Dom Polski i Szkoła Polska im. ks. Jana Twardowskiego w Bellevue serdecznie zapraszają na monodram „Wisława Szymborska: Poezja i życie” w wykonaniu Agaty Pilitowskiej. Spektakl ten został przygotowany z okazji setnej rocznicy urodzin poetki. Dodatkową atrakcją przedstawienia będą nagrania wideo z udziałem Marii Nowotarskiej. Agata Pilitowska i Maria Nowotarska (córka i
Polish Scouts invite you to the dance party “Two wanted to dance / Dwóm tańczyć się zachciało”. Come to dance the evening away whether single or a young family as the scouts provide babysitting for your children! The program includes: Home-made Polish dinner will be available for purchase from 4
Polish Home Association presents the concert “History of Polish Music” with duo Karolina Mikołajczyk (violin) and Iwo Jedynecki (classical accordion). The program of the concert is as follows 1. A. Jarzębski – Chromatica 2. F. Chopin – Nocturne op. 9 no 2 3. G. Bacewicz – Oberek 4. K. Szymanowski
Celebrate Poland’s and modern Europe’s first constitution, of 1791, with music, dance, theater, and delicious food! Seattle’s Polish Constitution Day assembly will feature a piano recital by acclaimed pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski playing award-winning renditions of the works of Szymanowski, Paderewski, and Chopin. There will also be rousing performances of traditional
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Powieść, która wpisała Georgiego Gospodinowa w kanon najciekawszych pisarzy współczesnej Europy, rozpoczyna się najprawdopodobniej w roku 1925. Dwunastoletni chłopiec po raz pierwszy sam trafia na jarmark, trzymając w spoconej dłoni piątaka, który dał mu ojciec. Wszystkie pieniądze oddaje przy wejściu do
Seattle’s latest and most exciting word in chamber music is the extraordinary wind ensemble Viridian Winds, who will be presenting a night of “Musica Polonia”. The melodies of a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a horn, a bassoon, and a piano will seamlessly intertwine in the stylings of Chopin, Bacewicz,
Quiver Distribution and Fathom Events present the movie “Irena’s Vow / Przysięga Ireny” directed by Louise Archambault. This Canadian-Polish WWII drama tells the story of Irena Gut Opdyke who risked everything to save the lives of thirteen Jews — including one unborn — during the Nazi atrocities against Poland. If
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Niniejsza powieść to debiut prozatorski Czechowicza z 1923 roku. Opublikował ją na łamach lubelskiego „Reflektora”. „Opowieść o papierowej koronie”, to dzieło, którego jednym z tematów jest niespełniona miłość. Młody Czechowicz stworzył niezwykle ciekawy utwór, którego głównym bohaterem jest Henryk, homoseksualista, zawiedziony
Update as of 4/7/24: there are no more reservations available to see the consul. The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles kindly informs that the next consular visit to Seattle, only to process passport applications, is scheduled for April 12 & 13, 2024. The Consul will
Wendy Rader-Konofalski has several exciting art events coming up! This week she will be installing one large ocean scene painting called “Paradise” at the Caffe Ladro in Seattle’s 2 + U (at Second Avenue and University St). This Caffe Ladro is across the street from the Seattle Art Museum. “Paradise”
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee and the UW Slavic Dept invite everybody to an evening with Jerzy Jarniewicz, one of Poland’s most acclaimed poets, translators and critics. He will be reading his poems in Polish and in English from his volume “Landless Boys” translated by Piotr Florczyk. Update: read the
The Polish Home Association invites everybody to the annual Easter celebration, a traditional gathering of members & friends of the Polish Home. with sharing of the Easter eggs. The Polish Women’s Club and the PHA will provide a variety of desserts and pastries, but please bring a salad or pastry
The Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invites you to Camano Island for the opening of the Nature Walk Trail commemorating Scoutmaster Martha Golubiec. Martha Golubiec was the founder of the Polish scouting organization in Seattle in 1986 and served as its Scoutmaster for 24 years before passing the torch to a
Third Place Books is thrilled to invite you to meet writer and translator Jennifer Croft at Third Place Books Ravenna store. She is an International Booker Prize-winning translator of Olga Tokarczuk. Her debut novel, ‘The Extinction of Irena Rey’ is a propulsive, beguiling story about eight translators and their search
The Kosciuszko Foundation is currently accepting applications for 2024 Summer Studies Abroad Program. The Kosciuszko Foundation offers Tomaszkiewicz-Florio and Wisconsin Study Polish Scholarships for students who wish to study Polish at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow or the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin. The Jagiellonian University offers programs
Ronald “Roman” Golubiec, a pillar of our Polish community, died on January 24, 2024 in Seattle of old age, he was 91. Romuald Golubiec was born in Riga, Latvia on July 27, 1932. His father was arrested and taken away by the Soviets. His mother later remarried to the Polish
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