Lani Phillips Wins the 2021 Best Student of Polish Award

Lani Phillips, who has been learning Polish Language at the University of Washington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures for the last two years, has received the prize for the Best Student of Polish there. The prize is awarded by the Polish Women’s Club of Seattle. Congratulations! More: UW Slavic

AD: Summer Polish Classes at City Univ. of Seattle

Washington Academy of Languages at the City University of Seattle has a native Polish instruct and has been offering Polish classes. In the summer of 2021 the following two classes are offered, both starting at the beginning of July and ending at the beginning of September. Polish 1 Ewa Krawczyk

AD: Order Polish Festival T-Shirts & Hoodies

The T-shirts are here! Polish Festival Seattle has a virtual program this year, but you can order a nice festival T-shirt or a hoodie regardless. And the 2021 designs are really nice, so go for it! This year the design features our roosters in festive Polish costume patterns! Please consider

AD: Summer Course by Local Polish School

The Polish School in Seattle offers an online course of Polish language this summer. Dates: June 21- August 23, 2021, sessions on Mondays from 6 pm to 8 pmTuition fee $165 covers• 10 meetings online• Final exam• Certificate of attendance• Beginners or intermediate levelSize of group: Maximum 10 studentsPayment: PayPal

AD: Update from Crew Treks Adventures

Easter Europe Express: Aug 16-25, 2021 With fast pace of vaccinations in the US we are on track for 70% of population being vaccinated by the end of June. Now, even though EU is behind our vaccination rates, they should achieve the same levels by the end of August. The

$21,000: GiveBIG Campaign Is An Unprecedented Success!

The 2021 Polish community-wide giving campaign coordinated by Seattle Polish Foundation and run as part of the GiveBIG was an unprecedented success! Almost $21,000 has been collected and this total does not include corporate matching, so the final amount will increase. All the campaigns at GiveBIG together received over $17mln.

AD: New Music Video from Magdalucca

Alternative-pop singer-songwriter, and multi-media artist, Magdalucca released her next music video for the song Tsukina Waguma from the album The Air Between.  Magdalucca is enjoying a creative rebirth fluidly expressing her unique visions of music, visual art, and film. Her debut EP, The Air Between, offers enlightening and emboldening social commentary, personal revelation,

AD: Learn Polish Online on a Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship

The Kosciuszko Foundattion is currently accepting applications for Tomaszkiewicz-Florio and Wisconsin Study Polish Scholarships from students who wish to study Polish with Jagiellonian University professors and teachers. 2-week, 4-week and 6-week classes are available. Students can enroll in Polish language classes and up to two lectures from among the following courses:

Polish Mother’s Day Specials Available to Order Till May 21

The Mother’s Day in Poland is on May 26 and many Moms in Polish community who are the first generation immigrants prefer that date. So if your Polish Mom likes May 26, here is your chance for ordering a special for her. Frasier cake – vanilla sponge, crème mousseline, strawberries;

AD: Learn Polish Online at Summer Courses in Poland

Lat update: May 10, 2021. The usual crop of summer courses in Poland available every year has been adapted to the pandemic. Some courses listed below are online while others offer in person experience. Summer School at the Jagiellonian University School of Polish Language and Culture The Summer School has

Mother’s Day Specials Available to Order Till Midnight on May 5

The chef at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski, Anna Horodetska, offers these cake specials right in time for a Mother’s Day celebration! Frasier cake – vanilla sponge, crème mousseline, strawberries; serves 10-12 people, price $35 Summer Cheesecake – vanilla sponge, creamy cheese mousse, berry gelée layer, fresh raspberries, cream

Roy “Wojtek” Koczarski Has Died

Roy “Wojtek” Koczarski, a long time active member of the Polish community, and notably the architect taking care of the Polish Home, died on April 26, 2021 of natural causes with his family by his side. He was 92. Wojciech Koczarski was born on February 7, 1929 in Lwów, then

New Polish Theatre Group in Seattle

Anna Kulakowska has launched a new initiative at the Polish Cultural Center with an audacious goal to start a theatre! Together with Paulina Phung, she is organizing a theatrical group and calling on all theatre enthusiasts – actors, makeup artists, set designers, script writers and more to get in touch.There is a

No Consular Visits To Seattle Anytime Soon

The Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles does not plan a passport visit to Seattle before or during summer 2021; the program to visit different cities has been suspended since spring 2020. A consular visit in the fall is a possibility, but it’s not decided yet – it would

Fire Next Door to the Polish Home

Around 5:20 pm on April 7, 2021, there was a fire at the house adjacent to the Polish Home building from south, and unfortunately a life was lost. The elderly neighbor Michael Gross has perished and his body was found by the firefighters. He was 70 years old. The initial

More Appointments Available in Auburn: April 7 to 12, 2021

The following is a quote from the King County Public Health mail received on April 7, 2021. Hello, I want to let you know that there is high availability of appointments for the Johnson & Johnson one dose vaccine at the Public Health – Seattle King County Auburn vaccination site

Call For Videos: Polish Festival Seattle 2021

Polish Festival Seattle will have a livestream video on the Festival day, July 10, 2021 showcasing traditional Polish costumes along with dance, music and other activities. We invite members of the Seattle Polish community and also our PNW neighbors to submit short videos that go along with this summer’s costume

Husky Giving Day on April 8: Support UW Polish Studies!

The University of Washington has its yearly fundraiser on April 8, 2021 and is appealing to donors to support their favorite UW programs. If you are Polish and want to donate to the University of Washington, please support the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee (UW PSEC). More: UW PSEC website,