The University of Washington Polish Studies Endowment Committee presents the lecture Witchers, Strigas, and the Man on the Moon – Polish Legends in Contemporary Popular Culture by Dawid Junke, PhD. Slavic mythology has recently enjoyed unprecedented levels of global popularity, thanks to the very successful computer video game and the Netflix series called The Witcher; both have been based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s book cycle under the same title. The game produced by now world-famous CD
Polish Cultural Center presents a commemoration of the first Polish Constitution enacted in 1791. This was the second constitution in the world, after the American Constitution and before the French one. It is known in Polish as the Constitution of the May 3rd. The program highlighting relevance of an independent constitution will consist of opening remarks by the Honorary Consul of Poland in Seattle, Teresa Indelak Davis, and viewing of a documentary film Trzeci maja,
Update: this event raised about $950 for the Polish Festival. Polish Festival Seattle and the Culinary Workshops group present Adventures in Polish Cooking where you can learn how to make several different Polish recipes and then enjoy a meal together! The dishes covered in this session include: Ukrainian borscht (barszcz ukraiński – a vegetarian beet soup), cutlet de volaille (Kyiv style chicken cutlet), bread, krupnik (Polish style vodka recipe), makowiec (poppy seed cake), sernik (traditional
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 am, Polish pastry and Polish community socializing afterwards St. Margaret, Seattle, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm Sts. Peter & Paul, Tacoma, 11
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 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,
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 rurki z kremem (wafer rolls with whipped cream). The dinner menu includes: pickle soup, Ceasar salad, pierogi, cabbage rolls, Polish cutlet in mushroom sauce 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 output will go on sale on Fat Thursday, also at the Polish Cultural Center. The session will be running from 12 noon till 8 pm,
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 Claus is not confirmed at this time, but there will be a photo booth and an opportunity to take family pictures with the kids. Other
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 evening, besides the aforementioned fortune telling, will be wine tasting. Flights of wine (samplers) will be available with appetizers pared with the wine! Also
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 welcome – children don’t need to know or to speak Polish to join the group. There are no fees and the membership and rehearsals 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. Reservations: New this year is a reservation system on SignUpGenius to secure a place in the line to buy pierogi, with the following options: Purchase
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 Hill this year. The capacity is limited due to the current COVID restrictions, so make your reservation online to secure your shots. Technically, this is
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 pm, each lasting 45 minutes. During the workshop, the participants will learn basic stitches, commonly used in Polish folk art as well as differences in
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 video, Dressed for Celebration, will showcase Polish national costumes and performances recorded for this year’s festival by the Lajkonik Dance Group (Arizona) and the Masurian
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 to participate in this year’s Polish community fundraiser. This annual Seattle event is now called GiveBIG Washington and it has a new website, Washington Gives.
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 group called Teatrzyk Biedronka (Ladybug Theatre). The dance group has been active until the pandemic put it on hold, while the last children theatre performance
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 time of pandemic. Based on a review of the info posted at local church websites, the traditional Easter food basket blessing is not as easily
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 passed the test of time. The group cultivates authentic Polish culture through dance and music. Under Barbara Strutynski’s leadership, it has been a dance ensemble
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 village music to its present-day revival. Janusz Prusinowski Kompania will share this nearly extinct musical tradition’s heritage and how intergenerational collaboration brought about its revitalization.
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 tell the story of wigilia, show how to make traditional dishes, feature crafts, music and more. All brought to you during this time of social