2020 Winter
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Dear Minnesota Croatian Friends,

Join us the afternoon of December 5th at 1 pm for this fun community Zoom event! Both Croatian and English speakers are welcome to participate. It’s easy, fun and it involves food. Not a cook? No problem. Pour yourself a glass of vino or pivo and just hang out with us.

Marko Kirn has generously offered to provide an easy cooking class of pasta and shrimp. Please see the recipe below if you'd like to cook along with him.

A little bit about Marko - he was born and raised in Rijeka, western part of Croatia. It’s a port city and similar climate to San Francisco with dry summers and mild winters. It used to be Italian territory before WW II, thus a strong Italian influence. All of his education was in Italian language - except College. Marko visited the USA in the summer of 2001 and 2002; subsequently moved to Minnesota in 2003 and has been married to Cindy since then. Together, Marko and Cindy own Sass, a unique boutique in the US Bank Building in downtown St. Paul.

We hope you can join us for our first event! If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this email.

Let's cook together with this FREE Virtual Zoom cooking class with Marko Kirn!

Shrimp Pasta

December 5th at 1 pm.

Join the meeting via the Zoom link below. No Need to RSVP - just come and watch Marko cook and visit with us.

Join Marko's Virtual Class here

Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Ingredients for Shrimp Pasta

1 box spaghetti ( or could cook only half of the box )
1/2 lb tomatoes ( vine on beefsteak )
1 clove of garlic
1 lb shrimp ( even less if needed ) 16/20 up to 31/40
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Basil

Croatian Language Classes

We are sad that we cannot offer our in-person language class which has been canceled for this fall. We are recommending an alternative for those who would like to continue their learning. This free online course from the University of Zagreb is an excellent resource. See link below
http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/learn-croatian/online-croatian-courses-a1hr-and-a2hr/?fbclid=IwAR2mB_FuaYLZWuhoF8gXhZlFmkADaOHY0Ah9Tyur5iXvTMEgD-70pofeUTE

We will be offering informal monthly Zoom meetings to connect and visit with other Minnesota Croatians in the community one Wednesday night per month in October, November and December!

Below is the last date for the Zoom meetings and in conjunction with the meetings, we recommend completing the following sessions prior to the meeting:

December 2nd - Units - up to lesson 10
Lessons begin at 7 pm and end at 8 pm

If interested in attending, please fill out this form to get the zoom link.

Vesna Kittelson: Young Americans
is on view in the Fisch Gallery through January 3, 2021

The Weisman Art Museum recently debuted a new series of portraits from Croatian American artist Vesna Kittelson. "Young Americans" is currently on display in the Fisch Gallery through January 3rd, 2021.

Check Out Our New Website!

We are very excited to announce that we have launched a brand new website! Please click the link below to check out the new site. Many thanks to Max Woxland who donated his time to create this new site. This new site is a modern and clean look for our organization. We couldn't have done it without him. Hvala Max!

Please check out our list of Noteworthy Minnesota Croatians on our website. We are always growing this list so make sure to submit candidates who you feel should make this list.

Minnesota Croatians Website

Looking for a unique Christmas Present?

"Sarma That's How I Roll" Apron

Unique Aprons for Sale

$20 each + shipping,
limited quantities

Contact Andrea Neumann at anovakneumann@comcast.net if interested.

Thinking of Travelling to Croatia.
Check this site out below.

If you are thinking about traveling to Croatia, you can click on this link for the Croatian Ministry of the Interiror website below, as it is updated every day. This site contains frequently asked questions and answers regarding the conditions of entry into the Republic of Croatia considering the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If you cannot find the answer to your question, you may contact them via a form in the link.

Croatian Travel Information

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS.
PLEASE SUPPORT THEM WITH YOUR BUSINESS.

Mission Statement: The Croatian Cultural Society of Minnesota is a non-profit organization. The purpose of the Society is to further the culture of the Croatian people through the arts, cultural presentations and distribution of Croatian literature, music and folklore to libraries, universities, schools and museums.

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