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Vivat Amore!
Katyn
Polish language camp |
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May 31, 10 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the
Redmond Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Bieguni by Olga Tokarczuk published by Wyd.
Literackie in 2007.
Tokarczuk, 45,
is a very popular writer, exploring both historical and mythical
past.
Bieguni examines modern nomads in our complicated
societies. This book has been nominated to the 2008 Nike awards. The book can be bought on the
Internet or borrowed from Club members.
Club meetings are in Polish.
Where:
meeting room #1 at the
Redmond Library; admission free
More: about
the book,
Olga Tokarczuk
Polish
Book Club |
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May 31, from 6 pm:
Vivat Amore!
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wine, dine and sing along at the Polish Home |
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Vivat Musica
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Vivat Amore! is a great new program of Biesiada - an
evening of wining, dining and sing-along merriment, presented by
ladies and gents of the Polish
Choir Vivat Musica.
Good food, wine and music will put you in a great mood and you
are invited to sing merrily
along
- in Polish and English. The bar at the Polish Home will be
open and desserts available. This event is a benefit to the Polish Home expansion project.
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $50 PHA members, $60 regular; a
ticket includes a home made dinner, wine as well as desserts,
coffee & tea; dinner from 6 pm downstairs, wine & desserts
upstairs, concert starts at 7:30 pm
More: table reservations & tickets
Zbigi Przydzielski tel.
206-233-5078 (working hours, 425-820-1207 (evenings),
contact for the Choir
Barbara
Niesulowski |
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May 30 & June 1: Movie Time To Die at SIFF |
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Seattle International Film Festival
shows three Polish movies this year. Time to Die / Pora
umierac (2007), featuring Danuta Szaflarska,
is a story of a feisty 90+ lady fending off mega-rich neighbors
and her own son. Directed by Dorota Kedzierzawska.
Where:
At
Pacific Place Cinema
in Seattle, May 30 at 9:30 pm, June 1 at 11 am
More: About
movie,
SIFF 2008 |
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May 28 & 31: Movie Katyn at SIFF |
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Seattle International Film Festival
shows three Polish movies this year. 2008 Oscar nominee Katyn (2007)
is a moving reconstruction of the Soviet mass murder of Polish
military and intellectual POW elite during WWII and its
shattering effect on live and politics in post war communist
Poland. Directed by Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda.
Where:
At
Egyptian Theatre in Seattle,
May 28 at 7 pm, May 31 at 1:30 pm
More: About
movie,
SIFF 2008 |
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May 24 & 27: Movie All Will Be Well at SIFF |
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Seattle International Film Festival
shows three Polish movies this year. All Will Be Well /
Wszystko bedzie dobrze (2007) is a movie about a young man
and his alcoholic PE coach going on a pilgrimage to Czestochowa
to save the man's ailing mother. Directed by Tomasz Wisniewski.
Where:
At
Harvard Exit
Theatre in Seattle,
May 24 at 11 am, May 27 at 9:30 pm
More: About
movie,
SIFF 2008 |
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May 24-26: Local Polish language camp in
Yelm, WA |
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The Polish
School in Seattle organizes a Polish language camp over the
Memorial Day weekend. Children as well as teenagers up to 15
years old are invited to participate. Please sign up as quickly
as you can.
Where: at the Cascades Camp & Conference Center in Yelm, WA;
price $114 adults, $57.75 children up to 11, $30.10
younger kids;
for reservations please contact Ms. Krystyna
Swietlicka, tel. 206-720-0683.
More: the
Cascade Camp & Conferene Center in Yelm,
Polish
School in Seattle
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May 23: The Polish Home is closed for
Memorial Weekend Friday |
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Polish Home
and specifically the restaurant and the bar will be closed on
May 23, 2008, that is Friday before the Memorial Day weekend.
Where: at the
Polish Home;
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May 18-19: Abp Szczepan Wesoly in Seattle |
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Archbishop
Szczepan Wesoly is visiting the Polish Parish in Seattle. His
Excellency, who was in charge for the Polonia affairs in Vatican
for many years, will attend the confirmation mass at St.
Margaret's Church on May 18 and a dinner in his honor, also at
St. Margaret's, on May 19. This is the second visit of Abp.
Wesoly in Seattle.
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church;
Dinner on May 19 at 7 pm,
for dinner reservations please call
M. Switalska (425) 226-7660, L. Blonska (206) 764-7057
More: tel. to the Parish
(206) 282 1804 |
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May 18, 2 - 5 pm: Polish booth at the
St. Louise Ethnic Fest |
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Polish presence
at the St. Louise Parish Ethnic Fest
has a tradition going back decades thanks to many Polish Eastside families. This year the
Polish
School in Bellevue is again presenting Polish food,
crafts & traditions at the Festival. Besides variety of foods and exhibits from
15+ communities, the Festival also features dances and songs from
several communities such as German, Philippino and Mexican.
Where: at the St. Louise Parish Hall, admission free
More:
St. Louise Parish,
Fr. J. Twardowski
Polish School in Bellevue (in Polish) |
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May 17, 7:30 pm: Aloha! Luau Party
at the Polish Home |
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Come
in a Hawaiian garb and have fun when dancing to live music by
The Starbirds band (Bill & Karen). The Hawaiian attire is not obligatory.
Among attractions: hula hoop competition! Dancing upstairs, full
dinner (7-10 pm) & desserts available downstairs, bar also will be opened.
Where: at the
Polish Home;
tickets $15 PHA members & seniors, $20 others;
More: Maria Switalska
or Lucy Blonska at (206) 767-7057
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May 17, 8 pm:
Music by Karol Szymanowski
in Portland |
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K. Szymanowski |
Szymanowski is one of the most
famous Polish composers of the first half of the 20th c.; he was
also a pianist. The concert by two world class musicians,
violinist Darin Qualls and pianist Cary Lewis features a Bach
sonata, an Edvard Grieg sonata, Karol Szymanowski's Myths, and
another sonata by Gabriel Faure.
Where: at the
Old Church in Portland, OR;
tickets
$25 regular, $15 seniors, $10 students
More:
Karol Szymanowski |
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May 14, 7:30 pm: Expansion Project meeting at
the Polish Home |
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This is a meeting of the Project committee. Come to
discuss and support more changes at the Polish Home! This is an
open meeting, everybody interested in the project is invited to
come and discuss issues. Volunteers are also welcomed at the
meeting!
Where:
at the Polish Home, just drop by
More:
Polish Home
Foundation,
Polish Home |
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May 11:
UW PSEC
reception with Mariusz Kwiecien |
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Mariusz Kwiecien |
Mr. Kwiecien is a young Polish baritone who returns to
Seattle
to sing as Riccardo in I Puritani at the Seattle
Opera.
Please see the other
note on
this page for info about that performanceperformance
–
but, it does not get any better than this!, wrote
Melinda Bargreen in The Seattle Times. The reception is a
fundraiser organized by the UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee to support Polish Studies at the University of
Washington.
Where:
at a
private residence in Seattle, by reservation only; tickets $50
for the reception or $100 for the reception and an opera ticket
to the May 10 performance;
reservations Ewa
Poraj-Kuczewska (206) 362-3829;
More:
Mariusz
Kwiecien,
his fan site, UW
PSEC |
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May 10, noon – 5 pm:
All You Can Eat Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Home |
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It's the
annual pierogi (Polish dumplings) extravaganza that includes several different kinds of pierogi:
meat, potato & cheese, blueberries, plum etc. Free attractions
include: performance by the Podhale group, craft
workshops (make your own pierogi!), animation movies. You can eat leisurely, listen to Polish music and have a good time.
Also available: beer, wine as well as coffee, soft drinks and
homemade deserts
(not included in the admission price).
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $14 regular, $7 children up to
11; tots up to 3 years old free.
More:
Polish Home,
Volunteers
still needed!
Detailed program |
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May 10, 8 pm:
Music by Karol Szymanowski
in Portland |
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K. Szymanowski |
Szymanowski is one of the most
famous Polish composers of the first half of the 20th c.; he was
also a pianist. The concert by two world class musicians,
violinist Darin Qualls and pianist Cary Lewis features a Bach
sonata, an Edvard Grieg sonata, Karol Szymanowski's Myths, and
another sonata by Gabriel Faure.
Where: at the
Old Church in Portland, OR;
tickets
$25 regular, $15 seniors, $10 students
More:
Karol Szymanowski |
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May
3-17:
Mariusz
Kwiecien in I Puritani at the Opera |
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Mariusz Kwiecien |
Mr. Kwiecien is a young Polish baritone who returns to
Seattle
to sing as Riccardo in I Puritani at the Seattle
Opera. His last visit to
Seattle
was in 2007 when he sang the title role in Don Giovani by
Mozart to rave reviews. Mariusz Kwiecien is a very
accomplished singer having performed at the Metropolitan, La Scala,
Vienna State Opera and other best opera houses. Also see a
note about a reception with Mr.
Kwiecien.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
performances are on May 3, 7, 10, 14 & 17; pls double-check with
the Opera if Mr. Kwiecien is scheduled on day you are interested
in
More:
Mariusz
Kwiecien,
his fan site, |
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May 6, 4 pm: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the
Lake Hills Library in Bellevue |
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This is the first meeting of the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for kids - initiative prepared for some time and one that will
surely be very popular. Polish children books and stories will
be read to kids from kindergarten and early elementary grades.
Organized by Malgorzata Dawiec and Joanna Wroblewska, with the
help of King County Public Libraries.
Where:
at
the Lake Hills Public
Library in Bellevue; admission free
More:
Polish Story Time
website, contact to
Malgorzata Dawiec &
Joanna
Wroblewska |
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May 3, 10 am: Polish national rowing team at
the Windermere Cup Regatta |
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The traditional Opening Day of the boating season in Seattle
features a regatta and then the Boat Parade in the Montlake Cut.
The Windermere Cup is the prize for the top race where the
University of Washington varsity teams race against invited
teams from US and abroad. Races start form 10:20, the Polish
national team rows at 11:25, the Boat Parade after the last
race. Organized by the UW, Windermere and the Seattle Yacht
Club.
Where:
at
the Montlake Cut in Seattle;
parking & directions; admission free;
More:
Windermere Cup,
SYC Opening
Day, contact to the Polish team
Ineza Kuceba,
PZTW (in
Polish) |
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May 3, 7 pm: Basia Bulat & DeVotchKa
group at
Showbox SoDo |
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Basia Bulat |
Basia Bulat is an indie pop singer and songwriter hailing from
Toronto & Montreal who returns to Seattle after her successful premiere show at the Triple
Door in February. The show at SoDo is a double ticket with the
2006 Grammy winner group DeVotchKa. Basia has local fans
here who say her February show was just great.
Where:
at
Shobox SoDo in Seattle; tickets $19 advanced/at the
door
More:
Basia's site,
DeVotchKa |
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May 2, 3:30 pm: Roundtable with Adam
Michnik at the UW |
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Adam Michnik |
Adam Michnik,
the editor in chief of the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, political
essayist & writer and arguably the fiercest intellectual of the
former Polish dissidents comes to Seattle as a guest speaker.
The roundtable is at the Parrington Forum of the UW.
(please
see a
note about his lecture on April 30). Organized by the
Parrington Forum and UW PSEC.
Sponsored by Polish Studies Distinguished Speaker Series.
Where: at Parrington Hall at the University of Washington campus;
admission free.
More:
Michnik,
Gazeta
Wyborcza (EN),
UW PSEC |
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May 2, 7:30 pm: Reception in honor of Adam
Michnik in Seattle |
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Adam Michnik |
Adam Michnik,
the editor in chief of the daily Gazeta Wyborcza, political
essayist & writer and arguably the fiercest intellectual of the
former Polish dissidents comes to Seattle as a guest speaker (please
see a
separate note about his lecture). The reception is
organized by UW PSEC as a benefit for the Polish Studies at the
University of Washington
Where: at a private residence
in Seattle;
tickets $75 per person;
reservations required; for reservation contact
Martha Golubiec or
call 206-935-7535.
More:
Michnik,
Gazeta
Wyborcza (EN),
UW PSEC |
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May 2, 8 pm:
Rafal Blechacz in concert in Vancouver, BC |
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Rafal Blechacz
is a young pianist star who won the last International Chopin
Competition in Warsaw in October 2005 in a great style,
winning all five major awards there. In Vancouver he will play
Piano Sonata #9 in D-major by Mozart, Estampes by Debussy,
Variations in B-flat minor by Szymanowski and 24 Preludes
op.28 by Chopin. Also available: Gala Reception with the pianist.
Organized by the Vancouver Chopin Society.
Where: at the
Chan Centre, Vancouver, BC;
More: Rafal
Blechacz's site,
Rafal Blechacz,
Vancouver Chopin Society |
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