Month: May 2023

AD: Host Families for Gdynia Students Needed

Seattle Gdynia Sister City Association is looking for 2 host families to welcome students from Gdynia. The students will stay in Seattle between July 16 and July 30. The week of July 23-28 they will spend at the full-time overnight Washington Business Week program at the University of Puget Sound.

Textile as Text: Messages in Polish Textile Art

The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee present the lecture “Textile as Text: Gender and Social Issues in Polish Textile Art” by Dr. Agata Stronciwilk. When attending the lecture, please come at 6:30 pm for the opening reception of the new generations’ Polish Poster exhibit, organized by Dr. Stronciwilk at the

Pierogi Fest at the Polish Cultural Center

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

Klub Książki: “Chołod”

Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. W maju tematem dyskusji będzie najnowsza książka Szczepana Twardocha „Chołod”, inspirowana polarnymi wyprawami autora. To książka o życiu w Arktyce, na wschodniej Syberii w latach 30. O życiu w państwie Stalina oraz o takich miejscach w Rosji, gdzie o Stalinie nawet

AD: Learn Polish at the KF Summer Courses in Poland

Learn Polish at Summer Studies Abroad Program at the Jagiellonian University or the John Paul II Catholic University. You can sign up for paid courses or apply for a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship. Application deadline is May 20, 2023. The Kosciuszko Foundation is currently accepting applications for 2023 Summer Studies Abroad

Celebrating the 3rd of May Constitution

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,

Fr. Galant & Scout Master Las Decorated by Deputy Speaker M. Gosiewska

At the recent meeting with the Polish community of Seattle, the Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Małgorzata Gosiewska, decorated the following people with Polish orders and medals. Father Andrzej Galant of the Polish Parish in Seattle received a Knight’s Cross of the Order Polonia Restituta, the second highest Polish

Agnieszka Jeżyk Becomes the UW Professor of Polish Studies

Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk, Professor of Polish Studies at the University of Toronto, has recently obtained the position of the Maria Kott Endowed Professor of Polish Studies at the UW Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. She will start in Seattle in the 2023/24 academic year. She has won the position

Spotkanie Wicemarszałek Sejmu M. Gosiewskiej z Polonią

This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle zaprasza na spotkanie z Małgorzatą Gosiewską, Wicemarszałkiem Sejmu z ramienia PiS. Wicemarszałek Gosiewska przyjeżdża do Seattle z oficjalną wizytą w ramach obchodów  Dnia Polonii i Polaków za Granicą oraz Flagi RP. Spotkanie odbędzie sie w jęz. polskim. Podczas tego spotkania Konsul

Flavor of Poland in May

Tuesdays at 12:30 pm Flavor of Poland is a culinary-travel PBS television weekly series presenting the country of Poland to American viewers and it’s really well done. Hosted by Aleksandra August, the series shows off not only distinctly Polish dishes (check out the sorrel & crayfish soup recipe!) but also

Polish Community GiveBIG Campaign

The annual GiveBIG campaign is here – so please get your wallets ready! As usual, Seattle Polish Foundation and other local Polish organizations launched a community-wide fundraiser to benefit local Polish events and initiatives. The campaign days are May 2 & 3, 2023, but the early giving has already opened.