Author: Ryszard Kott

Registration at the Polish School in Bellevue

The Fr. Twardowski Polish School in Bellevue accepts new students for the 2022/2023 academic year for classes 0 to 8. The enrollment is based on demonstrated language skills, not on age, and the new students can enroll in person on September 14, 2022, at 7 pm or contact the school for

Klub książki: “Mistrzyni”

Klub książki zaprasza nowych członków do udziału w dyskusjach. Tematem spotkania wrześniowego jest książka Manueli Gretkowskiej Mistrzyni wydana przez Znak literanova w 2021 roku. Powieść została zainspirowana życiem Lucyny Ćwierciakiewiczowej (1826-1901), słynnej autorki polskich książek kucharskich oraz celebrytki tamtych czasów, włącznie z bogactwem, wpływani i skandalami w życiu prywatnym. Gretkowska, 58,

Registration At the Polish School in Seattle

The Juliusz Słowacki Polish School in Seattle is starting enrollment for the 2022/2023 academic year. Classes for adults will be online on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the evening, children’s classes will take place at the Polish Home on Saturdays mornings. Sign up online here. The fees for the classes are as

Barbara Strutynski Has Died

Barbara Strutynski, an outstanding longtime member of our Polish community died on August 24, 2022, in her home with her family by her side. She was almost 86. Known to everybody as “Pani Basia”, Barbara was a community pilar, active since the early 1960s untill the pandemic. During this time,

Polish Community Picnic

This is the main summer picnic for the Polish community of Seattle, and everybody is invited. It’s organized by the Polish Home Association, the biggest Polish organization around, together with the Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association. However, this is a Polish picnic open to all, so drop by if you feel

Klub książki: “Księgi Jakubowe”

Klub książki zaprasza nowych członków do udziału w dyskusjach. Tematem spotkania sierpniowego, przeniesionego z lipca, jest książka laureatki nagrody Nobla, Olgi Tokarczuk pt. Księgi Jakubowe  wydana w 2014 roku przez Wydawnictwo Literackie. Tokarczuk, 60, otrzymała nagrode Nobla w dziedzinie literatury za rok 2018. Otrzymała też nagrode Man Booker International Prize

Polish Movies on the “35mm.online” Streaming Platform

The Polish public movie producer, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych (WFDiF), created a movie streaming platform “35mm.online” presenting Polish cinematography. About 4000 fully digitalized and restored movies are now available for viewing. The platform is available on the web, as a mobile application and as a smart TV application. The

Volunteers Still Needed for the Polish Festival Seattle

Update: This is the first live Polish Festival after the pandemic, and it needs many more volunteers! Please help if you can. Hello friends, We would like to invite you to help us create the ultimate Seattle Polish Festival experience. The event will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022, from

Hania Rani in a Jazz Concert

Hania Rani is an award-winning pianist, composer and vocalist coming to Seattle right after playing at the Toronto Jazz Festival. The concert organized by Fremont Abbey Arts Center has been moved from Fremont to the St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral to accommodate a bigger audience; however, this a regular jazz concert

Volunteers Needed for Polish Food Prep Before the Festival!

Update: This is the first live Polish Festival after the pandemic, and it needs many more volunteers! Please help if you can. The Polish Festival will be serving a lot of great Polish food, but that needs a lot of preparation! The Polish Home Association and the Culinary Workshops ask

Polish Cultural Center Closed Till September

The restaurant and the bar at the Polish Cultural Center have closed for the summer. The summer break this year 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 9,