY spokesperson Florence Hartmann has stated that the 
ICTY prosecution was very pleased with the arrival of the two 
indictees, but is also expecting of Belgrade to send all of 
the ICTY indictees to The Hague, including Veselin Sljivancanin 
and Miroslav Radic.
Belgrade authorities have unsuccessfully attempted to capture 
some 17 people over the past week that were all indicted by 
the ICTY. All of the indictees could not be found at the addresses 
the police were supplied with. 
Commenting on the surrender of Mile Mrksic and Milan Martic 
to the ICTY, the Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic said that 
he was pleased with the decisiveness of the ICTY to bring to 
justice all criminals and added that he hoped Martic and Mrksic 
would not be the only ones tried for war crimes committed in 
Croatia. Martic’s indictment is expected to be extended to crimes perpetrated 
by the so-called Knin police against Croatian civilians. 

Celebrationof Food, Culture and Sports

With the World Cup coming closer thought I would contribute this fantastic opportunity to increase awareness of Croatian Culture throughout Asia Pacific.

A friend of ours has decided to put on the First Croatian Festival in Tokyo and I think it's very worthwhile letting the younger generation know what's going on......

Check it out! http://www.ibizcubejapan.com/croatia/ 

Lijep pozdrav

Zdenka Orlovic
orlovic@bigpond.net.au 


CroNetwork: The Croatian-American Organization for Young Professionals.

Mladen Tarbuk

Tarbuk is Recipient of the "Slavenski" Award
The recognition given to Mladen Tarbuk for his composition "Dreamers", inspired by Nikola Sop's poetry. A rich annual harvest of Croatian music - no less than 59 premieres.

ZAGREB, April 10. - Vjesnik's now already traditional award "Josip Stolcer Slavenski" for new works of Croatian composers performed for the first time in 2001 went to Mladen Tarbuk for his vocal-instrumental cycle "Dreamers", which had its premiere at the International Music Platform in Pula. It was performed by the coloratura soprano Lidija Horvat-Dunjko and the instrumental ensemble "Cantus", under the direction of the composer.

The jury consisting of Tonko Ninic (Chairman), Erika Krpan, Visnja Pozgaj, Frano Parac and Nenad Turkalj did not have an easy task, because Croatian music was enriched last year by no less than 59 new works of orchestral, vocal, stage, and chamber music. Such a number of premieres was also due to the fact that last year the Zagreb Biennale of Contemporary Music took place, so that domestic composers had sufficient opportunity for placing their new works, apart from the regular concert programs and the Pula event.

The jury selected the candidates in three rounds of voting, the first of which yielded fourteen composers: Zeljko Brkanovic (two compositions), Zoran Juranic, Vjekoslav Njezic, Pavle Despalj, Ivo Josipovic, Igor Kuljeric, Olja Jelaska, Mladen Tarbuk, Dubravko Detoni, Miroslav Miletic, Davorin Jagodic, Kresimir Seletkovic, Berislav Sipus and Pero Gotovac.
After the second round of voting, the short list consisted of Berislav Sipus with his cycle of piano preludes "Nights", Igor Kuljeric with his Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, and Mladen Tarbuk with his "Dreamers", also Pavle Despalj with his Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, Vjekoslav Njezic with the composition "Traces" for orchestra and electronics, Dubravko Detoni with his electronic composition "Secret", Pero Gotovac with his choral composition "Misa Delmata", and Ivo Josipovic with his "Tuba ludens" for tuba and orchestra.
In the third and final round Mladen Tarbuk was declared the laureate for his composition "Dreamers", which will be performed on May 9 at the 29th Musical Memorial "Josip Stolcer Slavenski" in Cakovec.

The jury's explanation: Mladen Tarbuk (b.1962) has been prominent on the Croatian musical scene for a number of years, not only as a prolific and talented composer, but also as conductor and organizer. He has been responsible for the systematic formation and improving quality of the Symphonic Wind Instrument Orchestra of the Croatian Army, and has recently also been appointed manager of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. As a composer he has been performed almost more frequently abroad than at home, at numerous events featuring contemporary music, where he has achieved recognition and received numerous foreign awards.

Nikola Sop's dream visions
His "Dreamers" were inspired by a cycle of poems by one of the great Croatian poets of the 20th century, Nikola Sop, who has been described as "a wonderful Catholic poet with a tragic destiny". These are spiritual poems expressing dream visions, and it was their metaphysical depth that induced the composer to evoke brilliantly the atmosphere of this poetry through a particularly complex instrumentation. The critics have also noticed that in this respect his work is not comparable to any other in Croatian music to date.
The composition has also depended on the collaboration of an exceptional singer, the soprano Lidija Horvat-Dunjko, who is able to execute coloratura passages of dizzying heights, all the way to the third A; by employing an unusual set of instruments in his chamber music orchestra, the composer has devised surprising and very striking sound combinations which complement the voice of this brilliant singer.

Nenad Turkalj (Vjesnik, Thursday, April 11, 2002) 
(Translated by generosity of Ivana Jeric)

U Kanadi i SADu sljedeci tjedan gostuje kazalisna predstava "U SJENI GREEN HILLA", autora Joska Bozanica i redatelja Marina Carica, u izvedbi poznatih glumaca

IVICE VIDOVICA i LJUBOMIRA KAPORA

Kazalisni komad U SJENI GREEN HILLA dramski je prvijenac Joska Bozanica, pjesnika i istrazivaca hrvatske pomorske tradicije. Autor je zabiljezio 
usmene price dalmatinskih iseljenika u Kaliforniji. Iz tih prica nastala je ova scenska igra. Radnja predstave smjestena je u San Pedro. Dva vremesna nasijenca, emigranta s pocetka pedesetih godina, prepricavaju svoje zgode i nezgode u uvjetima sustavih zelenih novcanica. Njih dvojica su kao jedan 
covjek - jedan slabo cuje, drugi slabo vidi i tako oni uzmu jedan drugoga pod ruku pa "voke i toke po Pacifiku".

Predstave ce se odrzati:

u cetvrtak, 23. svibnja 2002. u 20:00 sati
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Plc. , Toronto (St. George/Bloor)

u subotu, 25. svibnja 2002. u 20:00 sati
Huron Park Theatre
830 Paisley W., Mississauga (Mavis/Dundas)

Ulaznice po cijeni od $20.00 mogu se kupiti jedan sat prije predstave. 
Djeca mladja od 14 godina, besplatno.

Za REZERVACIJE i obavijesti, obratite se na telefone 905-277-9051 i 
416-695-1493 ili na e-mail: aranka_lengyel@hotmail.com. 

u SAD.:

May 20, 2002 at 7 p.m.

Croatian Centre Manhattan
New York, NY
contact person: fra. Ivica Majstorovic
tel: 212-563-3395, fax: 212-868-1203
e-mail: crkvany@aol.com 

June 1, 2002

San Pedro, California
contact person: Mr. Damir Tomka
Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 310-477-1009, fax: 310-477-1866

IN CANADA:

May 23, 2002 at 8 pm
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Plc.
Toronto (St. George/Bloor)

May 25, 2002 at 8 pm
Huron Park Theatre
830 Paisley W.
Mississauga (Mavis/Dundas)

contact person for Toronto/Mississauga:
Aranka Lengyel, Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 905-277-9051 or 416-695-1493, fax: 905-277-5432,
e-mail: aranka_lengyel@hotmail.com 

May 26, 2002 at noon

Croatian Church
Ottawa, Ontario
contact person:
Marijan Oresnik, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 613-562-7820, fax: 613-562-7821,
e-mail: embcrott@sprint.ca 

May 28, 2002 in the evening

Croatian Church
Montreal, Quebec
contact person: Vesna Blazina, AMCA
e-mail: vesna.blazina@umontreal.ca 

CROATIAN THEATRE PLAY ON TOUR IN CANADA AND THE U.S.A.!

IN THE SHADOW OF GREEN HILL
a comedy by Josko Bozanic, directed by Marin Caric

performed by eminent Croatian theatre and film actors

IVICA VIDOVIC and LJUBO KAPOR

This is the first theatre play by Josko Bozanic, a poet and a researcher
of Croatian naval tradition. Mr. Bozanic has based his play on the
collected stories told to him by Dalmatian emigrants in California. The
play is therefore taking place in San Pedro, California, where two
elderly men, emigrants from the early fifties talk about their good and
bad times far away from their island, which is still the only place
where they truly belong.

This play has received numerous theatre awards in Croatia. It will make
you laugh, but it will also bring a few tears to many eyes.

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES:

IN THE U.S.A.:

May 20, 2002 at 7 p.m.

Croatian Centre Manhattan
New York, NY
contact person: fra. Ivica Majstorovic
tel: 212-563-3395, fax: 212-868-1203
e-mail: crkvany@aol.com 

June 1, 2002

San Pedro, California
contact person: Mr. Damir Tomka
Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 310-477-1009, fax: 310-477-1866

IN CANADA:

May 23, 2002 at 8 pm
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Plc.
Toronto (St. George/Bloor)

May 25, 2002 at 8 pm
Huron Park Theatre
830 Paisley W.
Mississauga (Mavis/Dundas)

contact person for Toronto/Mississauga:
Aranka Lengyel, Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 905-277-9051 or 416-695-1493, fax: 905-277-5432,
e-mail: aranka_lengyel@hotmail.com 

May 26, 2002 at noon

Croatian Church
Ottawa, Ontario
contact person:
Marijan Oresnik, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
tel: 613-562-7820, fax: 613-562-7821,
e-mail: embcrott@sprint.ca 

May 28, 2002 in the evening

Croatian Church
Montreal, Quebec
contact person: Vesna Blazina, AMCA
e-mail: vesna.blazina@umontreal.ca 

DOGODILO SE NA DANASNJI DAN

Moj HThinet - http://moj.hinet.hr 

http://moj.hinet.hr/sarhiv.asp?dan=14&mjesec=5&time=Potra%9Ei&sercat=vremeplov 

- 1998.: Umro Frank Sinatra

1998. američka pjevačka i glumačka legenda Frank Sinatra, jedan od najvećih pjevaća ovog stoljeća, preminuo je u 82. godini života od srčanog udara. Sinatra je bio živuće utjelovljenje američkog "Showmana", ali i prilično kontroverzna ličnost izvan pozornice. 
Sin talijanskog emigranta, rođen je 12. prosinca 1915. u radničkoj obitelji. Kao mladić počinje se baviti glazbom, prvo u maloj skupini, a zatim samostalno. Postepeno niže uspjehe i privlači milijune djevojaka. No, procvat rocka zadaje ozbiljan udarac njegovoj karijeri. Sinatra tada kreće u filmske vode i dobiva ulogu u filmu "Odavde do vječnosti", za koju osvaja Oscara za najbolju sporednu ulogu 1953. Od tada se paralelno bavi glumačkim i pjevačkim poslom. Autor je stotinjak albuma, a nastupio je u 58 filmova. Poput prave "zvijezde" čitavog je života punio stranice žutog tiska svojim brakovima, avanturama, navodnim vezama s mafijom i svojom sklonošću piću. 

- 1974.: Umro slikar Ljubo Babić

1974. umro je hrvatski slikar Ljubo Babić. Slikao je portrete, kompozicije, pejzaže, studije i mrtve prirode, primjenjujući raznovrsne slikarske i grafičke tehnike. Vrijedan je doprinos dao i kao scenograf zagrebačkom kazalištu, ostvarivši nekoliko stotina scenografskih postava u drami, operi i baletu. Opremio je i ilustrirao mnogobrojne knjige, radio nacrte za plakate, interijere i predmete umjetničkoga obrta. Ljubo Babić rođen je 14. lipnja 1890. u Jastrebarskom. 

- 1944.: Rođen redatelj George Lucas

1944. u Modestu u Californiji, rođen je George Lucas, najznačajnija pojava u američkom filmu osamdesetih godina 20. stoljeća. Komentirajući svoj film "Američki grafiti", Lucas ga naziva avangardnim ostvarenjem koje je, srećom, postalo hit, pa je zahvaljujući tom uspjehu, mnogim drugim redateljima dopušteno raditi takve male filmove. Za Lucasa je važno spomenuti i to da je on jedini holivudski redatelj koji je, nakon što je dobio golemi postotak od zarade "Američkih grafita", pozvao sve članove ekipe i podijelio im čekove u znak zahvalnosti na njihovom trudu. Isto je učinio i nakon uspjeha "Ratova zvijezda", čija čarolija neće izgubiti snagu niti u 21. stoljeću.


- 1940.: Razoren Rotterdam

1940. stotinjak njemačkih bombardera okomilo se na nezaštićeni grad Rotterdam, zasulo ga razornim bombama i pretvorilo ga u ruševine i pustoš. Nizozemska se vlada potom premjestila u London i objavila da nastavlja rat protiv Njemačke, unatoč tome što je nizozemska vojska kapitulirala pred nacističkim snagama. 

- 1922.: Rođen državnik i povjesničar Franjo Tuđman

1922. u Velikom Trgovišću rodio se Franjo Tuđman, državnik i povjesničar. Od 1941. sudjeluje u antifašističkom pokretu u sjeverozapadnoj Hrvatskoj. Početkom 1945. odlazi u Beograd gdje radi u "Glavnoj personalnoj upravi Ministarstva narodne obrane", u Generalštabu JNA i uredništvu "Vojne enciklopedije". U Beogradu završava i studij na Višoj vojnoj akademiji. Potkraj 1960. promaknut je u čin generala, ali 1961. na osobni zahtjev napušta aktivnu vojnu službu da bi se posvetio znanstvenom i spisateljskom radu. U Zagrebu 1961. osniva Institut za historiju radničkog pokreta, a 1965. doktorirao je povijesne znanosti. Od 50-ih objavljuje veći broj rasprava i članaka iz povijesnih znanosti, vojne teorije i međunarodnih odnosa. Njegovi tekstovi s područja vojne doktrine o osvajačkim i oslobodilačkim ratovima, u kojima je, polazeći s gledišta da svaki narod treba imati svoju oružanu silu, zastupao koncepciju naoružanog naroda i teritorijalne obrane, postali su predmet kritike pobornika centralističko-hegemonističkih shvaćanja i optužaba zbog nemarksističnosti i nacionalizma. Protivljenje nametanju kompleksa krivice hrvatskome narodu zbog NDH u 2. svjetskom ratu s obzirom na antifašističku borbu, te kritika preuveličavanja jasenovačkih žrtava izložile su ga političkim, a zatim i sudskim progonima te zatvaranjima.
1989. osniva Hrvatsku demokratsku zajednicu i postaje njezinim predsjednikom. Nakon pobjede HDZ-a na prvim demokratskim izborima, u Saboru je 30. svibnja 1990. izabran za predsjednika predsjedništva tada još Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske. Nakon donošenja novog demokratskog Ustava Republike Hrvatske (1990.) u kolovozu 1992. izabran je za predsjednika Republike Hrvatske. Umro je 10. prosinca 1999. 

- 1686.: Rođen fizičar Gabriel Fahrenheit

U Gdansku je 1686. rođen njemački fizičar Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit. 1714. usavršio je termometar napunivši ga živom umjesto alkoholom. Fahrenheitova termometarska skala ima 180 stupnjeva, dok je po Celzijusu podijeljena na 100 stupnjeva. Ta se skala općenito upotrebljava u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama i Engleskoj. Fahrenheit je umro 1736. 


- 1643.: Umro kralj Louis XIII

1643. umro je francuski kralj Louis XIII. Kralj je bio od 1610. Do punoljetnosti, 1617., regentkinja je njegova majka Marija Medici. 
Od 1624. politiku zemlje vodi Richelieu, a od 1643. Mazarin. Louisa XIII naslijedio je Louis XIV, koji je 1643. imao samo pet godina, a Francuskom je vladao tek od 1661., nakon Mazarinove smrti. 
Louis XIII. rodio se 1601.