The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs present the webinar A Polish Mistress of the Brush: Olga Boznańska by Ewa Bobrowska. Dr. Bobrowska is an art historian based in Paris with interest in the 19th c. and the 20th c. Polish artists working abroad. Olga Boznańska (1865-1940) was one of the most renowned
The fall quarter at the University of Washington brings again courses that can draw people interested in Polish culture. As usual, seniors 60+ can register to listen to these course for a token fee (in range of $10) through the UW Access Program. Notable courses in the fall include: Slavic Lands
The Polish Film Festival Miami and the Podkarpackie Film Commission present four documentaries exploring the Podkarpackie region – the south east highland corner of Poland with the Beskidy Mountains and Bieszczdy. Open Range / Wypasionay Raj (2017) by Rafał Gużkowski The Residents of Moczary / Moczarowi mieszkańcy (2016) by Rafał Gużkowski Master and
The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, City University of New York presents the online conversation A Flight of Tokarczuk Translators that is part of the Translating the Future program. This event will feature 12 of Olga Tokarczuk’s translators bringing her works to English, Japanese, Hindi, Ukrainian, German, Czech, Norwegian, Italian, Brazilian
Polish Book Club invites to the September meeting on Zoom. The book to discuss is Przenajświętsza Rzeczypospolita by Jacek Piekara published by Fabryka Snów in 2018 (first edition 2006). Piekara, 55 is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, nowadays mostly known due to his fantasy series about wizard Arivald and another one about inquisitor
The Polish Cultural Center starts a new book club for people who’d like to read and discuss Polish literature in English (yes!), organized by indomitable Paulina Phung. The book to discuss at the first meeting is Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa. Szymiczkowa is the pen name of duo Jacek
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee invites you to an online lecture From Ours to Alien: The Journey of Polish OBCY” by Katarzyna Dziwirek. Prof. Dziwirek is the Chair of the UW Dept of Slavic Languages and Literatures; her research focuses on semantics & syntax and especially in expressions of emotion and perception. The
While American citizens cannot enter the EU countries, you can fly to Europe on a different passport, such as a Polish one. There are two ways to do it: on regular flights or “rescue” flights. Situation changes, so check your connection to see if you can fly on a regular
Wednesdays at 12:30 This series was originally broadcast on KCTS9 from April to June 2020 – if you missed it, this is your second chance! Flavor of Poland is a culinary-travel PBS television weekly series presenting the country of Poland to American viewers like they’ve never seen it before. Hosted
The local Polish Schools in Bellevue and Seattle are adapting to the difficulties created by the pandemic with their school year starting around mid-September. There is also a recommendation for an online school in Poland. Szkoła Polska im. Ks. J. Twardowskiego w BellevueThe School will have all the classes online, which
In spring 2020, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles suspended its program of rotating consular visits to different cities such as Seattle and Portland to handle passport applications for Polish citizens due to COVID-19. Update in January 2021. There are still no visits planned for the
Polish Book Club invites to the August meeting on Zoom. The book to discuss is Zimowla by Dominika Słowik published by Wyd. Znak in 2019. Słowik, 32 is an award winning writer; Zimowla is her second book and it won the Polityka Passport Award in literature in 2019. The book about small country
The Kosciuszko Foundation Online Programs present the webinar Beyond the Battle of Warsaw, The Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920 in Western Geopolitics by Piotr Puchalski. Dr. Puchalski is an Assistant Professor of modern European history at the Pedagogical University in Cracow. The Battle of Warsaw, fought on August 12-25, 1920, also known as
Hello! My family and I live in Capitol Hill and we are looking for a kind and energetic in-home caretaker for our newborn daughter. I am a first-generation American and grew up speaking Polish at home. I’d love for my child to be exposed to the language as much as
The Polish Film Festival Miami and the Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC present a cinematic retrospective Late Summer Nostalgia. All movies in Polish with English subtitles. There are four movies in the program and that includes a children adventure movie with 12-year old heroes. That movie, Double Trouble, is available for streaming for
If you crave the time you could visit the restaurant at the Polish Home and chat at the bar over some drinks, this is an event for you! The Polish Home Association will be hosting a virtual Happy Hour on Zoom. Come to chat with old friends, make drinks at
The Amazon original movie studio presents Radioactive, directed by Marjane Satrapi based on the graphic novel by Laurel Redniss of the same title. This 2019 biopic of the double Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie (nee Maria Skłodowska) features a brilliant performance by Rosamund Pike as Madame Curie with Sam Riley as Pierre
Szkoła Polska w Seattle szuka nauczycieli Polska Szkoła im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Seattle poszukuje nauczycieli języka polskiego do klasy 3-ciej i do klasy najmłodszej, 4-5 latków. Mile widziane wykształcenie pedagogiczne. Zgłoszenia przyjmuje i więcej informacji udziela Maria Grabowska, megrabowska@yahoo.com Zapisy dzieci i dorosłych na nowy rok szkolny 2020/21 przyjmują Maria Grabowska
Wednesdays at 12:30 pm This series was originally broadcast on KCTS9 from April to June 2020 – if you missed it, this is your second chance! Flavor of Poland is a culinary-travel PBS television weekly series presenting the country of Poland to American viewers like they’ve never seen it before.
In a rare show of Polish movies for kids in the USA, the Polish Film Festival Miami and the Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC present a special event Animations for Vacations with three animated short movies in one screening. All movies in Polish, versions with English subtitles available The movie lineup