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May 21, 6 pm:
My Favorite Poem
at the Poetry Salon at the Polish Home |
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The Poetry
Salon of Seattle (Salon Poezji) invites poetry buffs to a poetic
happening Poetry Connects
People. My Favorite Poem, encouraging everybody to
bring and share their beloved poems. Constantine Sokolov, a
Russian bard who writes his own lyrics and music is going to
perform his songs, joined in one of them by Marzanna Bachowska, a
well known and liked local Polish singer.
Where: at the
Polish Home; admission free, donations gladly accepted
More:
www.SalonPoezji.org
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May 21, noon – 3 pm: Polish booth at the
St. Louise Ethnic Fest |
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Polish presence
at the Ethnic Fest organized by the St. Louise Parish in
Bellevue
has a tradition going back decades due to Stan & Lois Leszczynski
and other Polish Eastside families. This year the
Polish
School on the Eastside (located at the
St.
Louise
School) is presenting Polish food,
traditions, crafts etc. 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,
Polish School on the
Eastside
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May 20, from 8 pm: Spring Dance at the Polish Home |
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This is a
popular dance evening at the Polish Home with a guest DJ coming
from Portland.
The kitchen will be serving snacks and sweets, the bar will be
open for the occasion.
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $15 regular, $12 PHA members,
$10 students.
More:
www.PolishHome.org |
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May 20, noon – 5 pm:
All You Can Eat Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Home |
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This is a
pierogi (Polish dumplings) extravaganza that should be fun for
everybody. Several different kinds of pierogi (meat, potato &
cheese, kraut & mushroom, plum, berry) will be available in
copious amounts for your hearts pleasure or just for sampling.
This is all you can eat deal, with additional servings available
while you talk leisurely, listen to Polish music and have a good
time.Coffee, soft drinks and homemade deserts will also available
(not included in the admission price)
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $12 regular, $8 children (12
and below), kids up to 3 years old free.
More:
www.PolishHome.org
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May 19, 8:30 pm:
Warsaw
Village
Band in a night concert at the SICF
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Warsaw Village Band |
Even though the
venue is the Seattle International Children Festival,
Warsaw Village Band
also gives a special concert for teenagers and grown ups late in
the evening in the Seattle International Nights series.
This folk revival band with 6 young virtuoso musicians skyrocketed
to the top of the charts in Europe
and won, among others, 2004 BBC-3 World Music Award for Best
Newcomers. They bring ancient Polish melodies, the old
white voice signing
style and instruments into our techno era with passion that moves
everybody.
Where: The Davey Jones at Fisher Pavilion, at the Seattle Center;
children shows at 10 am on May 17, 11:30 am on May 18, 10 am on
May 19; also a night concert at 8:30 pm on May 19
More: SCF info
www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/warsaw.html |
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May 19, 7 pm : Adam Makowicz in recital at
Sherman
Clay |
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Adam Makowicz |
Classically
trained pianist Adam Makowicz is a Polish jazz virtuoso based in
New York,
NY. In his career spanning 50
years he was a soloist with National Symphony of Washington and
the London Royal Philharmonic and also issued countless albums
including recent Reflections
on Chopin, Songs
for Manhattan and
From My Field. His concert will be introduced by a
renown Seattle
jazz expert, Jim Wilke. A reception with wine etc. will follow the
recital. Organized by the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee.
Where:
Sherman
Clay Steinway Salon,
1624 Fourth Avenue,
Seattle,
(206) 622-7580; required donation $30 regular, $15 students;
reservations Ewa Poraj-Kuczewska (206) 362-3829, or at
Ekuczewska@PolishStudiesUW.org. |
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May 17-19, 10 am:
Warsaw
Village Band
at the
Seattle
Children Festival |
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Warsaw Village Band |
A special guest
to the Seattle International Children Festival,
Warsaw Village Band
gives three children shows in the mornings.
This folk revival band with 6 young virtuoso musicians skyrocketed
to the top of the charts in Europe
and won, among others, 2004 BBC-3 World Music Award for Best
Newcomers. They bring ancient Polish melodies, the old
white voice signing
style and instruments into our techno era with passion that moves
everybody.
Where: The Davey Jones at Fisher Pavilion, at the Seattle Center;
children shows at 10 am on May 17, 11:30 am on May 18, 10 am on
May 19; also a night concert at 8:30 pm on May 19
More: SCF info
www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/warsaw.html |
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May 14, 3 pm: Mother’s Day at the Polish
Home |
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This is a warm
celebration organized by Anna Bieniek
and the Polish Scouts group (mostly of Cubs age). The children
perform appropriate songs and recitations and everybody is invited
to come and have some fun. There will be an informal reception
afterwards and the Polish Home restaurant that is open for the
occasion invites to a family dinner.
Where: at the Polish Home
More: about Polish scouts and cubs Anna
Bieniek,
(425) 280-4858 |
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May 13, 6 pm:
Biesiada:
a merry sing-along dinner party at the Polish Home |
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Vivat Musica! |
If you missed it the last year’s sold out event, here is your
chance to enjoy a tradition which goes back millennia. The Polish
Choir Vivat Musica
invites everybody to a joyful evening of music, good food and
wine. You can sing along merrily with the members of the Choir and
their special guests. The bar at the Polish Home will be open and
deserts available as well. The evening is a fundraiser for the
Choir to go to the Polonia Choir Festival in
Koszalin, Poland,
in July 2006.
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $30 per person
More: reservations & tickets Anna Bieniek (206) 280-4858 and Lucja
Korbel (253) 223-8500, for the Choir
BasiaNiesulowski@hotmail.com |
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May 12, 8 pm: Gang
Marcela
at the Polish Home |
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Gang Marcela |
Gang Marcela
is a popular Polish band led by Marcel Trojan that started and was
noticed in mid-1980s, then made a popular comeback in mid-90s.
Their signature music style is country with Polish melodies and
motifs. They also produced very popular CDs with Christmas carols.
Where: at the
Polish Home,
tickets: $15 advanced, $17/$19 PHA members/non members at the door;
ticket reservations Ivona Przydzielski (425) 820-1207
More: about the band (in Polish)
www.gangmarcela.pl
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May 12, 7-10 pm: Photo-Exhibit by Kuba
Poraj-Kuczewski at Bengtsson Gallery |
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Kuba
Poraj-Kuczewski is an interactive media specialist and an amateur
photographer based in
Seattle. His photo exhibition,
to Warsaw
& back, features 12 pictures that are photographic
impressions from his trips that also included
Paris, Venice,
Croatia
and Vancouver,
BC.
Where: Bengtsson Gallery,
5819 Phinney Ave N, Seattle;
admission free
More: Contact to Kuba
PK (206) 372-2078,
kuba141@hotmail.com |
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May 11, 7:30 pm:
Expansion Project meeting at the Polish Home |
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Polish Home
Building Commission & Fundraising Committee invite everybody
interested in the PH expansion project to its monthly meeting at
the Polish Home. All interested in the details of the project as
well as volunteers are welcome!
Where: at the Polish Home, just drop by; refreshments are
provided!
More:
www.PolishHomeFoundation.org |
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Seattle
Polish Film Festival schedule for Sunday, May 7, 2006
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2:30 pm |
Persona Non Grata
(2005, 117 min, 35mm), dir. by Krzysztof Zanussi |
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5 pm |
The Call of the Toad /
Wrozby Kumaka (2005, 98 min), dir. by Robert
Glinski |
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7 pm |
Karol: the Man Who Became
Pope (2005, 187 min, DVD), dir. by Giacomo Battiato |
Where:
at the Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI).
Please note – the access from
Montlake Blvd through McCurdy park
neighborhood is blocked off now, take
E Lake Washington Blvd and
24th Ave E to MOHAI
entrance.
More: www.PolishFilms.org |
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Seattle
Polish Film Festival schedule for Saturday, May 6, 2006
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I’ll show you / Ja wam
pokaze (2006, 113 min, 35 mm), dir. by Denis Delic |
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4:15 pm |
Hero of the Year / Bohater
roku (1987, 115 min., 35mm), dir. by Feliks Falk |
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6:30 pm |
The Collector / Komornik
(2005, 93 min. 35mm), dir. by Feliks Falk.
Director Falk at the screening |
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The Unburied / Niepochowany
(2004, 127 min, DVD), dir. by Marta Meszaros |
Where:
at the Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI).
Please note – the access from
Montlake Blvd through McCurdy park
neighborhood is blocked off now, take
E Lake Washington Blvd and
24th Ave E to MOHAI
entrance.
More: www.PolishFilms.org |
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May 6, 11 am: Polish Book Club
meeting at the Green Lake Library in Seattle |
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The book for the meeting is
Polactwo by Rafal Ziemkiewicz, published by Wyd.
Fabryka Snow in 2004. Ziemkiewicz is a freelance journalist and
author of 4 books. Polactwo
is a scorching and frequently funny criticism of
attitudes and politics of contemporary Poles. The book is
available on the internet. Please see the club website for more
details.
Where:
Seattle Public Libraries, the
Green Lake
branch, 7364 E. Green
Lake Dr. N.,
Seattle, (206) 684-7547
More: Polish Book Club,
contact to the Club
Hanna Gil,
about
Rafal Ziemkiewicz |
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Seattle
Polish Film Festival schedule for Friday, May 5, 2006
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14th
Seattle Polish Film Festival started with a very impressive
rooster of films and guests over the first weekend. It continues
over May 5-7 weekend with another strong line up and with guest
directors Engler and Falk. An additional attraction
is the exhibition From
Festival to Festival
viewable at MOHAI during the Festival. The exhibit 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.
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Solidarity, Solidarity /
Solidarnosc, Solidarnosc (2005, 113 min., DVD)
13 segments by 13 leading Polish directors |
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8:30 pm |
December Memento / Memento
grudniowe (1982, 40 min. beta) dir. by I. Engler
August / Sierpien
(1980, 35 min. beta) dir. by Ireneusz Engler. Director
Ireneusz Engler at the screening |
Where:
at the Museum
of History
and Industry (MOHAI).
Please note – the access from
Montlake Blvd through McCurdy park
neighborhood is blocked off now, take
E Lake Washington Blvd and
24th Ave E to MOHAI
entrance.
More: www.PolishFilms.org
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April 27, 7-9 pm, till May 10:
Polish movie posters at Jerzy’s Coffee in Redmond |
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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!.
More: map to the café:
http://mobile.yahoo.com/wifi/search?hsid=86916,
contact to Maria & Ryszard Kott
RysiekKott@msn.com
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