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Polish movies at SIFF
Polish Force NW
Statue unveiled
Pierogi Fest |
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May 31, 9:30 pm: Movie Venice by J.
J. Kolski
at SIFF |
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Venice |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents
Venice directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. Mr. Kolski is an award
winning Polish director whose movies are regularly presented at
the Seattle Polish FF. Venice is a story of an
imaginative boy whose dreams of going to Venice are shattered by
the realities of WWI.
SIFF
presents
two Polish feature movies and three animated shorts this year from May 20 to
June 6.
Where:
Venice at AMC Pacific Place 11,
at 4 pm on May 20, 9:30 pm on May 31 and at 3:30 pm on June 5
in Seattle
More:
Venice at SIFF |
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May 29 & 30: Movie The Rescuers at SIFF |
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Henryk Slawik |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents a documentary
The Rescuers directed by Michael King. This American movie
follows Rwandan anti-genocide activist Stephanie Nyombaire in her
quest to understand WWII Holocaust rescuers. Among several
rescuer profiles in the movie is that of Henryk Slawik - a
Polish WWII diplomat in Budapest who rescued about 5,000 Polish
and Hungarian Jews with false ID documents.
Arrested by the Germans, Slawik died in the Mauthausen
concentration camp.
Where:
at
Harvard Exit Theater in Seattle, 10 am on May 29 and 4 pm on
May 30.
More:
Henryk
Slawik, Movie
synopsis,
movie at SIFF |
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May 29: Polish Force NW in the
Ski To Sea Race |
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Darek Stuj |
The
Ski to Sea Race is a
seven-legged, 100-mile long multi-event competition that starts on Mt. Baker and extends all the way to Bellingham Bay
with the finish on the
shores of Marine Park in Fairhaven. The legs of the race are: cross
country skiing, downhill skiing, running, bicycling, canoeing, mountain biking,
and finally kayaking. Polish Force NW is a local team led by Marek Wencel. Please come to cheer the first ever Polish team
in this race at the leg transition zones and the finish line in
Fairhaven.
Where: Mt. Baker to Bellingham in Whatcom county, throughout the day; check with
the event site and the team site when & where to show up,
basic
map is here
More:
Ski To Sea website,
Polish
team website,
Marek and his passion,
Marek Wencel, 206-227-3788
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May 28, 9:30 pm: Short animated movies
The Gallery and Paths of Hate at SIFF |
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The Glallery |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents two short
animated movies,
The Gallery directed by Robert Proch and Paths of
Hate directed by Damian Nenow. Both come as part of the
program Animation United.
SIFF
presents
two Polish feature movies and three animated shorts this year from May 20 to
June 6.
Where:
at SIFF Cinema
in Seattle, screened with the program Animation United.
More:
Animation United at SIFF |
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May 26, 9:30 pm: Animated movie Maska at SIFF |
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Maska |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents an animated movie
Maska (Mask, 24') directed by Stephen & Timothy Quay.
The movie produced by Zbigniew Zmudzki with music by K.
Penderecki is based on a story by Stanislaw Lem.
Brothers Quay rank among the most remarkable animators in the
world; they have created movies to prose by Bruno Schultz (Street
of Crocodiles) and by Franz Kafka.
SIFF
presents
two Polish feature movies and three animated shorts this year from May 20 to
June 6.
Where:
at SIFF Cinema
in Seattle, screened with the program ALT Animation.
More:
Maska at SIFF,
Movie trailer,
Brothers Quay |
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May 22, 1:30 pm: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Joanna Wroblewska |
The Library at the Polish Cultural Center invites
you to the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
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 use at
home. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska
and the Polish Library.
Where:
at
the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish
Home in Seattle; admission free, in Polish
More:
Poczytajki
at the Polish Library, Joanna
Wroblewska,
Poczytajki blog,
Note: Please see a note about
Poczytajki at the Bellevue Library. |
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May 21, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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Czeslaw Milosz |
This being the Year of Milosz, the book for the meeting is
Zniewolony umysl / The Captive
Mind, by Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004), the Nobel prize
winning Polish poet and writer. Zniewolony umysl is his
classic and timeless book-length essay on ethics dilemmas in
face of a totalitarian regime based on his first hand experience
of both Nazism and Communism, as well as a devastating study of
inner workings of the Stalinist regime in Poland. Club meetings are in Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
Milosz,
book,
Polish
Book Club |
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May 20, 4 pm: Movie Venice by J. J.
Kolski
at SIFF |
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Venice |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents feature
Venice directed by Jan Jakub Kolski. Mr. Kolski is an award
winning Polish director whose movies are regularly presented at
the Seattle Polish FF. Venice is a story of an
imaginative boy whose dreams of going to Venice are shattered by
the realities of WWI.
SIFF
presents
two Polish feature movies and three animated shorts this year from May 20 to
June 6.
Where:
AMC Pacific Place 11 in Seattle,
at 4 pm on May 20, 9:30 pm on May 31 and at 3:30 pm on June 5
More:
Venice at SIFF |
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May 20, 6:30 pm: UW Center for
Commercialization Presentation at
the Polish
Cultural Center |
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Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest invites
everybody interested to a presentation by Chris Igielski about
the University of Washington Center for Commercialization (C4C). Mr. Igielski is a
C4C UW Industry Relation Officer for Economic Development.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; admission free
More: UW C4C, PACC
PNW |
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May 19, 2:30 pm:
Lecture Auschwitz in Communist Poland by J. Huener at the UW |
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UW Jackson School of International
Studies presents a lecture Auschwitz And The Politics of
Memory in Communist Poland by Prof. Jonathan Huener. The
lecture discusses the history of the notorious Nazi camp as a
memorial site in the postwar Communist Poland and also describes
more recent controversy related to landscaping and exhibits at
the site. Dr. Huener is an associate professor of History at the
Univ. of Vermont.
Where: Allen Auditorium, Allen Library at the Univ. of Washington campus; admission free
More:
Ellison Center events calendar |
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May 18, 7:30 pm:
Polish Film Club meeting at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Polish Film Club presents TV movie Oskar directed by
Marek Piwowski in 2005. The film is a moving story of a ten-year
old boy dying from cancer and his conversations with a hospice
volunteer who helps him cope with his imminent death. Marek
Piwowski is the director of the cult-famous A Trip Down the
River / Rejs made in 1970. Bonus: Piwowski's
documentary Kirk about Kirk Douglas and his visit
in Lodz.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
in Polish
w/ English subtitles; admission free
More:
Marek Piwowski bio,
Polish Film Club,
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May 16 - 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 audioengineer.
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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May 15, noon - 4 pm: Carnival party for kids at the
Polish Cultural Center |
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Carnival in May! 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 poster,
contact to School Principal
Paul Griffin (206) 937-0614 |
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May 14, 8 pm: Spring Dance Party at the
Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Cultural Center invites
everybody to a spring dance party. Music
by DJ Filip. The restaurant will be open from 6 pm to 10 pm; the bar opens
at
7 pm.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
tickets $15 PHA members, $20 non-members
More:
for reservations contact Maria Switalska at (425) 226-7660
or Lucyna Blonska at (206) 764-7057 |
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Apr 11, 6:30 pm: Tea & Coffee Social Meeting at the
Polish Home Library |
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The Polish Home Library invites everybody to a
social meeting with tea & coffee at the new Library upstairs.
Come join others for a lively discussion over tea and coffee. We
will chat on books as well as other topics. Open to everyone,
especially to older Polish community members. Organized and
moderated by Monika Oczkowska-McNeal a volunteer at Polish Home
Library. Admission, tea and snacks free.
Where:
at
the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish
Home in Seattle; admission
free,
More:
Polish
Library events in April (PL), contact to Monika Oczkowska-McNeal |
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May 10, from 6:30 pm: IRA Rollover
and Investing Strategies at
the Polish
Cultural Center |
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Merrill Lynch invites you to a complimentary dinner seminar on
retirement planning & financial strategies related to
retirements, including IRA rollovers. Presenters include Len
Radziwanowicz, a senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management and member of the Polish American Chamber of
Commerce Pacific NW. Dinner served at 6:30 pm, presentations
starts about 6:45.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; admission free, but RSVP
required. to make a reservation, contact Celina Bradshaw at
(206) 464-2844.
More: seminar
invite & info,
Len Radziwanowicz, PACC |
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May 7,
11:30 - 4 pm:
All You Can Eat Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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All you can eat!
Polonez in action |
It's the annual
pierogi (Polish dumplings) extravaganza that includes several
different kinds of pierogi: meat, potato & cheese,
sauerkraut & mushrooms, blueberries,
plum etc. Free attractions include: folk group performances,
craft workshops (make your own pierogi!), animation movies &
children activities. You can eat leisurely, listen to Polish
music and have a good time. Also available: beer, wine as well
as coffee, soft drinks and homemade desserts (not included in the
admission price).
On sale: Polish cutout art,
Polish folk costumes,
Boleslawiec Pottery, pierogi soap & pierogi pins!
Folk group performances:
1:00 pm Polonez Dance Group, Vancouver, BC
folk dance medley #1: Polonez, Kurpiovski, Mazur & Novosadecki
dances
1:30 pm Polish Choir Vivat Musica, Seattle
2:00 pm Polonez Dance Group, Vancouver, BC
folk dance medley #1: Polonez, Kurpiovski, Mazur & Novosadecki
dances
2:30 pm Young Polanie, Polish children folk group, Seattle,
in a Krakoviak medley & teaching krakoviak
3:00 pm Polonez Dance Group, Vancouver, BC
folk dance medley #2: Lovickie & Lubelskie dances
Volunteers still needed to run the event! Please help making this a fantastic event
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home
- All You Can Eat event at the lower
hall; tickets $16 regular, $8 children up to
11; tots up to 3 years old free; additional programs upstairs,
admission free
More:
2011 Pierogi Fest program,
2011 volunteer opportunities |
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May 7, noon - 4 pm: Polish Book & CD Sale at
the Polish
Cultural Center |
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This event that is a part of the Pierogi Fest features usually a lot of new and
second-hand books and albums in Polish, bi-lingual or in English
on Polish topics as well as Polish CDs and DVDs - most at very
affordable prices!
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home
upper hall; admission free
More: Polish Home asks
for donations of books, CDs and DVDs for the sale. Please
bring them to the PH on Friday night and leave
them at the gate or call Martha Golubiec (206) 935-7535. |
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May 7, 7:30 pm:
Marcin Dylla in a Classical Guitar Concert at Benaroya |
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Marcin Dylla |
Seattle Classic Guitar Society
invites to a concert in the International Guitar Series by the
Polish master Marcin Dylla. Mr. Dylla, hailed by Washington Post
as the most gifted guitarist on the planet, won a slew of
international competition awards, including the Gold Medal at
the prestigious 2007 Am. Guitar Foundation International
Competition.
Where:
at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at the
Seattle
Symphony at Benaroya Hall; regular tickets $30 - ticket info
at the bottom of the
series info page
More:
Marcin Dylla website,
SCGS and the International
Guitar Series
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May 5, 7:30 pm:
Lecture
Expanding the Imagination by R. Horowitz at the UW |
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UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to
a Distinguished Speaker Series lecture Expanding the Imagination by Ryszard Horowitz. Mr. Horowitz is a
photographer and graphic designer famous as a pioneer of a novel approach
to photography that uses special effects to create surrealistic
and quirky works of art. Please see a note about
his exhibition at the UW.
Where: room 110, Kane Hall at the Univ. of Washington campus; admission free, reception to
follow; a book for signing will be available for $50
More:
Ryszard Horowitz & his site,
sampler of his art,
Seattle events
flyer, UW PSEC |
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May 2-31, Photo Exhibit Expanding the Imagination at the UW |
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UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to
a photo exhibit Expanding the Imagination, featuring the unique
photo art works by Ryszard Horowitz. Mr. Horowitz comes to
Seattle as a lecturer in the Distinguished Speaker Series
organized by the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee (please
see separate a note about his lecture.
Exhibition features many of Mr. Horowitz's art creations that
mix traditional photography with computer effects and
surrealistic visions.
Where:
Odegaard
Library, second floor at the University of Washington campus; admission free
More:
Ryszard Horowitz & his site,
sampler of his art,
Seattle events
flyer,
UW PSEC |
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May 2, 10:00 pm: Movie Irena Sendler: In
the Name of Their Mothers
on PBS |
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Irena Sendler, 1943 |
This documentary
film tells the true story of Irena Sendler,
the Polish heroine who ran a Polish resistance operation during
WWII and saved about
2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. Sendler was
captured by the Gestapo but miraculously survived. The movie
directed by Mary Skinner in 2010 includes interviews with 95
years old Ms. Sendler.
Where:
On PBS channel (KCTS 9) Seattle & Yakima, check your local
listings in other areas
More:
movie website,
Irena Sendler honored by the US
Congress,
Sendler bio |
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May 1, from 2 pm: Unveiling of John Paul II
Statue at St. Margaret's Church |
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Pope John Paul II |
The Polish Parish in Seattle and the John Paul II Foundation in
Seattle invite everybody to the ceremony of unveiling of a
statue honoring Pope John Paul II. Also on May 1st, Karol
Wojtyla will be beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in a
ceremony in Rome. The 7-foot tall statue from stainless steel was
designed and created by Polish artist Wiktor Szostalo. Consul
General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles, Hon. Joanna
Kozinska-Frybes will attend the ceremony in Seattle.
The program includes
2 pm: A solemn mass celebrated by
Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop of Seattle
following: Unveiling
and blessing of the monument next to the church
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church
in Seattle;
More:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church,
more about the statue
- funds are still needed to pay for it |
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Till June 3: Poznanski paintings
at the University of Washington Club |
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Kazimierz Dolny
by
Poznanski |
The University
of Washington Club presents Grey Land, a painting
exhibition by Kazimierz Poznanski. The
exhibition includes over 20 paintings, most oil on canvas and
some on rice paper, depicting mostly Northwest landscapes. Mr. Poznanski is a
painter, a poet and a Professor of Economy
at the Univ. of Washington,
with interest in
Chinese art. He had exhibitions in US, Canada and
China.
Where: Colleen Rohrbaugh Room at the University of Washington
Club on the UW campus;
admission free.
More: about Kaz Poznanski,
his take on
Chinese art |
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