Garrick Ohlsson, the 1970 winner of the famous Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland (and only American to have taken the top prize), brings Seattle an evening program featuring four Chopin pieces: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 36 Barcarolle in F-sharp Minor, Op. 60 Fantasy in F
World-class pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski brings the music of Chopin, Szymanowski, and Paderewski to life during an unforgettable performance this fall. Get out of the rain and take in a lovely evening of classical music by some of Poland’s best-known composers at the Polish Cultural Center. Krzyżowski himself boasts an impressive
European Film Festival Seattle invites movie fans to its first edition with “FRONTLINE: POLAND MOVIE SERIES”. The festival, produced by the Society For Arts, will be run over two Saturdays of November 4 & 11. All movies in Polish with English subtitles will be presented at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. The schedule
The fall bazaar comes to the Polish Cultural Center at its usual first weekend of November, organized by the Polish Women’s Club. Similar to the last year, the Polish bazaar will last one day. Other than that, it is expected to feature the usual: booths with amber and jewelry, arts
Wendy Rader-Konofalski, recently featured at the Polish Home Art Gallery, now has a colorful solo art show at Victor’s Celtic Coffee Shop in Redmond at 7993 Gilman Street. She is showing a large variety of brand new paintings including a large triptych called “We the People,” as well as numerous
“Ashes and Diamonds”, a novel published in 1948, continues to provoke heated debates and sharp divisions. A masterpiece of Polish prose or crude propaganda? A politically motivated attempt to discredit the anti-communist underground after 1945, or a bid to portray the tragic choices faced by the generation of the Home
The Polish Folk Dance Group in Seattle would like to invite you to their practice sessions at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski on Fridays at 7 pm. More: please contact Paulina Daniszewska.
As everybody knows by now, the opposition has won the elections in Poland. Below are local results of the elections at the Seattle polling station. In Seattle, 711 voters cast their votes, which is a record and about double from the last elections; participation was 91.84% of registered voters. The parties
Don’t miss this concert featuring prize-winning pianists from the Chopin Academy of Music! In the past, the Chopin Academy has sent its talented young musicians and alumni to Benaroya Hall and Carnegie Hall, as well as national and international festivals, where they have been recognized for their brilliant performances. This
Update: results of the elections at the Seattle polling station 711 voters cast their votes, which is about double from the last elections; participation was 91.84% of registered voters. The parties and coalitions received the following share of votes to Sejm: KO – 48.70% PiS – 17.10% Nowa Lewica –
The 2023 Seattle Polish Film Festival comes as usual in October as another opportunity to watch recently produced Polish movies at SIFF venue. The festival will be run over two October weekends, 13-15 and 20-22. The following is the schedule for the first weekend. All screenings for the first weekend
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. LAUREATKA NAGRODY LITERACKIEJ NIKE 2023 Tematem spotkania wrześniowego jest książka Zyty Rudzkiej “Ten się śmieje kto ma zęby” wydana w 2023 r. przez Wadawnictwo W.A.B. Jest to powieść jednej z najwybitniejszych współczesnych polskich pisarek. Zyta Rudzka w zachwycającej niekonwencjonalną formą powieści
This is a special kickoff event of the 31st Seattle Polish Film Festival coming on October 13-22! Watch shorts created by students from Gdynia Film School, have a glass of wine (on SPFF), get a festival pass 50% off (one night only offer!) or win one of the 3 full
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. Tematem spotkania wrześniowego jest książka Grzegorza Piątka “Gdynia obiecana. Miasto, modernizm, modernizacja 1920-1939” wydana w 2022 r. przez Wadawnictwo W.A.B. „Gdynia obiecana” to opowieść o mieście tworzonym od podstaw, gdzie można było zacząć „z czystą hipoteką”: przezwyciężyć różnice między zaborami, pokonać
This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle i Szkoła Polska im. ks. Jana Twardowskiego w Bellevue serdecznie zapraszają na spektakl “Sentymentalne Metamorfozy” w wykonaniu artystów z Teatru Hybrydy Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego w Warszawie. “Sentymentalne Metamorfozy” to spektakl muzyczny o przewrotnych relacjach damsko-męskich w formie lekkich i zabawnych skeczy kabaretowych
The Polish globetrotter Natasza Caban is in Seattle! You can hear her story at a meeting that local bikers organized at the Polish Cultural Center. Natasza is on her motorcycle tour of the Americas and the world. After arriving in Chicago in June, she rode to Alaska where she started
Join the Scouts! The local Polish Scouts troop invites children in group ages of 4-6, 7-10, 11-15 and 15+ to join the organization and have fun! Polish Scouts have a long history in Seattle for over 37 years. We welcome children of all ages starting at 4 years old through young adults.
Michal Pietrzyk, the local director and producer of the award-winning documentary “All on a Mardi Gras Day” has produced a new outstanding documentary in Africa, now showing in Seattle. SIFF presents the feature documentary film “Between the Rains” (83′), Executive Produced by Michal Pietrzyk, and directed by Andrew Harrison Brown
The Polish News looks for editors, graphic designers and web & media wizards. Please join us! It would be great for new people to get involved and to eventually take over. If you are interested in joining, or discussing what it would involve, please contact Ryszard at rkott.media2@hotmail.com. The Seattle
A new Polish folk dance group is organized at the Polish Cultural Center after a pandemic-forced hiatus. Both an adult or young adult section and a children section will be created if there is enough interest. Please come to the first meeting this Friday to learn more. No experience is