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Dec 31, 7 pm - 2 am: New Year’s Eve Party
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Red Carpet Extravaganza! is the theme of the yearly New
Year's Eve party at the Polish Cultural Center. The ball will be
at the upper hall, black tie optional. The attractions include
live music by Polonus (Filip & Ola), plus a mix form CDs
by Filip. Doors open at 7 pm, sit down dinner at 8 pm,
dancing from 9 pm to 2 am. Baby sitting service downstairs from
7 pm to midnight.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center; tickets
$65 per person (members) & $90 (non-members), babysitting
$10 per child; make checks
to PHA
More: for reservations contact
Lucyna Blonska
at (206) 764 7057.
Reservations need to be paid for by Dec 25, otherwise become
void.
No tickets sold at the door. This is not a BYOB and you cannot bring your own alcohol to
the party.
Event poster here. |
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Dec 23 & 25: Polish Cultural Center closed for Christmas |
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The Polish
Cultural Center in Seattle
is closed for Christmas on December
23 & 25, and for the New Year holiday on January 1, 2012. The
Polish Home will be back to business from January 6, 2012.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center
in Seattle
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Dec 17, 11 am: Polish Story Time
Poczytajka at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Library at the Polish Cultural Center invites you to the
Polish Story TimePoczytajki for the youngest members of
the Polish community.
In this meeting:
playing,
dancing and drawing along with reading and all of it in Polish.
You can also borrow Polish children books & movies for an
evening reading or watching. Organized by Monika Oczkowska-McNeal
and the Polish Library. You can find
more on
Poczytajka here.
Where:
at
the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish
Home in Seattle; admission free, in Polish
More:
Poczytajki
at the Polish Library,
Polish Library
in Nov 2011,
Poczytajki blog by Joanna,
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Dec 10, 9 pm:
Paper-cutting workshops at the Polish Cultural Center |
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This session is
great for intermediate to advanced skill levels.
Get more
experience in
the old art of
Polish paper-cutting and learn advanced tips and techniques to complete your own wycinanki
projects.
The session covers circular
gwiazdy (star) style with 8-folded design.
Develop your own
design as you learn how to keep everything in one piece!
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
from 9 pm
to 12 noon; $25 fee covers all the materials for
the workshop. Cutting
tools will be available during the class.
More:
about workshops, for reservations please contact
Alisa Lahti or call
206-499-5367. |
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Dec 7, 6:30 pm:
Paper-cutting workshops at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Wycinanki workshops,
so popular in the last season, have returned! Come experience
the old art of
Polish paper cutting and learn about this beautiful art
form along with tips and techniques to complete your own wycinanki
projects.
This session focuses on the
beautiful leluye style with one fold in the design.
Design
templates are provided as guides or for inspiration. This is a
great introductory class.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
from 6:30
pm to 9:00 pm; $15 fee covers all the materials for
the workshop. Cutting tools
will be available during the class.
More:
about workshops, for reservations please contact
Alisa Lahti or call
206-499-5367. |
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Dec 4, 2:30 pm: St. Nicolas party at
the Polish Cultural Center |
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This is another Mikolajki
party for kids, organized by the Polish Cultural Center. The
program includes
Jaselka
- a nativity play in Polish presented by the PCC Youth Theater
Group Teatrzyk Biedronka under direction of Barbara
Strutynski. There will be a friendly competition for
all children to perform a carol or say a
little poem for awards. A
Santa Claus
visit will be a highlight of the event. The restaurant will be open from
1 pm to 4 pm.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center / Polish Home;
admission
free
More:
Jaselka poster |
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Dec 3-4: Polish Christmas Tree at
the 25th Festival of Trees in Tacoma |
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Polish National
Alliance Lodge #156 is sponsoring a Polish Christmas Tree
Wesolych Swiat, Polish for Merry Christmas at the Festival
of Trees in Tacoma. The Festival, a benefit for Mary Bridge
Children's Hospital, is a very popular yearly event; the last
one featured over 60 trees from different countries viewed by
12,000 people. The Polish Tree this year is designed by a
professional Festival designer, Ms. Hally Phillips.
Where: at the
Greater Tacoma Convention
Center
in Tacoma, WA;
admission for viewing
$6 regular, $2
discounted, children up to 12 free; viewing 10 am-3 pm on
Sat Dec 3, and 11 am-4 pm on Sun Dec 4.
More:
Article about Festival,
Festival
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Dec 3, 6 pm: St. Nicolas party in
Bellevue |
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This is a Mikolajki
party, organized by the Polish School in Bellevue. The detailed
program is a surprise but it is Christmas related and it
includes a traditional Santa Claus visit, sharing of Christmas
wafers and sweat treats, as well as signing of Polish carols
with live music provided by musician friends and students. Every
child is welcomed!
Where:
at the School, that is at
the
East Shore Unitarian Church
Education Building in Bellevue;
admission free
More: Polish School in
Bellevue, or contact
Anna Cholewinska |
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Till Dec 9: Maria Sklodowska-Curie
Exhibition at the University
of Washington |
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This exhibit celebrates the Year of Maria Sklodowska-Curie at
the University of Washington. Marie Curie, nee Maria Sklodowska,
was a pioneer researcher in radioactivity and chemistry,
discoverer of elements polonium and radium and the only person
who received the Nobel price twice, in 1903 and 1911. The
exhibition is sponsored by the Consulate General of Poland in
Los Angeles, the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles and
UW PSEC.
Please note:
the end date has changed, the exhibit will be taken down late
afternoon on Dec 9.
Where: North Lobby, Allen Library at the
UW campus in Seattle,
admission free during library hours.
More: about
Marie Curie,
UW PSEC |
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