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
River Seattle presents Giordana Falzone and Agata Jędrzejczak in a modern dance performance. The work, “to upada”—”it falls” is an improvised, or spontaneously composed, piece that explores collective and personal memory, the places where one thing blurs into the other, and the act of finding encounters or decisions in between the moment
This is the annual one-day Polish Bazaar that falls on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, that is a week before Easter. This year, the bazaar celebrates its 60th anniversary – it started in 1964! The bazaar features the usual: booths with amber and jewelry, arts and crafts, Polish crys tals
The Polish Home Association and Marzena Lilian Szlaga Piano Studio are delighted to present an enchanting piano recital in celebration of Frédéric Chopin’s 224th birthday. Join us for an afternoon filled with beautiful melodies and exceptional performances by the talented students of the piano studio. This event is free and
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.
Polish Cultural Center invites you to an enchanting recital concert paying homage to the famous singer Anna Jantar whose life was cut short tragically in 1980 at the age of 30. Before her death she was one of the most popular Polish singers, with multiple golden disks and song-of-the-year awards.
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Marcowe spotkanie klubu książki poświęcone jest dyskusji na temat książki „Sydonia. Słowo się rzekło”, napisanej przez wybitną pisarkę Elżbietę Cherezińską. Autorka, bazując na starych dokumentach, rekonstruuje historię Sydonii von Bork, szlachcianki należącej do najstarszego rodu szlacheckiego Pomorza, żyjącej w Księstwie Pomorskim
Every man IS a pig, and every woman too, in the movie “The Peasants / Chłopi” which is an adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning novel under the same title about life in a 19th century Polish village. The film tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her
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;
UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance presents a talk “Undoing Legal Authoritarianism: The Case of Poland, and Its Relevance Elsewhere” by Dvid Ost. A Q&A session will follow. During the eight years it was in power, starting in 2015, Poland’s Law and Justice Party (PiS), led by Jarosław
World Affairs Council in Seattle invites you to the presentation “The Challenges for the New Democratic Government in Poland” by Dr. Henryka Bochniarz. Poland experienced a significant transformation last year, as voters, particularly women and young people, voted out the populist Law and Justice Party (PiS). The eight-year tenure of
Mark your calendars for a wonderful piano duet performance featuring the electrifying chemistry between two gifted musicians at the top of their game. Piotr Różański and Grzegorz Mania will transport you with their thoughtfully curated menu of musical delights, from Paderewski to Żeleński to Tansman–and more. Piotr Różański, who teaches
The UW School of Music presents The Zarębski Piano Duo – Grzegorz Mania and Piotr Różański – in a free lecture-recital of music by contemporary Polish women composers. The idea behind the lecture-recital program is to popularize piano duets for four hands, written by contemporary Polish women composers. This type