Sellout Crowd in Pittsburgh! Beatles Revival Band from Slovakia Complete US Tour (online photo gallery merchandise coming soon) Saturday May 16, 2009 Sokol Club, 2912 E Carson St., (South Side) Pittsburgh PA Directions:to Sokol Club Sponsored by the Western PA Slovak Cultural Association Doors open 7 pm — Showtime 8 pm For tickets, call: WPSCA (412) 531-2990 Sunday May 17, 2009 Aces Banquet Hall, 316 Chestnut St., Johnstown PA Directions:to Aces Sponsored by Aces and Slovak Cafe Doors open 5 pm — Showtime 6 pm For tickets, call: (814) 536-4176 Tuesday May 19, 2009 McKeesport Palisades, McKeesport (Pittsburgh) PA Directions:to McKeesport Palisades Sponsored by the Western PA Slovak Cultural Association Doors open 7 pm — Showtime 8 pm For tickets, call: (412) 370-2971 or (412) 531-2990 Both shows open to all ages. Anyone under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Cash bar and food available at additional cost. ADMISSION (both shows): Adults: $10 advance, $12 at the door. Youth & Students: $8 Ages 10 to 17 or Students w/ valid ID Under Age 10 admitted free! To reserve tickets, call contact for each show above or email a request to slovakcafe@yahoo.com indicating show date and number of tickets requested. Paypal accepted, email for payment order request. For more about the group, see:www.thebackwards.sk Other U.S. Tour dates include: May 15 - Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, 2919 24th Ave, Astoria, NY 9:00 PM May 20 - Chicago (Klaus Restaurant)7:00 PM May 21 to 25 - Abbey Road on the River, Louisville KY www.abbeyroadontheriver.com

	presents Oscar Winner Eric Simonson’s play set in 1904 Pittsburgh May 7 – 31, 2009 Speak American is set in 1904 Pittsburgh where a group of newly immigrated Slovak, Bulgarian, and Polish steelworkers are enrolled in an English class taught by a plucky beginner. Through the teacher’s dealings with the class and their boss, we are caught up in their indomitable will and dreams of a better life. Eric Simonson is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. His film A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin won the 2005 Academy Award for short subject documentary. PRESS/OPENING NIGHT Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8 pm EASTERN EUROPEAN NIGHT Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8 pm Regular Run Schedule Tues. at 7 pm; Wed. thru Fri. at 8 pm; Sat. at 5:30 & 9 pm; Sun. at 2 pm Where: City Theatre, one block off Carson at Bingham and 13th Streets, (South Side) Pittsburgh PA. Tickets $17 to $60 Students and age 25 and younger may reserve $17 tickets in advance or may purchase rush tickets for $10 cash or $17 with a credit card at the Box Office beginning two hours before showtime. Seniors (age 60 and older) may purchase $17 rush tickets at the Box Office beginning two hours before showtime. Groups of 10 or more receive significant discounts. Call Mike McLaughlin at 412.431.4400 ext. 286 or email: mmclaughlin@citytheatrecompany.org Tickets are available at 412.431.CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org Greg Quinlan Managing Director City Theatre 1300 Bingham St. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 gquinlan@citytheatrecompany.org www.citytheatrecompany.org 412.431.4400 x223

Custom Travel & Genealogy Services - Slovakia and Central Europe

• Now offering Danube River Cruises! • Direct (in-village) genealogy research. Our last client search: with only a few names, one document and a couple photos and one weekend eight families (not eight relatives), were found! Prompt email report, family tree and photos via email for one flat quoted rate (per excursion). Summer 2009 Exclusive! Join Pittsburgh's PAS Folk Ensemble as they perform at the Detva Folk Festival in Slovakia (July 2009). Email slovakcafe@yahoo.com for more information. Travel when and where you want. Small groups and individual tours are our specialty. But that is only the beginning. Visit some of best-kept secret travel hot spots located in the heart of Central Europe. Not interested in a full tour? Small customized direct travel tours and family geneaology services are also available. Magnificent caverns, Besenova geothermal hot springs and the Tatralandia Water Park are a few attrations available to compliment your tour. Slovakia is a land in which you can live life to its fullest! Immerse yourself in the splendor of Slovakia's mountains, forests and rich game lands. Discover its architecture and antiquities, art treasures and abundant castles. Learn crafts as old as the Slovak hills themselves and experience Slovak delicacies unknown to most. Find your roots or relatives of ancestors who left for new lives elsewhere. Sing and dance! Eat, drink and enjoy. The Sustainable Environmental and Economic Partnership, s.r.o (SEEP) is a Slovak-American partnership established in 2004 to support a sustainable rural economy through cultural preservation and environmental restoration. SEEP is licensed under Slovak law to provide a number of services including travel, tourism, genealogy and exports. Email here for more information. Click Below For Online Travel Requests Custom Travel Follow the links below to request a tour estimate. Services range from fully escort bi-lingual tour guide, driver or car rental and more. Airfare optional. Click here to request a custom tour estimate. Learn more about SEEP sro, visit www.seep.sk

	15th Annual Slovak Vilija & Jaslickari Program (Authentic Slovak Christmas Eve Dinner and Performance) 5:00 p.m., Saturday,December 20, 2008 Prince of Peace Parish Center 81 So. 13th Street, South Side, Pittsburgh PA - Across from 12th Street Park Traditional meatless meal of baked fish, vegetables, pirohi, bobalky, mushroom soup. Homemade nut and poppyseed rolls for sale following program Entertainment: The Pittsburgh Slovakians performing songs and dances depicting Slovak winter traditions including "Jaslickari" retelling the story of the shepherds at Christ's birth. Donation: $17 Adults / $9 Children under 16 Advance Tickets Only by December 15: 412-431-0168 Handicap Accessible - Doors Open 4 p.m.

	PAS Anniversary Concert a Success! Concert photos coming soon. PAS Folk Ensemble celebrated their 35th anniversary with concert performance November 23, 2008. Proceeds raised from the the two-hour show titled,"Drotar" (The Tinker) will benefit the group's trip to the Detva Dance Festival in Slovakia in July. For booking information, call (412) 373-3873, email pasfolkensemble@gmail.com or visit the group website at www.pasfolkensemble.weebly.com

A Beatles Revival Band from Slovakia,"The Backwards" Two-time "New York Beatlefest" award winners 1998 and 2003! Relive the British Invasion of the 1960s with "The Backwards," a Beatles tribute band from Kosice, Slovakia. The Backwards began their career in Kosice, Slovakia in 1996. They started to interpret the music made famous by the Beatles with a complete sound and sense of detail. Their performances are guaranteed, note for note, to be the best live performance on stage. For more Backwards videos, click here. To view the band's official website, click here.

	Slovak Cafe Premier Event: Saris Folk Ensemble Dinner-Theater Held May 21, 2006 in Johnstown PA. Many Thanks... Thanks to everyone who supported this event, in particular Msgr. Balta and the staff of St. Mary's for accommodating us on short notice. Special thanks to Dean Poloka and all those behind the scenes in making this tour possible. Additional thanks to the staff of the Bottleworks for handling counter ticket sales and reservations, the AM-SLO Club for the warm after show reception and to the media, churches, fraternals for their publicity. Finally, DFS Saris would like to extend they appreciation to the people of Johnstown for making them feel welcome and create a memorable experience.

DFS Saris U.S. Tour 2006 Photo Gallery & Event Report Now online. More updates coming soon. If you have a photo to share, please send to mail@slovakcafe.com. To view the gallery and event report, click here.