This local club is for readers who would like to discuss Polish literature in English. The book for the meeting is Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, first published in Poland as Bieguni in 2007 and the book that made her name in the English speaking countries. Tokarczuk is of course famous
The Kosciuszko Foundation online programs present a lecture A Lyrical Poet as a Political Writer: The Captive Mind by Czesław Miłosz by Prof. Bozena Shallcross and Prof. Andrzej Karcz. Milosz is of course the 1980 Nobel Prize winner for Literature and is known predominantly for his poetry. He has also
The Polish government’s National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is announcing this year’s courses of Polish language and culture for students and teachers from abroad. The following Polish universities participate in this program: The University of Silesia in Katowice, which will organize an online course for students from August 1 to
Lani Phillips, who has been learning Polish Language at the University of Washington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures for the last two years, has received the prize for the Best Student of Polish there. The prize is awarded by the Polish Women’s Club of Seattle. Congratulations! More: UW Slavic
Polish Public Television TVP and its U.S. film distribution partner, Fathom, present a nationwide screening of the 2019 documentary movie Of Animals And Men directed by Łukasz Czajka. Fandango shows that the film is available at multiple cinema theaters in Seattle, on Eastside and other local cities and towns on June 22,
Washington Academy of Languages at the City University of Seattle has a native Polish instruct and has been offering Polish classes. In the summer of 2021 the following two classes are offered, both starting at the beginning of July and ending at the beginning of September. Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk
The Club invites new members to discuss books in Polish. The book for the meeting is Rowerem przez II RP by Bernard Newman, published in 2021 by Znak Horyzont. Filled with countless anecdotes, photos and personal observations, the book recounts Bernard Newman’s 3,000km route from Gdańsk to Kraków in 1934.
The T-shirts are here! Polish Festival Seattle has a virtual program this year, but you can order a nice festival T-shirt or a hoodie regardless. And the 2021 designs are really nice, so go for it! This year the design features our roosters in festive Polish costume patterns! Please consider
Hello! Seeking Polish or English speaking worker for packing and moving to a new home. Also cleaning both new and old home and other similar home jobs as required. I will provide my own cleaning equipment. I live in NE Tacoma/Browns Point moving to Gig Harbor. Could use one or two
The Cinematheque in Vancouver, BC presents another Stanisław Lem (1921, 2006) movie retrospective that includes the first biographical documentary about the famous writer: Author Solaris / Autor Solaris directed by Borys Lankosz. Borys Lankosz, of the Reverse / Rewers fame, presents a thorough biography addressing many of the less discussed
The Polish School in Seattle offers an online course of Polish language this summer. Dates: June 21- August 23, 2021, sessions on Mondays from 6 pm to 8 pmTuition fee $165 covers• 10 meetings online• Final exam• Certificate of attendance• Beginners or intermediate levelSize of group: Maximum 10 studentsPayment: PayPal