Al Jazeera English online reporter Dorothy Parvaz will lecture at Case Western Reserve University next month on the Arab Spring and the current situation in the Middle East.

The talk, "When is a Revolution Complete?" is free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in Clark Hall, 11130 Bellflower Road.

Parvaz, a citizen of the United States, Canada and Iran, entered Syria in April 2011 with an outdated Iranian passport. She was detained, prompting a campaign by human-rights groups and journalists worldwide for her release, which came after 19 days in jail.

Parvaz, who has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times, received the 2011 National Press Club's John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award for her courageous reporting on the Middle East.

Reservations for the lecture are encouraged by contacting Maggie Kaminski in the Baker-Nord Center at 216-368-2242.

Join the party: Sokol Greater Cleveland, a nonprofit gymnastic, educational and cultural organization, is hosting a celebration of Czech and Slovak cultures next weekend at the Bohemian National Hall, 4939 Broadway Ave., Cleveland.

Events begin Friday at 6 p.m. with an open house and tour of the Bohemian hall, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The hall includes a gymnasium, museum, library and ballroom.

On Saturday, there will be a fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring crystal, jewelry, books, vintage items and traditional foods for sale.

Next Sunday, there will be a dinner from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Cost of the dinner is $13 and reservations are required by calling 216-447-0264.

Following the dinner, the Cleveland Women's Orchestra will perform a program of Czech classical and folk music. Admission to the concert is $10.

For more information, call Sokol President Alice Khol at 440-248-4742.

Listen to the music: The Temple Israel Ner Tamid Choir, under the direction of Music School Settlement faculty member Ok-Sim Nam Kim, will perform traditional Jewish music at 3 p.m. Saturday at the music school, 11125 Magnolia Drive, in the University Circle area.

The 20-member choir, featuring cantor soloist Rachel Eisenberg, will be joined by pianist Elizabeth Johnson and Music Settlement faculty members Linda White on flute and Ida Mercer on cello.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 440-473-5120.

Exhibit extended: An ongoing exhibit of Native American art at the University of Akron is being extended until Dec. 22.

The exhibit of more than 125 rare and valuable items had been scheduled to close this month, but will be continued because of strong interest.

The exhibit, which includes tools, blankets, baskets and ceremonial objects, is from the private collection of Jim and Vanita Oelschlager of the Akron area.

The artifacts can be viewed at the university's Center for the History of Psychology, 73 College St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, call 330-972-7285.

Latino voters surveyed: Latino Catholics strongly favor President Barack Obama in the presidential race, while Latino evangelicals are more divided between Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.

Three-quarters of Latino Catholics (73 percent) and 8 in 10 religiously unaffiliated Latinos (82 percent) support Obama's re-election, the survey shows.

But among Latino evangelical Protestants -- who account for 16 percent of Latino registered voters -- 50 percent prefer Democrat Obama while 39 percent support Republican Romney, according to the Pew research.

The numbers are based on a national telephone survey conducted from Sept. 7 to Oct. 4 among 1,765 Latino adults, including 903 registered voters.

The Latino electorate includes 23.7 million eligible voters -- an increase of more than 4 million since 2008.

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: momalley@plaind.com, 216-999-4893