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Soccer Tournament
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July 25, from 5:30 pm: Conference on Polish
Trade Opportunities at the World Trade Center |
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Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest invites
everybody to the conference Polish Presidency in the EU -
opportunities in trade and business development for the Pacific
Northwest. Speakers include His Excellency Robert
Kupiecki, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United
States, Nicole Piasecki, Boeing Vice President of Business
Development and Eric Stewart, President of US-Poland Business
Council.
Update:
pictures from the Ambassador's visit to Seattle
Where: at the World Trade Center in Seattle;
registration required, for more info please contact: for
PACC Teresa Indelak-Davis (206)
948-8064, for WTC Ashley Pankaskie
(206) 441-5144.
More: PACC
PNW,
Conference info & program,
registration information, |
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July 24, from 6 pm: Celebrating the 20th
Anniversary of SGSCA at Ivar's Salmon House |
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Seattle Gdynia
Sister City Association invites everybody to a celebration of
the 20th anniversary of the organization and its achievements.
Among others, SGSCA produces yearly Seattle Polish Film
Festival, runs the Gdynia Business Week summer school
program and exchange programs. The organization has just won the
2011 Best Overall Program Award from the City. With special
guests from City of Gdynia and City of Seattle. No host bar from
6 pm, Makah Potlatch buffet dinner from 7 pm.
Update:
pictures from the celebration courtesy Gail Ann Photography
Where: at
Ivar's Salmon House in Seattle, $50 donation
More:
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Assn.,
contact Barbara Lee (206) 683-0883 or Martha Golubiec (206)
935-7535 for more info and reservations |
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July 20, 10:15 am: Polish Story Time
Poczytajka at the Lake Hills Library in Bellevue |
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This is a summer
edition of the popular Polish Story Time Poczytajki
meetings
for the youngest members of the Polish community.
In this meeting: children games along with reading and all of it in Polish. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska
and the King County Library System.
Where:
at
the Lake Hills Library
in Bellevue; admission free, in Polish
More:
Joanna
Wroblewska,
Poczytajki blog,
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July 15 - 17: PKS plays in the 2011 All
Nations Cup in Tukwila |
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All smiles in 2008 |
The Polish
soccer club of Seattle (PKS) plays again in All Nations Cup in Tukwila
this year.
In 2008 the team advanced to the semi-finals, in 2009 & 2010 it exited at
the group level. Better luck this year! Come to
cheer the team Poland in the qualifier round:
Fri, July
15, 8:00 pm: Poland
vs. Guatemala, field #3
Sat,
July 16, 12:00 pm:
Poland
vs. Japan, field #4
Sun, July 17,
9:30 am: Poland
vs. USA, main field
PKS is sponsored by
Dom Construction
Where: Starfire Sports Center in Tukwila;
All Nations Cup
More: for PKS contact
Piotr Warczak
206-769-3840, or
Grzegorz Kostyra
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July 14,
7
pm: Memorial
Reception to Honor Mr. Jerzy Friedrich at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Jerzy Friedrich |
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July 9, 7 pm: Ewelina Kobryn debuts in
Seattle
at the Key Arena |
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Ewelina
Kobryn |
Ewelina Kobryn,
one of the best Polish basketball players, has signed up with
the Seattle Storm. Storm of course is the current
champion of the Woman National Basketball Assn. Ms. Kobryn, who
is 6' 3" and plays the center, had already played with Storm on
the east coast. Her debut in Seattle comes on July 9, against LA
Sparks. Discount tickets available for Polish fans on this
occasion! - please see below.
Where:
Seattle Storm agains LA Sparks at the Key Arena; for $15
discount tickets please contact
Tom (Tomek)
Adamski, tel. (206) 272-2744
More:
Kobryn signed up by Storm,
Kobryn FIBA profile,
Storm website |
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till Aug 3: Paintings by Izabela
Gabrielson at Starbucks in Leschi |
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Izabela Szczypinska-Gabrielson is a
local artist who recently moved to Seattle from the east coast.
Her portfolio includes drawing and paintings as well as
photographs and book illustrations. Her background includes
studies in art history in Lublin, Poland, and in visual design
and arts in New York.
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Till July 11: G. Bienczycki in
Performance Art Exhibition
at the City Hall Galleries |
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by
G. Bienczycki |
City Hall
Galleries present Performance / Art, an
exhibition by a quartet of Seattle based photographers,
including Gabriel Bienczycki. The exhibition photographs capture
the essence of performances art in incredible lush images that
both show the art and are the art. Mr. Bienczycki trained for
ballet and modern dance but works as a photographer,
cinematographer and audio engineer.
Where:
Seattle City Hall Lobby Gallery and Anne Focke Gallery, from
7 am to 6 pm, Mon-Fri, till July 11.
More:
exhibition site,
Bienczycki bio,
his Zebra Visual site |
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July:
The Polish Cultural Center open in July |
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In July 2011, the Polish
Cultural Center in Seattle
is open on Friday nights as usual, including the restaurant and
the bar. It's closed on Sundays though.
The Polish Home will be closed
for a summer break
in August and will reopen in September.
More:
Polish Cultural Center /
Polish Home in Seattle
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