The restaurant and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center have closed for the summer. The summer break will last two months, through July and August. Both the restaurant and the bar should reopen as usual on the first Friday after Labor Day, that is on September 13, 2022. More: Polish Cultural Center website
KINO OKO is showing another WWII documentary “Traveller. Action Intelligentsia / Podróżnik. Akcja Inteligencja” (2019, 56 min), directed by Hanna Etemadi. This fictionalized documentary is a story based on the memoires of Marian Główka – a teacher and scoutmaster from Silesia, arrested in the spring of 1940 as part of the German “Action Intelligentsia”. The goal of the action was physical elimination of Polish elites; one of most infamous cases was sending the whole body
The Polish School in Seattle will run summer courses at the beginner and intermediate level, from July 1 to August 13.. Tuition is $500 for 8 weeks, with 2 hours weekly. Size of group: maximum 6 students To register click here More: please contact the school at polishschool@polishhome.org
The World Affairs Council of Seattle invites everybody to an evening with NGO leaders and activists from Poland at the Polish Cultural Center. The evening is hosted by the Polish Honorary Consul Teresa Indelak Davis; also attending is Ukrainian Honorary Consul Valeriy Goloborodko. This remarkable group of ten Polish leaders and activists participates in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) titled “Empowering Organizations Working with Refugees and Migrants in Poland“. The program, sponsored by the
Another game to watch! This is the final game of the group stage of the UEFA EURO 2024 tournament for the Polish national team with another very tough opponent. Assuming Poland’s win with Austria, this will be a game to decide whether Poland advances to the knockout stage, so it should be interesting! The door opens at 8:30 am. Organized by the Polish Home Association and the Polish Soccer Club of Seattle / PKS Piłkarski Klub Sportowy.
Come to watch the game against Austria at the UEFA EURO 2024 soccer tournament. This is the second match of the group stage and a must win for the Polish team, after they lost to Netherlands 1:2. It should be easier than the other two. Go Poland, go! The door opens at 8:30 am. Organized by the Polish Home Association and the Polish Soccer Club of Seattle / PKS Piłkarski Klub Sportowy. There are two
June 15: 11am to 5pm, June16: 11am to 3pm Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish in Seattle Local artist Basia Niesulowski is having an art sale featuring her work to benefit the Orphanage in Katowice. This will be an opportunity to purchase her acrylic and oil paintings, pastels, graphics and cards and support a noble cause at the same time. There will be a wide variety of sizes, topics and styles. Come enjoy some coffee, dessert, a
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. Najważniejsza podróż Joanny Bator. W 2002 roku kulturoznawczyni Joanna Bator przyjeżdża do Japonii na swoje pierwsze stypendium w Tokyo Institute of Technology. Po kilku powrotach w 2011 z Japonii wyjeżdża Joanna Bator – pisarka. To właśnie w Tokio powstaje jej debiutancka “Piaskowa góra”, powieść przełomowa dla samej autorki i współczesnej polskiej literatury, a także “Ciemno, prawie noc”, książka nagrodzona Literacką Nagrodą Nike. Ale pierwszy był “Japoński
Wendy Rader-Konofalski has several exciting art events coming up! June 7, 2024 from 5 – 7 pm. Art Reception at the Merrill Gardens Senior Living (14 Main Street, Kirkland, WA) where I am exhibiting two acrylic paintings on canvas and two watercolor landscapes on paper, framed. Besides lots of great art, they have a fabulous food table with lots of beverages. Come and cast your vote for one piece in each of several art categories
We’re looking for you! Our Polish Festival Seattle is run entirely by volunteers, and we want You! Yes, You! Join our team on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Seattle Center. We have a variety of positions available, we especially need volunteers to help with transport in AM and PM. Pick your time and spot – sign up for your spot with SignUp! P.S. All volunteers helping 3 hours or more will receive a free
Long time Polish community member, Cristina Koczarski passed away on February 8, 2024. Her late husband, Roy “Wojtek” Koczarski, died during COVID restrictions in April 2021. There will be a funeral mass for Cristina at the St. Madeleine Sophie Church in Bellevue. Following the mass, there will be the burial ceremony for both Cristina and Wojtek and then immediately after the funeral, the family invites everybody to the reception and memorial for both of them at
Come to the Polish Cultural Center to watch the opening soccer game of the Polish national side against Netherlands at the UEFA EURO 2024 tournament! 5:30 am PST is really early and it’s a tough opponent but it’s a Sunday and it will be a great game! The door will open at 5:00 am. Organized by the Polish Home Association and the Polish Soccer Club of Seattle / PKS Piłkarski Klub Sportowy. There are two
This most beloved and savored event at the Polish Cultural Center is in June this year. The traditional menu includes 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. Polish choir Vivat Musica! will perform at 1:30 pm Basic prices are: $16 for a plate of 10 pierogi, $8 half portion, $12 kielbasa
Jan Lisiecki, the Polish Canadian star pianist, is playing Prokofiev at three Benaroya concerts directed by Karen Kamensek The program of each concert includes: Grand Bazaar by Fazil Say Piano Concerto no. 2 by Sergey Prokofiev Symphony no. 1 by William Walton More: concert info and tickets
Seattle Gdynia Sister City Association is looking for host families for the students from Gdynia who will be coming to Seattle to participate in the 2024 Washington Business Week. The students will arrive on July 27/28 and depart on August 11. Between August 4th and 9th they will be full time at UPS, where the program takes place. Hosting students from Gdynia, Poland is a great way to participate in citizens’ diplomacy, and a great
The movie “Porcelain War” has won the Best Documentary and the Golden Space Needle awards at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival. Sidorska was the principal producer and the creative force behind the movie; she is also a member of the Polish community in Seattle. The film received the US Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary and People’s Choice Awards at the 2024 Boulder International Film Festival. The awards give
The Polish Choir “Vivat Musica!” invites everybody to the choir’s 20th anniversary celebrated with a “Biesiada” sing-along. It will be an evening filled with well-known and liked Polish songs, good food & wine, and laugh and cheerful atmosphere. The restaurant will be open for the event, starting at 4 pm. This event is mostly in Polish. Tickets are $50; a ticket includes a glass of wine and a dessert; for reservations call Mira at 206
Update: the movie has won the Best Documentary and the Golden Space Needle awards at SIFF and can compete at the 2025 Oscars. Congratulations! The movie streams at SIFF till May 27. Seattle International Film Festival presents the documentary movie “Porcelain War” co-produced and co-written by the local filmmaker and the member of the Seattle Polish community Aniela Sidorska (Jr.). She was the principal producer and the creative force behind the movie. The film received
Kino OKO invites viewers to a screening of the documentary movie “Spitfire Liberator. The Alex Herbst Story” (92′) at the Polish Cultural Center. The movie directed by Sławomir Ciok and produced by Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski is in English and Polish with English subtitles. The movie tells the story of Witold “Alex” Herbst, a WWII Polish ace fighter pilot, who served in the famous Polish RAF squadrons 308 and 303. Alex was also a member of our
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee presents the lecture “Women of the People: Serfdom, Female Agency and Film Representation in Poland after 1945” by Dr. Michal Oleszczyk. One of the 2023’s biggest box offices hits in Polish cinemas was the animated adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning 1904 novel “The Peasants.” This film offered a new and updated version of the central character of Jagna: a young woman in rural Poland of late 19th century. A