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In the 11th edition of the popular 6-Minute Challenge, Czech and Slovak artists, professionals, students, and scholars are challenged to introduce the subject of their project, research or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes. In English. 

Moderated by Christopher Harwood, PhD, Columbia University.

Presenters: Kanala Bolvanska (UN Relief Program assistant, meditation instructor), Eva Derman, PhD (Jewish history, Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews), Nicole Hubka (student at Marymount Manhattan College – International Studies), Kaneenika Janakova (Ultra-distance runner; Women’s World record holder in Self- transcendence 3100 Mile race), Tomas Kellner (Chief Storyteller at GE),  Magdalena Kubeckova, PhD (researcher, translator, author), Nikita Stepanenko (student at Manhattan School of Music – piano), Lenka Wooten (author, young adults novels) and Klara Zikova English (mezzo soprano).

venue: BBLA at Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, 10021

Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $5. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. RSVP online through Eventbrite. 

The event is organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) New York in cooperation with the Consulate General of Slovakia in New York, with support of BBLA.