Dear Members and Friends of the Polish Community, By the end of November, we have received about $49,000 in donations from over 170 donors, which is way more than we expected, and donations are still coming in. We continue fundraising as we’d like to buy a good-quality used concert-class instrument during the sale season after Thanksgiving. (a brand-new grand piano costs $80k-$100k or more). Thank you for your incredible support for this fundraiser in memory of Barbara
The Culinary Workshops group presents a Christmas edition of their popular hands-on cooking sessions. This one will have a Wigilia (Polish Christmas Eve) ambiance as all the demos are related to Christmas. The dishes covered in this session include: mushroom soup (zupa grzybowa), pasta with cabbage and mushrooms (łazanki z kapustą i grzybami), pickling borscht and sauerkraut (kiszenie barszczu i kapusty), decorating pastries and making Christmas tree decorations. Presented by Iwona Myśliński and Stanisław Świerc.
Polish Home Association presents an Andrzejki Party at the Polish Home. In Poland, Andrzejki used to be the last party of the season, on the St. Andrew’s Eve, and its traditions include fortune telling with wax poured on water. Party dancing will be with a DJ with Polish and American pop hits. The restaurant and the bar will be open downstairs for dinner from 5 pm to 10 pm with specials: steak tartare, śledzik (herring
Andrzej Mroz, the former Solidarity leader, local community activist and one of the most recognizable members of the Polish community died on November 19, 2022, due to complications after a cardiac arrest. He was 67. Andrzej Antoni Mróz was born on June 21,1955 in Bliszczyce in Silesia, Poland. He obtained a vocational school diploma as carpenter, but he followed in the footsteps of his father who worked at the Wujek coalmine in Katowice, and became
The Seattle Polish Film Festival announced viewers’ choice award for the best movie of the festival. The Seattle Spirit of Polish Cinema Award goes to the following movie: The runners up with the same number of votes were For the best documentary, a Certificate of Recognition went to Congratulations! More: SPFF website
The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs presents the webinar “Józef Piłsudski – the Founding Father of Modern Poland” by Joshua Zimmerman. Zimmerman is the author of a new Piłsudski biography of the same title. In the story of modern Poland, no one stands taller than Jozef Pilsudski. From the age of sixteen, he devoted his life to reestablishing the Polish state that had ceased to exist in 1795. Ahead of World War I, he created a
The Seattle Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invite everybody to the Polish Cultural Center at 2:30 pm on Sunday November 13 for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland. The program will
Klub książki zaprasza nowych członków do udziału w dyskusjach. Tematem spotkania listopadowego są dwie książki: “Tyłem do kierunku jazdy” Sylwii Chutnik oraz “Mondo cane” Jerzego Jarniewicza. Książka Chutnik to powieść obyczajowa o osobach idących w poprzek ustalonych kanonów. Natomiast książka Jarniewicza to tom poezji, który wygrał tegoroczną nagrodę NIKE. Sylwia Chutnik jest znaną feministką, która daje wyraz swoim poglądom w swoich książkach i felietonach. Jarniewicz jest poetą, krytykiem literackim i tłumaczem, oraz wykładowcą literatury na
Dear Members and Friends of the Polish Community, Thank you for your incredible support for the grand piano fundraiser in memory of Barbara Strutynski! We have received about $42,000 in donations, which is more than we expected, and donations are still coming in! We appreciate that very much as it makes it possible to buy a better quality concert-class instrument when the sale season starts after Thanksgiving. (a brand-new grand piano costs $80k-$100k or more). If you have
The fall bazaar comes to the Polish Cultural Center at its usual first weekend of November, organized by the Polish Women’s Club. Similar to the last year, the Polish bazaar will last only one day, instead of the usual two before the pandemic. Other than that, it is expected to feature the usual: booths with amber and jewelry, arts and crafts, Polish crystals and Boleslawiec pottery as well as booths by local Polish organizations. You