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Elections in Seattle
Poles in Iran, 1942
Elections |
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June 30, 11:30 am: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the Bellevue Library |
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Joanna Wroblewska |
This is a meeting of the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for kids - Polish children books and stories are read to kids from kindergarten and early elementary grades.
In this meeting: children poems, rhymes, songs and finger plays. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska with the
help of the King County Public Libraries.
Where:
at
the Bellevue Regional
Library in Bellevue; admission free, in Polish
More:
Joanna
Wroblewska |
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June 26 & 27:
Young Polanie at the International
Festival in Leavenworth |
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Leavenworth
International Dance Festival features a great variety of folk
dance troupes representing many nations: from several European
countries through Egypt, Philippines to Brazil. The Polish Home
group Young Polanie will present a Silesian dance and a
medley of songs and dances from the Cracow region on June 26.
Where: the Festival is in Leavenworth, WA - go for a nice trip
over the mountains
More:
Leavenworth
International Dance Festival, for Young Polanie group
contact Barbara Strutynski
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June 26, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Gulasz z Turula by Krzysztof Varga, published by
Wyd. Czarne in 2008.
Varga is a Polish writer, literary critic and journalist of Hungarian
descent.
The book is his very personal essay on Hungary, it's history,
myths and traumas from the Polish perspective.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
Gulasz z Turula,
Krzysztof Varga,
Polish
Book Club |
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June 19, 6 am - 8 pm: Polish
Presidential Elections
at the Polish Home |
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Update:
Results for the Seattle polling station #177: Kaczynski 132,
Komorowski 121,
full
results here. The second & final round of voting is on July
3, 2010.
The early
presidential elections in Poland after the tragic death of
President Kaczynski have been called for June 20. In Seattle,
there will be a polling station for Polish citizens at the
Polish Home; voting in the United States is set on June 19,
2010. If you want to vote, you have to register - please read
detailed info here
(in Polish).
Where: at the Polish Home;
admission free; registration deadline is June 17, 2010
More:
More:
Elections FAQ (in English),
Detailed election info (in Polish),
Ulotka Wybory 2010 w Seattle (in Polish) |
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June 18, 2 pm: Movie The Reverse
wins award
at the Seattle International FF |
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Update: Polish director Borys Lankosz has won the Best New
Director Award at 2010 SIFF. The award comes with an additional
screening of the movie on June 18.
The Reverse (Rewers)
was the best
movie of the 2009 Gdynia Film Festival
and the Polish entry to the Oscars.
It is a wry look at political oppression
of 1950s Poland.
It is also a bestselling book by
Andrzej Bart who was screenwriter for the movie.
Where:
at the
SIFF
Cinema;
movie schedule
More:
Additional screening at SIFF,
the movie,
the
book,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish
Book Club |
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June 16, 7:30 pm: Movie The Lost
Requiem at the Polish Home |
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The newly organized Polish Film
Club Oko in Seattle invites everyone to a screening of
the documentary The Lost Requiem by famous Iranian
director Khosrow Sinai. This 1980 film tells the story of the
WWII exodus of Polish Army soldiers and civilians, in all about
120,000 survivors of Soviet gulag camps, to Persia (now Iran).
In Farsi & English with English subtitles.
There will be an intro to the movie and a discussion afterwards.
Where:
at the
Polish Home; admission free, discussion after the screening.
Also:
A Trip To Nowhere
books & DVDs will be on sale.
More:
Khosrow
Sinai site,
video clip w/ interview about Lost Requiem,
Cross of Siberian Exiles for Khosrow (in Polish).
Contact Aleksandra Monk
for more info or with ideas about the Film Club; discussion
about the Club activities, films to see etc. after the movie
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June 8 & 9: Movie The Reverse
at the Seattle International FF |
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The Seattle International Film Festival presents the best
movie of the 2009 Gdynia Film Festival
and the Polish entry to this year’s Oscars. The Reverse (Rewers)
directed by Borys Lankosz is a wry look at political oppression
of 1950s Poland.
It is also a bestselling book by
Andrzej Bart who was screenwriter for the movie.
SIFF
presents unprecedented 5 Polish movies this year from May 23 to
June 9, 2010.
Where:
at the
SIFF
Cinema;
June 8 at 7 pm, June 9 at 4:30 pm
movie schedule
More:
The Reverse at SIFF,
the movie,
the
book,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish
Book Club |
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June 4-6: Movie All That I Love
at the Seattle International FF |
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All That I
Love (Wszstko co kocham), a feature debut by dir. Jacek
Borcuch was the first Polish movie at Sundance and it became an
instant hit.
This is a coming-of-age story set in a small town in
Poland
during the Solidarity days of 1980.
A group of high-school friends are all into their rock-punk band
but there is no escape from politics and real life choices.
SIFF
presents unprecedented 5 Polish movies this year from May 23 to
June 9, 2010.
Where:
at the
SIFF
in Seattle at Pacific Place on June 4 at 4:15 and at Harvard
Exit on June 6 at 9:30 pm;
movie schedule
More:
movie at SIFF,
All That I Love at Sundance,
film website |
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June 5, 8 pm: International Dance
at the South Lake Union Club in Seattle |
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This is the
32nd International Dance staged by local clubs representing
several Central & East European nations and sponsored by the
Austria Club of Washington. Delicious ethnic food, live music
and entertainment. Doors open at 6:30,
dancing starts at 8 pm. Soft drinks available all evening.
This event is sponsored by the Polish Home Association.
Where: at the
South Lake Union Park;
tickets $15; this is a BYOB event; parking might be a problem
due to construction is the area, please carpool
More: tickets available at the Polish Home on Fridays 8-10 pm,
at the gate, or contact
Karolina Kapa
by email or by phone at (206) 579-2514 for reservations
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June 4, 7:30 pm:
A Chopin
Celebration Series, p. III, at the U. Christian Church |
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Mark Salman |
The University Christian Church
in Seattle invites to a recital series celebrating Chopin's
200th birthday and performed by Mark Salman. Mr. Salman is a
renown pianist based in Seattle who performed at the Carnegie
Hall and is best known for his expertise on Beethoven.
The series
includes three recitals. Program for part III
features works
from Chopin's later years.
Where:
at the University Christian
Church in Seattle
tickets $25 regular, $15 students & seniors, $60 for the
series of three recitals on May 7 & 21 and June 4, 2010
More:
Mark Salman bio,
his website,
detailed program for the recital series |
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June 2, 7 pm: Movie Mother Joan of
the Angels
at the Seattle International FF |
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Lucyna Winnicka |
Seattle
International Film Festival presents Mother Joan of The
Angels (Matka
Joanna od Aniolow), a recently restored 1961 masterpiece
directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Set in an 18c.
Catholic convent in the eastern fringes of then Poland
(close to Smolensk), the film follows Fr. Suryn's attempts to
drive out demons possessing the mother superior and the nuns.
This universal
theme movie of passion and crime won a Silver Palm at Cannes.
SIFF
presents unprecedented 5 Polish movies this year from May 23 to
June 9, 2010.
Where:
at the
SIFF
in Seattle;
movie schedule
More:
movie at SIFF,
Kawalerowicz |
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June 2, 9:30 pm: Movie Night Train
at the Seattle International FF |
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Leon Niemczyk |
Night Train
(Pociag, 1959) is
another recently restored famous movie by the Polish director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz. A great Hitchcock-style thriller,
ambiguous and full of suspense, the film was also praised for
his depiction of the train's microcosm as a parable for the
repressive society, and a fine example of the Polish School of
cinema.
SIFF
presents unprecedented 5 Polish movies this year from May 23 to
June 9, 2010.
Where:
at the
SIFF
in Seattle;
movie schedule
More:
movie at SIFF,
Night Train and the Polish School,
Kawalerowicz |
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