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Santo Subito concert
A. Kurzak at the Opera
Chopin in Jazz |
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Oct 30, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is Ku sloncu by Inga Iwasiow,
published by Swiat Ksiazki in 2010. Ku sloncu is a
continuation of Bambino; the book is set
in Szczecin, a big port city in northwest Poland
and follows children of the Bambino
characters. Iwasiow is a contemporary writer, a poet and a
professor of literature at the Szczecin University. Club
meetings are in Polish.
Where: at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
book, Bambino,
Inga Iwasiow, her
website & blog,
Polish Book Club |
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Oct 27, 7:30 pm:
Lecture on Seismic Tomography at the UW |
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Barbara Romanowicz |
UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to
a Distinguished Speaker Series lecture Seismic Tomography: a
window into the earth's interior from crust to core by Prof.
Barbara Romanowicz. Dr. Romanowicz is the Director of the
Berkeley Seismological Laboratory and professor in the
Department of Earth and Planetary Science at University of
California in Berkeley.
Where:
Walker-Ames Room
at Kane Hall,
the University of Washington
campus in Seattle; admission free, reception to
follow
More: about
Prof. Romanowicz,
UW PSEC
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Oct 26, 8 pm:
Piotr Rubik and Santo Subito at the Town Hall |
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Critically acclaimed Polish
composer, cellist and pianist Piotr Rubik comes to Seattle with
the great Santo Subito concert. The concert is an an emotional
journey through the life and work of Karol Wojtyla - Pope John
Paul II. It features an orchestra and a choir with the
participation of the Polish Choir Vivat Musica from
Seattle.
Where:
Town Hall
in Seattle;
$4 parking info; tickets $75-60 advanced, $80-65 at the door;
for
info
& tickets call Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
More:
Rubik at Town Hall,
Piotr Rubik website
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Oct 25 & 26, 9 am - 8 pm: Polish passport
applications processed in Portland |
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It's in Oregon, but this
is closer than LA. A representative of the Consulate General in Los
Angeles comes to Portland to process passport applications and other
matters requiring Polish citizens to file documents in person before a
Polish consul.
To schedule an appointment with the Polish
Consul visiting Portland, please send email with your contact info
specifying how many people in your family will come to see the Consul to
Ms. Dorota Zukowska or
call (503) 690-5463.
Where:
the appointments will be at the
Polish Library in Portland, OR
More:
email Ms.
Dorota Zukowska or call (503) 690-5463
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Oct 25, 7:30 pm:
Concert Chopin and Jazz at the Polish Home |
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Polish Home
invites to a concert Chopin and Jazz by the International
Polish Jazz Group - a quartet of Polish jazz musicians from
different countries led by Jan Jarczyk. The
program includes preludes op.28 #15, 20, 21 & 24, mazurkas
F-minor & A-minor, nocturne B-major and etude F-minor by Chopin as well as Chopin
& Jazz by Jarczyk. Mr. Jarczyk is the Director of Jazz Studies
at the McGill Univ. in Montreal, Canada.
Where: at the
Polish Home; tickets
$25 advanced, at the door $30/$27 regular / PHA members, for reservations contact
Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548or
Renata Mroz 206-362-7917.
The same concert is in Vancouver, BC on Oct 23, 2010.
More:
prof. Jarczyk,
pictures from
concert |
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Oct
23, 2 pm: Greeting the Polish Yacht Solanus in Vancouver,
BC |
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Solanus |
The
Consulate General of Poland in Vancouver, BC invites to the
arrival celebration for the Polish yacht Solanus. The
Solanus sailed from Gdansk, Poland on May 16, 2010 and came
to the Pacific NW after navigating through the famous Arctic Northwest Passage
in the summer: via south of Greenland, Baffin Bay, hugging
the north Canadian coast and
around Alaska.
Where: at Granville
Island, at a pier next to the Public Market, in Vancouver,
BC; admission free
More:
Polish Vancouver Sailor site (PL) ,
Solanus voyage
blog (PL). For more info on the Vancouver visit please
contact Cpt.
Jerzy Kuśmider, tel.
604-275-1095.
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Oct 20, 7:30 pm:
Polish Film Club meeting at the Polish Home |
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Daniel Olbrychski |
The film for the meeting is The Promised Land
directed by Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda in 1975.
This Oscar nominated movie
is a very vivid picture of a 19 c. Lodz, a Polish
city which grew overnight into a textile capital of the Russian
Empire, with huge fortunes made and lost on wool or cotton, and
of a society in transition from rural and half-feudal to
industrial.
Based on a novel by a Nobel prize winner W.
Reymont.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home; in Polish
w/ English subtitles; admission free
More:
Wajda,
Wajda on the movie,
movie on Amazon,
PFC OKO site |
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Oct 16-30:
A. Kurzak
in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opera |
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Kurzak as Lucia |
Ms. Aleksandra Kurzak, a world-famous Polish soprano comes to Seattle after
very successful performances at the most prestigious opera
houses in the US and Europe. In her title role of Lucia
she portrays a Scottish
noblewoman driven to madness and murder by her brother.
Ms. Kurzak performed major roles in Europe and debuted at the
Metropolitan Opera in 2005. Also, see a
note about reception w/ Ms. Kurzak.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
Ms. Kurzak is scheduled to sing on October 16, 20, 23, 27 & 30,
2010.
More:
Aleksandra
Kurzak's site,
Lucia di Lammermoor in Seattle |
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Oct 16-17:
UW PSEC opera
&
reception with Aleksandra Kurzak |
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Aleksandra Kurzak |
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee invites to a night at
the opera to see Aleksandra Kurzak in Lucia di Lammermoor and then to
a private reception with the famous Polish soprano.
Please see another
note on
this page for info about Ms. Kurzak and the opera. The reception is a
fundraiser organized by the UW PSEC to support Polish Studies at the University of
Washington.
Where:
at a
private residence in Seattle, by reservation only; donation $100
per person covers a ticket to the Opera on Oct 16, at 7:30 pm and
a reception reservation for Oct 17 at 3 pm;
reservations Ewa
Poraj-Kuczewska (206) 362-3829 by Sep 30.
More:
Aleksandra
Kurzak's site,
Lucia di Lammermoor in Seattle, UW
PSEC |
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Oct 16, 8 pm: Farewell to Summer
dance evening at the Polish Home |
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Dance Club at
the Polish Home invites to Farewell to Summer
dance with a wide music selection to please everyone. The
program includes: ballroom dance show by Sala Nau & Ola
Zgirska, belly
dancing by Malia, singer show by Jurek Staszak and contests with prizes. Dancing from 8
pm, performances 9 pm; the bar & restaurant open. All proceeds go towards rebuilding the
upstairs stage
at the Polish Home.
Where: at the
ballroom of
the
Polish Home in Seattle;
tickets $15 will be sold at the door only
More:
Dance Club,
Malia Dances,
for info about event contact Zbigniew Pietrzyk (206) 478-2479
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Oct 12, 7:30 pm: Celebrating Bloody
Foreigners at the Polish Home |
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Polish Cultural
Center invites to an exhibition, documentary movie and a meeting
with Cpt. Witold (Alex) Herbst, a WWII fighter pilot of RAF
Squadrons 308 & 303, to celebrate 70th anniversary of Polish
wings over Britain. The Untold Battle of Britain is a
documentary from the Channel 4 Bloody Foreigners series
about the famous Polish Squadron 303; the exhibition is
Polish Wings in WWII.
Event
organized by Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski.
Where: upper hall of
the
Polish Home in Seattle;
admission free, reception to follow
More:
about
Cpt.
Herbst,
Bloody Foreigners,
Untold Battle of Britain
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Oct 10, noon: 100th Anniversary of St.
Margaret's Church at St. Anne |
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St.
Margaret of Scotland |
The Church of St. Margaret of Scotland in Seattle invites to a
celebration of its 100th anniversary. The program includes
12 noon: anniversary mass at St. Margaret's
following: anniversary banquet at the St. Anne Parish in Seattle
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church and
St. Anne Catholic Church
in Seattle; banquet tickets $30 regular, $5 children, available
after mass at St. Margaret's.
More:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church |
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Oct 10, 9 pm:
Movie Mall
Girls / Galerianki at Tacoma Film Festival |
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Mall Girls |
Tacoma Film Festival invites to Mall Girls /
Galerianki, an unflattering portrait of high school girls
whose life revolves around a mall, its opportunities to satisfy
a desire to make a quick buck and to upend their fellow students
with flashy clothes and attitude. Directed by Katarzyna
Roslaniec who won the Best Debut Director Award at the 2010
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
Where:
at the Grand Cinema in Tacoma; in Polish
w/ English subtitles;
More:
Mall Girls & Roslaniec,
the movie
at TFF,
Tacoma Film Festival |
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Oct 8, 7:30 pm: Open house at the SGSCA
meeting at the Polish Home |
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Seattle Gdynia
Sister City Association invites everybody to an open house
meeting with a presentation.
The group starts a new season after summer by hosting an
informative session on the award-winning Gdynia Business Week
program. There will be a slideshow presentation and volunteers
and organizers will share their experiences.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home in Seattle, admission free
More:
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Assn.,
or contact Debra
Markert or Tom Clark |
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Oct 7, 7 pm: Presentation Doing Business in
Poland at the Polish Home |
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Anders Worsoe |
The
Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Seattle invites
businesses and the corporate community to a presentation
Doing Business in Poland by Mr. Anders Worsoe.
Mr. Worsoe is a founding partner at Magnusson Law, a
full-service international
law firm with offices in Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and
Belarus. A reception will follow the presentation.
Where: at the
Polish Home in Seattle;
donation $10-$20 suggested
More: about
Anders Worsoe,
Magnusson Law, PACC PNW site |
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Oct 3, 3 pm:
Lecture about Janusz Korczak in Vancouver, BC |
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Janusz Korczak |
The Janusz Korczak Association of
Canada invites to a lecture Dr. Janusz Korczak - Champion of
Children's Rights by a guest speaker, Prof. Jadwiga
Binczycka. Discussion to follow the lecture. Prof. Binczycka is
a Vice-President of the International Janusz Korczak
Association.
Where:
Peretz Centre for
Secular Jewish Culture in Vancouver, BC; admission free,
refreshment will be served.
More:
About Dr.
Korczak, Korczak
Associations |
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Oct 2, from 6 pm:
120th Anniversary of the PNA Lodge #156 at the Polish Home |
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PAC's Frank Spula |
Polish National Alliance Lodge #156
invites to a celebration of its 120th Anniversary. The keynote
speaker is Mr. Frank Spula, PNA president and the president of
Polish American Congress. The program includes: refreshments
from 6 pm, dinner and keynote speech from 7 pm, then
performances by the Polish Choir Vivat Musica, the
Young Polanie Group and a chamber music ensemble.
Everybody's invited!
Where: at the
Polish Home; tickets
$30, for reservation and more info contact James Hicker at
253-839-4529, reservation deadline Sep 25,
2010
More: About
PNA,
PAC,
Frank Spula,
Spula honored |
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Oct 1, 8, 15 & 22, 4 pm: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the Bellevue Library |
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Joanna Wroblewska |
This is a meeting of the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for kids - Polish children books and stories are read to kids from kindergarten and early elementary grades.
In this meeting: children poems, rhymes, songs and finger plays. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska with the
help of the King County Public Libraries.
Where:
at
the Bellevue Regional
Library in Bellevue; admission free, in Polish
More:
Joanna
Wroblewska,
Poczytajki blog
Note: Poczytajki is mostly a weekly event with some weeks off.
October meeting are Oct 1,
8, 15 & 22, 2010. November meetings start on Nov 12. |
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