Month: May 2021

AD: Update from Crew Treks Adventures

Easter Europe Express: Aug 16-25, 2021 With fast pace of vaccinations in the US we are on track for 70% of population being vaccinated by the end of June. Now, even though EU is behind our vaccination rates, they should achieve the same levels by the end of August. The

$21,000: GiveBIG Campaign Is An Unprecedented Success!

The 2021 Polish community-wide giving campaign coordinated by Seattle Polish Foundation and run as part of the GiveBIG was an unprecedented success! Almost $21,000 has been collected and this total does not include corporate matching, so the final amount will increase. All the campaigns at GiveBIG together received over $17mln.

AD: New Music Video from Magdalucca

Alternative-pop singer-songwriter, and multi-media artist, Magdalucca released her next music video for the song Tsukina Waguma from the album The Air Between.  Magdalucca is enjoying a creative rebirth fluidly expressing her unique visions of music, visual art, and film. Her debut EP, The Air Between, offers enlightening and emboldening social commentary, personal revelation,

Władysław Reymont Through Film Adaptations

The Kosciuszko Foundation online programs present a lecture Władysław Reymont Through the Prism of Film Adaptations (Andrzej Wajda and Others) by Prof. Tomasz Żukowski.  Władysław Reymont (1867-1925), was a famous Polish novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1924 for his epic depiction of the rural rhythm of

Dorota Maslowska’s Provinces

The Kosciuszko Foundation online programs present a lecture Dorota Maslowska’s Provinces by Prof. Katarzyna Czeczot.  Dorota Maslowska, 38 is a novelist, playwright and independent thinker who burst into the Polish literary scene in 2002 with her famous debut novel Snow White and Russian Red / Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną

History Keepers: Record Keeping for Organizations

The We Are The History Keepers! workshop  on preserving history, both for families and organizations, runs in 2-hour monthly sessions, each tackling a single topics. These are all online interactive sessions on a Saturday before noon. This is the last session in the series. The organizers describe content of  this

Polish Book Club: “Król”

The Club invites new members to discuss books in Polish. The book for the meeting is Król by Szczepan Twardoch, published in 2016. It paints a political panorama of Warsaw before WWII and of Polish-Jewish relations there with the narrator being an associate to a bloody gangster “king” who is a

Huddled in Full Sentences Poetry

The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs presents a webinar Huddled in Full Sentences: Poetic Worlds of Ewa Lipska by Jaroslaw Anders. One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Polish poetry, Ewa Lipska’s writing combines the feeling of personal vulnerability, social corrosion, historical perils, and philosophical uncertainties of modern life. Often

AD: Learn Polish Online on a Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship

The Kosciuszko Foundattion is currently accepting applications for Tomaszkiewicz-Florio and Wisconsin Study Polish Scholarships from students who wish to study Polish with Jagiellonian University professors and teachers. 2-week, 4-week and 6-week classes are available. Students can enroll in Polish language classes and up to two lectures from among the following courses:

Polish Mother’s Day Specials Available to Order Till May 21

The Mother’s Day in Poland is on May 26 and many Moms in Polish community who are the first generation immigrants prefer that date. So if your Polish Mom likes May 26, here is your chance for ordering a special for her. Frasier cake – vanilla sponge, crème mousseline, strawberries;

AD: Learn Polish Online at Summer Courses in Poland

Lat update: May 10, 2021. The usual crop of summer courses in Poland available every year has been adapted to the pandemic. Some courses listed below are online while others offer in person experience. Summer School at the Jagiellonian University School of Polish Language and Culture The Summer School has

Quarantine Jazz: Mateusz Smoczynski, Stephan Braun

The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs presents a concert from the Quarantine Jazz series with violinist Matusz Smoczynski and cellist Stephan Braun. Mateusz Smoczyński is an internationally-acclaimed Polish jazz violinist and winner of numerous prizes at major competitions, including the Grand Prix of the Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Competition. A sought-after soloist

Stanisław Lem Centennial Movies

PFF Miami presents a movie program celebrating the centennial of the famous Polish sci-fi writer, essayist, philosopher and futurist Stanisław Lem (1921-2006). Perhaps best known worldwide as the author of the 1961 novel, “Solaris,” Stanisław Lem produced dozens upon dozens of novels, stories and essays throughout his nearly 60-year career.

Mother’s Day Specials Available to Order Till Midnight on May 5

The chef at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski, Anna Horodetska, offers these cake specials right in time for a Mother’s Day celebration! Frasier cake – vanilla sponge, crème mousseline, strawberries; serves 10-12 people, price $35 Summer Cheesecake – vanilla sponge, creamy cheese mousse, berry gelée layer, fresh raspberries, cream