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Polish Festival
at the Seattle Center
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Polish Bazaar
Mazurkas |
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Apr 27, 2:30 pm: Easter Egg Sharing
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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A traditional meeting of members & friends of the Polish Home
with sharing of the Easter eggs and a dinner; Fr. Andrzej Galant, the
pastor at the Polish Parish in Seattle, will be
present. Organized by the Ladies Auxiliary and the Polish Home
Association.
Where: at the
Polish
Cultural Center Dom Polski;
admission free, no reservations needed
More: Polish Home |
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Apr 26, 11 am: Polish Book Club Meeting at
the
Green Lake
Library |
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The book for the meeting is Bezdech by Andrzej Bart,
published by WAB in 2013.
Bart is a Nike
nominated novelist, screenwriter and film director.
Movie Reverse based on his novel won the Golden Lions award at
the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia in 2009.
Where: at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free, in
Polish
More:
about
book (PL),
Andrzej Bart,
Polish Book Club |
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Apr 23,
7 pm: Military Security of Poland and the Baltics at the UW |
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Glen Grant |
University of
Washington presents a lecture Military Security of Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania and Poland by Glen Grant.
Mr. Grant is a lecturer at Riga Business School and Lt.
Col. of Royal Artillery (retired). His military career included staff
planning for different wars and later NATO posts. As a British
defense attaché he was posted in Finland and Estonia. He also
served as a ministerial defense consultant in the Baltic states.
Where: Room 264, Severy Hall
at the
UW campus in Seattle,
admission free
More: about
Glen Grant,
UW PSEC |
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Apr 19: Easter Food Basket Blessing (Święcone) |
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This is the schedule for blessing of the traditional Easter food
baskets in nearby churches on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2014.
Bellevue: Sacred Heart
9 am, St. Louise,
2 pm
Sammamish: Mary Queen of Peace at
1 pm, with a Polish lunch at the parish hall
afterwards
Seattle:
St. Margaret’s, 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm & 2 pm
and after the evening paschal liturgy
Tacoma:
Sts. Peter & Paul, no info |
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Apr 11 & 13, 18 & 20 :
Polish Cultural Center Closed for Easter |
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As is the tradition, the Polish
Home is closed on Good Friday, April 18, 2014. The restaurant is
also closed from April 11 through Easter Sunday, April 20, reopening on Apr
25, 2014.
More:
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski in Seattle
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Apr 13,
1 pm:
Celebration of
Mazurkas in
Portland |
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Polish Hall in
Portland
presents a Celebration of Mazurkas concert in the
Polish Music at the Polish Hall series. In the program:
mazurkas by Polish composers F. Chopin, K. Szymanowski, R. Maciejewski
and H. Wieniawski performed by Pacific NW pianists Diane
Davis, Ruta Kuzmickas and Mitchell Falconner as well as MT
Duo T. Kolchanova & Mary Rowell. Polish mazurka cakes, an Easter tradition,
will be served with coffee, tea and fine Polish liqueurs.
Where: Polish Hall & Library
in Portland, OR; tickets $15 regular & $10 discounted,
include desserts
More:
tickets
and more info, or contact
Agnieszka Laska |
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Apr 12, noon - 6 pm:
Spring
Bazaar at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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The lovely Bazaar staff |
The Spring
Bazaar is an annual event organized by the Ladies Auxiliary. The
booths upstairs offer Polish crystal bowl and vases, amber and
silver jewelry, pottery, crafts, books, Easter eggs and much
more. Downstairs you can enjoy traditional Polish dishes served
by the young waiters clad in Polish folk costumes. You can also
buy home-made desserts and pastries. This is usually a crowded event, so come early.
Volunteers
needed:
1) Making
pierogi for the bazaar, contact
Agnieszka Szymula (Tuesdays from Feb 5 till March 12 at 7 pm at the Polish Home), 2)
setting up tables on the day before, contact
Alisa Lahti.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center
Dom Polski;
admission free
More: for table reservations, please contact
Alisa Lahti |
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Apr 6, 4 pm:
Student Piano Recital
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Frederic Chopin |
Lilian
Szlaga Piano Studio presents a yearly piano recital celebrating
music of Frederic Chopin. Ms. Szlaga will
open the concert with Fantasie - Impromptu op 66. The
program includes mazurkas, nocturnes, preludes, waltzes and polonaises by Chopin performed by the
Studio students from 11 to 18 years old. The
Polish Home restaurant is open from 1 to 4 pm.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski; admission free
(donations accepted)
More:
detailed
concert program, M. Szlaga Studio,
contact
Marzena Szlaga |
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Apr 5, 10 am:
Pisanki: Polish Easter Egg Workshop
in Seattle |
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Alisa Lahti invites again to
her very popular workshops. Pisanki is a very old
art
of
egg painting, where
hot wax is
drawn on an egg to create intricate patterns, the egg is then
dyed wonderfully vibrant colors. Come learn this technique and
take home some of your own beautiful Easter eggs! All materials
provided.
Where:
at the artist's studio on March 22
& April 5 at 10 am to 2 pm; $25 per person. Please note: based on past experience class size
is limited to 5 people, so make your
reservations early.
More:
For reservations
on any of these please contact
alisalahti@live.com or call
206-499-5367. |
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Apr 1, 8 pm:
Coldair
in Concert
at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle |
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Tobiasz Bilinski |
Coldair
is a creation of one musician, the multi-instrumentalist Tobiasz
Bilinski, one of the most talented young artists in the
independent alternative/indie music scene in Poland. Coldair
is promoting his last CD, Whose Blood, on his first
American tour. At the Sunset, Bilinski will share the scene with
other alternative/indie groups: Liiight, Rainbow
Wolves and Sacred Signs.
Where:
at the
Sunset Tavern in Seattle;
tickets $6;
also at Rontoms in Portland, OR on March 30, 2014.
More:
Coldair site |
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