AARO Prague - Current Events

CALENDAR for the MONTH AHEAD: September 1 - 30, 2009

§       Abraham Lincoln Poster Show exhibition in the American Center Foyer

§       Normal Childhood exhibition in the American Center Main rooms

An exhibition of paintings by young Czech authors titled "Normal Childhood" is on display at the American Center until the second half of September. The project, which aims to support children in difficult social environments, is organized by the Brno-based NGO Ratolest.

§       Space season overview exhibition in the American Center Library

§       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

WHERE:   American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana

WHEN:     5 p.m.

WHAT:     Visit to the American Zoo     discussion

Inspired by American Zoos, this event will include presentations from RNDr. Evžen Kůs from the Prague Zoo, who will discuss "American Zoos through Czech Eyes," as well as a slide show by his colleague Zbyněk Šíša. Czech architect Ing.arch. Pavel Ullmann, a former Fulbright scholar, will share his experiences at the Bronx ZOO and what it is like to design a cockroach exhibition in his lecture focused on Zoo Architecture.    

The event will be held in Czech.

§    Tuesday, September 15, 2009

WHERE:   American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1 - Malá Strana

WHEN:     6 p.m.

WHAT:     New York Classics: Taxi Driver        film screening

A chilling story of Travis Bickle, a Vietnam veteran of 26, a loner in the mean streets of New York City, who is slipping slowly into isolation and violent misanthropy. In solving his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the low-lifes that hang out at night. His touching attempts to woo Betsy, a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris to desert her pimp and return to her parents and school. Driven to the edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a 'lone crazed gunman'.

 The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.

§    Tuesday, September 29, 2009

WHERE:   American Center, Tržiště 13,  Prague 1 - Malá Strana

WHEN:     6 p.m.

WHAT:     New York Classics: Midnight Cowboy    film screening

Texas greenhorn Joe Buck (Jon Voight) arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' in the apathetic big city. After being hustled himself, Joe eventually teams up with an outcast named Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades.

 The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.

 Admission to all events is free of charge.