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Dec 31, 7 pm - 2 am: New Year’s Eve party
at the Polish Home |
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The traditional
party on the New Year’s Eve.
The dinner will start at 7 pm, dancing from 8 pm.
Where:
at the Polish Home, 1714 18th
Ave. Seattle;
tickets $50 members, $80 non-members
More:
ticket reservation & more info Zbigniew Pietrzyk, (206) 762-6553 |
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Polish Film
Festival Poster Competition, deadline Dec 31, 2004 |
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2003 SPFF poster |
The Seattle Polish
Film Festival announced a poster competition for the 2005 PFF poster.
The next edition of the Festival is in April, 2005. The competition is
opened to all. The winner will receive $100 prize and a Festival pass and the winning
design will be featured on the PFF poster and other Festival materials.
The deadline is Dec 31, 2004; the winner will be announced by Feb 1,
2005.
Where:
the entry form and other details at
Seattle Polish Film Festival, there is
no fee to enter the competition.
More:
[email protected] |
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Dec 18, 1- 3 pm: Polish Book Club meeting |
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The books for the
next meeting scheduled for the meeting are
Jasnie
Panicz by Joanna
Siedlecka, publ.
Proszynski & S-ka, 2003, about the great
writer Witold
Gombrowicz, and
Moj
przyjaciel zdrajca
by Maria Nurowska, publ.
Santorski & Co, 2004, about Colonel Ryszard
Kuklinski, the famous spy who reported the
martial law plans against Solidarity to the CIA. Both books are available at the LEW desk at the SPL
(new central library). New members can borrow the books as well; the SPL
card is not required.
Where:
Seattle
Central Public Library (the new library), room 5 level 4; admission free
More:
Polish Book Club, for info
about books contact
Leszek Chudzinski,
SPL librarian,
(206) 684-0849 or (206) 733-9661
and Hanna Gil, Hanna
Gil, 425-957-9029 |
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CANCELLED -
Dec 12, 5 pm:
Vinci
by Machulski at Cinerama -
CANCELLED |
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CANCELLED
The screening has been
cancelled and the movie will not be rescheduled any time soon as it was
sold to a new distributor.
More:
Michal Friedrich
(206) 619-2063
Juliusz
Machulski is a Polish director known for
knack for criminal comedies. His latest movie
Vinci, released in 2004,
is a comedy involving a heist of the famous painting
Lady with Ermine by
Leonardo da Vinci; the real painting being
the biggest treasure of the Czartoryski
Museum in Cracow, Poland.
Organized by the Society for Arts in
Seattle.
Where:
Cinerama in Seattle;
tickets $12 at 1-866-466-ARTS, and at the Polish Home on Dec 3 & 10; $14
at the door.
More:
Cinerama, movie
Vinci,
Michal Friedrich
(206) 619-2063 |
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Dec 11, 2004, 3 & 8 pm: Northern
Lights – carols at
Bastyr
University in
Bothell |
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This is the second
concert by the highly regarded chorale ensemble
Seattle Pro
Musica. Dir. Karen Thomas invites to a concert of
carols from countries around the Baltic and the Nordic countries. Among
the 11 countries from Iceland
to Lithuania,
Poland
will be represented by the traditional
W zlobie
lezy /
In
a manger. The matinee program is somewhat shorter.
Where:
Chapel at
Bastyr
University,
14500 Juanita Drive NE, Bothell; tickets
$10-$21
More:
Seattle Pro Musica,
Laura McFarland at 206-781-2766 |
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Dec 10, 11, 12:
The Woodcarvers’ Christmas
in Snohomish |
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Sorrowful Jesus - carving by Mr.
Malinowski |
This play set in
1895 in
Cracow, Poland,
incorporates several Polish carols and authentic woodcarvings related to
Christmas and Christian topics, such as the Last Supper. All the
woodcarvings are work by Polish artist, Mr. Malinowski, and have been
collected by Russ & Phyllis Roberts while they were working in
Poland
in 1997-1999. The carvings are a centerpiece and a recurring
topic of the play that tells the story of
love, loss, pain and healing.
Where:
the First Baptist Church, 6019 99th Ave SE, Snohomish, (at
road #2 & #9); Dec 10 & 11 at 7 pm, Dec 12 at 3 pm; tickets $5 include a
bigos dinner but you need to call (360)
568-4195 for reservations
More:
Rev. Russ Roberts, (360) 568-4195,
the
First Baptist Church location |
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Dec 10, 8 pm: Evening of Polish carols at
the Polish Home |
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Come to sing Polish
and American carols! The traditional evening of singing carols at the
Polish Home shall be better than ever as both the Polish Choir and the
cabaret singers from the Polish Home are going to perform and then sing
along with all present. Everybody's invited, and in case you forget the
words, the lyrics are supplied! Santa Claus is also expected to bring
sweets and some surprises so please come and enjoy this great evening!
Where:
at the upper hall of the Polish Home; admission free
More:
Barbara Strutynski (425) 746-3037, more info at
Polish Home |
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Dec 6, 11:30 am:
Roller-skater from
Poland
finishes trek at Microsoft campus |
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After skating over
3,000 miles, Krzysztof Dzienniak will go for the last leg of his trek on
Monday morning to arrive at Microsoft Redmond campus about 11 am. Please
come to show him your support by rooting for him at the finish line!
After greeting by Microsoft PR people he will have lunch with Polish
Microsoft employees and then would tour the company. To support his goal
of raising money for the two girls back in
Poland, please donate money to SOS Children
Villages, which is a charity with branches in
USA and in
Poland.
How to donate money to Monica and
Patricia fund (pdf file)
Where:
at the Microsoft campus sports field, at the corner of NE 36th
St & 159th Ave NE.
More:
SOS Children Villages
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Dec 5, 5:30 pm:
Meeting NY-to-Redmond roller-skater at the Polish Home |
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Krzysztof Dzienniak
is a roller-skater from Warsaw
who skates across the American continent to
Redmond. He started from
New York on Aug 28, 2004 and
as of Dec 1 near
Snoqualmie Pass
on I-90. His stated goal is to meet Bill Gates to bring to his attention
the situation of two girls from
Poland,
7 year old Monika who was born with hydrocephalitis and 10 year old
Patrycja who lost a foot in an accident. Mr. Dzienniak will talk about
his great adventure and his mission.
How to donate money to Monica and
Patricia fund (pdf file)
Where:
at the Polish Home, 1714
18th Ave in
Seattle; admission free
More:
in English
Voices
that must be heard,
Millville man aids charity skater,
Seattle Times, in
Polish
Super Express |
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Dec 5, 2:30 pm: St. Nicolas party for
children at the Polish Home |
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An event for
children building on Polish traditions for St. Nicolas's Day (Dec 6).
This year the main attraction is a play based on Christian Andersen’s
classic tale The Little Match Girl
performed by the "Mlodzi
Polanie" children group from the PHA. After
the play Santa Claus arrives with presents and candies for the children.
The restaurant will be open from 1:30 pm till after the party.
Where:
at the Polish Home, 1714
18th Ave in
Seattle; admission free
More:
For the children group, Barbara Strutynski (425) 746-303 |
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Dec 5, 2004, 2:30 & 7:30 pm: Northern
Lights – carols at Town Hall in
Seattle |
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The highly regarded
chorale ensemble Seattle Pro Musica and dir. Karen Thomas invite to a
concert of carols from countries around the Baltic and the Nordic
countries. Among the 11 countries from
Iceland to Lithuania,
Poland
will be represented by the traditional
W zlobie lezy /
In a manger. There is a
shorter matinee program as well on the same day.
Where:
Town Hall, 1119 Eighth
Avenue, Seattle;
tickets $10-$21
More:
Town Hall,
Seattle Pro Musica,
Laura McFarland at 206-781-2766 |
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Dec 4, 4 pm:
St. Nicolas party for children in Kirkland |
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This is a
traditional Mikolajki
party organized by the Society for Polish Culture. In the program: a
short performance, Santa Claus’s visit with presents, sharing of
Christmas wafers, singing of Polish carols and taking pictures with
Santa Claus.
Where:
Kirkland
Woman's Club, 407 1st
Street,
Kirkland; admission free
More:
The Society for Polish Culture
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