Open Days 26-27 September 2023
7. 9. 2023
We are opening the doors of our branches wide open! Visit Harbour 7 on Tuesday 26 September and Bleach on Wednesday 27 September.
We are publishing a programme of events, which we will be adding to as we go along:
Elpida Open Day - Port 7
Jankovcova 8b, Prague 7
Tuesday 26 September.
During the whole day you will be able to take a look at the regular courses that take place at the Port. Come and see yoga, English for beginners or the chess club. In addition, a special program awaits you:
- 9:00 Action walk through Holešovice
- 11:00-13:00 To the table! - Cooking and lunch together at the Swimming Pool
- 13:00 Public rehearsal of the Ukrainian Women's Choir as part of the Float for Ukraine project
- 14:00 Opening of the exhibition Boudoir for Anna Zemánková, created during the Creative Workshop of Rediscovered Stories, under the guidance of kosmo_nauty
- 15:00 Discussion with writer Lidmila Kábrtová
Discussion with Lidmila Kábrtová
Writer Lidmila Kábrtová (1971) made her debut with the experimental prose Koho vypijou foxes (2013). In 2018, she published a collection of short stories, Places in the Dark, for which she won the main prize of the Czech Literary Fund Foundation. Her third book, Waiting for the Trigger, was published in 2021. It is a novel in eight stories about bad decisions, misunderstanding and hope. In addition, she is the author of numerous short stories in magazines and book collections.
Why does Lidmila like details so much and why does she consult experts for the information for her books? How did she become a writer? What books does she herself like to read? These and many other questions will be asked by historian and journalist Jan Halada.
Open Day Elpida - Bleach
Na Bělidlo 34, Prague 5
Wednesday 27.
Come and get an idea of what courses we offer. Try your hand at English, ornithology, film animation, graphology, get to know Wikipedia, volunteering or the Ukrainian programme at Elpida.
- 10:00-11:00 Hearts, leaves, wreaths and flowers - creative workshop with kosmo_nauty
- 10:00-15:00 Flower Exchange - Come and swap houseplants and other plants!
- 10:00-11:15 Introducing e-learning - How to do distance learning with Elpida? Come find out what we have in store for you and what e-learning options are available.
- 10:30-11:30 Elpida has talent! - Making music together, or playing and singing on the terrace of the autumn backyard.
- 11:15-12:15 Creative Acting - Theatre Improvisation Demo Class - Try a free demo class.
- 12:00-2:00pm Get involved with us! - Workshop led by knitters from the Grandma's Socks Project.
- 12:30-13:30 Historical walk along Na Bělidle Street
- 13:30-14:00 Performance of the Elpida Choir with Ukrainian choir - bilingual concert
- 14:00-15:00 Making greeting cards = виготовлення вітальних листівок - Czech-Ukrainian creative workshop
- 14:30 Drawing of the prize for the crossword puzzle
- 15:00-16:30 Discussion with Anna Šabatová
Discussion with Anna Šabatová
Anna Šabatová (b. 1951) is a signatory of Charter 77, co-founder of the Committee for the Protection of the Unjustly Prosecuted (VONS) and former Ombudsman (2014-2020). She has been an active citizen all her life, even at the age of 72. What motivates her to do so? What exactly was her path from dissident, through her academic career, to politics? Where does she find time for her three children and seven grandchildren in all this? How does she assess the development of Czech society after 1989? How does she perceive the current socio-political situation in Europe?
The columnist and moderator Táňa Zabloudilová will talk about this and more with Anna Šabatová.
