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Pierogi Fest
Polish Art
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May 31, 10
am: Cleanup Day at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Home Assn
invites all members and friends of the Polish Home to
participate in
a cleaning party.
The plan is to work from 10 am to 3 pm - a delicious lunch will
be provided! Volunteers needed to clean up the parking lot,
garden beds around the building as well as clean and de-clutter
the inside and also to do some skilled work inside including
carpentry and electrical. If you'd like to help please come with
your own tools and bring a van or light truck for debris
removal. Everyone is invited.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski from 10 am to 3 pm but drop by when you can - every pair of hands helps! Free lunch
served!
More:
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home Association website |
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May 31, 11 am: Polish Book Club Meeting at the
Green Lake Library -
Cancelled |
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The Polish Book Club meeting in May has been cancelled and moved
to June.
Where: at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle;
admission free, in Polish
More:
about the book,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish Book Club |
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May 25, 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Children's Book
Club at
the Polish Home Library |
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Please join the
Children's Book Club at the first of the monthly meetings. The
Club follows the Poczytajki or Story Time idea of
reading interesting stories in Polish to children in a friendly
and fun atmosphere. The texts will be adapted to the ages of the
kids present and activities will include drawing related stories
and discussing tales with school-age children. Organized by
Polish Library volunteers Monika Johnson and Helena Szostkiewicz
Where: at the Polish Library at the
Polish
Cultural Center Dom Polski
upstairs; admission free; in Polish
More: please contact
the librarian
Monika Johnson. |
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May 25: Polish Force NW in the
Ski To Sea Race |
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Marek Wencel |
The local sports team Polish Force NW goes again to
the
Ski to Sea Race. The event is a
relay race over 100 miles distance from Mt. Baker to Marine Park in Fairhaven (Bellingham). The
relay legs are: cross
country skiing, downhill skiing, running, bicycling, canoeing, mountain biking
and kayaking. This year Polish Force NW led by Marek Wencel is fielding
two teams stronger than last year with a goal to break into top
finish spots for the race. Come to cheer the Polish
iron men and women at the leg transition zones and the finish
line.
Where: Mt. Baker to Bellingham in Whatcom county, throughout the day; check with
the event site and the team when & where to show up,
course
map.
More:
Ski To Sea website,
contact
Marek Wencel, 206-227-3788
if you would like to start in 2015 race
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May 24: EU Parliamentary Elections
- In Seattle By Mail |
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Polish citizens abroad, as well as EU citizens
permanently residing in Poland, can
vote in the European Parliament
elections on May 24, 2014 at the polling stations organized by the Polish
consulates. The voting may be in person or by mail. There will be no polling
station in Seattle. In the consular region of the Consulate General of Poland in
Los Angeles, which covers western United States including state of Washington,
there will be one polling station at the Consulate in Los Angeles.
To vote by mail, you need to
register by 4:15 pm PST on May 12, 2014. For voting in person the registration
deadline is May 22. There are several ways to register, the easiest should be by
the internet at
https://ewybory.msz.gov.pl/.
More:
Official Election Communiqué #2 (PL). Election info, candidates etc. at
http://ewybory.eu/ (PL). All Polish
citizens abroad vote on the Warsaw I list.
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May 16 &
21: Movie Ida by P. Pawlikowski at
SIFF |
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The Seattle
International Film
Festival
presents the movie Ida directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. This 2013
black and white film, set in Poland in 1960s, stars Agata
Trzebuchowska as the 18-year-old orphan who is about to take
the final vows as a nun in a convent when she discovers her Jewish roots
and Agata Kulesza as her worldly aunt on the journey of
discovery. The films received many awards at international
festivals.
In Polish with English subtitles.
Where:
at SIFF Cinema Uptown on May 16 at
3:30 pm
and at Harvard Exit on May 21 at 7 pm;
You can also use the promo code EURUS2014 to get $2 off any
regular priced tickets purchased online, over the phone, or at
the SIFF box office
More:
the
movie at SIFF. If you miss it, Ida is going into general
distribution in the US. |
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May 18, 12 noon: Opening of the St. John
Paul II Library at St.
Margaret's |
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The John Paul II
Foundation invites everybody to an opening of the St. John Paul
II Library at the St. Margaret's Church in Seattle. The opening
and blessing of the Library will be after a mass around noon,
and after the opening there will be a fundraising dinner
prepared by the Foundation.
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic
Church
in Seattle; after the Polish masses at 11.
More:
Please
contact Renata Zbanyszek for more info. |
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May 18, 3 pm, till June:
Polish Art Exhibition at Sebi's in Seattle |
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The Polish owned Sebi's
presents
an art exhibition New Visions by Polish Artist by several
artists based in the Seattle area. The exhibition features
paintings, pastels and drawings by the following artists: Teresa
Bularz, Izabela Gabrielson, Agnieszka Kownacka, Liliana Krynska,
Alisa Lahti, Jolanta Machewka, Cady Plewa, Kate Pawluskiewicz and Kasia
Barski-Pokora.
At the opening
night, wine & hors d'oeuvres will make it easier to appreciate
the wonderful art and to talk to the artists.
The exhibit is coordinated by Izabella Chamerski. More exhibits are
planned for individual artists later.
Where: Sebi's Bistro in
Seattle; admission free; the opening is from 3 pm to 8 pm,
otherwise the exhibit is available during the Bistro business
hours from Mon to Sat each week.
More: about exhibition
Izabella Chamerski
or call her at 425-750-9023
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May 15, 7 pm:
Meet the Author: Eva Stachniak at Elliott Bay |
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The Elliott Bay Book
Company presents a meet-the-author with a best selling author
Eva Stachniak who will be
reading from her new book Empress of the Night: A Novel of
Catherine the Great.
Ms. Stachniak, originally from Wroclaw and now based in Toronto,
made her name with her two previous books, Necessary Lies
and The Winter Palace..
Where:
The Eliott Bay Book
Company
in Seattle;
admission free.
More:
about
the book,
Author's site |
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May 14-15: Polish Consul visits Seattle at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Consulate General of the Republic
of Poland in Los Angeles kindly informs that the consular visit
to Seattle to process passport applications only is scheduled
for May 14-15, 2014. The Consul is available from
9 am to 5 pm on both days, however, the demand is high, so reservations are required.
The reservation system has changed - please read these documents
to make a reservation: Consular outreach to Seattle:
English version,
Polish version
Where: At the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski in Seattle; reservations required -
please read one of the documents
mentioned above.
M ore:
the
Consulate passport info.
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May 10,
Noon - 5 pm:
Annual Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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All you can eat!
Polonez in action |
This yearly
festival supplies a great mixture of Polish food and culture. Food-wise, the
main magnet is the All-You-Can-Pierogi event, which is a Polish dumplings extravaganza
that serves several
kinds of pierogi: meat, potato & cheese,
sauerkraut & mushrooms, blueberries,
plum etc. Also food booths with other favorites from potato pancakes to bigos (hunter's stew)
and a beer garden. Free attractions include: folk group performances,
craft workshops (make your own pierogi!) &
children activities. You can eat leisurely, listen to Polish
music and have a good time. Also available: tea. coffee, soft drinks and desserts.
On sale: Polish cutout art,
Polish folk costumes,
Polish sports scarves.
This is the
schedule of the main attractions:
12:00 - 1:00 pm Palemki demonstrations
12:30 - 12:55 pm Folk Dance Group Polonez, Vancouver, BC
1:30
- 1:50 pm Polish Choir Vivat Musica!, Seattle
2:40 - 3:00 pm Folk Dance Group Polonez, Vancouver, BC
3:00
- 3:30 pm Pierogi Making demonstration,
L. Blonska
3:30
- 3:50 pm Polish Choir Vivat Musica!, Seattle
4:10 - 4:30 pm Folk Dance Group Polonez, Vancouver, BC
1:00
- 4:00 pm Polish paper cutout classes, A.
Lahti (on demand)
Volunteers
needed to
run the event! Please contact
John Golubiec.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
- All You Can Eat event at the lower
hall; tickets $16 regular, $8 children up to
11; tots up to 3 years old free; other food at different prices,
all entertainment and additional programs upstairs free
More:
Please contact Festival
coordinator John Golubiec
for more info |
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May 10, 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 Dom Polski
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 as library is opened,
or contact
the librarian
Monika Johnson. |
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May 5,
9 am: Symposium on Aerospace Clusters in Poland and the US at
the UW |
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Zbigniew Bochniarz |
The UW Evans School presents symposium on Aerospace Clusters
and Their Contributions to Regional Economies: Lessons Learned
in Aviation Valley in Poland and in Washington State Aerospace
Cluster. The program includes part 1 with four presentations
on the Polish cluster and part 2 with three presentations on the
WA cluster. Organized by Prof. Zbigniew Bochniarz and the UW
Evans School of Public Affairs.
Where: The Forum (3rd floor), Parrington Hall
at the
UW campus in Seattle,
admission free
More: Prof. Bochniarz can be contacted at
zbigb@uw.edu. |
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May 4, 2:30 pm:
Third of May Celebration at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Home
Association invites everybody to the 3rd of May celebration
marking the anniversary of the first Polish constitution, which
was enacted in 1791. The program includes a performance prepared
by the Polish School in Seattle and by the Polish Choir Vivat
Musica.
The restaurant at the Polish Home is open from 12 pm to 4 pm.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
admission free; in Polish
More:
about the Constitution,
Constitution source |
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May 3, 7 pm:
Evening
with Stan Borys at the Polish
Cultural
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Stan Borys |
Mr. Stan Borys, the Polish rock legend, comes to Seattle with a
movie, poetry, and yes, a few songs as well.
The first part of the program is a documentary movie Freedom
Like a Flame / Wolnosc jak plomien (58 min), dir. by Irena
Sadowska, in Polish w/ English subtitles.
The second part is a
Q&A session with the star, which will also
include a poetry recitation and some songs by Mr. Borys. The restaurant and
the bar will be open from 5:30 pm.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center
Dom Polski;
tickets $25 at the door, $20 advanced; please contact Barbara
Strutynski at 425-746-3037 for reservations and more info
More: Stan
Borys official site; the same program at the Polish Hall in
Portland on May 2 at 8 pm |
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May 1,
7 pm: Lecture by A. Taborska on Femmes Fatales at the UW |
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The Head of Medusa
by Jozef Mehoffer, 1904 |
UW Polish
Studies Endowment Committee presents a lecture
Femmes Fatales figures in late 19th and early 20th century
Western Art by Agnieszka Taborska.
Ms. Taborska is an art historian at the Rhode Island School of
Design with interests in surrealism and image of women in fin
de siècle art and literature, and an author
of thirteen books published in several countries including Poland and
the US.
Where:
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall
at the
UW campus in Seattle,
admission free
More: about
Agnieszka Taborska,
UW PSEC |
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