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May 2004 |
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May 31 -
Radziwilowicz
in a French movie at SIFF |
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Jerzy Radziwilowicz |
Jerzy
Radziwilowicz, the actor whom we will always remember as Maciek
Birkut in Wajda’s Man of
Marble and Man of
Iron, plays the leading role in
The Story of Marie and Julien
directed by Jacques Rivette. The SIFF short introduction to the
movie praises Mr. Radziwilowicz and Emmanuelle Beart for
exceptional lead performances in this accomplished film. Seattle
International Film Festival runs May 20 –
June 13, 2004.
Where:
May 31, 11 am at AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine Street, Seattle,
(206) 652-2404, June 3, 9:30 pm at Harvard Exit, 807 E. Roy at
Harvard, Seattle, (206) 781-5755
More:
Actor
www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_radziwilowicz_jerzy,
movie
www.seattlefilm.com/film/detail.aspx?id=175,
SIFF
http://www.seattlefilm.com/index.aspx
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Polish Home closed on May 28 |
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The Polish Home
is closed this Friday, May 28, 2004, for the Memorial Day weekend |
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May 23 - June 6-
Poles in
Central Asia
exhibition at the
St. Margaret's Church |
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In year
2000 - Services resumed in the renovated Polish Church in Tashkent
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The exhibition
Poles in Central Asia: Lives,
Fates, Traces presents fates of Poles migrating or
deported to Central Asia since mid-19th century, with a
special focus on Stalin times and on gen. Anders and his army. It
has been prepared by Ewa & Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski based on
private archives of Dr. Olga Medvedeva
and is supported by Polish Home Foundation.
Dr. Olga
Medvedeva is a researcher, translator
and a great friend of
Poland
based in
Vancouver,
BC.
Since 2000, she’s been busy at newly accessible post-Soviet archives
researching fates of Poles in
Central Asia
in 19c & 20c.
Where:
at the
Polish
Church,
when the Parish Hall is open, free admission.
More:
http://www.PolishHomeFoundation.org/events/Medvedeva.htm, Ewa &
Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski,
kpk1@prodigy.net
Foto courtesy of the
Polish Home Foundation |
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May 22, 6-9 pm -
Jagoda Sondej Photo Exhibition and
the Artist’s Night in Redmond |
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Fot. J. Sondej
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Jagoda Sondej is
a local artist whose photographs are on display at
Jerzy's Coffee during the month of May.
The exhibition features some 20 color as well as black and white
photographs and represents her work from the last 5 years. Jagoda
received a diploma from New York Institute of Photography and
studied digital imaging and photography at
College of DuPage,
Illinois. Besides doing fine art
photography, she runs a professional restoration and portrait
studio, Yagoda Foto,
in Kent.
Organized by Jerzy’s
and the Artist.
Where:
Jerzy's Coffee,
16727 Redmond Way (behind Exxon at the
split with Cleveland St
coming from 520), in
Redmond; the exhibition is available every
day during Jerzy’s business hours, (425)
702-8575; admission free; admission to the Artist’s NIght is
also free.
More:
exhibition
/jagoda.htm,
Jagoda Sondej:
jasosna@comcast.net,
www.yagodafoto.com |
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May 22,
4 pm
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Aleko
& Eugene Onegin at the Polish
Home |
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Alexei Girsch,
music director and conductor |
This concert at
the Polish Home will feature selected arias and scenes from two
famous operas:
Aleko by Sergei
Rachmaninoff and Eugene
Onegin by
Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The Concert Opera of
Seattle and music director & conductor Alexei
Girsch present soprano Anna Kazakova,
mezzo soprano Olga Kargopoltseva, tenor
Bernie Kwiram, baritone Garry
Aganesyants and bass Craig Grayson with
Tina Kuratashvili on piano in this
special evening. The restaurant and the bar at the Polish Home will
be open from
2:30 pm
to
7 pm.
Where:
Polish Home, 1714 18th Ave.
Seattle;
tickets $15 regular, $12 PHA members, $10 students
More:
advanced tickets & info (425) 746-3037,
http://www.eastsidesymphony.org/people.htm
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May 22, 11 am
- Open meeting for Polish Studies Endowment Fund
at Polish Home |
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The Polish
Studies Endowment Fund Committee invites everybody to a public
meeting to discuss how to support creating an Endowment Chair for
Polish Studies at the University
of Washington in
Seattle.
Where:
at the Polish Home,
1714 18th Ave. Seattle;
admission free
More:
For more info about the initiative and the committee please visit
www.PolishStudiesUW.org |
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May 21,
8 pm-
Polish Book Club meeting in Redmond |
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The book to be
discussed at the next meeting is a new bestseller
Co z ta
Polska by Tomasz
Lis, Wyd.
Rosner i
Wsp.,
2003. The book proved to be controversial and hotly debated and
discusses the current political and economical situation of
Poland.
As usual the book of the month can be borrowed from the club members
as per contacts below. New members are always welcome at club
meetings.
Where:
Jerzy's Coffee, 16727
Redmond Way
(behind Exxon at the split with
Cleveland St
coming from 520), in
Redmond;
admission free, in Polish.
More:
about the Polish Book Club:
www.polskaksiazka.org for info or books Jagoda Sondej
jasosna@comcast.net,or Hanna Gil
hgil@zipcon.net |
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May 18-21 - Saying goodbye to Cdr. Wilhelm Pacewicz ... |
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Cdr. Wilhelm Pacewicz |
Cdr. Wilhelm
Pacewicz, a WWII veteran very well known and respected in our
community died on May 13, 2004 at the age of 90. Mr. Pacewicz
graduated from the Navy
Academy in
Torun,
Poland in 1934.
After Sept 1939 he found his way to the Polish Navy based in
Great Britain and served on
destroyers ORP Krakowiak and ORP Slazak. He participated in the
battle of Narvik, the attack on Lofoten Isl. and in Dieppe Landing
Operation. He was decorated for bravery with Cross of Valor (twice)
and with other medals. Cdr. Pacewicz is survived by his daughter
Krystyna, his stepson Thomas and his 2 grandchildren Andra &
Elizabeth.
Rosary Vigil:
at the Green Funeral Home,
Bellevue, Tue May 18, at 7 pm
Funeral Mass:
at St. Louise Church in
Bellevue, Wed May 19, at 11 am; Reception to
follow in the Parish Hall
Internment:
at the Calvary Catholic Cemetary,
Fri May 21, at 11 am
Where:
the Green Funeral Home, 1215 145th Pl. SE, Bellevue, (425) 747-6240;
St. Louise Catholic Church, 141 156th Ave SE, Bellevue, (425)
747-4450; Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 5041 – 35th Ave NE, Seattle,
(206) 522-0996
More:
A biography of Cmdr. Pacewicz prepared by V. Kaczynski can be found
on www.PolishHome.org under
Famous Members section, or
http://www.polishhome.org/FamPoles_Pacewicz.htm |
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May 15-16 -
UW Slavic Fest
at the Polish Home & UW |
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This new
Festival celebrating Slavic cultures and especially music evolved
from Cyril and Methodius celebrations in
the past. It is organized be the Slavic Dept of UW and the Slavic
Alumni Club. The program includes:
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May 15,
at the Polish Home, traditional Polish food served & bar
opened all day |
1-4 pm:
Slavic dance and crafts workshops, tickets $5 each |
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6:30-midnight: Cyril and Methodius
party with live entertainment by Balkan Cabaret with Mary
Sherhart,
tickets(advanced): $18($15)
regular, $15($12) UWAA members, $5 student, children below 10
free |
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May 16,
Fest Parade
and Concert at the UW campus |
2:30:
start at Drumheller Fountain,
Parade at
3 pm;
admission free |
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4 pm:
Concert at Kane Hall by several ethnic children/teenager
groups, admission free |
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Polish
accents include: traditional palm making for the Palm Sunday
by Aniela
Sidorska on May 15 at 1 pm and the Dopierala family
concert on May 16. |
Where:
Polish Home,
1714 18th Ave.
Seattle,
Kane Hall at the UW Campus in
Seattle;
More:
Full schedule etc. at
http://www.washington.edu/alumni/clubs/slavic/2004fest.html |
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May
14,
12:30 -
Prof. Poznanski talks on Transitional Economies
at UW |
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Prof. Kazimierz Poznanski |
Kazimierz
Poznanski is a professor of Jackson School of International Studies,
UW. His interest in transitional, post-communist
economies have been subject to several of his lectures and books.
This lecture will focus on economies of
Eastern Europe
and
Uzbekistan.
Where:
Room #215, Denny Hall, at the UW campus in
Seattle;
admission free
More:
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/cv/faccv/k-p/pozananski.html |
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May 13,
7 pm
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Prof.
Poznanski at BOB |
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Prof. Kazimierz Poznanski |
Kazimierz Poznanski is a professor of Jackson School of International
Studies. His talk, The Politics of No-Politics: Second Phase of
Poland's Transition will focus on interplay of politics and economy in
Poland as a scene of quickly changing political configurations. What
follows is a clear disconnect between the rotation of ruling parties and
the needs of national economy. Roots of this dysfunctional politics can
be found in the underlying economic system that had emerged from
post-1989 reforms.
BOB
or (Between Oder and Bug), is an organization that combines UW's
students, alumni, faculty and community members interested in all
matters related to Central and Eastern Europe.
Where:
College Inn Pub (back room),4006 University Way NE, Seattle, (206) 634-2307; admission free
More:
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/cv/faccv/k-p/pozananski.html |
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May 10,
7:30 pm -
Paula Braun & Letter to
Warsaw
at Benaroya |
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Music of Remembrance
presents the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s powerful new work
Letter to
Warsaw,
featuring soprano Jane Eaglen and conductor Gerard Schwarz. This
70-minute work for chamber orchestra and soprano is based on six
poems by Pola Braun, an acclaimed cabaret songwriter and performer
in prewar
Poland.
For this extraordinary work, composer Pasatieri used texts written
by Braun in the Warsaw Ghetto and at the Majdanek concentration
camp, where she perished.
Where:
at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall,
Seattle;
tickets $25, in English
More:
www.musicofremembrance.org or Marika Pineda (206) 365-7770
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May 9, 6 pm
Pornography by Kolski at SAM |
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This great movie is an adaptation of a novel by Witold Gombrowicz. The
director created the movie to his own script, introducing new characters
and plot twists, trying to preserve Gombrowicz's dark spirit. This drama
of love, dangerous relationships, manipulation and murder is set at a
rural estate in 1943
Poland.
The movie received several Eagles (Polish Oscars) for 2004, among them
Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor and Best
Music. It also was
Poland's
entry to 2004 Oscars. Brought to you by Seattle-Gdynia Sister City
Association.
Where:
Seattle Art Museum,
downtown
Seattle,
tickets $10, Polish w/ English subtitles
More:
www.PolishFilms.org,
advanced ticket sale at the Polish Home on Friday May 7, from
7
to
9:30 pm
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May 9- 23 -
Siminski exhibition at St.
Margaret’s |
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Wiktor
Siminski (1897-1966) was a Pole who was a veteran of the Silesian
Uprisings and an artist who survived a Nazi camp at
Sachsenhausen. The exhibition about his
life and art as well as about a documentary movie project, ‘Wiktor:
the Art of Survival’, will be on display at the Polish
Parish in
Seattle.
It shows pictures of Wiktor’s art and as
well as historical photos from the
Sachsenhausen camp and from the period. The exhibition has
been organized by Teresa Malinowski and Ryszard Kott and is
supported by Polish Home Foundation.
Where:
at the Parish Hall, St. Margaret’s Church, 3221
14th Ave W,
Seattle,
tel. (206) 282-1804; admission free
More:
about Siminski, exhibition and the movie project at
www.PolishHomeFoundation.org/Events.htm,
Fot: W. Siminski
(1897-1966) as a veteran of the Haller's Army
Courtesy of
the Siminski Family |
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May 6- 31 -
Jagoda Sondej Photo Exhibition in Redmond |
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Fot. J. Sondej |
Jagoda Sondej is
a local artist whose photographs are on display at
Jerzy's Coffee during the month of May.
The exhibition features some 20 color as well as black and white
photographs and represents her work from the last 5 years..
More ....
Where:
Jerzy's Coffee,
16727 Redmond Way (behind Exxon at the
split with Cleveland St
coming from 520), in
Redmond; the exhibition is available every
day during Jerzy’s business hours, (425)
702-8575; admission free; admission to the Artist’s NIght is
also free.
More:
exhibition
/jagoda.htm,
Jagoda Sondej:
jasosna@comcast.net,
www.yagodafoto.com |
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May 6,
7 pm, May 8, 11 am -
Radio Wisla starts
broadcasting |
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Radio
Wisla is a new Polish language station
covering Seattle and Puget Sound from Everett to Tacoma,
broadcasting from Bellevue on AM 1150, every Thursday at 7 pm for an
hour, repeated the following Saturday at noon. The station will
feature Polish music, news, poetry, discussions, sports, etc. Radio
Wisla is incorporated as a non-profit
organization and asks for donations through Polish Home Foundation
(tax-deductible) or directly to the Radio (non-deductible).
Where:
1150 AM, and also at
http://stream.newschannel1150.com:8000
during broadcast hours; in Polish
More:
www.RadioWisla.com
Please note that the repetition on May 8 is at
11 am,
normally repetitions will be at
noon |
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May 5, 12:30 pm -
Prof.
Vachudova talks on Europe Undivided at
UW |
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Prof. Milada Vachudova |
Milada Vachudova
is a professor of political science at the
University
of
North Carolina
Chapel Hill.
Her book,
Europe
Undivided: Democracy, Leverage and Integration After Communism,
will be published by Oxford University Press in 2004. In her talk
she will focus on enlargement of the European Union and changes and
benefits brought by the process to the EU itself, in the new members
such as
Poland,
Czech Rep or
Hungary
as well as to countries such as
Romania
or
Bulgaria.
Where: Room
317, Thomson Hall, at the UW campus in
Seattle;
admission free
More:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci/faculty_pages/cvs/vachudova_cv.html,
http://depts.washington.edu/reecas/ |
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May 5,
7
pm,
J. & S. Pagacz on
Lake
Baikal
at Mountaineers Club |
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Julia and Stanislaw
Pagacz are researchers from Poland who made four trips to Lake
Baikal region and authored two guide books and a photo-album
Siberia:
In the Baikal land of the Buryats. Their rich slide
presentation will show beautiful landscape of the lake and surrounding
mountains, unique flora & fauna of the region and will focus on Buryat
people and their culture, including their temples and monasteries.
Where:
at the Pinnacle Room, Club Headquarters,
300 Third Ave. W,
Seattle
(Queen Ann); admission free
More:
http://www.mountaineers.org/
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May 2,
2:30 pm -
3rd
of May Celebration at the Polish
Home |
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Jan Matejko, 3rd of May Constitution |
Polish Home invites
to a celebration of the anniversary of the first Polish constitution,
enacted on
the 3rd
of May, 1791.
The celebration will feature performances by
Polish
Scout & Polish
School
groups and also by the newly formed Polish Choir. The restaurant and bar
will be open for the occasion.
Where:
at the Polish Home,
admission free; in Polish
More:
Barbara Strutynski, (425) 746-3037 |
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May 2,
12:30 pm -
3rd
of May Celebration
in Portland
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A girl from Polish community in Portland |
The ‘Third of May’
dance concert became one of the most exciting events of the Polish
Community in
Portland. Traditionally,
the Sobotka Dance Group, with the
Polish
School
presents a new dance program prepared in the school year. The event is
rather a feast of joy and not an official ceremony. All are welcome.
Where: at the Polish Hall, N
3832 Interstate, Portland; admission free; in Polish
More:
Marek Stepien, marek@gte.net
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