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
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
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