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Polish Film Festival
Polish Bazaar
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Nov 27,
from 6 pm: St. Andrew's
night party
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Andrzejki
at
the Polish Home |
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According to the old Polish tradition,
Andrzejki (a party on St.
Andrew’s night, Nov 30) was the last party of the year, with
some special customs such as divining future from pouring hot
wax on water. Music by DJ Philip, with additional entertainment
during intermissions. Doors open at 6 pm with dinner available
at the Polish Home restaurant downstairs, cocktail happy hour
starts at 7 pm upstairs, dancing begins at 8 pm.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home,
tickets
$20 PHA
members and $25 for non-members.
More: for table reservations or info please email
Karolina Kapa or call
206-579-2514. |
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Nov 12, 19 & 26, 4 pm: 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,
Poczytajki blog
Note: Poczytajki is mostly a weekly event with some weeks off.
November meetings are on Nov 12, 19 & 26, 2010. December
meetings start on Dec 3. |
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Nov 21, 2:30 pm: Classic tale Jas &
Malgosia at the Polish Home |
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The Polish Cultural Center Children Theater Biedronka in
Seattle invites to a performance of the classic tale Jas i
Malgosia (Hansel und Gretel). Directed & designed by Barbara
Strutynski. The performance is in Polish.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home,
suggested donation $5, children up to 10 free, in Polish
More: Jas &
Malgosia poster (PL), Poish
Cultural Center / Polish Home
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Nov 20, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Piata strona swiata by Kazimierz Kutz published by
Znak in 2010. Kutz, 81, is a famous Polish film director,
theater director, screen-writer, writer and politician. He is
also a member of the Parliament and a renown partisan for his
beloved native Silesia. Piata strona .. is his debut as a
novelist.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
book,
video from
Kutz at book promotion,
Kutz bio,
Kutz on
Wikipedia,
his site
(in Polish),
Polish
Book Club |
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Nov 17, 7 pm:
Paper cutting workshop at the Polish Home / PCC |
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The Polish Cultural Center
invites to a Wycinanki workshop teaching
the old art of
Polish paper cutting. You can learn about this beautiful art
along with tips and techniques to complete your own wycinanki
projects. Materials are included and cutting tools will be
available during the class. Bring your creativity, passion and
patience!
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
from 6:30
pm to 9:30 pm; $10 fee covers all the materials and tools for
the workshop.
More:
Space is
limited, for reservations please contact
Alisa Lahti or call
206-499-5367. Nov 17 class list is full, please
contact Alisa about workshop on Dec 8, 2010. |
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Nov 17, 7:30 pm:
Polish Film Club meeting at the Polish Home |
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There will be a
change in the program. The movie for the
meeting is The Wedding (2004) directed by Wojciech
Smarzowski. The Debt, a gripping thriller directed by K. Krauze
was voted down at the last minute. The Wedding, a
creative, bitter & ironic portrait of the contemporary Polish
society, won an award at IFF in Locarno and several awards at
PFF in Gdynia, all in 2004.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home; in Polish
w/ English subtitles; admission free
More:
More:
about Wedding,
about Debt,
PFC OKO site,
PFC OKO site |
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Nov 17, 7:30 pm:
Basia
Trzetrzelewska
at the Moore Theatre |
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Basia Trzetrzelewska |
Basia,
as she is known, first visited Seattle
with the original members of
Matt Bianco
group. Basia is
an accomplished jazz vocalist with such albums as
Time and Tide (1988)
or
London,
Warsaw, New York
(1990) and
Matt's Mood (2005) that topped Contemporary Jazz album charts.
Her latest album is It's That Girl Again with a
collaboration of keyboardist Danny White.
Where: the Moore Theatre,
Seattle;
tickets $35 & $45
More: Basia
at Moore & bio,
Basia's site, M |
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Nov 15, 7:30 pm:
Discussion panel 30 years of Solidarity at the UW |
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Mr. Wujec decorated
by Pres. Kaczynski, 2006 |
UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to a discussion panel Civic Society and
Independent Media in Central Europe: 30 Years of the Solidarity
Movement in Poland with guests Henryk & Ludwika Wujec,
Zbigniew Pietrzyk and Zbigniew Karwowski. Mr. & Mrs. Wujec were
prominent dissidents and KOR & Solidarity activists, Mr.
Pietrzyk & Mr. Karwowski were Solidarity activists.
Where:
Walker-Ames Room
at Kane Hall,
the University of Washington
campus in Seattle; admission free, reception to
follow
More: about
Solidarity,
KOR,
Henryk Wujec (PL),
UW PSEC
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Nov 14, 2:30 pm: Poland’s Independence Day
celebration at the PH |
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Poland
was reborn as a country on Nov 11, 1918, when Jozef Pilsudski
became the Head of State after a popular revolt liberated the
Polish territories. A program about the struggle for an
independent Poland, directed by Ms. Iwona Bernacki will be performed by the children from
the Polish Scouts troop Kaszuby. The restaurant will be open from 1 pm to
4 pm as usual.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home,
admission free.
More: Polish Home
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Nov 11-14: Polish Film Festival at the SIFF Cinema, part II |
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by Magdalena Hill
Lullaby
Star of Copernicus
All that I love |
The two Polish
film festivals in town have been united:
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association and the Society for Arts
joined forces to present the 18th Seattle Polish Film Festival,
with Mr. Greg Plichta as its Managing Director and
Dr. Michal Friedrich as its Artistic Director.
It's the biggest
Festival in years, too, showing 25 movies over two very extended
weekends (Thursday to Sunday) on November 4-7 & 11-14, 2010.
This is the second part of the Festival. For the
first part please see below
All movies at the
SIFF cinema
in Seattle. Program subject to change.
Program for
Thursday, November 11
7:30 pm Roman Polanski: Shorts -
see separate note
This is a program organized by SIFF & PCI NY, in association
with SPFF, all movie goers are invited to see the program
9:30 pm The Silence / Cisza,
2010, dir. Slawomir Pstrong
Program for
Friday, November 12
7:30 pm The Lullaby / Kolysanka, 2010, dir. Juliusz Machulski
9:15 pm A Little Rose / Rozyczka,
dir. Jan Kidawa-Blonski
Program for
Saturday, November 13
7:30 pm The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man / Kobieta, ktora pragnela
mezczyzny,
2010, dir. Per Fly
9:30 pm Never Say Never / Nigdy nie mow nigdy,
dir. Wojciech Pacyna
Program for Sunday,
November 14
1:00 pm
Star of Copernicus / Gwiazda Kopernika, 2009,
dir. Zdzislaw
Kudla, Andrzej Orzechowski
2:35 pm The Simple Story About Love / Romans, 2010, dir. Arkadiusz Jakubik
A Trip To Nowhere / Podroz do nikad, 2010, dir.
Shannon Hart-Reed
4:30 pm War of Love / Sluby Panienskie, 2010, dir. Filip Bajon
6:30 pm After.Life, 2010, dir. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo at the screening
9:00 pm All That I Love / Wszystko co kocham, 2009, dir. Jacek Borcuch
Please note: the Festival looks for
volunteers - if you would like to help, please contact Mr.
Greg Plichta.
Where: all movies at
SIFF cinema; tickets $10 / $12 (w/ guests), Festival pass
$50
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival, SGSCA,
PFFA,
PFFA Seattle |
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Nov 11,
7:30 pm:
Tadeusz Drozda Cabaret at the Polish Home / PCC |
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Tadeusz Drozda |
Polish Cultural
Center invites to a cabaret program
Czterdziestolecie w kabarecie
by Tadeusz
Drozda. Mr.
Drozda is a veteran cabaret star from
Poland returning to
Seattle during his American west coast
tour. The restaurant at the Polish Home will be open from 6 pm.
This program is in Polish.
Where:
Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; tickets $20 advanced,
$25 at the door;
for tickets & info call Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
There is also a
performance in Vancouver on Nov 14, 2010.
More: Tadeusz Drozda site
(PL),
Drozda on Wikipedia (PL) |
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Nov 11,
7:30 pm:
Roman Polanski: Shorts at the SIFF Cinema |
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Seattle
International Film Festival & the Polish Cultural Institute of
New York present a program of shorts by the
great Oscar winning Polish director. It includes his films
made at the acclaimed Lodz Film School:
Murder (1957), Teeth Smile
(1957), Break Up the Dance (1957), Mammals
(1962) and of course his famous award winning graduation film,
Two Men and the Wardrobe (1958). With live accompaniment
music by SzaZa, a jazzing duo of Pawel Szamburski &
Patryk Zakrocki.
Where: SIFF cinema at
the Seattle Center; tickets $12 regular, $10 SIFF members
More:
Polanski's
shorts
at SIFF,
Roman Polanski |
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Nov 6-7, 10:30 am - 4 pm: Polish
Territories 1772-1918 in a Stamp Show |
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The first Polish stamp (1860) |
A very well
known local collector of Polish stamps,
Mr. Roy
Koczarski presents an interesting exhibition at the SEAPEX 10
Stamp Show at the Seattle Center. Partitioned
Territories of Poland 1772 to 1918 exhibit includes 10
frames / 160 pages of the oldest Polish stamps: pre-stamped
mails with Polish town stamps from early days of mail and also
stamped mail from Polish territories till WWI.
Where:
Rainier Room (Northwest Rooms) at the
Seattle Center,
admission free.
More: Exhibit
description,
SEAPEX-10,
Koczarski at
WESTPEX |
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Nov 6-7, noon - 7 pm:
Fall Bazaar at the Polish Home / PCC |
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The lovely
2008 Bazaar staff |
The biggest
Polish
event in Seattle, the fall bazaar features booths with Polish books
and CDs, crafts, pottery, crystal, amber etc.
as well as booths by local Polish-American organizations. Polish
Choir Vivat Musica performs on Sunday at 2:30 pm. You can buy Christmas ornaments and wafers
(oplatki), Polish pierogi, home made cakes and
enjoy a full course
dinner.
Also, frozen pierogi from Chicago to go.
Organized by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home,
admission free.
More:
Polish Home,
or contact Beta Rodzinski,
President of the Ladies Auxiliary |
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Nov 4-7: Polish Film Festival at the SIFF
Cinema, part I |
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by Magdalena Hill
Wonderful Summer
Miracle Seller
HolyBusiness
The Swing |
The two Polish
film festivals in town have been united:
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association and the Society for Arts
joined forces to present the 18th Seattle Polish Film Festival,
with Mr. Greg Plichta as its Managing Director and
Dr. Michal Friedrich as its Artistic Director.
It's the biggest
Festival in years, too, showing 25 movies over two very extended
weekends (Thursday to Sunday) on November 4-7 & 11-14, 2010.
This is the first part of the Festival. For the
second part please see here
All movies at the
SIFF cinema
in Seattle. Program subject to change.
Program for
Thursday, November 4
6:00 pm
Opening Gala Reception, by
invitation only
Director Ryszard Brylski and actress Katarzyna Figura at
the Gala
You can receive an invitation by donating $100 or
more to the PFF
8:00 pm A Wonderful Summer / Cudowne lato,
2010, dir. Ryszard Brylski
with short Animated History of Poland / Animowana historia
Polski
2010,
dir. Tomek
Baginski
Director Ryszard Brylski and actress Katarzyna Figura
at
the screening and discussion after the movie
Program for
Friday, November 5
7:30 pm The Miracle Seller / Handlarz cudow, 2009
dir.
Jaroslaw Szoda & Boleslaw Pawica
9:30 pm Born of the Sea / Miasto z morza, 2009, dir. Andrzej Kotowski
Program for
Saturday, November 6
2:00 pm Polish documentaries:
The Ballad About Bronek / Ballada o Bronku, 2010,
dir.
Krzysztof Piotrowski
Balcerowicz.
All or Nothing / Balcerowicz. Gra o wszystko, 2009
dir.
Andrzej Fidyk & Anna Wieckowska
3:40 pm Christopher /
Krzysztof, 2009, dir. Dariusz Twarog
7:30 pm Enen: Case Unknown / Enen, 2009,
dir. Feliks Falk
9:20 pm Piggies / Swinki,
2009, dir. Robert Glinski
Program for Sunday,
November 7
1:00 pm
Lesser of Two Evils / Mniejsze zlo, 2009, dir. Janusz Morgenstern
3:20 pm
Laura, 2009, dir. Radek Dunaszewski
5:00 pm Belcanto / Belcanto, 2010, dir.
Ryszard Nyczka
6:45 pm The Holy Business / Swiety interes, 2010, dir. Maciej Wojtyszko
8:30 pm The Swing / Hustawka, 2010, dir.
Tomasz Lewkowicz
Please note: the Festival looks for
volunteers - if you would like to help, please contact Mr.
Greg Plichta.
Where: all movies at
SIFF cinema; tickets $10 / $12 (w/ guests), Festival pass
$50
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival, SGSCA,
PFFA,
PFFA Seattle |
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