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
The 2022 Earshot Jazz Festival presents one of the titans of Polish jazz, Joachim Mencel with his New York-based quartet. Mencel is a celebrated composer, pianist, lyricist and a foremost proponent of jazz using the modern hurdy-gurdy, an instrument of medieval origin. He is also called a romantic of Polish piano jazz. He will be presenting music from his recent album “Brooklyn Eye,” released on Seattle’s Origin Records, that earned him the Best Recording of
The Tour de Mont Blanc (TMB) is one of the great hiking tours in the world. On this guided TMB tour, we’ll cross countless passes and trek through three countries – France, Italy, and Switzerland – as we circumnavigate Mont Blanc, at 15,781 feet, the highest mountain in the Alps. Previously, I was unable to assemble enough people to run this trip-partially due to covid and partially due to lack of commitments-why is that? So, join
This is a live We Are History Keepers! workshop consisting of two different sessions. The morning session covers Oral History – its planning, conducting and preserving. The session after lunch covers managing and preserving historical records and artifacts of your organization or family. The morning session from 9:30 am till lunch will be presented by the University of Washington archivists and librarians covering different topics related to oral history. The after-lunch session as 1:30 pm
Asia Filipek zaprasza na Sesje Jogi po polsku w Domu Polskim w Seattle w sezonie 2022/23. Sesje są bezpłatne, dla każdego – niezależnie od poziomu zaawansowania w jodze (lub jego braku ). Wystarczy zabrać matę, ubrać się w wygodny strój i przyjechać do DP w czwartek wieczorem o 19. Yoga classes at the Polish Cultural Center are free of charge and open to everybody, regardless how advanced (or not) you are. Just bring a mat, wear a comfortable attire
The Polish Swing Dance Club produces accessible and fun swing dance classes and events. Classes Learn the joy of swing dancing! No partner or experience is necessary. We rotate partners throughout the class. Class sessions run every 5 weeks. 18+ New session begins November 7th. Learn the original swing dance, Lindy Hop! Classes are taught by Polish Swing Dance Club managers Katie & Mark Kihara. Prices: Early registration $89/person, late Registration $99/person Weekly: Monday classes
The Polish Club at the University of Texas presents the webinar “Russia’s War on Ukraine” with former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski. The presentation will take 45 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A for 15 minutes. This webinar is at 11 am CT, that is 9 am PST. President Kwaśniewski served as President from 1995 to 2005. As other Polish presidents, he was actively engaging Ukraine in an effort to include the country
Klub książki zaprasza nowych członków do udziału w dyskusjach. Tematem spotkania październikowego jest książka Olgi Tokarczuk Empuzjon. Horror przyrodoleczniczy wydana przez Wydawnictwo Literackie w 2022 roku. Jest to pierwsza powieść autorki po otrzymaniu Nagrody Nobla. Akcja toczy się tuż przed pierwszą wojną światową w słynnym wtedy uzdrowisku Gorbersdorf (dzisiejsze Sokołowsko) na Dolnym Śląsku. Tokarczuk, 60, otrzymała nagrodę Nobla w dziedzinie literatury za rok 2018. Otrzymała też nagrodę Man Booker International Prize w roku 2018 za
The Seattle Polish Film Festival is back! The festival turns thirty this year, as it was created in 1992 by Michal Friedrich and Tom Podl with the help of Christopher Kamyszew and the Polish Film Festival in America in Chicago. This is the second oldest Polish film festival in the United States, after the Chicago festival. The festival starts with the “Vodka and the Drop of Art” event on October 13, 2022. Screening will be
Another tradition comes back! The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents its kickoff party, and a festival fundraiser event, Vodka and a Drop of Art. On the art side, this year you will get the chance to discover the originality and creativity behind the SPFF posters throughout the years. They will be available this night only, along with the photos from previous festivals. See if you can find yourself in any of those and reminisce about
The Seattle Symphony presents Hilary Hahn in the Brahms’ epic Violin Concerto. The program includes the Concerto for Orchestra by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski and the Tragic Overture by Brahms. Lutosławski is praised for using “folk melodies to intriguing effect in his Concerto for Orchestra, making instrumental colors the engine of a virtuosic vehicle for the entire ensemble.” This program is available at 7:30 on October 20 and at 8 pm on October 22,
The Camas Public Library in Camas, WA presents an exhibition and book signing event organized by the Camas Sister City Organization. The book “Silesian Stories” has been written by Lloyd Halverson and printed in Polish and English by the City of Krapkowice, Poland. Krapkowice is a sister city to Camas. Book themes include resilience and connections between Silesia region in Poland and America, as well as episodes from the regional history. It is richly illustrated
Crew Treks has opened bookings for the 2023 season, and it starts with Mt. Kilimanjaro! We are going back to Kilimanjaro! Join our Jan 14-23, 2023, climb! As always, we will be taking Machame Route to the TOP! We will be assisted by guides, porters and kitchen staff. Due to strong and experienced guides, Crew Treks has high success rate and even a rare snowstorm will not stop us! After seven days on the mountain
The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs and the Polish Program at the CUNY Hunter College present the webinar Transformation of Mr. Cogito: Debating Zbigniew Herbert Poetic Legacy by Jaroslaw Anders. A discussion moderated by Małgorzata Pospiech, Ph. D., will follow the lecture. Zbigniew Herbert was of the most recognizable poetic voices of the postwar East-Central Europe. He was hailed for his intellectual and moral clarity, his erudite cultural references, his stoic poise in the face of
Polish Festival Seattle 2022 was the first in-person post-Covid festival. We would like to mark this reopening by gathering all our amazing volunteers to be recognized and celebrated! All volunteers who contributed to the Polish Festival Seattle and the Pierogi Fest throughout the years are invited! The Seattle Polish Foundation would like to thank everyone and wish you a great time! Please RSVP to PFSVolunteer2016@outlook.com by 09/27/2022 Thank you for all your hard work! More: please contact Alisa
At the annual Recognition Gala at the University of Washington on September 16, Ryszard Kott and late Maria Kott have been recognized among the 2022 UW Laureates for their contributions over the years to the Polish Studies program at the UW Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. The Slavic Department is currently looking for candidates for the Maria Kott Endowed Professorship of Polish Studies. Applications are accepted till November 15, 2022, and the new Endowed Professor should start his
As was the case the last year, this most beloved and savored event at the Polish Cultural Center has been moved from its usual May weekend to September. The program and menu last year were restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but this year the event is back to normal. Several kinds of pierogi (meat, potato-and-cheese, sweet cheese, blueberry and sauerkraut w/ mushroom) will be available as well as Polish kielbasa and Polish beers. Also