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Animation genius
Chopin concert |
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Apr 29, 7:30 pm: Movie A Trip To
Nowhere at the UW |
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The UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to a screening of the animated movie A Trip
To Nowhere. This 30 min film, written, directed and
illustrated by Shannon Hart-Reed, tells the story of WWII Soviet
deportation of Polish men, women and children to gulag camps
where so many perished. Based on the stories of the survivors
from the Seattle area, historical introduction by Martha Golubiec.
Organized by UW PSEC.
Update: There is also an Iranian
documentary shot in the 1970s about the Siberian exiles who
passed during WWII through then Persia. More about it
here.
More update:
Article in
Nowy Dziennik (in Polish)
Where:
Room 210 at Kane Hall,
at
the University of Washington
campus in Seattle; admission free, reception to
follow
More: about the
Sybiracy Project,
movie, UW PSEC,
contact
Martha Golubiec
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Apr 24 & 25, 5 pm: The Bug
Trainer at the NW Film Forum |
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Northwest Film Forum in Seattle presents The Bug Trainer,
a creative documentary about animation film genius, Ladislav
Starevich (born Wladyslaw Starewicz). The movie, produced by R.
Miskynite & directed by D. Ulvydas, L. Augutis & M. Skrobecki
explores Starevich's ideas and concepts and
explains why he is considered one of the greatest creators of
the animation world.
Where:
NWFF in Seattle, tickets $9 regular, $6.50 discounted, $6 NWFF
members
More:
about
Ladislav Starevich,
NWFF |
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Apr 24, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Chwalcie laki umajone by Michal Olszewski published by
Wyd. Czarne in 2005. This literal and metaphorical journey
through
Poland is full of author's personal reminiscences. Olszewski is
a journalist and a writer.
The book is available on the
Internet or from Club members. Club meetings are in
Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
book,
Polish
Book Club |
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Apr 23, 2:30 pm:
Poland and the Baltic Republics in the New Century at the UW |
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The Jackson School of International
Studies invites to Poland and the Baltic Republics in the New
Century - a meeting with Dr. Steven Stoltenberg of the US
State Department. Dr. Stoltenberg is a foreign affairs analyst
for Poland and the Baltic countries. He studied at the
Jagiellonian U. in Cracow, Poland in 1984 and was eyewitness to
to the 1989 peaceful transformation in Poland.
Where: Thompson Hall, Room 317,
at
the University of Washington
campus
in Seattle; admission free
More: about
Jackson School
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Apr 23, 8 pm: Movie Katyn
at the Polish Library in Portland |
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The 2008 Oscar nominee Katyn (2007)
is a moving reconstruction of the Soviet mass murder of Polish
military and intellectual POW elite during WWII and its
shattering effect on live and politics in post-war communist
Poland. Directed by Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda.
Where:
Polish Hall & Library in Portland, OR; admission free
More: About
movie,
pictures from the movie,
SPFF, UW
PSEC |
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Apr 22, 7 pm: Ning An in
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Chopin concert in Kirkland |
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Ning An |
The Chopin Foundation Northwest
Chapter invites to an all Chopin concert by Ning An. Mr. An is
the winner of the 2000 Chopin competition in the United States
and a young star who has performed to a very good reviews at the
Carnegie Hall and in Europe. The program includes
Barcarolle, mazurkas op.30, nocturnes op.9, three waltzes, two
scherzos and rondo E flat Maj.
Where:
at the Kirkland Performance
Center in Kirkland, WA;
tickets $15 regular, $10 students & seniors, parking at KPC is
free
More:
Ning An bio,
Chopin Foundation NW |
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Apr 20, 7:30 pm:
Chopin Piano
Concerto in Portland |
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Frederic Chopin |
In
celebration of Chopin's 200th birthday Dr. Julia Lee, Professor
of Piano will perform
Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto with
the University of Portland Community
Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Kenneth Kleszynski.
Where:
at
Buckley Center Auditorium on the
University of Portland campus, 5000 N Willamette Blvd.,
Portland, OR. Admission free.
More: Please contact Mr. Kleszynski at
503-943-7294 or email
kkleszyn@up.edu
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Apr 17-18: Agnieszka Laska Dancers
in Letters to Konstancja in Portland |
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Agnieszka Laska Dancers celebrate the 200th anniversary of
Frederic Chopin in a performance to Chopin's Piano Concerto No.
2 in F Minor, played by Canadian pianist Chie Nagatani in a new
arrangement with string quartet by fellow Krakow artist,
Bartlomiej Kominek.
Konstancja Gladkowska was the first love of the composer.
Where: at the
World Trade Center Audytorium, Portland, OR; tickets
info
More:
Agnieszka Laska Dancers,
article about the group (in Polish),
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Apr 17, 11 am: Mourning Mass for the
Polish President at St. Margaret's |
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President Kaczynski and
the First Lady |
The Mourning
Mass for the President of Poland, Mr. Lech Kaczynski, First Lady
Maria Kaczynska and members of the Polish elite who perished in
the tragic plane crash in Russia on April 10, 2010 on the way to
a Katyn commemoration will be held at the Polish Church in
Seattle. The Book of Condolences will be available for signing.
The Book of
Condolences is also available for signing at the
Polish Home in
Seattle for the next two weeks. For more local news related
to the tragedy
check here.
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Seattle
More: for related news, please check here |
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Apr 14, 7 pm:
Lecture on Polish Cinema after 1989 at the UW |
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Elzbieta Durys |
UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to
a lecture Return to Democracy or Constant Crisis? Polish
Cinema after 1989 by Dr. Elzbieta Durys. Dr. Durys is a
UW Fulbright Fellow visiting from Univ. of Lodz, Poland. She will
discuss a recent eruption of good quality Polish movies after a
long slump since 1989.
Where:
Kane Hall,
Walkes Ames Room,
on the University of Washington
campus in Seattle; admission free, reception to
follow
More: about
Elzbieta Durys,
lecture, UW PSEC
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Apr 11, 2 pm: Commemorating the 70th
anniversary of the Katyn massacre |
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Katyn Monument in
Seattle |
The Katyn Monument Committee in Seattle invites to a
commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the
Katyn massacre during WWII. Over
20,000 Polish POW officers were murdered by the Soviet NKVD
(KGB) in 1940 at Katyn, Starobielsk, Ostaszkov and other places.
Local Katyn victim families, Polish Consul Malgorzata Cup as
well as a delegation from Vancouver, BC will attend the
commemoration at the Polish Church in Seattle. Organized by A. &
B. Bazant, B. Palubicka, A. Mroz and the Parish.
The program includes
12 noon Commemoration mass at the
Church
1:15 pm
Unveiling of an urn with soil from the Katyn forest at the
Monument
1:30 pm Choir concert at the Parish Hall with
participation of the Polish choirs
from Seattle, Vancouver, BC, and the Parish
2 pm Dinner, for the
benefit of the John Paul II monument project in Seattle
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Seattle,
admission free; dinner $12
More: tel. to the Parish
(206) 282 1804 |
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Apr 11, 2:30 pm: Easter Egg sharing at the Polish
Home -
cancelled |
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The Easter
Egg sharing event has been cancelled due to the Katyn
commemoration.
A traditional meeting of members & friends of the Polish Home with sharing
of the Easter eggs and a dinner ...
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Apr 10, 8 pm: Concert Cannons
Hidden Amid Flowers at the Cornish College |
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Ivona Kaminska |
Cornish
College of the Arts invites to Cannons Hidden Amid Flowers,
a piano concert by Ivona Kaminska with music of Frederic Chopin
and his predecessors. Dr. Kaminska is a member of the
Cornish faculty
and co-Founder
of the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah.
The program includes polonaises, mazurkas and nocturnes by Chopin as well
as by Maria Szymanowska, Karol Kurpinski and John Field.
Where: PONCHO Hall at the
Cornish College of the Arts
in Seattle; tickets $18 advanced, $20 at the door, $10 student
More:
concert at Cornish,
Ivona Kaminska,
Chopin Academy of Music |
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Apr 5, 7:30 pm:
Tomasz
Stanko at the Triple Door |
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Stanko by A. Tysko |
Trumpet virtuoso
Tomasz Stanko, a world class jazzman,
returns to the Earshot Festival this year. He is now the leader of
Tomasz Stanko Quintet and has a new CD coming up, called Dark
Eyes that local fans call the best so far. His music is lyrical and moody and apparently more
accessible now. Stanko
credits Miles
Davis, Chet Baker and
Krzysztof Komeda as a source of
his inspiration.
Where: the Triple Door downtown
Seattle, tickets $22 regular, $20 Earshot, $10 student; you can dine while
listening to the music
More: concert info
the Triple
Door concert,
Tomasz Stanko,
his EMC site |
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Apr 5, 7 pm:
D. Laskin
talks about The Long Way Home at
the Central Library |
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Elliott Bay Book
Company and the Seattle Central Library invite to a promotion and book
signing of David Laskin's The Long Way Home. Mr. Laskin is a
local journalist and author. The book tells the stories of 12
immigrants who fought for their new country during WWI w/
American Army. Two Polish-American soldiers are featured among
the 12 main characters of the book.
Where: at the
Seattle Central Public Library; admission free; other events for
this book are at the
University Bookstore on April 14; and Third Place
Books on April 21
More: about
the book,
SPL event |
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Apr 3: Easter Food Basket blessing (Swiecone) |
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This is the schedule for blessing of the traditional Easter food
baskets on Holy Saturday, April 3, 2010.
Bellevue: St. Louise
Church, at
2 pm
Seattle: St. Margaret’s
Church, from 10 am - 3 pm
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April 2 &
4: Polish
Home closed for Easter |
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As is the tradition, the Polish
Home is closed on Good Friday, April 2, 2010. The restaurant is
also closed on Easter Sunday, April 4.
More:
Polish Home in Seattle
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