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PRESERVING CZECH AND SLOVAK CULTURE IN NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1891

 
 
 
 

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BBLA member organizations host some of the best events in the city—concerts, festivals, lectures, and film screenings—at Manhattan’s Bohemian National Hall.

 

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Spring Staged Readings: Antonina
May 21
Spring Staged Readings: Antonina

STAGED READING

Staged reading of a Ukrainian play about a nonbinary soldier, Antonina, for whom the front line is a place of stark truths and haunting echoes.

Spring Staged Readings: Hitler's President
May 28
Spring Staged Readings: Hitler's President

STAGED READING

Staged reading of a play examining the former Slovak President Tiso and his complicity with Hitler during World War II.

Spring Staged Readings: Vanek 2026
Jun 1
Spring Staged Readings: Vanek 2026

STAGED READING

A series of newly commissioned short plays using Vaclav Havel’s character, Ferdinand Vanek, or his relatives and descendants, and placing them in modern scenarios, imaging them in the world of today.

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Steinway Grand Piano Enriches Bohemian National Hall
Steinway Grand Piano Enriches Bohemian National Hall
Hotelier Henry Kallan Receives the 2025 BBLA Award
Hotelier Henry Kallan Receives the 2025 BBLA Award
Tennis icon and human rights advocate Martina Navratilova receives the 2024 BBLA Award
Tennis icon and human rights advocate Martina Navratilova receives the 2024 BBLA Award
Bohemian National Hall, A Sense of Place
Bohemian National Hall, A Sense of Place
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