APRIL 2024 IN VESNA
And the whole town smells of stone rose
A literature and arts project for people living in Brno, regardless of origin or language. Does Brno deserve a poem in your native language? Do you dare to write poetry in Czech?
Brno Poetry through the eyes of foreigners
The project And the Whole Town Smells of the Rose of Stone, named after a poem by Jan Skácel, is a follow-up to the successful project My Life with Brno, which in 2023 involved dozens of “new Brno citizens” of various origins. The foreigners wrote short stories about their relationship with Brno, and other participants responded to these texts through a series of workshops led by Brno artists.
The first part of the project focuses on works of literature. Many foreigners, male and female, living in Brno are interested in exploring Czech culture more deeply, responding to it and even participating in it.
With the support of the Poetic Brno Project (www.brnopoeticke.cz) and several meetings with writers, we want to encourage their interest in poetry connected with Brno and possibly spark their own creative ambitions. We invite foreigners living in Brno to write short poetic pieces on the theme of “Brno poetry” – lyrical prose / poem / haiku / variations on folk song. We deliberately chose this genre because it touches people mainly on an emotional level. Foreigners face a language barrier and when their vocabulary is not sufficient, poetry will act as a condensed form of language.
In the visual art section, participants will illustrate the newly created works of literature or the already existing works about Brno (Blatný, Kainar, Skácel, Mikulášek, Krchovský, Ohnisko…). The workshops will be led by Brno artists and art school teachers, with an emphasis on a variety of
techniques and approaches.
The workshops will primarily be attended by foreigners living in Brno, but also by Czechs, male and female, and will be open to all generations. The workshops will therefore create a space for joint intercultural and intergenerational creation.
Does Brno deserve a poem in your native language?
Do you dare to write poetry in Czech?
Find workshop terms at www.spolekvesna.cz
Send your works to kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
Jan Skácel
Small review of a queen
For conscience to rest calm, hoping to soothe her sins,
thus free of plaster,
of fair-face only brickwork
Elisabeth Richenza, widow of two kings
in Old Brno, she had a church erected
A temple beautiful
of beauty equal to the sins,
in tracery ‘bove the windows there was so vested
amorous rose by master masons
the way the pious queen requested
And the whole town smells now of the ancient rose of stone,
about Eliza, trolleybus sings a song
Richenza by name,
who in Old Brno’s crypt
has taken rest from her aged loves for so long
April in Vesna
TUE 2/4-5/4, 8/4-10/4
Feste Theater, preparation of performance ŽAL (Grief)
“I live in the Czech Republic. My problems cannot be compared to the problems of my friends who remained in Ukraine under the bomb attacks. But even so, in my life I have great worries, suffering, I experience misunderstandings, I am looking for hope…”
The Feste Theater in cooperation with Vesna is preparing a theatrical performance about mental state of teenagers. April 2-5 and 8-10 several theatrical workshops will take place in Vesna na Údolní 10 in Brno with director Jiří Honzírek and actors (Maria Tatarynova, Daria Novikova, Tibor Kotlár). During April, Divadlo Feste will stage five performances in Ukraine, the Czech premiere of the ŽAL will take place in Vesna in April-May. If you would like to contribute to the scenario, please, send us your story, anonymously. We will be also happy if you participate in our April workshops. Please, write to produkce@divadlofeste.cz
art
TUE 2/4
16:30 Headbands. Workshop for mothers and kids with Ludmila Zubkova
A popular accessory that you can sew in the blink of an eye. Ideal for April weather and for sports too. Warning: one is not enough.
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
THU 5/4
17:00 Creative writing with Petr Michálek.
And the whole town smells of stone rose
A literature and arts project for people living in Brno, regardless of origin or language. Does Brno deserve a poem in your native language? Do you dare to write poetry in Czech? Find workshop terms at www.spolekvesna.cz.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
art
FRI 5/4
18:00-20:00 Three meditation techniques by Victoria Fomenko (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
TUE 9/4
16:30 Spring in the wardrobe and at home. Creative sewing with Ika Danielová
We will sew several practical decorations in fresh colors and patterns. Placemats, cushions for chairs, pillows. And you can also make a skirt or finish the one from the last skirt workshop. We have a lot of beautiful fabrics and different cuts. Bring the textile joy to your home!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
WED 10/4
18.00-19.30 How energies are calculated in Czech houses and apartments
Your questions and expert answers from Veronika Dombrovská and Hana Vašíčková, re-set: a platform for social-ecological transformation
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
community, education
FRI 12/4
18:00-20:00 Mandala drawing by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
MON 15/4
17:30 How to leave a toxic relationship. The workshop by Alžběta Tkáčová and Martina Ježková from the Spondea
Many people have direct or indirect experience with violence in close relationships. Whether as a person who commits violence, or a person who experiences violence, or a person who witnesses it. It can be challenging to admit that such things are happening around you or even with you. It’s even more difficult to take the next step and resolve the situation by leaving, for example. The exit from a toxic relationship is possible, and it can be useful to know what exactly to do. How to leave safely? What to do if there are children involved? How to talk to them? Who can you talk to about the situation? What organizations can help? What you shouldn’t forget? How to plan it all?
We’ll talk about this all so you will know how to act when such a situation appears.
The meeting will take place offline and online, registration antonova@spolekvesna.cz
health
TUE 16/4
17.00-20.00 What job do you need? Setting goals and defining motivation when you are looking for a job. Psychological seminar by Sofia Berezka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
career
WED 17/4
17:00-20:00 Did you know that you can paint with flowers? Art workshop by Oksana Vologzhina
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
art
THU 18/4
17:00-19:00 How to experience and express anger ecologically. Women’s circle by Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
FRI 19/4
18:00-20:00 Meditation “Forgiveness” by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 21/4
10.00-14.00 Gardening in Vesna
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
community
16:00 Liška Bystrouška. Fairy tale from DNO Theater
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
TUE 23/4
16:30 Traditional and contemporary necklaces with Ilnara Dudash – 2. Due to great interest, we repeat!
Beauty on a thread. Workshop inspired by Slavic folklore. Bring patience and tweezers!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
THU 25/4
17:00 Creative writing with Petr Michálek.
And the whole town smells of stone rose
A literature and arts project for people living in Brno, regardless of origin or language. Does Brno deserve a poem in your native language? Do you dare to write poetry in Czech? Find workshop terms at www.spolekvesna.cz.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
art
17:00-19:00 Healthy self-confidence and self-evaluation. Women’s circle by Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
FRI 26/4
18:00-20:00 Mandala drawing by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 28/4
14:00-16:00 Graffiti not only for teenagers! The graffiti workshop by Sára Peková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
art
TUE 30/4
16:30 Free sewing with Maria Janáčková + tips for cleaning the wardrobe
A traditional open workshop for finishing the unfinished and arranging the necessary. Space for your tasks and a proven first introduction to our textile hub. This time we will also share some tips on how to “ventilate” your wardrobe
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
17:00 Self-presentation in the working environment. Communication workshop by Olga Vaganová Golovko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
career
MARCH 2024 IN VESNA
FRI 1/3
16:00 Parents with strollers in the public area. Meeting of the platform Město jako Brno at Údolní 10
community
18:00 Meditation by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 3/3
14:00 Closed emotional support group by Sofia Berezka
health
15:00 Math exams for Czech schools by Ester Čapková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
MON 4/3
17:30 When rare diseases are not rare. Meeting with the geneticist MUDr. Renata Gaillyová on diagnosis, treatment, care, prevention and support of patients with rare diseases and their families
Take part offline and online, registration at antonova@spolekvesna.cz
health
TUE 5/3
16:30 Traditional and contemporary necklaces with Ilnara Dudash. Beauty on a thread. Workshop inspired by Slavic folklore. Bring patience and tweezers!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
WED 6/3
10:00 Café Vesna. Tour of Jurkovič room with Miroslava Oulehlová. Free entry!
community
17:00 Psychology of money. Psychological seminar (in Ukrainian) by Sofia Berezka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
THU 7/3
17:00 How to set personal boundaries. Women’s circle (in Ukrainian) by Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
FRI 8/3
18:00 Mandala drawing and relaxation by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 10/3
14:00 Prevention of orthodontic defects in children by Olga Korshunova (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
15:00 Czech language exams for Czech schools by Ester Čapková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
MON 11/3
16:00 MAKE A SCENE! Casting for children and youth from 9 to 18 years old for the Vesna music and theater group. You will learn to control your voice, cooperate with a partner on stage, memorize a long text, handle thoughts and emotions on stage, and overcome your fear of public speaking. We will show you forms and types of make-up, how to work with a marionette and create with a costume and mask. The group will be led by the actor and musician David Smečka (Divadlo Polárka, Divodlo DNO, group Mládí, etc.)
18:00 AVANTGARDE VESNA. We invite mature adults to join the newly emerging music-drama troupe of Vesna. Are you in your forties? Fifties? Eighties? You still have a chance to make an artistic career in Vesna. Additional benefits. You will leave the apartment. You will meet interesting people. You will practice your memory. You will learn how to connect thoughts, feelings, speech and movement through texts, songs, dancing, music, movements, voice. We want to create and rehearse an hour-long performance, relevant to your interests. Come to win! The group will be led by the actor and musician David Smečka (Divadlo Polárka, Divadlo DNO, group Mládí, etc.)
registration burianova@spolekvesna.cz
culture
TUE 12/3
16:30 Cutting and adjustments with Ika Danielová. Come and grab cuts from Finnish fashion magazines Ottobre. They are full of inspiration for clothes for adults and children. We will teach you how to work with cuts. The workshop is suitable for both beginners and advanced registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
WED 13/3
17:00 How to overcome nervousness before exams. Workshop with pizza for teenagers by Sofia Berezka (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health, education
TUE 14/3
18:00 Meditation Forgiveness by Victoria Fomenko
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 3/17
14:00 Closed emotional support group by Sofia Berezka
health
15:00 Let’s welcome spring in Vesna. Cooking party!
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
community
TUE 19/3
17:30 From taboo to menstrual etiquette. Experiencing menstruation in a public space. Lecture by social geographer Lucie Ester Hámorová.
For menstruating people, it is not only about when, but also where the period begins. When they are in a public area at the time of menstruation, they often face problems of public toilets accessibility, menstrual products availability, water, painkillers, etc. And at the same time, despite the effort to hide menstruation from the public, it significantly helps to organize daily activities. It gradually comes to open discussion about menstruation in public. In the best case scenarios we are moving from taboo to menstrual etiquette
Participation offline and online, registration antonova@spolekvesna.cz
health
18:00 How to respond to verbal attacks based on nationality? Training for Ukrainians in the Czech Republic by Olga Vaganova-Golovko
education
THU 21/3
12:00-17:00 Spring is coming, let’s change the wardrobe and Wardrobe. Open day in Šatnik (Wardrobe) for clients and everybody. Come to us at Pellicova 2c without any registration.
community
17:00 How to stop feeling guilty. Women’s circle by Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SUN 24/3
10:00 Gardening in Vesna
community
16:00 Vesna’s scene presents DNO Theater: Dinosaur Tale.
A pretty little tale about a pretty little dinosaur. Live dancing, playing and singing tyrannosaurs, volcanos, equisetums, stegomyces and others. Come before we extinct!
Authors: Jiří Jelínek and the team. Music: David Smečka. Actors: Martin Veselý, Kateřina Veselá and David Smečka
After the performance, we invite parents and children to make textile dinosaur accessories that will not disappear. Freshly inspired, we will create a simple carnival costume or a little lizard friend with Ludmila Zubkova. Only for Dinosaur Tales viewers. Limited capacity.
Tickets are 100 CZK children, 150 CZK adults
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
culture
TUE 26/3
16:30 Sewing with Maria Janáčková + winners of the UPMODEL competition. A traditional open workshop for finishing the unfinished and arranging the necessary. Space for your tasks and a proven first introduction to our textile hub. At the same time, we will announce the winner of the UPMODEL upcycling challenge. Come to us to sew or to congratulate (or both).
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
17:30 Image of Ukraine in the Czech media. A conversation with Respekt journalists Ondřej Kundra and Tomáš Brolík, moderated by Irena Koutská
registration antonova@spolekvesna.cz
culture
17:30 Your strong voice by Anna Nedashkovska
The workshop will focus on how your voice works and techniques to help you effectively engage your voice when speaking in public
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
THU 28/3
17:00 How to maintain emotional stability. The women’s circle by Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
Vesna is closed from 29/3 to 1/4. Happy Easter!
FEBRUARY 2024 IN VESNA
UPMODEL 2024
A new piece of clothes out of an old one with your own hands!
Show off your best copies. We are waiting for the photos of your creativity examples: alterations, decorations, reuse. The most original piece will be declared UPMODEL 2024 and will get immortal fame. 🙂
Deadline is March 21, 2024. Please send photos to holenda@spolekvesna.cz
We look forward to whatever you call clothing!
Your Vesna textile hub
Friday 2/2
18:00 Mandalas drawing class by Victoria Fomenko. She’s a yoga and meditation instructor, artist with eight years of teaching experience. Drawing a mandala is fulfilling, it is an opportunity to immerse yourself into creativity and spend an evening in good company
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
Sunday 4/2
15:00–18:00 Assertive Czech language by Barbora Antonová. How to react in Czech in situations of a rising conflict, where someone is verbally attacking you
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
Tuesday 6/2
16:30 Valentine’s pillows by Ludmila Zubkova. Workshop for mothers and children
Unusual shapes for sweet sleep. One is not enough! Even beginners can do it. Love to every family
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
Wednesday 7/2
10:00 Café Vesna – open space for everyone who wants to chat. We offer coffee, tea and a shared table. The program you make yourself
15:00 Meeting of emeritus members of Vesna and Vesna alumni
community
17:00-20:00 A convincing CV and a successful job interview by Sofia Berezka, a psychologist and employee of the Career Center of Masaryk University (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health, education
Thursday 8/2
17:00-20:00 How to communicate with your customers by Olga Vaganova-Golovko (in Ukrainian). Newsletter, referral program, customized communication for those who produce and sell
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
Sunday 11/2
14:00-16:00 Closed emotional support group led by Sofia Berezka
health
Monday 12/2
For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. Event of National Marriage Week
17:00 Welcome drink (coffee, tea, limo), creation of a collage “When you say marriage…”
17:00-20:00 Workshop on creating wedding announcements
17:30 Discussion with Lenka Sovová from the platform Jsme fér about the meaning and symbolism of marriage, rights and duties of partners. Why do people get married or not? And why are so many people still denied marriage even though they want it?
18:30 Sharing the experiences of couples in a long-term relationship
registration antonova@spolekvesna.cz
community
Tuesday 13/2
16:30 Spring colorful skirt by Ika Danielová
You will practice the basics of sewing on this simple cut. A long skirt will make a great addition to any wardrobe. Plus, this one will be only for you! We have a lot of patterns and materials, just choose
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
Wednesday 14/2
17:00 Engagement of refugees in civil society: today and in the future. The seminar with discussion is organized by the Centrum demokratického vzdělávání, Organizace pro pomoc uprchlíkům (ОРU) and Vesna
community
Thursday 15/2
17:00-19:00 How to get out of an anxious state. Women’s group “Feel Alive” by Natalia Kvitka (in Ukrainian)
Each meeting of the women’s group with psychologist, gestalt therapist Natalia Kvitka is dedicated to a specific feeling. Processing feelings impacts the quality of our life. It is very important to break free from the conditions that limit us and prevent us from moving forward. Let’s find a way to be free and live the life to the fullest
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
17:00-20:00 How to talk about yourself and your business by Olga Vaganova-Golovko. From answers to hard questions to the communication with journalists (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
Sunday 18/2
15:00-18:00 Czech language for social events (including drinking culture). Led by Barbora Antonová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
Tuesday 20/2
16:30 Masopust with Marie Hvozdecká
The traditional celebration is associated with chaotic merriment, mysterious masks and fatty food. What is it: pagan carnivals or preparation for the pre-Easter fast? What are the meanings of each mask? And how can we make them in a textile workshop? During the debate about masquerades, we will try out original techniques and revive the folk imagination: living history still is able to astonish.
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
17:00-19:30 How to better understand the Czech Republic. Comparison of Ukrainian and Czech societies according to the cultural map model by Erin Meer. Led by Olga Vaganova-Golovko (in Ukrainian)
Let’s look at the barriers of cross-cultural communication in Czech and Ukrainian society: communicating, evaluating, leading, deciding, trusting, disagreeing, scheduling, persuading
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
education
Wednesday 21/2
Scenography workshop for amateur theater with MarieJanáčková. Booked. If you are interested in workshop for you, please write to holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Thursday 22/2
17:00-19:00 Self-love and How to heal your inner child. Women’s group “Feel Alive” by Natalia Kvitka (in Ukrainian)
Each meeting of the women’s group with psychologist, gestalt therapist Natalia Kvitka is dedicated to a specific feeling. Processing feelings impacts the quality of our life. It is very important to break free from the conditions that limit us and prevent us from moving forward. Let’s find a way to be free and live the life to the fullest
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
Friday 23/2
17:30 ENDOTalks – self-help meeting of patients with endometriosis
Registration kristyna.endotalks@gmail.com
health
Saturday 24/2, Sunday 25/2
THE SHOW IS CANCELLED!
Czech Theater: Sleeping Disorders by Radka Denemarková
How can we live our one life well? Can we live on after our deaths through what we’ve created, who we’ve loved, what we’ve accomplished? In this dark comedy, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Ivana T. are stuck together after their deaths, trying to answer these questions.
www.czechtheater.cz
culture
Sunday 25/2
14:00-16:00 Closed emotional support group. Led by Sofia Berezka.
health
Tuesday 27/2
16:30 Sewing with Marie Janáčková + Clothes without regrets with David Buriánek
A traditional open workshop for finishing the unfinished and arranging the unarranged. This time we invited a FAVU student who deals with sustainable fashion. He will show us how to work with clothes so that they serve practically and sustainably with demonstration, of cause
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile
Wednesday 28/2
17:00-20:00 I have been learning a language for a long time, but I can’t speak. Language barrier and how to overcome it. Workshop by psychologist Sofia Berezka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health, education
Thursday 29/2
17:00-19:00 Loss. Search for new pillars of support. Women’s group “Feel Alive” by Natalia Kvitka (in Ukrainian)
Each meeting of the women’s group with psychologist, gestalt therapist Natalia Kvitka is dedicated to a specific feeling. Processing feelings impacts the quality of our life. It is very important to break free from the conditions that limit us and prevent us from moving forward. Let’s find a way to be free and live the life to the fullest
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
JANUARY 2024 IN VESNA
Šatník (Wardrobe) Vesna at Pellicova 2c
On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can bring us, without any prior registration, old things you no longer use: clothes and shoes, appliances, toys, cosmetics, etc…. But, please, ask yourself before the donation: “Would I be comfortable gifting this item to a friend?” Thank you for clean and working stuff
Registration to vizit Šatník spolekvesna.cz/satnik
Vesna Center at Údolní 10
Playing room for children with a babysitter
Every working day, 16:00-20:00, 50 Kč/h
Reservation https://spolekvesna.reservio.com/events
Tuesday 9/1
16:30 Clothes for dolls with Ika Danielová
Smaller dimensions don’t mean less work. And the results will be enjoyed mostly by the younger generation. But doll clothes creation gives real joy!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Thursday 11/1
13:00 Vector of poverty. Final critiques of FA VUT students, Ponešová&Jojo and Vojtěch Jemelka studios
18:00 Bratranci. Charity concert for Vesna
Sunday 14/1
14:00 Closed emotional support group, led by Sofia Berezka
Tuesday 23/1
16:30 Elegant pocket with Tereza Žampachová
New trend: a pocket addable to any belt. Try it instead of a kidney bag with a coat, a jacket, a sweater. You can choose the material from our treasures or bring your own. The author of the highly stylish idea is the lecturer Tereza herself, the developer of a Brno atelier.
Workshop is suitable for beginners and advanced.
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Thursday 25/1
18:00 What we don’t know about long covid
A debate with professor Julia Dobrovolna about the epidemiology of the disease. They don’t talk much about this, though it affects a significant number of people. Science is still looking for causes and treatments. But what can you do right now?
Registration antonova@spolekvesna.cz
Sunday 28/1
14:00 Closed emotional support group, led by Sofia Berezka
Tuesday 30/1
16:30 Open workshop with Maria Janáčková + how to choose second hand things
A traditional open workshop for finishing unfinished and arranging unarranged. Space for your tasks and good first introduction to the Vesna Textile Hub. This time we supplement it with a few tips on how to fish second hand stuff!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Wednesday 31/1
16:30 Macrame with Ivona Kalamenová
We will show you the basic principles for these stylish accessories and then you will create more complex decorations by yourself. Beginners welcome!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
February Outlook
5/2-9/2
Textile urban camp in Vesna for children from 6 to 12 years old
The children will get to know the basic techniques of textile production and produce something small every day!
Mon-Fri, 8:00-16:00, 3,000 Kč, hot lunches and materials for production are included
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Wednesday 7/2
10:00 Café Vesna – morning club for everyone who wants to discuss and learn something new. We invite seniors and young people who would like to share their travel experiences and hobbies. Please write to us at antonova@spolekvesna.cz
DECEMBER 2023 IN VESNA
Tuesday 5/12
Mikuláš in Vesna
Tuesday 5/12
16:30 Quick (and not so quick) hats with Bohuslava Kopecka
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 6/12
14:00 Vesna Christmas workshop for children in the backyard of the Old Town Hall
community
15:00 Regular meetings of Vesna alumni
community
16:30 Christmas decor: poinsettia from foamiran with Tamara Struková
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
16:45 Screening of the film Jednotřídka with Mikuláš
JCMM, z. s. p. o. invites you as part of the Let’s Grow project! at a joint Mikuláš gathering and screening of the Czech TV documentary Jednotřídka, which was created in cooperation with the organization META, o. p. s. — Support for opportunities in education
registration: veronika.kubecova@jcmm.cz
community
Thursday 7/12
16:00 School and how we learn best. Hosted by Magdalena Šipka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech language conversation club
18:00 Work in the beauty industry for Ukrainian women in the Czech Republic. Consulting on the Czech labor market
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
career consulting
Friday 8/12
17:30 Supportive Women’s Circle led by psychologist Natalia Kvitka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
Saturday 9/12
10:30 RevmaLiga: Communication (not)only with a doctor: how to face a confrontation with the doctor, feel comfortable in the doctor’s office and get all the necessary informationealth
Tuesday 12/12
16:30 To the last thread: warming clothes for windows (průvaník) with Eliška Bartošová
A sewn padded cylinder is a traditional protection for windows from the cold. Upcycling in practice. If your windows and doors are sealed perfectly, you can turn a průvaník into a thing for yoga or home stretching
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
17:00 Leo Eitinger has a birthday! We invite everyone who cares for others, let’s tell each other what we have succeeded in this year and what annoys us
registration: antonova@spolekvesna.cz
community
Wednesday 13/12
16:30 Christmas decorations from felt with Ludmila Zubková, for mothers with kids
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
17:00 Results of the year and resolutions for the next year. Psychological training with Sofia Berezka. In Ukrainian
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
Thursday 14/12
16:00 Christmas and other Czech customs at the end of the year. Hosted by Bozena Děcká
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech language conversation club
18.00 Work in education for Ukrainian women in the Czech Republic. Consulting on the Czech labor market
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
career consulting
Tuesday 19/12
16:30 Free sewing with Maria Janáčková + Furošiki, wrapping gifts in fabric
Already a regular open workshop for finishing and fixing according to your needs. This time it has been enriched with a workshop of elegant Japanese techniques for wrapping gifts in fabrics. Packaging that you use as many times as you want
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 21/12
16:00 New Year’s Eve and other Czech customs at the end of the year. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech language conversation club
Free places for preschool children
Children’s group Vesněnka for children from 3 years old, Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; vesnenka@spolekvesna.cz, www.spolekvesna.cz/vesnenka
Three Tails Children’s Club, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-15:00; nany.scamba@gmail.com
Children’s center – babysitting, Monday to Friday 16:00-20:00; spolekvesna.reservio.com
NOVEMBER 2023 IN VESNA
WED 1/11
15:00 Meeting of emeritus members of Vesna and Vesna alumni
community
THU 2/11
16:00 Animals and how they help us. Hosted by Petra Lipenská
18:00 Croatia known and unknown: how to travel to your own. Hosted by Jakub Veceřa
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
SUN 5/11
14:00 Emotional support for women (closed group), led by Sofie Berezka (UA)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
MON 6/11
17:00 Learn to draw. The course is led by Karolína Auzká and aims to help those who are willing to nail their drawing technique. It will be held every Monday at 5:00 pm at Údolní 10. Provided in partnership with OPU Brno
registration eva.kalicinska@opu.cz
art
TUES 7/11
15:00-19:00 Theatre workshop 1
Do you want to play with your surrounding reality (and dreams) in an original and imaginative way? Do you want to get to know new people and share your creative ideas? To show with theatrical form what is difficult to talk about? To dress your wishes and fears in sound and rhythm? Creatively transform yourself beyond recognition? Come to us! Make your feelings strong again! Take with you: open mind and heart
Supervisors are MgA. M.Sc. Matěj Nytra (curator of performance and dramaturgy) and Illja Borzenko (actor and musician, culinary apprentice)
registration: mat.nytra@gmail.com
theatre
TUES 7/11
16:30-19:30 Let’s sew an autumn poncho with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
TUE 9/11
16:00 Trips in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
18:00 Travel… How and where. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
FRI 10/11
17.00 Support group Women’s circle. Led by psychologist Natalia Kvitka (UA)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SAT 11/11
10:30-15:30 Revma League. How to (un)manage your (ill)health. You will learn to work with your emotions, find out how you can influence your condition, how to cope with changing situations, thoughts and feelings, and also what impact stress has on your illness. The workshop is free for patients.
Registration https://www.revmaliga.cz/workshopy/selfmanagement-nemoci/
health
MON 13/11
17:00 Karel Absolon’s mammoth projects and what has Vesna in common with it
Karel Absolon (1877-1960) is a Czech archaeologist, geographer, paleontologist, and speleologist, the discoverer of the Moravský kras and Věstonická Venus. He was a professor of paleoanthropology at Charles University and the custodian of the Moravian Regional Museum in Brno, but above all he represented the extraordinary cultural atmosphere of interwar Czechoslovakia. However, the future iconic researcher was primarily shaped by his family, among others, by his aunt Lucía Bakešová, co-creator of Vesna at the end of the 19th century. The lecture will be enriched with archival documents from the Karel Absolon family album.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
lecture
TUE 14/11
16:30 New lives of old jeans with Maria Janáčková
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
WED 11/15
16:30 Cuddly backpack with Ludmila Zubkova: workshop for mothers with children
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
WED 15/11
17:00 Philosophy of money. Psychological training led by Sofia Berezka (UA)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
THU 16/11
16:00 Czech by all senses…sight, hear, touch, taste, smell. Hosted by Petra Lipenská
18:00 November 17, holiday (not only) of students. Hosted by Vendula Prášková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
SUN 19/11
16:30 SdruŽeny. Regular team meeting.
registration sdruzeny@gmail.com
community
TUE 21/11
15:00-19:00 Theatre workshop 2
MgA. M.Sc. Matěj Nytra (curator of performance and dramaturgy) and Illja Borzenko (actor and musician, culinary apprentice) continue to help you make your feelings strong again
registration: mat.nytra@gmail.com
theatre
16:30 New boxers for Podané ruce with Ika Danielová. Traditional charity help to homeless people, clients of Podané ruce. Join us!
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
THU 23/11
16:00 Travel around monuments of the Czech Republic. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
18:00 Kyiv Icons, a board game about Ukraine. Hosted by David Bimka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
FRI 24/11
17.00 Support group Women’s circle. Led by psychologist Natalia Kvitka (UA)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
SAT 25/11 and SUN 26/11
19:00 Fast & Furiants. The anglophone Czech Theater presents Ladislav Stroupežnický’s play Naši furianti (EN)
Tickets https://www.smsticket.cz/vstupenky/39234-fast-furiants-vesna-brno
theatre
SUN 26/11
14:00 Emotional support for women (closed group), led by Sofie Berezka (UA)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
health
TUE 28/11
16:30 Free sewing with Mariá Janáčková for finishing the unstitched and arranging the necessary
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
WED 29/11
18:00 EndoTalks. Meeting of patients with endometriosis
registration kristyna.endotalks@gmail.com or https://forms.gle/omHNiZYeYqj1WfbK8
health
THU 30/11
16:00 Czech proverbs and idioms. Hosted by Eva Kaličinská
18:00 Czech customs at the end of the year, including New Year’s. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
OCTOBER 2023 IN VESNA
Thursday 3/10
16:30 Shirt as a symbol of girl’s power. Create original shirt/blouse from ordinary ones with upcycling artist Jana Ševčík
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 4/10
10:00-17:00 The Joy of Helping. A day for new volunteers in Šatnik at Pellicova 2c. Come and meet our volunteers from 15 to 80 years old, and join our great team!
registration dobrovolnici@spolekvesna.cz
šatník
Wednesday 4/10
17:00-20:00 Tips for a successful job interview and adaptation at a new place. Discuss with psychologist Sofia Berezka how to make a good first impression (in Ukrainian)
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
psychological support
Tuesday 5/10
16:00-17:30 Who was St. Václav and why we celebrate September 28 as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. Moderated by Kateřina Dolejší
18:00-19:30 Let’s travel around the UNESCO world heritage sites in Moravia. Moderated by Jana Skládaná
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
Monday 9/10
16:30 Brno style of my life. Art workshop with Sára Peková and Lukáš Mayer
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Tuesday 10/10
16:30 Let’s sew hoodie with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 11/10
16:30 Carnival costumes with Ludmila Zubková for mothers with kids
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Tuesday 12/10
16.00-17.30 Marriage and relationships. Moderated by Vendula Prášková
18.00-19.30 Reading club: story The Jewelry by Guy de Maupassant. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
Thursday 12/10
16:00 Kočárkojízda (baby carriage ride). Riding through Brno with the smallest and most vulnerable vehicles
community
Friday 13/10
13:00 Painting with Sára Peková and Lukáš Mayer. Workshop for children and adults.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
art
Tuesday 17/10
16:30 Continue sewing hoodies with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 19/10
16:00-17:30 Let’s travel around the UNESCO world heritage sites in Bohemia. Moderated by Jana Skládaná
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
Friday 20/10
17:30 Painting with Sára Peková and Lukáš Mayer. Workshop for children and adults.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
art
Tuesday 24/10
16:30 Not just hats with Bohuslava Kopecká
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Tuesday 24/10
18:00 Final meeting of creatives and My Life with Brno exhibition opening
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
art, community
Wednesday 25/10
16:30-19:30 Continue carnival costumes with Ludmila Zubková for mothers with kids
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 26/10
16.00-17.30 Creation of Czechoslovakia. Moderated by Vendula Prášková
18.00-19.30 Let’s talk about yoga. Moderated by Hana Šírová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Czech speaking club
Thursday 26/10
18:00-19:30 Meeting of Ukrainian teacher’s current and future assistants
registration rehorikova@spolekvesna.cz
pedagogical support
Tuesday 31/10
16:30-19:30 Open sewing workshop for finishing and fixing with Mariá Janáčková
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
SEPTEMBER 2023 IN VESNA
Tuesday 5/9
16:30 Workshop with illustrator Veronika Vlková
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Tuesday 5/9
16:30 Finishing skirts and starting harem pants. Sewing with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 6/9
15:00 Meeting of emeritus members of Vesna and Vesna alumni
community
Wednesday 6/9
17:00-20:00 How to write convincing resume and cover letter. Training by Sofia Berezka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
psychological support
Thursday 7/9
16:00 UNESCO heritage: traveling around Bohemia. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
18:00 What impressed us last week + first grammar aid. Hosted by Tomáš Jeniš
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Tuesday 12/9
Bedclothes with Ludmila Lichenko
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 13/9
Open workshop for all your sewing needs
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 14/9
16:30 Znovuzrození (combined technique), magic with pigments. Workshop with Martina Svozilová
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Thursday 14/9
16:00 Journey of wine. Hosted by Romana Králová
18:00 Czech history: middle ages. Hosted by Tomáš Erhart
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Tuesday 19/9
16:30 Harem pants with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 20/9
16:30 The second life of material: new things from vinyl banners with Eliška Bartošová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
17:45 Let’s support queer people | Dialogue for change
registration: info@dialogprozmenu.cz
community
Thursday 21/9
16:00 UNESCO heritage: traveling around Moravia. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
18:00 Reading Club. Story “The Last Aristocrat”. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Sunday 24/9
POSTPONED
16:00 Brno textile industry live. Excursion around the city with Martin Koplík
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Tuesday 26/9
16:30 Knit winter hats: knitting for beginners with Olga Vaganova
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Level Up: AUTUMN
Courses for adults and teenagers
Information kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Mathematics with Oleksandr Manoilenko
Czech language, level B1 with Tomáš Jeniš
Czech language with Iva Gilbertová
Czech language for teenegers with Tomáš Jeniš
English language for beginners with Anna Faryna
English language for beginners with Iva Gilbertová
English language for teenegers with Ayodeji Omishore
Branding and communication with Olga Vaganova
Painting with Julia Synytsa
Yoga with Hana Šírová’Yoga with Oleksandr Poddenezhny
Fitness for women with Natalka Adnrijchenko
Psychological support
Career counseling
Children’s Center
Information aktivity@spolekvesna.cz
Afternoon playing room
Czech classes
English classes
Dancing
Fitness for kids
Singing
Piano classes
Creativity
Sewing
Mathematics
AUGUST 2023 IN VESNA
From Saturday 26/8 to Sunday 3/9 Vesna on Údolní 10 and Wardrobe on Pellicova 2c are closed.
Tuesday 1/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30 Your new skirt with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 3/8 CZ
16:00 What impressed us recently. Hosted by Tomáš Jeniš
18:00 Czech history in the 20th century and Czech-Ukrainian relations. Hosted by Tomáš Erhart
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Monday 7/8 CZ/EN
11:00 Graffiti workshop 2
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Tuesday 8/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30-19:30 Bed linen with Ludmila Lichenko
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 9/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30-19:30 Let’s create toys! Workshop for mothers and kids with Ludmila Zukova
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Tuesday 10/8 CZ
16:00 Popular summer dishes. Hosted by Eva Kaličinská
18:00 New beginnings. Hosted by Vendula Prášková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Monday 14/8 CZ/UA/EN
10:00-19:00 Volunteer day at Vesna
registration dobrovolnici@spolekvesna.cz
community
Tuesday 15/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:00 Watercolors with Pavel Pražák 3
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Tuesday 15/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30-19:30 We continue to make skirts with Ika Danielová
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 16/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30-19:30 Banners upcycling workshop
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Thursday 17/8 CZ
16:00 Reading club. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
18:00 Serials, Czech and foreign. Hosted by Tomáš Erhart
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
Monday 21/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30 Plein air drawing with Tomáš Kučerovský
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
My life with Brno
Tuesday 22/8 CZ/UA/EN
16:30 Beautiful textile brooches with Vira Maximova
registration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
textile hub
Wednesday 23/8 UA
17:00-20:30 Art for psychological well-being with Sofia Berezka
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
psychological support
Tuesday 24/8 CZ/UA/EN
School days in Šatník
registration via reservio https://spolekvesna.reservio.com/events
Šatník
Tuesday 24/8 CZ
16:00 Back to school. Hosted by Eva Kaličinská
18:00 Freedom and independence in personal and social life. Hosted by Vendula Prášková
registration kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
speaking club
You can use the Textile hub at Open Workshops, information®istration holenda@spolekvesna.cz
Summer camps and classes for children at the Children’s Center Vesna aktivity@spolekvesna.cz
JULY 2023 IN VESNA
From Saturday 1/7 to Sunday 9/7 Vesna on Údolní 10 and wardrobe on Pellicova 2c are closed.
Tuesday 11/7 CZ UA (EN)
16:30 Let’s make shoe bags for school with Ludmila Lichenko
textile hub
Thursday 13/7 CZ
16:00 Reading club with Monika Mikulová. Zdeněk Jirotka’s Saturnin (Chapter 1)
18:00 Discussion about dreams on a personal and general level. Moderator — Vendula Prášková
speaking club
Thursday 13/7 CZ EN UA
16:00–19:00 Watercolour painting with Pavel Pražák II.
registration kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
workshop – project My life with Brno
Monday 17/7 EN
18:00 Web building. Work in IT without coding with Adriana Gálová.
IT classes in English
Tuesday 18/7 CZ UA
16:30 Make a bedding for your home with Ludmila Zuková
textile hub
Tuesday 18/7 CZ EN UA
14:00–19:00, Scala cinema
We will create the shortest films from Brno!
registration: kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
animation workshop – project My life with Brno
Wednesday 19/7 CZ UA (EN)
16:30 Sew your customized cosmetic bags with Galina Kudria
textile hub
Thursday 20/7 CZ
16:00 Best Czech movie cult scenes and quotes and pop culture. Moderator — Tomas Erhart
18:00 Corporeality: nudity in artistic performance, the body in feminist theories. Moderator — Kača Olivová
speaking club
Friday 21/7 CZ EN UA
14:00–20:00 Another spray on the wall!
Let’s paint walls in Vesna’s yard with Lukáš Mayer and Sára Peková
registration: kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
workshop – project My life with Brno
Monday 24/7 CZ EN UA ETC.
17:00 Physical poetry with Petr Váša
registration: kalicinska@spolekvesna.cz
workshop – project My life with Brno
Tuesday 25/7 CZ UA (EN)
16:30 We are happy to repeat the origami-bag workshop with Ika Danielová
textile hub
Wednesday 26/7 UA
17.00 The secrets of good communication with people. Led by Sofia Berezka
psychological support
Tuesday 27/7 CZ
16.00 Culture and leisure time. Moderator — Jana Bušová
18.00 Eliška Rejčka and Jindřich from Lipá, an unusual medieval love story? Moderator — Kateřina Dolejší
speaking club
By appointment, you can use Textile hub at Údolní 10 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Program for adults registration: kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Summer camps and classes for children and playroom in the Vesna children’s center – aktivity@spolekvesna.cz
JUNE 2023 IN VESNA
THU 1/6
16:00 Ukrainians in the Czech Republic I: status quo, changes and expectations. Hosted by Kamila Petrová
18:00 Ukrainians in the Czech Republic II: status quo, changes and expectations. Hosted by Kamila Petrová
speaking club
FRI 2/6
17:00 Public debate “I’ve been learning Czech for a long time but I can’t speak. Psychological barriers to speaking in a foreign language”
psychological support
SUN 4/6
15:00 My life with Brno. Art workshop with illustrator Aleš Čuma for kids and adults of all Brno’s nationalities!
art
TUE 6/6
16:30 A bit of talk and a bit of work
Upcycling workshop with avant-garde fashion artist Jana Ševčík.
textile hub
WED 7/6
15:00 Meeting of emeritus members of Vesna and Vesna alumni. Invite your friends and relatives who had courses in Vesna.
community event
16:30 Visit of the Dutch ambassador to Vesna
THU 8/6
16:00 UNESCO heritage in the Czech Republic. Hosted by Jana Skládaná
18:00 Curiosities and first grammar help. Hosted by Tomáš Jeniš
speaking club
SAT 10/6
13:00-19:00
Vesna at Brno Pride Week, Björnsonův sad
MON 12/6
16:30-19:30
Summer bandanas with Marie Janáčková
textile hub
TUE 13/6
16:30 A bit of talk and a bit of work
Textile fashion accessories with Ika Danielová
textile hub
WED 14/6
15:00 My life with Brno. Art workshop with Pavel Pražák for kids and adults of all Brno’s nationalities!
art
THU 15/6
16:00 Moravian folklore. Hosted by Marie Hvozdecká
18:00 Curiosities and first grammar help. Hosted by Tomáš Jeniš
speaking club
SUN 18/6
16:00-19:00
Textile accessories + open sewing workshop with Ika Danielová
textile hub
MON 19/6
16:30-19:30 Basics of sewing with Ludmila Lichenko
textile hub
18:30-20:00 Work in IT without coding with Adriana Gálova. What jobs exist in tech and how to choose yours
IT classes
TUE 20/6
16:30 A bit of talk and a bit of work
Shoppers with Ludmila Lichenko
textile hub
WED 21/6
10:00-13:00 Basics of sewing with Vira Maksimova
textile hub
18:30-20:00 Work in IT without coding. HelpDesk
IT classes
THU 22/6
16:00 Czech reading club. Kocour z Montmartru by Michaela Klevisová. Hosted by Monika Mikulová
18:00 Self-education. Hosted by Vendula Prášková
speaking club
MON 26/6
17:00-20:00 Vesna holiday. Tour of Vesna
community event
18:00 Made in Vesna. Fashion show of the Vesna textile workshop
textile hub
TUE 27/6
16:30 A bit of talk and a bit of work
Cosmetics cases with Galyna Kudria
textile hub
WED 28/6
18:30-20:00 Work in IT without coding with Adriana Gálova. HTML and websites
IT classes
THU 29/6
16:00 Current ecological situation and how to improve it. Hosted by Vendula Prášková
18:00 Clothes make the man, but who makes the clothes. Fast & slow fashion in the Czech Republic. Hosted by Romana Tomášková
speaking club
Textile hub at Údolní 10
By appointment, you can also use the textile hub on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Summer camps and classes for children and playroom in the Vesna children’s centre – aktivity@spolekvesna.cz.
Vesna in May 2023
May 2 (Tuesday)
4:30pm
Motanka dolls – Ukrainian amulets for wealth with Tamara Hadas
textile workshop
May 3 (Wednesday)
3pm
Meeting of emeritus members of Vesna and Vesna alumni. Please let us know if you are going to come – oulehlova.m@seznam.cz
community event
May 4 (Thursday)
4:30pm
Preparation for the Coronation Garden Party: flower from paper and recycled textiles, workshop with Marie Janáčková
textile workshop
May 4 (Thursday)
4pm Journey of wine: let’s know better Czech wines with Romana Králová
6pm Curiosities of Brno + first Czech grammar help with Tomáš Jeniš
Czech Speaking Club
May 8 (Monday)
10am-8pm
Coronation Garden Party in Vesna. Let’s celebrate the coronation of the new king as they do it England, with a party, picnic, voluntary work for charity and joint celebration with singing and dancing
community event
May 9 (Tuesday)
4:30pm
Hand embroidery and symbolism of colors with Valentina Chmarska
textile
May 11 (Thursday)
4pm Body in art and philosophy: nudity in artistic performance, a body in feminist theories with Kateřina Olivová
6pm The most useful Czech mobile applications with Vendula Prášková
Czech Speaking Club
May 16 (Tuesday)
4:30pm
Upcycling as philosophy and skill with Donny Kyoto
textile
May 17 (Wednesday)
5-8pm
Neighborhood party at Údolní. We invite our neighbors to visit Vesna
community event
May 18 (Thursday)
4pm Your best trips around Brno with Monika Mikulová
6pm The most common Czech language mistakes made by foreigners with Tomáš Jeniš
Czech Speaking Club
May 20 (Saturday) and May 20 (Sunday)
7pm
Karel Čapek’s play “The White Disease”: by Czech Theater
culture
May 21 (Sunday)
Meeting of SdruŽeny
community event
May 23 (Tuesday)
4:30pm
Origami bags – bigger or smaller, sewn like a puzzle with Ika Danielová
textiles
May 25 (Thursday)
4pm The most used idioms in the Czech language with Tomáš Jeniš
Czech Speaking Club
6pm Which types of ecological behavior make the most sense with Vendula Prášková
Czech Speaking Club
May 27 (Saturday) and May 28 (Sunday)
7pm
Karel Čapek’s play “The White Disease”: by Czech Theater
culture
May 29 (Monday)
4:30pm
From the wardrobe to the scene! Upcycling workshop with scenographer Jana Preková
textile
May 30 (Tuesday)
4:30pm
Outdoor seating cushions and blankets for summer with Ika Danielová.
textile
Vesna in March 2023
We open a Tai Chi class for women
Intensive 3-month course of Tsai Chi (24) Yang style. Suitable for women of any age and physical condition.
When: Monday 6pm–7pm
Fee: 600 Kč for 12 lessons
Application: kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Introduction to the Czech Internet (the course will be in Czech)
Six-week course focused on the Czech internet: sources, news, social networks, how to present a personal brand in it, how to work with Canva and other online tools.
When: Tuesday 12pm–1pm
Fee: 30 Kč for a lesson
Applications to kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
Textil hub
Upcycling! How to make something new&fashionable from an old thing
We invite you to create, together with local fashion designers, a Vesna collection. Gábina Páralová, the famous Czech designer will help us. Upcycling is a prominent approach to clothes, ecological, authentic and creative. We thank the Via Foundation for its support to the workshop.
When: Tuesday 21 March 3pm–8pm
Fee: free
Applications to syslova@spolekvesna.cz
Underpants for homeless
Charity sewing workshop. You can also learn how to sew here.
When: Tuesday 16 March and Sunday 26 March, 4.30pm–8pm
Fee: free
Applications: syslova@spolekvesna.cz
Macramé
To make a macramé workshop.
When: Tuesday 23 March, 4.30pm–8pm
Fee: free
Applications: syslova@spolekvesna.cz
Piece of talk and piece of work: Embroidery on shoppers or T-shirts
Ukrainian embroidery crafter Valentina Hmarska will help you to decorate your shopper or T-shirt with nice embroidery.
When: Tuesday 28 March, 4.30pm–8pm
Fee: 30 Kč
Applications: kalendar@spolekvesna.cz
SPECIAL ACTION. Let’s change the wardrobe
Our Wardrobe service is getting ready to pack its winter clothes and shoes. But we believe that nice clothes should find its people, so we invite you to last minute action. Come to us and get something beautiful without registration. Wardrobe opening day welcomes everyone! By the way, the wardrobe is a place where our amazing volunteers work and you can join them.
When: Saturday 18 March, 1pm–5pm
ATTENTION. The event will take place at Pellicova 2c
Fee: free
No applications, just book time in your calendar and come
January – March 2023
Kids Dance Classes
Contemporary dance style. The teacher is Natalia Andriichenko. Tuesday and Friday.
- children from 3 to 7 years old – from 16:00 to 17:00
- children from 8 to 11 years old – from 17:00 to 18:00
- children from 12 to 16 years old – from 18:00 to 19:00
Monthly fee is 550 Kč.
Dance Gymnastics with Elements of Acrobatics Classes for Children
Children can develop balance, flexibility, endurance and strength. On Sundays, in two age groups of 1.5 hours each class. The teacher is Natalia Andriichenko.
- 9–14 years – from 14:00 to 15:30
- 4–8 years – from 15:30 to 17:00
Monthly fee is 280 Kč for dance classes participants, 370 Kč for others.
Fitness
Fitness&dance training for women on Tuesday and Friday, 19:00–20:00.
550 Kč per month, 90 Kč per hour. The teacher is Natalia Andriichenko.
During the training Vesna offers babysitting services. The children’s room is equipped with toys, a babysitter will take care of your child. For mothers/grandmothers who came to any Vesna activity, the service is free for the time of the activity.
Coworking + babysitting
On Tuesdays and Fridays from 16:00 to 20:00, Vesna offers women a coworking space with good Wi-Fi and babysitting.
- Only coworking – 50 Kč per hour
- Only children’s playroom with babysitter – 40 Kč per hour
- Coworking + babysitting – 80 Kč per hour
Music Classes for Kids
Basic music course for children aged 3-7. Children learn the basics of musical literacy, major and minor keys, rhythm and meter, melody and harmony in an easy, playful way. The practical part of the classes includes popular orchestral and piano music, elements of a noise orchestra, basic conductor gestures. The teacher is Asia Suchina.
- Monday 15:30–16:30
- Friday 16:00–17:00
Monthly fee is 550 Kč.
Lego Classes
Lego Classes for children 3-6 years old are built on a method for development of basic sensory and logical-mathematical skills (2 movement games + didactic game + own construction). The teacher is Olena Bychkovska.
- Monday and Thursday, 16:00–17:00 and 17:00–18:00
- Tuesday and Friday, 16:00–17:00 and 17:00–18:00
Monthly fee is 550 Kč.