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Polish Festival
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Movie by Polanski |
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July 27, noon-5 pm: SGSCA picnic at the Alki
Beach Park |
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Everyone is
invited - individuals and families, members and guests - to celebrate the summer
at the
yearly picnic of the Seattle-Gdynia Sister
City Association.
Come to
enjoy great food, to learn about the SGSCA upcoming activities,
to meet the three Gdynia High School students who recently
attended the Washington Business Week program:
Maciej Kotarbinski, Piotr Jozwik and Krzystof Holke,
and
to socialize with other Polish-Americans
while munching on roasted kielbasa and other delights.
Where: Alki
Beach Park in Seattle, shelter #1; admission free,
food
and drinks provided
More:
SGSCA,
or contact
Gail Wodzin, SGSCA President, at
[email protected] |
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July
25-31: Movie
Burning Bush by A. Holland at
the SIFF
Cinema Uptown |
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The 2014 Czech
That Film Festival
presents a sneak preview of movie Burning Bush directed by
Agnieszka Holland. This 2013 gripping and thoughtful film is
based on Jan Palach's defiant act of self-immolation in
Prague in 1969.
It was made as a mini-series for the Czech HBO and
is screened in three parts about 80 min each with short
intermissions.
Ms. Holland is an Oscar winning Polish director and
screenwriter.
The film received seven Czech Lions including the
Best Pictures.
Where:
the SIFF Cinema Uptown in Seattle
More:
about the
movie |
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July
26 & 29:
Meet the Author: A. O. Peart in Seattle, Bellevue & Elsewhere |
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Local author A.
O. Peart (Angela Orlowski-Peart) will be signing her books at
several book stores in the Pacific Northwest including Seattle,
Bellevue, Bainbridge and Silverdale, WA. Ms. Peart was born and
raised in Poland and lives in the Seattle area. She has
published several books series for young adults.
Where:
In Seattle on July 25, in Bellevue on July
29, in Bainbridge - check the
signing schedule here.
More:
Author's website |
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July 21-22: Venerating the Black
Madonna at Sts. Peter & Paul in Tacoma |
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The Polish
Parish in Tacoma is hosting an icon of
Our Lady Of Czestochowa. It is a faithful copy of the famous
Black Madonna icon from the Czestochowa sanctuary. The icon is
on an American Ocean to Ocean tour. The veneration starts
with a greeting of the icon on Monday, July 21 at 4 pm and ends
with a farewell mass on Tuesday, July 22, at 10 pm. Please check
the Parish bulletin for a detailed non-stop program.
Where:
at the
Sts. Peter a& Paul in Tacoma;
admission free
More: Contact to the Parish is
(253) 507-5861. |
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July 11-24: Movie Venus in Fur
by R. Polanski at
Varsity |
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Varsity Theatre presents a film Venus in Fur directed by
Roman Polansky and adapted from a play by David Ives, starring
Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathie Amalric. This two person movie,
showing a clash of two wills and minds got many favorable
reviews. It was also presented at the Seattle International
Festival in June.
Where:
Varsity Theatre in Seattle, three or four screenings daily
More:
about
the movie |
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July
13, 5 pm: Movie
Burning Bush by A. Holland at
the Czech
That Film Festival |
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The 2014 Czech
That Film Festival
presents a sneak preview of movie Burning Bush directed by
Agnieszka Holland. This 2013 gripping and thoughtful film is
based on Jan Palach's defiant act of self-immolation in
Prague in 1969.
It was made as a mini-series for the Czech HBO and
is screened in three parts about 80 min each with short
intermissions.
Ms. Holland is an Oscar winning Polish director and
screenwriter.
The film received seven Czech Lions including the
Best Pictures.
Where:
SIFF Film
Center at the Seattle Center;
ticket info
More:
about the
movie |
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Jul 13, 3:30 pm: Polish Baroque Music
Concert in
Portland |
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Polish Building
Library Assn invites everybody to The Beauty of Early Polish
Music concert in the Polish Music at Polish Hall
series. The program includes Polish Baroque music by Adam
Jarzebski (17c.), Johannes Grudentinus (17c), Jacek Rozycki
(17c.) and Johann Janitsch (18c.), performed by Musica Maestrale early music
masters playing on replicas of early instruments.
Where: Polish Hall in Portland, OR;
tickets $15 & $10
More:
Concert and ticket info |
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July 12, 12 pm - 8 pm: Polish
Festival at the Seattle Center / Armory |
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Polonez Group in kuyaviak
Parno Drom Roma music
Rite of Spring
Exhibit: 25th Anniversary
of Democracy in Poland
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It is the 3rd annual Polish Festival in Seattle.
After a smashing success of the 2012 & 2013 events, the festival has been
included in the ethnic festival lineup at the Seattle Center.
The venue has been expanded this year and includes the Armory (the old Center House) and
the Mural Amphitheatre.
Attractions include:
live performances by folk groups, jazz artists, modern
dance, folk fashion show, workshops, children’s activities and dancing. Vendor booths offer Polish
glass art, hand-crafted pottery, crystal, jewelry, and paper
cut-out art. Also available: plenty of great Polish food and a
beer garden. New this year: traditions of northern Polish
regions of Pomerania & Kaszuby and an exhibition about
Solidarity on the 25th anniversary of democracy in Poland.
Polish Consul General Mariusz Brymora and Congressman Jim McDermott will
be present at the Grand Opening of the Festival that will be mc-ed
by Bran Goode, a KOMO4 TV news anchor.
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Armory
(old Center House)
12 - 6 pm: Exhibits, Marketplace
Booths,
Children
Activities
Armory Main Stage
12:00 Grand Opening
with the Polish Consul
1:00 Polish
Choir Vivat Musica folk songs
1:30 Agnieszka
Laska Dancers modern dance
Chopin Project
2:00 Knife in
the Water Quartet - Polish jazz
3:00 Polonez
Group Rzeszow suite
3:30 Parno
Drom - Eastern European Romani
music
4:00 Basia
Custom Design Fashion Show
Polish folk costumes
4:30 Agnieszka
Laska Dancers modern dance
Chopin Project
5:00 Polonez
Group Goralskie suite
5:30 Parno
Drom - Eastern European Romani
music
6:00 End of the
stage program
Selected vendor booths still open
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Mural Amphitheatre
(Outdoors)
12 - 8 pm: Food Booths,
Beer Garden Pod Kogutem
Fisher Rooftop Stage
12:30 Andy Mirkovich accordion music
1:00 Parno Drom
- Eastern European Romani
music
2:00 Polish
Choir Vivat Musica folk songs
2:30 Agnieszka
Laska Dancers modern dance
Rite of Spring by Stravinski
3:00 Basia
Custom Design Fashion Show
Polish folk costumes
3:30 Knife in
the Water Quartet - Polish jazz
4:15 Polonez
Group Oberek & Kuyaviak dances
4:45 Polka
Dance Contest w/ Oregon Polka
Beats
5:30 Polish
Choir Vivat Musica - folk songs
6:00 Oregon Polka Beats - Dance
Party
Beats
7:30
Last Beer Call
8:00
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Workshops and Demos
Armory
Upper Level - Loft West
12:45 - 2:15 Palm Making (Bazie)
2:30 -
4:00 Easter Eggs (Pisanki)
4:30 -
6:00 Paper Cutouts (Wycinanki)
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Films
Armory Upper Level - Loft
East
from 1 pm
every 45 minutes
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Detailed program at
the
Polish
Festival website.
The Festival needs volunteers - info
how to sign up
Also check this
TV
Adventure report from the 2013 Festival.
Where: Armory & Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center in
Seattle;
admission & entertainment free
More:
Polish Festival on facebook; for PR
please contact Teresa Davis
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July 7-11: Masterpieces of Polish
Cinema at the NW Film Forum |
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Mather Joan of the Angels
The Wedding
Eroica |
The NW Film Forum and the Seattle Polish Film Festival present
the first program based of Martin Scorsese's Masterpieces of
Polish Cinema series. It includes eight films with another
program of eight masterpieces coming in October.
All movies
at the
NW
Film Forum
on Capitol Hill
in Seattle.
Monday, July 7
7:00 pm Pharaoh /
Faraon
(1966,180'), by
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Tuesday, July 8
7:00 pm Jump / Salto
(1965,104'), by
Tadeusz Konwicki
9:00 pm
Mother Joan of the Angels / Matka Joanna od Aniolow
(1960,110'),
by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Wednesday, July 9
7:00 pm Black Cross /
Krzyzacy
(1960,166'), by
Aleksander Ford
Thursday, July 10
7:00 pm The Wedding /
Wesele
(1972,102'), by
Andrzej Wajda
9:00 pm
The
Hourglass Sanatorium /
Sanatorium pod klepsydra
(1973,110'), by
Wojciech Has
Friday, July 11
7:00 pm Camouflage /
Barwy ochronne
(1976,106'), by
Krzysztof Zanussi
9:00 pm
Eroica /
Eroica
(1957,85'), by
Andrzej Munk
All these movies have been digitally remastered and restored on
DCP w/ English subtitles in cooperation between Martin Scorsese
and Polish Film authorities.
Where: all movies at
NW
Film Forum
in Seattle; tickets $11 regular, $8 discounted, Series passes
are
$70 regular and $40 for NWFF members.
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival |
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July:
The Polish Cultural Center
Open in July |
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The Polish Home is open on
Friday nights in July except for the 4th of July . It is closed
on Sundays.
More:
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski in Seattle
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