Asia Filipek zaprasza na sesje Jogi po polsku w Domu Polskim w Seattle. 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 18:30. 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 and drop by.
The Seattle Polish News has received some Easter themed booklets in English written by Lawrence Kozlowski. They may be interesting to Polish Americans who would like to have a better understanding of Polish Easter traditions or to follow recipes for traditional Polish food and pastries served at Ester. More: please visit Polish Art Center if interested, or contact Lawrence Kozlowski
Radio Wisła, a Seattle based Polish internet radio station, has just posted a recording with Henryk Wrożyński. Wrożyński is an actor, theater director and a poet who lives in Shoreline. In the mid-1990s, he founded and then ran for a decade the Studio 21 theater in Tacoma. The recording consists of two parts presenting poems in Polish read by the author. Part one includes poems from his last volume titled Cygańska bajka. Part two includes
The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs and the Polish Program at the CUNY Hunter College present the webinar Witold Gombrowicz: The Drama of Form by Jaroslaw Anders. Witold Gombrowicz, an ironist, and intellectual provocateur is one of the most important figures in Polish literary modernism and, according to some, a precursor of what came to be known as postmodernism. Elusive, protean, and full of contradictions in his work as well as in his life, he is
Another local Polish tradition comes back after the pandemic! Marzena Lilian Szlaga Piano Studio, of Kirkland, WA, presents its annual piano recital celebrating both Chopin’s music and the anniversary of his birthday on March 1, 1810. The program includes mazurkas, nocturnes, preludes, waltzes and polonaises by Chopin performed by the Studio students from 9 to 19 years old. The concert will be opened and closed with Chopin’s compositions performed by Marzena Lilian Szlaga herself. Please
The Seattle Polish Film Festival presents a special screening at SIFF Cinema of the movie The Wedding Day / Wesele (2021), directed by Wojtek Smarzowski and starring Robert Więckiewicz, Agata Kulesza, Andrzej Chyra and Arkadiusz Jakubik. The movie takes on some fundamental issues related to the Polish national character and skeletons in the closet, both in the subject matter and in the symbolism. The Polish title Wesele is of course loaded, as it is the
The spring 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: Introduction to Polish Contemporary Culture: Cinematic Metamorphosis by Dr. Dawid Junke (Polish Fulbright scholar); Polish and American cinema after 1989 First Year Polish 403A with instructor Krystyna Untersteiner East European
The Polish Spring Bazaar is a regular, full-blown affair this year and the organizers, the Polish Women’s Club, are looking for volunteers to help staging the event. The bazaar will be on April 9, 2022. Volunteers are needed to prepare the bazaar, before the bazaar and on the day of the bazaar in the morning, to run it and to close it up / cleanup after the bazaar. If you would like to help, please
Parafia Mary, Queen of Peace w Sammamish zaprasza na rekolekcje wielkopostne Ewangelia dla potłuczonych prowadzone przez o. Adama Szustaka OP, który przyjeżdża z Polski na zaproszenie lokalnej rodziny polskiej. Terminy spotkań rekolekcyjnych: 13 marca, niedziela – 17:00 – 19:00 Msza Św. w jęz. polskim z nauką rekolekcyjną 14 marca, poniedz. – 18:30 – 20:30 Msza Św. w jęz. polskim z nauką rekolekcyjną 15 marca, wtorek – 18:30 – 20:30 Msza Św. w jęz. polskim
Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific NW invites you to a presentation explaining mysteries of today’s hectic market in the Seattle area. New to Seattle? Tired of renting and throwing money away month after month? Great job and good income but unable to win the bidding wars? How can you compete? Mirka Nakovski, a real estate broker with Windermere, and Christopher Babcock, loan officer with Caliber Mortgage, get together to talk about the challenges facing
The Club invites new members to discuss books in Polish. The book for the meeting is Wymazana granica, Śladami II Rzeczpospolitej by Tomasz Grzywaczewski, published in 2020 by Wyd. Czarne. The book traces the non-existing borders of Poland from before WWII, both inside of the country now (in Kaszuby, Greater Poland, Silesia …) and outside (in Czechia, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania …). The author has found and interviewed interesting people who remember the old border
The Kosciuszko Foundation accepts applications for scholarships for its exchange programs to Poland. There are two major exchange programs: A Year Abroad in Poland in 2022/2023 An Exchange Program to Poland conducted with the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The program offers scholarships to study Polish language and culture for one semester or one academic year at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow Graduate Studies and Research in Poland in 2022/2023 An Exchange Program to
Washington Academy of Languages at the City University of Seattle has a native Polish instructor and has been offering Polish classes. Dr. Ewa Krawczyk will be teaching Polish 1 in the spring quarter on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:20 pm Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk Tue 6:30 – 8:20PM 4/5/22 6/7/22 in-person class You can register for the language classes at the Washington Academy of Languages without being admitted as a student of the City University
Following the public announcements from the King County and the City of Seattle about not requiring masks at most businesses, the Polish Home Association (PHA) decided to drop the mask requirement at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Effective March 12, 2022, mask will not be required to attend events organized by PHA or to visit the restaurant and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center. Other organizations or groups hosting their own events at
Polish Cultural Center and the Culinary Workshops group invite all the ladies, and gents, to a potluck social celebrating the International Women’s Day. Omikron cancelled or postponed the usual culinary get together, and Women’ Day is a perfect opportunity to catch up and meet at the Polish Home! Please come with a homemade dish ready to eat with a recipe with clearly written instructions to taste each other’s productions, share recipes, chat and have a
The Ukrainian Association of Washington State organizes another demonstration against the war in Ukraine that should be even bigger than the one last week. The gathering point for the Stand with Ukraine march is near the Seattle City Hall on 4th Avenue before 2 pm, with the march going along 4th Avenue towards the Mural Amphitheater near Space Needle, with the rally at the Amphitheater. Please see the map of the march and rally on
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The Ukrainian Association of Washington State (UAWS) is inviting everybody, but especially Ukrainian neighbors, such as people from Poland to a Seattle rally against the war in Ukraine. The rally will be held at the Space Needle from the KOMO plaza side. The Russian unprovoked attack on Ukraine rattled Poles in Poland and in Seattle. Poles know from their history how it feels when a nation has to fight for its independence alone against overwhelming
Following the public announcements from the King County and the City of Seattle about changes in COVID requirements for businesses and gatherings, the Polish Home Association decided to relax the rules at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Effective March 1, 2022, a vaccination verification or recent test will not be required for entry to the building, including the dining room, and to events and functions held at the Polish Cultural Center. Please note that
Local cinematographer Michal Pietrzyk’s documentary All on a Mardi Gras Day has been added to The New Yorker portal along other notable documentaries. The movie presents a secret 200-year culture of New Orleans African Americans, known as Mardi Gras Indians, and their Mardi Gras Day competition. Michal wrote, directed and produced the film. You can watch it free of charge at The New Yorker here. All on a Mardi Gras Day premiered at the Berlin International