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DESCRIPTION:Join the History Center for a taste of Czechoslovakian food tra
 ditions and immerse yourself in our region’s culinary culture!\n\nPresen
 ted in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Roo
 ms and Intercultural Exchanges Programs (NRIEP)\, the History Center’s H
 eritage Kitchen series is a multi-generational cooking experience that exp
 lores the historical and cultural significance of recipes passed down thro
 ugh families and communities.\n\nAt the museum’s Heritage Kitchen: Czech
 oslovak program\, the Czechoslovak Room Committee will prepare Chiebecky\,
  a popular Slovak country dish.\n\nSamples of the delicious dish will be a
 vailable for noshing at the end of the demonstration.\n\nTaste\, learn\, a
 nd connect with the vibrant flavors and rich histories that make these dis
 hes more than just food—they are a testament to the enduring legacy of t
 he diverse ethnic communities of Pittsburgh.\n\nMore information at: https
 ://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/event/heritage-kitchen-czechoslovak-food/\n\
 nAdmission\n\nThe program is $10 for non-members and FREE for History Cent
 er members. Admission to the program also includes full access to the Hein
 z History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum on Saturday\, Nov.
  16.\n\nThe event will be held in the museum’s third floor Weisbrod Kitc
 hen Classroom. Doors open at 10:45 a.m.\n\nCapacity is limited for this ev
 ent. Please register in advance online to reserve your spot!\n\nFor additi
 onal questions\, please contact programs@heinzhistorycenter.org.\n\nAbout 
 the NRIEP\n\nThe University of Pittsburgh’s Nationality Rooms and Interc
 ultural Exchanges Program’s (NRIEP) mission is sharing stories of region
 al ethnic communities past and present through inspirational spaces and in
 tercultural experiences.\n\nThe Nationality and Heritage Rooms represent t
 he University’s initial commitment to diversity when regional ethnic com
 munities were invited to contribute to cultural representations of their h
 eritages in the rooms. The Nationality and Heritage Rooms are designated a
 s historic landmarks by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.\n\n
 The NRIEP also represents the University’s ongoing engagement with the r
 egional community through the Nationality and Heritage Room Committees. Th
 e committees provide financial support to Pitt students to undertake globa
 l learning experiences in the summer\, and they organize intercultural pro
 gramming on campus that engages Pitt students\, faculty\, and staff with m
 embers of the community across generations.\n\nAbout The Czechoslovak Room
 \n\nDonations for the Czechoslovak Nationality Room started to be received
  in 1925. A permanent Room Committee was formed in 1927. More donations ca
 me from local Pittsburgh events such as children’s choir concerts\, bene
 fit Symphony Orchestra performances\, and soloist performances\, along wit
 h donations from a committee formed in Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak ro
 om was dedicated March 7\, 1939\, on the 89th anniversary of the birth of 
 Thomas Garrigue Masaryk\, President of Czechoslovakia.
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SUMMARY:Heritage Kitchen: Food Presented by the Czechoslovak Room Committee
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 ed-by-the-czechoslovak-room-committee
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