Austin Polish Society invites you to a meeting in Polish with Jarosław Abramow-Newerly, an author, playwright, composer, songwriter and one of a co-founders of the famous STS student cabaret. He moved to Canada in the 1980s and then shared his time between Warsaw and Toronto. His notable books include “Lwy
The We Are The History Keepers! workshop on preserving history, both for families and organizations, changes its formula and switches to shorter, 2-hour monthly sessions tackling a single topics . These will be all online interactive sessions on a Saturday before noon. The first session in the series covers the
This local club is for readers who would like to discuss Polish literature in English. The book for the meeting is The Doll / Lalka by Bolesław Prus, first published in 1877-79. This work is regarded as the greatest Polish realistic novel, painting a great panorama of the Polish society
The Kosciuszko Foundation accepts applications for their very popular program Teaching English In Poland (TEIP). Normally, this involves a teaching position at a summer camp in Poland and in fact the camps are expected to be run this year as well, assuming the pandemic conditions will allow that. In addition,
Local artist Barbara Niesulowski will create oil pastel portraits of your beloved ones! Oil pastels are pastels that do not shed dust as regular ones do, they have brighter colors, too. Please see below for examples The price for a size 11″×14″ portrait is $150 You can send photos of
The Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC and The Bender JCC association invite you to the 2019 documentary movie Of Animals And Men directed by Łukasz Czajka. Of Animals and Men tells the true story behind the 2017 feature film, The Zookeeper’s Wife. Two years after the release that movie,
Martha Golubiec, a longtime member of the Polish community, died on January 22, 2021 in Seattle after a long illness. Bursting with energy and ideas, she was a community pillar since the 1960s till recently. During this time, she initiated, spearheaded or contributed to many of the developments that were
The Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival present the special Holocaust Commemoration Day with the movie My Name Is Sara screening for four days, from January 25 to 28, and the discussion panel on January 28. The movie directed by Steven Oritt
The Polish Consulate in Chicago presents a panel on the COVID-19 vaccines in Polish with experts from the USA, the United Kingdom and Poland. The panel will be moderated by Prof. Marek Rudnicki (Chicago), and the panelist include Prof. Dame Anna Dominiczak (UK), Prof. Paweł Kaliński (Buffalo), Prof. Jarosław Pinkas
The book for the meeting is “Baśń o wężowym sercu albo wtóre słowo o Jakóbie Szeli” by Radek Rak. Mr. Rak, 33 and by profession a veterinarian practicing in Kraków, started by publishing fantasy short stories and novels. His previous novel, Puste niebo won the Juliusz Zuławski Literature Award. Baśń
The California Film Institute presents a selection of international movies submitted to the 2021 Oscars. The program includes the Polish movie Never Gonna Snow Again / Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie (2020, 113′) directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert and starring Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska and Agata Kulesza. The
This is the season to apply for one of the tuition scholarships awarded by the Kosciuszko Foundation. These scholarship are for American citizens or permanent residents of Polish heritage or involved in Polish communities. The scholarships range from the undergraduate to Ph. D. level and cover all different fields from
Marek’s Bakery and Deli is Now Hiring! Needed: an event person to sell Pączki at events and farmer markets. Must be 21+ because some of our events are in a brewery. Send resume to mareksbakery@gmail.com
The New York Jewish Film Festival presents the film about Stanisław Ulam Adventures of a Mathematician (2020, 102′), directed by Thor Klein. Dr. Ulam was a Polish-American who participated in the WWII Manhattan Project and later made crucial theoretical and design contributions to the development of the hydrogen bomb. His
The outstanding Polish jazz pianist and composer Łukasz Ojdana will present his solo album Kurpian Songs & Meditations, an exploration and blending of jazz with traditional music of the ethnic region of Kurpie in Poland. This concert is a part of Great Improvisations series online presented by the Jazztopad Festival in partnership
Due to the pandemic and state wide restrictions on public gatherings, the Polish Home Association election season is different than usual. As election procedures evolve and keep changing, the following is a list of most important aspects of this year’s annual meeting and elections as of January 14, 2021. Usually,
Anthology Film Archives and Polish Cultural Institute NY present the program Avant-Garde Films By Polish Female Artists of the 1970s that includes short films by Izabella Gustowska, Iwona Lemke-Konart, Jolanta Marcolla, Natalia LL, Ewa Partum, Jadwiga Singer, Teresa Tyszkiewicz. Total running time is about 100 minutes. The 1970s represented a
Taking into account the current pandemic situation, the Trustees and Officers of the Polish Home Association decided to postpone the opening of the dining room and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski till further notice.
The Piast Institute of Hamtrack near Detroit, MI is offering several Polish language classes on basic conversation skills on Zoom. Each monthly series of three sessions listed below costs $45. There is also a one-time complimentary session for beginners on February 17. TopicsWinter Series ( January – February )January (3-week
The winter quarter at the University of Washington brings again courses that can draw people interested in Polish language and culture. As usual, seniors 60+ can register to listen to these courses for a token fee (in range of $10) through the UW Access Program. Notable courses include: Second-year Polish with instructor