Register early! Your basic registration fee gains you access to Camp Heritage for All, workshops, presentations, and networking activities. Add-on events include the Welcome Event, Zarjafest at Preseren Dom, and the Convention Banquet and Dance. Some rooms have limited capacity. Events will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Thursday, June 15
3:45-5:00 p.m. Early Bird 30-minutes Workshops on Slovenian-related topics for those who are in town before dinner on Thursday.
7:30-10:00 p.m. Welcome Event in Heroes Pavilion (SOLD OUT) including mingling, after-dinner sweet and salty treats, a cash bar, a strolling accordionist, door prizes, and a short performance by Pueblo’s own Okolitza Tamburitzans (https://www.facebook.com/okolitza.colorado).
Thursday, June 15
3:45-5:00 p.m. Early Bird 30-minutes Workshops on Slovenian-related topics for those who are in town before dinner on Thursday.
7:30-10:00 p.m. Welcome Event in Heroes Pavilion (SOLD OUT) including mingling, after-dinner sweet and salty treats, a cash bar, a strolling accordionist, door prizes, and a short performance by Pueblo’s own Okolitza Tamburitzans (https://www.facebook.com/okolitza.colorado).
Friday, June 16
8:30-11:30 a.m.
- SUA Board and Member Representatives business meeting. All are welcome!
- Camp Heritage for All with activities for children and adults alike.
Enjoy a variety of activities celebrating our Slovenian heritage. If interested, please email jerica.khosla@gmail.com
10: 30 – 11:30 a.m.
Forma Viva Art in Slovenian
David Vertacnik – Retired Professor, University of Kansas and Artist
Late morning until 1:30 p.m.
- Free transportation to the Steelworks Museum (https://www.steelworks.us/the-museum/), including free museum admission, where participants can explore the history of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) and learn about the steel mill where many Slovenian immigrants worked. Buses will make a loop between the convention center and the museum from late morning into early afternoon (after the SUA business meeting concludes for the day).
1:00 –2:00 p.m.
Forma Viva Art in Slovenia
David Vertacnik – Retired Professor, University of Kansas; Artist
2:00 –3:00 p.m.
?TBD?
Joe Valencic, SUA member and Executive Director of the Polka Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio
4:30-9:30 p.m. - ZarjaFest at Preseren Dom (SOLD OUT)
- Board bus (riders can purchase tickets starting in late May 2023 – see website section under ZarjaFest) to travel to Rye, Colorado to attend ZarjaFest at Preseren Dom. (Attendees can also drive their own cars.) Participants will arrive at Preseren Dom around 5:30. Enjoy a Slovenian dinner* at the foot of the Wet Mountains, a cash bar, dancing to the Alan Polivka Band, and taking strolls in the beautiful mountain setting. Children can have fun in the dance hall and also on the adjacent playground. Buses will leave to return to the convention center at 8:30. * Prepared and served by Pueblo Slovenian Heritage Dinner volunteers
9:30-?? p.m.
- Pub crawl for conventioneers 21 and older. 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 16
8:30-11:30 a.m.
- SUA Board and Member Representatives business meeting. All are welcome!
- Camp Heritage for All with activities geared towards children but adults welcome.
Enjoy a variety of activities celebrating our Slovenian heritage. If interested, please email jerica.khosla@gmail.com
9:30-11:30 a.m. Come and Interact with Other Conventioneers!
- Discussion breakout groups and networking for all conventioneers facilitated the SUA Membership Committee. If interested, please send an email with subject “Breakout/Networking Sessions” here: slovenianunionevents@gmail.com
10:00 – 2:00 p.m.
- Set-up for Slovenian Heritage Room Displays – family heritage displays honoring Slovenian families and/or Slovenian businesses. Participation also by Slovenian-American artists. The displays will be available for viewing in Heroes Pavilion from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Details on SUA website: https://slovenianunion.org/2023-sua-convention
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Marriott Meeting Room
Slovenian Az Hives and Design Your Own Bee Panel (Geared towards adults)
Jonna Sanders, Branch 108 member and beekeeper
1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Slovenian Heritage Room open for viewing in Heroes Pavilion
2:00-2:45 p.m. - Presentation
- The Bojons of Pueblo, Leadville, and Beyond: Tracing Slovenian Culture in Early Colorado's Industrial Landscape Dr. James Walsh, Associate Professor - University of Colorado Denver
3:00-4:45 p.m.
6:00-10:30 p.m. - Convention Social Hour, Banquet and Entertainment Socialize from 6:00 to 6:45 with cash bar; buffet dinner from 6:45 to 7:45 followed by a short program announcing contest winners and acknowledging dignitaries; and entertainment provided by Grammy-nominated musician, Alex Meixner, and his band from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
- Slovenian Heritage Room Displays from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Heroes Pavilion
Sunday, June 18 – On Your Own Beyond the Convention Activities
- 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. SUA Mass with Slovenian music at St. Mary Help of Christians Church
- Self-guided driving tours of Slovenian-related sites in Pueblo and from Pueblo to Leadville and Crested Butte.
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