Apr 30, 2:30 pm:
Third of May Celebration at the Polish Home
The 3rd of May
celebration at the Polish Home marks the anniversary of the first
Polish constitution, which was enacted on May 3, 1791. The event
will be attended by Poland's Consul
General from L.A.,
Ms. Tokarska-Biernacik. The program includes performances by
Polish Scouts and students of the Polish
School in
Seattle, a performance Trzeci Maj wiecznie zywy
by the recitation group of the Polish Home and directed by Barbara
Strutynski, and songs by the Polish Choir, Vivat Musica. The
restaurant and bar will be open for the occasion.
Where: at the Polish Home, 1714 18th Ave in Seattle;
admission free; in Polish
Apr 29-30:
Consul K. Tokarska-Biernacik visits
Seattle
Krystyna Tokarska-Biernacik
The Consul
General of the Republic
of Poland in
Los Angeles, Ms. Krystyna Tokarska-Biernacik, comes to
Seattle for a two day visit. She will
attend the Opening Gala of the Seattle Polish Film Festival at the
Museum of History
and Industry (MOHAI) on April 29 as well as the celebration of the
Anniversary of the 3rd of May Constitution at the
Polish Home on April 30, 2006. Please see a separate note about
the anniversary.
Apr 29, 7 pm: UW Slavic Fest –
Slavyanska Vecher at the Russian CC
The Slavic Fest
ends this year at the
RussianCulturalCenter with the Slavyanska
Vecher evening entertainment that features ensemble dances, choir
music and more. A traditional dinner prepared by the Polish Ladies
Auxiliary as well as bar with
alcoholic beverageswill be available at the site for
additional purchase.
Where: at the
RussianCulturalCenter,
704 19th Ave E,
Seattle, tickets $17 regular / $13 UW
Alumni Assn members
Seattle
Polish Film Festival schedule for Saturday, Apr 29, 2006
14th
Seattle Polish Film Festival looks even more interesting than last
year: it has more movies and more guests. It runs over two
extended, three-day weekends. It also has a new venue at the
Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI) in
Seattle. The Festival Gala Night is on the
first Saturday.
The Polish Consul General in
Los Angeles, Ms. Tokarska-Biernacik is an
honored guest at the Gala with the Festival guests, directors
Wojcieszek, Engler and Szafranski and actors Cielecka
and Chyra.
Dir. Piwowski will not be present due to an emergency.An additional attraction is the exhibition
FromFestival to Festival
viewable at MOHAI during the Festival. The exhibition prepared by
Krzysztof & Eva Poraj-Kuczewski features photos, posters and
programs from the 2005 PFF in Gdynia, Poland.There is also a
smaller exhibition of Polish movie posters
prepared by Ryszard & Maria Kott at Jerzy’s coffee in
Redmond.
Where: at the Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI)
– free parking!
Seattle
Polish Film Festival schedule for Friday, Apr 28, 2006
6 pm
Temptation / Pokuszenie
(1995, 101 mins, 35 mm) dir. by Barbara Sass
leading
actress Magdalena Cielecka at the screening
8:30 pm
Tulips / Tulipany
(2004, 92 mins, 35 mm)), dir. by Jacek Borcuch. Leading actor Andrzej
Chyra at the screening. Mr. Chyra won 2006 Eagle award for the
leading actor role in
Komornik
Where:
at the Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI)
April 27, 7-9 pm, till May 10:
Polish movie posters at Jerzy’s Coffee in Redmond
Polish poster
art is a world wide phenomenon. Jerzy & Eva Radka, owners of
Jerzy’s Coffee invite to the opening night for the Polish movie
poster exhibition promoting the Seattle Polish Film Festival. The
exhibition features 10 posters from the poster collection of
Ryszard & Maria Kott by such masters as Walkuski, Sadowski,
Pagowski, Swierzy or Gorka.
Where: Jerzy’s Coffee,
16727 Redmond Way &
Cleveland St (behind Exxon gas
station), Redmond;
April 10 till May 10, 2006; admission free and you can always buy
a good coffee or chai!.
Apr 26, 7:30 pm:
Krystian Zimerman in recital at
Benaroya
Krystian Zimerman
Krystian
Zimerman is recognized as the best
Polish pianist. He won the famous International Chopin Competition
in Warsaw
when he was only 19 (in 1975) and gives relatively few recitals
every year traveling with his own piano. He returns to
Seattle
to play in the Distinguished Artist Recital Series at Seattle
Symphony at Benaroya Hall. He will also give a concert at the
Vancouver Recital Society in
Vancouver, BC
on April 27, 2006. The tickets for the Benaroya
recital are still available.
Where: Seattle Symphony at Benaroya
Hall, 200 University St.,
Seattle, on April 26; tickets $21-$72 still available; Vancouver
Recital Society at the Chan Centre For the Performing Arts,
Vancouver, BC on April 27; tickets CA$23-80
Apr 23, 3 pm:
Azevedo,
Kaminska & Bowlby in concert in
Shoreline
Ivona Kaminska
Invitation to the Dance
is the last of the piano concert in the Shoreline Community
College Piano Series in the 2005/2006 season with
Helena Azevedo,
Ivona Kaminska
and Christopher Bowlby.
Their program celebrates the dance music from 18 c. to
contemporary
rhythms of South America
and includes a Polonez by Chopin, an Oberek
by Szymanowski, and Krakowiak Fantastyczny by Paderewski. The
concert benefits the Shoreline Piano Scholarship Fund.
Where: at the Campus Theater, Shoreline
Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue N,
Shoreline; tickets $15 reg, $10
discounted
Apr 22, from 5 pm: Polish Studies
Spring Auction at the Polish Home
This
is the second auction organized by the UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee for the benefit of the Polish Studies Endowment Fund, as
well as related scholarship and lecture funds. The organizers want
to beat the last year’s great success when more than $32,000 had
been raised for the Fund and additional $7,000 for scholarships.
The event starts with a silent auction and a complimentary wine
from 5 pm, followed by a dinner and live auction. There will be
plenty of Polish food to enjoy and interesting items to bid.
More: for Live Auction Catalog and more info please visit
UW PSEC
April 22, 2 pm:
Oskar
by Piwowski at the Central Library
Marek Piwowski is the famous director of the cult movie The Cruise / Rejs (1970). He is coming to
Seattle
in person on April 29 for the Opening Gala of the Seattle Polish
Film Festival, where both The
Cruise and Oskar
will be shown. The Cruise
screens on April 30 and the director will attend the Q&A at the
screening of Oskar on April 29; if you cannot go then, it’s worth
attending the prescreening at the Seattle Central Library.
Where:
Oskar prescreened at the
Seattle Central Library
on April 22;
Oskar and TheCruise with dir.
Piwowski at the PFF screening atMOHAI
on April 30, 2006
Apr 19, 6:30 pm:
Kaminska & Bowlby in concert at
Sherman Clay
Ivona Kaminska
Known local
pianists Ivona Kaminska and Christopher Bowlby will perform their
Invitation to the Dance program from the Shoreline
series (cf. note at Apr. 23, 2006) at a concert at Sherman Clay.
The program celebrates the dance music from 18 c. to
modern times and includes among others a
Polonez by Chopin, an Oberek by Szymanowski, and Krakowiak
Fantastyczny by Paderewski.
Where: Sherman
Clay, downtown store at
1624 4th Avenue,
Seattle;
admission free.
Tacoma:
SS. Peter & Paul – no info (last year schedule was 12, 1, 2, 3 pm)
April 8, noon – 7 pm: 44th Spring
Bazaar at the Polish Home
The Spring
Bazaar is an annual event organized by the Ladies Auxiliary. The
booths upstairs offer Polish crystal bowl and vases, amber and
silver jewelry, pottery, crafts, books, Easter eggs and much more.
Downstairs you can enjoy traditional Polish dishes served by the
young generation of waiters clad in Polish folk costumes. You can
also buy home made desserts and pastries. Most of the
Puget Sound area
Polish organizations would have their booths or info posted. This
is usually a quite crowded event, so come early!
April 2, 1 pm:
T. Weber on the Lodz Ghetto photographs at the Frye Museum
Thomas Weber
Dr. Thomas
Weber is a historian who edited a new album with a selection of
photographs from the famous Henryk Ross Collection. Henryk Ross
was a professional photographer who documented all aspects of life
in the Jewish ghetto in
Lodz, Poland,
under the Nazi rule from 1940-44. Both Ross and his photographs
survived WWII. In his lecture Dr. Weber will talk about the
photographer as well as death and survival in the
Lodz ghetto.
Apr 2, from noon: Commemorative mass
& Witness to Hope at St. Margaret’s
April 2, 2006, is the first anniversary of death of Pope John Paul
II. The Polish Parish in
Seattle invites to a commemorative mass for
the late Pope at noon, and afterwards, that is about 1:30 pm, to
a screening of the movie
Witness to Hope at the Parish Hall.
Where: St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
in Seattle,
3221 14th Ave
(at Dravus); admission free
On the anniversary of Pope’s death, the CNN Presents series airs a
special about John Paul II prepared by the CNN faith and values
correspondent Delia Gallagher. In the program,
Vatican insiders close to the late Pope reflect on the
last days of the Pontiff, the papacy and the conclave.
Where: the CNN channel, at 4, 7 & 10 pm PST on April 1 & 2, 2006
A. Ardakov in piano concert at the Polish
Home, Apri 1, 6:00 pm
Alexander Ardakov
Alexander
Ardakov is a very accomplished pianist and a professor at the
Trinity College of Music in London,
England; he performed at such
places as Carnegie Hall,
New York and Bosendorfer Hall in
Vienna,
Austria and
Wroclaw, Poland.
His concert features works by Bach-Busoni, Glinka and Mussorgsky
(Pictures at the
Exhibition) in the first part, and of Rachmaninov,
Chopin (two nocturnes
and the Ballade in G-Major) and Liszt in the second
part.
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $15,
please note the last minute change in date & time
The book for the meeting is Dwukropek by
Wislawa
Szymborska, published by a5 in 2005.
Szymborska is the famous poet and essayist who received the
1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Dwukropek is her first book of poems in three
years. The book is available in Polish, earlier poems are
available in English; please see the Club website for more info.
New members and guests are always welcome, whether they have read
the book or not!
Where:
Redmond
Library,
NE 85th St, Redmond,
admission free
