October 2025: The Uprka Exhibit and the Rebel with the Blue Violin
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Host Cecilia Rokusek sits down with Stefanie Kohn to discuss the opening of the new exhibit, "The Soul of Moravia: Joža Uprka Reprised", before being joined by Pavel Šporcl, known as the "Rebel with the Blue Violin", to discuss his concert at the NCSML.
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