Month: November 2024

Andrzejki Dance Party

Polish Home Association invites everybody to an Andrzejki dance party at the Polish Cultural Center. 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. The restaurant will be open for dinner and appetizers from 6 pm to 10 pm, the bar will be open downstairs and upstairs. Party dancing from 8 pm with a DJ playing Polish

AD: Support Syrena Seattle Dance Group

To whom it may concern, Syrena Seattle is preparing for an exciting new concert season in 2025. With beautiful new costumes in the making, we are thrilled to present our next program, which will feature traditional dances from the Łowicz region of Poland. We would like to extend an opportunity for you to support our operation and at the same time promote your business by partnering with us. Below, you will find the sponsorship levels

Movie “Mensch” at the Polish Cultural Center

Polish Home Association presents the movie “Mensch” about Prof. Ludwik Hirszfeld, who created the scientific foundation for the blood groups. He is the author of dividing different bloods into groups A, B, AB, and O, which has been accepted and implemented all over the world. Hirszfeld discovered the serological conflict that sometimes occurs between a mother and a fetus, which may result in a miscarriage or damage to a fetus. Consequently, he developed the way

2024 Volunteer Appreciation Party

Polish Home Association and Seattle Polish Foundation invite all volunteers who helped with events organized by the Polish community to the 2024 volunteer appreciation party! All volunteers, past, present and future are invited to come and be recognized and celebrated! The program includes food, drinks, games and of course dancing to the music with a DJ. Thank you for all your hard work! More: please contact Alisa Lahti for more info

Klub Książki: “Polak”

Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. Książka na następne spotkanie to “Polak“ laureata literackiej nagrody Nobla oraz Nagrody Bookera C.M. Coetzee, wydana przez Znak w 2024. Mistrz J.M. Coetzee o miłości i namiętności Spotykają się w Barcelonie – polski pianista i hiszpańska mecenaska sztuki. W pierwszej chwili nic nie zapowiada, że połączy ich coś więcej niż tylko jeden wspólny wieczór. Powoli rozkwitająca znajomość zmienia się w zderzenie żywiołów. I choć Beatriz nie

AD: Wendy Rader-Konofalski exhibits in November 2024

Local artist, Wendy Rader-Konofalski, is back for the November Edmonds Art Walk which takes place every third Thursday of the month.  Come and see her and her artist colleague, Becca, on Thursday, November 21st from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Their exhibit is on the inside wall of the Epulo Bistro at 190 Sunset Avenue, Suite B between Epulo and the Cascadia Art Museum.  There will be new art this month along with greeting cards

Seattle Polish News Looks for Editor-in-Chief

Polish News looks for a new editor-in-chief to take over our news service from Ryszard Kott. If you are interested in joining Seattle Polish News, or discussing what it would involve, please contact Ryszard. The Seattle Polish News is an independent news service serving Seattle and the Pacific Northwest since 2002. Since the beginning it has been published by Ryszard Kott; he also served as the editor-in-chief for all this time. Several people have contributed

Consular Visit to Portland

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles kindly informs that the next consular visit to Portland, only to process passport applications, is scheduled for November 14, 15 & 16, 2024. The Consul will be available at the Polish Library Building Association / Dom Polski at 3832 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97227, by reservation only, 9 am to 6 pm on Thursday and Friday and from 9 am to 3 pm

Poland’s Independence Day Celebrations

The local Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center 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. This event is in Polish. 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, performed by the scouts and

2024 Seattle Polish Film Festival

Due to late change in leadership, this year’s festival goes over one weekend only. The movie selection looks good though and the guest list includes Andrzej Chyra. Below is the schedule for the 32nd Seattle Polish Film Festival. Because of a technical issue at Egyptian all movies are screened at SIFF Film Center. Friday, November 8: 2:30 pm Short films from Gdynia Film School 4:30 pm “Out of Space“ (2022, 20′) – dir. Bartosz Nowacki,

Polish Bazaar at the Polish Cultural Center

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 one day. 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 can also buy Christmas ornaments and wafers (oplatki), as