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
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
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
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
Wendy Rader-Konofalski has several exciting art events coming up! This week she will be installing one large ocean scene painting called “Paradise” at the Caffe Ladro in Seattle’s 2 + U (at Second Avenue and University St). This Caffe Ladro is across the street from the Seattle Art Museum. “Paradise” will be there till July 12th, 2024. Also, this month, starting April 30, Wendy will be showing a large number of paintings and collage work
The Kosciuszko Foundation is currently accepting applications for 2024 Summer Studies Abroad Program. The Kosciuszko Foundation offers Tomaszkiewicz-Florio and Wisconsin Study Polish Scholarships for students who wish to study Polish at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow or the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin. The Jagiellonian University offers programs from 2 to 6 weeks. Students can enroll in Polish language classes and up to two lectures from among the following courses: Polish grammar, history,
Ronald “Roman” Golubiec, a pillar of our Polish community, died on January 24, 2024 in Seattle of old age, he was 91. Romuald Golubiec was born in Riga, Latvia on July 27, 1932. His father was arrested and taken away by the Soviets. His mother later remarried to the Polish Consul, Boleslaw Golubiec. After the Soviet Union invaded the Baltic countries in 1940 his stepfather was also arrested and sent to Siberia but managed to
Kazimierz Poznanski, a well-known UW professor of economics, has died on March 26, 2024. He was almost 78 years old. Kazimierz Z. Poznanski was born in Germany in 1946, brought up in Poland, he came to the United States in 1980 at the invitation of the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He joined the University of Washington’s Henry Jackson School of International Studies in 1987 where he has been a
Need some Polish food for Easter? You can obtain many of your favorites by filling out this form and sending it to kuchnia@polishhome.org. then pick up your order at the Polish Cultural Center on Friday, March 29 from 3 pm to 8 pm.
Welcome to NAWA summer courses in Polish language, history and culture. We invite you to a country with an extraordinary tradition of freedom, tolerance and democracy – a country that created the first constitution in Europe and a union with Lithuania which is a model of integration with equal rights; a country with the DNA of peaceful cooperation, and at the same time a country which, thanks to its sovereignty regained in 1989, has become
Drodzy Uczniowie, Nauczyciele, Redaktorzy i Działacze Polonijni, Zapraszamy do udziału w XV edycji konkursu “Być Polakiem” w Module A (dla uczniów) i Module B (dla nauczycieli polonijnych). Szczegółowe informacje są tutaj https://bycpolakiem.pl/. Termin składania prac jest 18 marca 2024. W ubiegłym roku uczestniczyło w Konkursie prawie 1.300 uczestników z 43 krajów świata, we wszystkich poprzednich edycjach – prawie 15.000 dzieci i młodzieży. Uroczysta Gala z uhonorowaniem Laureatów i Wyróżnionych odbędzie się w Zamku Królewskim w Warszawie
Polish Home Association and Polish Women’s Club invite everybody to a pierogi making session for the spring bazaar at the Polish Cultural Center. All volunteers are welcome, no prior knowledge is necessary. If you don’t know how to make pierogi this is a hands-on workshop to make you a pro! Come to learn, then help an hour or two and have fun in a camaraderie atmosphere with other volunteers. The first session is on February
The Kosciuszko Foundation’s Teaching English in Poland Program is currently looking for American volunteers who wish to connect with Polish and Ukrainian children and teachers during the summer in Poland. Become a TEIP Teacher or Teacher Assistant and spend a wonderful summer in Poland. Apply and read more about the 2024 TEIP Program, current cam opportunities, dates and locations on our website Teaching English in Poland. If you have any questions please contact us at teip@thekf.org. The application
Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk has just arrived in Seattle for her new position as the Maria Kott Endowed Assistant Professor of Polish Studies at the UW Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. In January 2024 she started teaching her first course “Modern Polish Literature in English” focusing on intellectual and cultural history in literary works during Cold War which already attracted great student interest. She will be teaching Polish language, literature, and culture classes and will
At the annual meeting of the Polish Home Association held on January 28, 2024, Lidia Jasklowska has been re-elected as the PHA President, Erik Lidzbarski as the Senior Vice-President and Roman Rogalski as the Treasurer. Congratulations! A full list of the 2024 PHA Election results for all the Officer and Trustee positions can be found on the PHA website. More: for more information, please contact Polish Home Association at info@polishhome.org
Ronald “Roman” Golubiec, a pillar of our Polish community, died on January 24, 2024 in Seattle of old age, he was 91. Romuald Golubiec was born in Riga, Latvia on July 27, 1932. His father was arrested and taken away by the Soviets. His mother later remarried to the Polish Consul, Boleslaw Golubiec. After the Soviet Union invaded the Baltic countries in 1940 his stepfather was also arrested and sent to Siberia but managed to
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