The Warsztaty Kulinarne – Wspólna Kuchnia and the Syrena Seattle group invite you to a culinary workshop at the Polish Cultural Center devoted to this most famous Polish American dish. Come to practice making meat pierogi, blueberry pierogi and whichever other kind strikes your fancy! This workshop is also a fundraiser for the Syrena Seattle folk dance group created last fall. The group practices each Friday at the Polish Cultural Center. At the workshop, in
The Polish Cultural Center invites everybody to Opłatek, a wafer & goodwill sharing event that has been a long-standing tradition of the Polish community. This is an open and free event – everybody is welcome to come and enjoy the holiday cheer. The program includes a round of Christmas wafer sharing & well-wishing and singing Polish & American carols, as well as sharing of food and desserts. As usual, the Polish Choir Vivat Musica will
Ho, ho ho!!!! Christmas is right around the corner and it’s time to celebrate! Polish Home Association invites all children and their parents to the annual Christmas party for kids – Mikołajki. This is a community-wide event, and all children are invited, regardless of whether they speak Polish or English. Attractions include: photo booth gingerbread workshop (register here) – a fundraiser for the Polish School in Bellevue Christmas ornaments workshop Dessert bar – fundraiser for the
The local Polish Scout Troop invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center at 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 be performed by the scouts and their
A new Polish folk dance group is organized at the Polish Cultural Center after a pandemic-forced hiatus. Both an adult or young adult section and a children section will be created if there is enough interest. Please come to the first meeting this Friday to learn more. No experience is necessary. More: Please contact Paulina or call (206) 681-4353
Polish Festival Seattle returns to its usual venue at the Seattle Center Armory and the Mural Amphitheater this year. The festival will open with a parade from the Mural Amphitheatre to the Armory Food & Event Hall at 12 p.m. There will be the usual attractions – folk group performances, a Chopin concert, exhibitions, movies, workshops, Polish food and a beer garden as well as booths with arts and craft vendors and different organizations. Brand new
This most beloved and savored event at the Polish Cultural Center is back to its usual slot on the second Saturday in May. The program and menu are now similar to before the pandemic. 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. Takeouts include frozen pierogi, pyzy and kielbasa. Basic prices are: $16 for a plate of 10 pierogi,
This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle zaprasza serdecznie na akademię z okazji Dnia Konstytucji. W tym ważnym dla naszej Ojczyzny dniu, spotykamy się razem, by uczcić pamięć naszych przodków oraz podkreślić znaczenie Konstytucji dla wolnej i demokratycznej Polski. W akademii wezmą udział Konsul Honorowy Teresa Indelak Davis, harcerze, szkoła polska w Seattle oraz Chór Polski Vivat Musica. Podczas uroczystości usłyszymy polskie pieśni patriotyczne oraz przemówienia przywołujące na myśl ducha walki i jedności
The Polish Home Association invites everybody to the annual Easer celebration, a traditional gathering of members & friends of the Polish Home. with sharing of the Easter eggs. The Polish Women’s Club and the PHA will provide a variety of desserts and pastries, but please bring a salad or pastry to share. Please come to spend this special occasion with the Polish community! More: Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski Free admission by RK
Happy Easter! Below is a list of local Catholic churches observing this traditional Polish rite on Holy Saturday, April 8, 2023. St. Louise, Bellevue, at 2 pm Mary Queen of Peace, Sammamish, 10 am, Polish pastry and Polish community socializing afterwards St. Margaret, Seattle, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm More: Please send the 2023 info to the Editor by RK
This is the annual one-day Polish Bazaar that falls on the Saturday before Palm Sunday. It’s on April Fool’s Day this year, but it’s for real! The bazaar features the usual: booths with amber and jewelry, arts and crafts, Polish crystals and Boleslawiec pottery as well as booths by local Polish organizations. Frozen pierogi will be available as usual. The delicious bazaar food includes pickle soup, white borscht, pierogi, Polish sausages and cabbage rolls as
The Culinary Workshop group and the Polish Festival Seattle present another session of its very popular food demos. This one will also double as a fundraiser for the Polish Festival. The program this time includes dishes demoed by Agnieszka Szymula. They include three different salads: pineapple, herring and layered, and also cream paste with spinach and a tasty leek & onion soup. Then you can taste Polish style lard spread with a slice of pickle
Hungry for ponchki / pączki or favorki? Polish Home Assn. invites you to celebrate Fat Thursday at the Polish Cultural Center. (Fat Thursday is the Polish equivalent of Fat Tuesday, except a few days earlier). Drop by to the Polish Home between 4 pm and 9 pm to buy Polish cakes and pastries or have a delicious dinner! Sweet tooth cravings will be satisfied with poppy seed cake / makowiec, favorki, ponchki / pączki and thin
Another comeback after the pandemic: the Polish Cultural Center invites everybody to Opłatek, a wafer & goodwill sharing event that has been a long-standing tradition of our local Polish community. This is an open and free event – everybody is welcome to come and enjoy the holiday cheer. The program includes a round of Christmas wafer sharing & well-wishing and singing Polish & American carols, as well as sharing of food and desserts. As usual,
The Polish Home Association presents the annual Mikołajki party for children to celebrate Christmas traditions at the Polish Cultural Center. This is a community-wide event, and all children are invited, regardless of whether they speak Polish or English. A visit by Santa Claus is not confirmed at this time, but there will be a photo booth and an opportunity to take family pictures with the kids. The main attraction this year is the children’s play
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
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
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
Polish Festival Seattle returns to the Seattle Center Armory and the Mural Amphitheater this year. This year is also the 10th anniversary of the festival – it started in 2012, yeah! The festival will open with a parade from the Mural Amphitheatre to the Armory Food & Event Hall at 12 p.m. There will be the usual attractions – folk group performances, a Chopin concert, exhibitions, movies, workshops, Polish food and a beer garden as well