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Houby Days Schedule 2009
May 15 through Sunday, May 17 – train ride through the Czech Village, New Bohemia area to St. Wenceslaus Church and back again. Cost TBD. Sponsored by the Village Association.
Friday, May 15
5:00 – 7:00 – Taste of Czech and Slovak, sponsored by the Museum Guild of the NCSML. St. Ludmila's Church 215 21 Ave SW. Cost TBD.
6:00 – Walking Tour of Historic Czech Village, sponsored by the NCSML. Meet at the Main Museum Building at 30 16th Avenue SW. Cost $6.00 for members, $7.00 for non-members.
6:00 – 9:00 – Inch 75 & Knubby concert at Tornado’s Grub & Pub.
6:00 – Midnight – Carnival, sponsored by the Czech Village Association. Behind Sykora’s Bakery.
7:00 – 9:00 – Czech Plus Band Summer Kick-off Concert, sponsored by the Czech Plus Band.
Concert at the Kosek Bandstand.
10:00 – Close – Indoor live music featuring Knubby at Tornado’s Grub & Pub.
Saturday, May 16
7:00 – 11:00 – Egg and Houby Breakfast, sponsored by Czech Heritage Foundation and Czech Village Association. Located at Local P3 Retirees Inc. Building, 116 14th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids. (across the river from NCSML)
Cost: $6.00 in advance, $7.00 at the door.
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 Avenue SW.
8:00 – 2:00 – Houby Contest. Awards given for the largest, smallest, or most creatively displayed, morel mushrooms. Sponsored by Czech Village Association. Will take place at the Czech Heritage Foundation Table on the Avenue next to Sykora Bakery.
8:00 – Houby Identification Exhibition, sponsored by the Czech Heritage Foundation.
9:00 – 9:30 – Flag Raising Ceremony, sponsored by the Czech Heritage Foundation, featuring the Czech Plus Band and Czech Heritage Singers. Kosek Bandstand.
9:30 – 11:00 – Concert featuring the Czech Plus Band and the Czech Heritage Singers. Kosek Bandstand.
10:00 – Strolling accordionist Ron Johnson, sponsored by the Czech Village Association.
10:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Carnival, sponsored by the Czech Village Association. Behind Sykora’s Bakery.
11:00 – May Pole Dance, sponsored by the NCSML. In front of the Kosek Bandstand.
Noon – Parade!
12:30 p.m. – Sokol Gymnastic Performance.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 – Show of Kroje and Miss Czech-Slovak Iowa Pageant Kroje Competition sponsored by the Czech Heritage Foundation at the Kosek Bandstand.
1:00 – 5:00 – Bingo at Local P3 Retirees Inc. Building sponsored by Czech Heritage Foundation and P3 Retirees.
1:00 – 7:00 – Concert featuring Wicked Dream, CUR, with headlines from Chicago Rebels Without Applause at Tornado’s Grub & Pub.
2:00 – National Bohemian, Moravian and Slovak Folk Dance Festival featuring Veselice Slovak Folk Ensemble, sponsored by the NCSML. Kosek Bandstand.
4:00 – Folk Hymn Mass at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 1230 5th Street SE.
6:00 – 7:00 – Miss Czech Slovak Iowa Pageant (Crowning Ceremony) sponsored by Czech Heritage Foundation. Location at Local P3 Retirees Inc. Building, 116 14th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids. (accross the river from NCSML)
6:00 – 10:00 – Nancy and the Good Time Band perform at the Kosek Band Stand.
6:00 – 10:00 – Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen perform at the C Street Stage. Sponsored by the Czech Village Association.
8:00 – Close – Indoor live music featuring Grave Corps, Freaklabel & Albino Spiders at Tornado’s Grub & Pub.
Sunday, May 17
7:00 – 11:00 – Egg and Houby Breakfast, sponsored by Czech Heritage Foundation and Czech Village Association. Located at Local P3 Retirees Inc. Building, 116 14th Avenue SE, CedarRapids.
(across the river from NCSML) Cost: $6.00 in advance, $7.00 at the door.
10:00 – Children’s Tractor Pull, sponsored by the Czech Village Association. Located at the corner of A Street and 16th Avenue SW.
12:00 – 5:00 – Carnival, sponsored by the Czech Village Association. Behind Sykora’s Bakery.
12:00 – 5:00 – Houby Identification Exhibition, sponsored by the Czech Heritage Foundation.
1:00 – 7:00 – Concert featuring Rock 108 Unsigned and Online with Brian Marshall, and musical performancesby Nuematic, Agony of Defeat, Illegal Smile, New Wicked Dream, Tentonahlo, and Sounds of War at Tornado’s Grub & Pub.
2:00 – 2:30 – Svetlucky Folk Ensemble, sponsored Svetlucky. Local children’s Czech dance and musical ensemble performance. Kosek Bandstand.
2:30 – Cabbage Roll in front of Sykora Bakery sponsored by the Sykora Bakery.
4:00 – Children’s Parade, sponsored by Czech Village Association.
4:30 – Children’s Bicycle Give-away, sponsored by the Czech Village Association.
(Tentative Schedule subject to change)
