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Dec 31, 8 pm - 2 am: New Year’s Eve Party
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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This is the
yearly New Year's Eve party
organized by the Polish Home Association. This year dancing will
be at the upper hall with music by DJ Filip. Dinner will be
available at 8 pm, music from 9 pm to 1 am.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center Dom Polski; tickets $80 PHA members, $100
non-members.
Reservations & checks due by December 25, 2014.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
More:
For reservations and more info please contact
Lucyna Blonska or
call her at 206-764-7057. |
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Dec 26, 6 pm:
St. Stanislaus Choir in a Christmas Concert at the Grotto in Portland |
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As
is the tradition, the St. Stanislaus Choir will sing
Polish carols at the Festival of Lights at the Grotto
in Portland. The Grotto Festival features over 150 choral concerts
over several days and weeks. This is a wonderful
opportunity to listen to Christmas music from many different
countries, including carols from Poland.
Where:
at the Grotto, at NE 85th &
Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR;
tickets $10, $9 and $5.
More:
The Grotto
Festival,
St. Stanislaus Church |
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Dec 21
- Jan 2: Polish Home Closed for Christmas |
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The Polish Cultural
Center restaurant will be closed for Christmas on December 21,
26, 28 and Jan 2. It will reopen on Jan 9, 2015.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski
in Seattle,
More: PHA website |
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Dec 13, 10 am - 2 pm:
Mandalas - Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle |
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'Tis the season:
the popular workshops with Alisa Lahti are back!
In this 4
hour workshop you will design and create your own 8 or 16 sided
mandala /
gwiazda / star style of circular paper-cut. This is a fun
and meditative process that yields beautiful
and compelling results. Ms. Lahti will share her techniques
for folding, cutting and adding colorful layers. All
materials included with the fee and tools are provided for your
use. Limited to 4-6 people, so register early!
Where: At Alisa's studio in
West Seattle, 4316 SW Othello St, Seattle, WA 98136; fee $40
More: Email
Alisa Lahti for
questions or to register or visit
Alisa's website |
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Dec 13, 12 pm: Polish Book Club Christmas Lunch & Open House at
Sebi's |
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This is a Christmas
brunch of the Polish Book Club in Seattle. It is also an open
house meeting where every book lover is invited to drop by - no
reading necessary and you will enjoy great Polish food and a
nice company of fellow readers. There will also be an
opportunity to buy Polish books at discounted prices.
Where: Sebi's Bistro in
Seattle; admission free and no reading required
More:
Polish Book Club,
the book club on facebook |
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Dec 13, 7:30 pm: Movie Towarzysz
General idzie na wojne at
the Polish Cultural Center |
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On Dec 13, 1981, General
Jaruzelski introduced the
martial law to break the Solidarity movement and suppress nascent
democracy in Poland. On the 33rd anniversary, the Polish Home
Association presents a film documenting planning, preparations
and implementation of that operation. It also discusses its
justifications, including the Soviet intervention threat. This
film doesn't have English subtitles.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
admission
free, in
Polish, no subtitles
More:
please
contact Zbyszek
Pietrzyk |
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Dec 7, 2:30 pm: St. Nicholas Party at
the Polish Cultural Center |
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This is a Mikolajki
party for kids, organized by the Polish Cultural Center. There will be a friendly competition
with awards open to
all children to perform a carol or say a
little poem. 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 Dom Polski;
admission
free
More:
contact
Barbara Strutynski |
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Dec 6, 9 am - noon:
Wycinanki - Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle |
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Foxes and Crows |
'Tis the season:
the popular workshops with Alisa Lahti are back!
This 3
hour workshop offers the opportunity to learn more about the
beautiful art form of Polish paper-cutting while you complete
1-3 of your own wycinanki projects. Ms. Lahti will share tips
and techniques, including modifying a template to create your
own unique design. Materials included with the fee and tools are
provided. Limited to 4-6 people so sign up early!.
Where: At Alisa's studio in
West Seattle, 4316 SW Othello St, Seattle, WA 98136; fee $30
More: Email
Alisa Lahti for
questions or to register or visit
Alisa's website |
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Dec 6, 5 pm: Jazz & Dinner
Fundraiser at
the Polish Cultural Center |
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This is a jazz concert with
vocals by Seattleite singer Elaine Bonow that is a fundraiser
for an Ukrainian orphanage in Pnikut.
Pnikut is a Polish Roman Catholic Parish
in the Lviv / Lwow region
with history going back to 14c. The orphanage is a little village
of 5 houses organized with help from the Lviv
Archdioceses. Please help the children while enjoying a jazz
concert and a dinner! This event was organized by Anna
Horodetska.
Update: fundraiser was very successful - over $3,250 was
raised. Thank you making the difference!
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
tickets $20 advanced, $25 at the door. A ticket includes a concert
and a dinner.
For tickets or more info
please
contact Anna Horodetska 206-604-4079
More:
Pnikut Parish website (PL) |
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Dec 6, 6 pm:
Nativity Play & St. Nicholas Party at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse |
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This is a
Mikolajki party for children, organized by the Polish School
in Bellevue. The program includes traditional Jaselka (a
Nativity based short play) performed by the students of the
school, a 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
welcome!
Where:
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center
in Redmond, WA; admission free, in Polish
More: Polish School in
Bellevue (PL), or contact
Anna Cholewinska
at 425-736-1209. |
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