With the pandemic restrictions going away gradually, the Easter basket blessings are more widely available than the last year. Below is a list of local Catholic churches observing this traditional Polish rite on Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022. St. Louise, Bellevue, at 2 pm Mary Queen of Peace, Sammamish, 10
After dipping the proverbial toes with a limited fall bazaar in November, the Polish Women’s Club decided to organize a regular spring bazaar after a two-year hiatus, with no pandemic restrictions or space limits. The old-new bazaar features the usual: booths with amber and jewelry, arts and crafts, Polish crystals
The Polish Cultural Center celebrates this year’s Fat Thursday with a special dinner and a sale of Polish pastries of the season: pączki (Polish doughnuts) and faworki (fa-vor-kee) a.k.a chrust (hroost), traditionally prepared for Fat Thursday and later for Easter. Also on sale: makowiec (poppy seed cake), oponki (donuts), and
Local Polish Culinary Workshops group invites everybody to the Polish Home to a session making faworki (fa-vor-kee) or chrust (hroost) – the traditional pastries for Fat Thursday and later for Easter. (Fat Thursday is the Polish Mardi Gras; it falls on the Thursday before the Mardi Gras Tuesday). All culinary
Another event makes a comeback: 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 whether they speak Polish or English. Due to COVID restrictions, a visit by Santa
Polish Home Assn. presents an Andrzejki and Wine Tasting Party at the Polish Home. Andrzejki in Poland is the last party of the season, on the St. Andrew’s Eve, and its traditions include fortune telling with wax poured on water. Dancing to the music from CDs. The main attraction of
The Young Polanie / Młodzi Polanie folk dance group is starting its activities again and is looking for children aged 6 to 10 who would like to join. Mlodzi Polanie perform traditional Polish folk dances and have a collection of Polish folk costumes that go with it. All children are
One of the most beloved, and savored, events at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle is back! Pierogi Fest, after being cancelled last year, has been moved from its usual May weekend to September to save it this year. The program and menu has been curtailed due to the pandemic.
One of the more popular features of Polish Festival Seattle is on – the festival has a virtual program this year, but this is real! The vodka tasting event, a perennial crowd pleaser at the Seattle Center festival will be held at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on Capitol
Polish Cultural Center presents an embroidery workshop, where you can learn traditional Polish patterns and how to make them. Sessions of this workshop will run at the lower hall of the building, while the vodka tasting event is running upstairs. There are three sessions available at 12, 2 and 4
Last year, the Polish Festival at the Seattle Center was cancelled due to COVID-19. This year, we are not out of the woods yet, but the Festival will happen! You can participate in the Festival in several different ways: Watch the Festival streaming program starting at 11 am. The main
Update: GiveBIG extended till May 10, 2021! I you’d like to participate in this campaign, this is your last chance! Beginning of May is the traditional time for the big fundraising push known for years as GiveBIG – so please get your wallets ready! Seattle Polish Foundation (SPF) invites you
Barbara and Marian Strutynski have just retired from an active involvement at the Polish Home after being pillars of the Polish community for over five decades. Barbara started the children folk dance group Young Polanie / Młodzi Polanie in the 1960s and that in due course spawned a children theater
With the pandemic restrictions being lifted gradually, local Catholic churches make plans for both streaming and in person services for the Triduum, although prior mass registration may be required. Also, Archbishop Etienne has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday and Holy Day Masses in person during the
The Young Polanie Dance Group is coming out from the pandemic hibernation and looks for new talent in all age groups: kids, teenagers and young adults. The Young Polanie / Młodzi Polanie group has been a proud part of the Polish community of Seattle for almost fifty years and had
The Center for World Music in San Diego presents the online event The Roots of Revival: A Story of Poland’s Village Music featuring the Janusz Prusinowski Kompania band. This hour-long virtual live presentation of music and dance will bring you on a storied journey from the roots of Poland’s ancient
Polish Festival Seattle, after being forced to sit out its annual showcase at the Seattle Center in July this year, invites you to virtual Polish Christmas featuring Wigilia, Polish Christmas Eve traditions. Streaming from Facebook, YouTube and the Festival website from 2-5 PM PST. A series of short videos will
The Kosciuszko Foundation is upholding its annual tradition of Christmas caroling, this year in a virtual edition. To keep the spirit bright please connect with the KF on Zoom on the last Saturday before Christmas to wish one another Merry Christmas, raise a toast, and sing our beloved Polish Christmas Carols as