Houby Days schedule

Following is the schedule for Houby Days in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids, for May 14-16, 2010:

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The Czech Village Association is hard at work planning the 33

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Annual Houby Days Festival which celebrates the morel mushroom, one of the first signs of spring.  The festival is May 14 – 16 in Czech Village and features family friendly parade, food, music, folk dancing, Parade of Kroje, Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Pageant, carnival, and unique contests.  The first event of the festival is the popular Taste of Czech and Slovak hosted by the Museum Guild of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library on Friday, May 14 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Saint Ludmila Catholic Church Social Hall, 211 21

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Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids.  Tickets are $10 for 20 samples, $6 for 10 samples.  Live music performed by Leonard Reyman and Darlene Suchomel.

 Taste of Czech and Slovak features over 30 authentic Old World favorites, including jitrnice, schunkefleke, gulas, cerna kuba, zelniky, and kolace.  This year, there are several new additions to the event.  Czech Village and New Bohemian chefs and restaurants are playing a key role in the event this year.

 “It's great to see the Czech Village and New Bohemia neighborhoods rising above the flood of 2008 and participating in our event,” stated event organizer Lucretia Volsch.  “Several restaurants are preparing their specialties for the event, which will add unique varieties and flavors to our food selection this year.” 

Festivities continue on Saturday with music, craft vendors, parade, the Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Pageant, a carnival, houby contest, car show, bingo, and a nail driving contest.  The Egg and Houby Breakfast will be at the P3 Union Hall on the east end of the Bridge of Lions at 611 14

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Avenue SW.  Tickets are $7 in advance, $8 at the door, kids 12 and under are $4.50.  In addition, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will host the Lipa Slovak Folk Ensemble and Svetlusky Children's Folk Ensemble.  Their performances begin at 2:30.  The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is offering $1 off admission for those with a Houby Days button or anyone wearing red both Saturday and Sunday.  St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 1230 5

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Street SE, will host a Pork and Dumpling Dinner following their 4:00 Folk Hymn Mass.  Tickets are $9 in advance, $10 at the door, and $4.50 for kids 12 and under.  Tours of the historic church and the Czech Heritage Park are part of the festivities. 

 Sunday, is Children's Day and features the Egg and Houby Breakfast, children's tractor pull, bingo, carnival, the ever-popular Cabbage Roll race, a walking tour of Czech Village, and a puppet show by the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Co. at 2:30.  They will perform two shows: “The Musical Ant,” and “The Rabbit in the Moon” at the Kosek Bandstand.  St. Wenceslaus will serve a Lunch in the Park featuring pork loin sandwiches following the 10:30 Folk Hymn Mass.    

For more information about the 33www.czechvillagecedarrapids.com. 

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Annual Houby Days Festival, call 319.261.1036 or 319.550.4387 or visit the website,

 Participating Taste of Czech and Slovak restaurants include:

• Dostal's Catering – Dostal's Famous Czech Sauerkraut and pork gravy
• Maria's Tea Room – Ceska Klobasa Soup
• The Red Frog – The Frog's Czech Gulas
• Sykora's Bakery – Sykora's Cabbage filled pastry and Apple Strudel
• Al's Blue Toad – Mushroom and Potato Chowder
• Parlor City – Chicken and Rice Casserole
• Saint Ludmila's A & R – Kolace

Here is a detailed list of the weekend's activities:

Friday

 

 

 

5:00 to 7:00

Taste of Czech and Slovak  at St. Ludmila Catholic Church Social Hall

6:00 – 9:00

Barefoot Becky Polka Band on 16

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Avenue

6:00

Carnival

7:00 - 9:00

Czech Plus Band Summer Kick-off Concert

8:00 - 11:00

Ernie's Avenue Tavern will have McMurrin & Johnson

Saturday

 

 

 

7:00 - 11:00

Egg and Houby Breakfast @ P-3 Union Hall Located at the end of the 16th Ave. Bridge

7:00 - 3:00

Car  Show at Sokol Park

7:00 - 3:00

Tractor Expo in the Parking lot located at C Street and 16th Ave SW

8:00 - 2:00

Houby Contest P-3 Retire Union Hall located at the end of the 16

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Ave. Bridge

8:00

Houby Identification Exhibition

9:00 - 9:30

Flag Raising Ceremony

9:00 - 10:00

Czech Plus Band

10:00 - 11:00

Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Pageant Queen Event, 

 

sponsored by Czech Heritage Foundation

10:00

Strolling Accordionist Ron Johnson

11:00

Parade, Call Deb Christianson at 261-1036 to register

 

Sokol Tumblers will perform following the Parade

12:00 - 4:30

Bingo @ P-3 Retire Union Hall Located at the end of the 16th Ave. Bridge

10:00

Carnival

12:00

Nail Driving Contest

12:00 - 2:00

Leonard Reyman Band

2:30 - 3:15

The Lipa Slovak Folk Ensemble, Svetlusky Children's Folk Ensemble dance performances

3:00 - 5:30

Mike Lasik @ the Bandstand

3:00 - 6:00

Ernie's Avenue Tavern will have Tom Bruner, DJ Johnson & Eric Douglas

 

 

5:00 – 6:30

Pork & Dumpling Dinner at St. Wenceslaus Catholic School Gym

 

Tickets $9 in advance, $10 at the door, kids 12 and under $4.50

5:00 – 7:00

Tour of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Czech Heritage Park.  

 

History exhibition in Chihak Hall

7:00 - 8:00

Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Pageant Queen Crowning Ceremony, sponsored

 

by Czech Heritage Foundation @ P-3 Retire Union Hall located at the end of the 16

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Ave Bridge

6:00 - 10:00

Lyle Beaver and Brass Notes 

7:00 - 9:00

Czech Heritage Band @ the Bandstand

8:00 - 11:00

Ernie's Avenue Tavern will have McMurrin & Johnson Band feat. Skeeter Louis on Sax

Sunday

 

 

 

7:00 - 11:00

Egg and Houby Breakfast @ P-3 Union Hall Located at the end of the 16th Ave. Bridge

7:00 - 12:00

Houby Identification Exhibition @  P-3 Retire Union Hall located at the end of the 16

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Ave.  bridge

8:00

Registration for Ride for Hope

9:00

Houby Days Ride for Hope Race (please meet at the Bandstand)

10:30

Folk Hymn Mass at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 1230 5

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Street SE

11:30

Czech Plus Band Concert

11:30

Lunch in the Park, featuring pork loin sandwiches

11:30 – 2:00

Tour of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Czech Heritage Park.  

 

History exhibition in Chihak Hall

2:00

Living Rosary in Czech Heritage Park

12:00

Children's Tractor Pull

12:00 - 2:30

Mike Lasik @ the Bandstand

12:00 - 4:30

Bingo @ P-3 Union Hall Located at the end of the 16th Ave. Bridge

10:00 - 6:00

Carnival

1:00

Cabbage Roll

1:00 - 2:00

Walking Tour of Historic Czech Village with Jan Stoffer; Tickets available

 

at NCSML Museum Store; cost is $7.00 per person; meet in front of the NCSML's Kosek Building at 87 16

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Avenue SW.

2:30 - 3:30

Eulenspiegel  Puppet  Theater  @ the Kosek Bandstand

2:30 - 5:00

Czech Heritage Band @ the Kosek Bandstand

4:00

Children's Parade

4:30

Children's Bicycle Give-away