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Malgorzata Walewska
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Jan 31, 12 - 4 pm: Carnival party for kids at the
Polish Home |
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The Polish School in Seattle
invites every kid around to a traditional carnival party for
children from noon till
4 pm
at the Polish Home. It will feature games and competitions with
awards, dancing & signing and a raffle. There will also be a dinner and
desserts available at very reasonable
prices! All the proceeds go to the benefit of the Polish School
in Seattle.
Where:
at the
Polish Home,
admission free; dinner $12 / $6 regular / half portion
More:
party info (206) 362-3077, School Principal Anna Babcock (425) 836-9322 |
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Jan 30, 10 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Lod
by Jacek Dukaj, published by
WL in 2007. Dukaj is considered the best living Polish science
fiction writer and many of his books received awards. Lod
is set in Poland and Siberia in 1920s in an alternative reality
with Russia still ruled by a tzar and science challenged by new
ice-bred life forms.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
Lod,
author,
more about author,
Polish
Book Club |
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Jan 30, 3 pm: PHA annual meeting at the
Polish Home |
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This is the annual meeting for the members of the Polish Home
Association. It is also an election meeting for the Board of
Trustees and the PHA Officer positions. PHA members can vote by
proxy, see the Polish Home website for candidate lists, proxy forms and other election
info. Deadline for
candidates is January 5, 2010.
Where:
at the
Polish Home
More:
2010 election announcement,
2010 election info |
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Jan 16-17:
UW PSEC opera
&
reception with Malgorzata Walewska |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee invites to a night at
the opera to see Malgorzata Walewska in Il Trovatore and then to
a private reception with the Polish mezzo-soprano.
Please see another
note on
this page for info about Ms. Walewska The reception is a
fundraiser organized by the UW PSEC to support Polish Studies at the University of
Washington. Update:
photo &
article in Nowy Dziennik (in Polish).
Where:
at a
private residence in Seattle, by reservation only; donation $100
per person covers a ticket to the Opera on Jan 16, at 7:30 pm and
a reception reservation for Jan 17 at 4 pm;
reservations Ewa
Poraj-Kuczewska (206) 362-3829 by Dec 30, 2009
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Il Trovatore in Seattle, UW
PSEC |
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Jan 16-30:
M. Walewska
in Il Trovatore at the Opera |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
Ms. Malgorzata Walewska, a stunning mezzo-soprano, returns to the
Seattle Opera after very well received performance in Bartok's
Bluebeard Castle. In Il Trovatore
she portrays the gypsy Azucena,
one of Verdi's most vivid and human characters, and the focal
point of the opera.
Ms. Walewska performed major roles in Europe and debuted in the
Metropolitan Opera in 2005.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
Ms. Walewska is scheduled to sing on January 16, 20, 23, 27 & 30,
2010.
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Il Trovatore in Seattle |
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Jan 13, 8 pm:
Garrick Ohlsson plays Chopin at the UW
Meany Hall |
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Garrick Ohlsson |
Garrick Ohlsson is an excellent pianist and the only American to
win the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (in
1970). He comes to Seattle for two concerts in the UW World
Series at Meany Hall. The program includes Impromptu in F sharp,
Ballade in A flat, Fantasie, Two nocturnes, Scherzo, Preludes
(24).
Where:
Meany Hall at the University of Washington campus;
tickets are on sale now!
More:
Ohlsson,
Seattle concert |
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Jan 9, all day: A Polish-American Ski
Day at Alpental |
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A group of young
Polish snow fanatics is inviting everybody to the First Annual
Polish-American Ski Day at Alpental. Skiers & snowboarders, kids
on sleds and everybody young or old is invited to participate
and socialize at a fresh air. Second generation Polish-Americans
are quite active recently.
Check out this Polish-American Young Man
Calendar for 2009! Update:
YouTube video from the event.
Where:
meeting at a fire pit in front of the lodge at the
Alpental Ski resort
at Snoqualmie Pass, WA.
More:
an appeal
by Kasia Pawluskiewicz,
contact to Kasia |
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Jan 3, 2:30 pm: Christmas wafer sharing and
carols at the Polish Home |
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This event is the traditional wafer sharing (oplatek)
for members and friends of the Polish Home with Fr. Stanislaw
Michalek. The Polish Choir
Vivat Musica will help with caroling and everybody
is invited to come and sing Polish and American carols along.
Where:
at the
Polish Home
More:
Ela Filipczuk |
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Nov 30 - Jan 23:
A Polish poster exhibition at the UW |
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by Mieczyslaw Górowski |
The Polish
Poster: a Visual Metaphor is a poster exhibition featuring some of the most
interesting examples of the Polish poster art. The 50 posters at
the exhibit come from the local NW collections. Organized by
Krzysztof & Ewa Poraj-Kuczewski, sponsored by the UW Polish
Studies Endowment Committee and the Polish Home Foundation.
This
excellent exhibition has been extended till January 23, 2010.
Where:
at the
Allen Library North on the University of Washington campus in
Seattle; admission free, open during library hours.
More:
UW PSEC,
PHF
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