PNS July 2015

Polish Festival

at the Seattle Center

Polish Organizations

July 2015

July 25	Polish Ensemble Volosi at the Folk Music Festival in Mission, BC
July 18	Ukrainian Solidarity Rally at the Green Lake Park
July 11	Polish Festival at the Seattle Center
July	Polish Cultural Center open in July but closed on July 10

At the Seattle Armory

July 18, 3 pm: Ukrainian Solidarity Rally at the Green Lake Park

The rally, commemorating the tragedy of the Malaysian flight MH-17 on its one-year anniversary, has been organized by the Ukrainian community of Seattle and the Free Russia Foundation. Besides Ukrainians, the rally committee invites local Polish, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian communities as well as Dutch, Czech, Georgians and others to protest the war in eastern Ukraine and to call on American government to prevent full scale war there and to obtain justice for the flight victims.

Where: the Aqua Theatre, Green Lake Park in Seattle, admission free.

More: the rally info, Ukrainian Association of WA, or contact Dr. Irene Danysh for more info

July 11, 12 pm - 8 pm: Polish Festival at the Seattle Center / Armory & Mural Amphitheatre

Siumni Higlanders

Pawel Checinski piano

Vivat Musica Choir

Parno Drom Roma music

Marimba

It is the 4th annual Seattle Polish Festival that is part of Festal, the ethnic festival lineup at the Seattle Center. The venue is again at the Armory (the old Center House) and the Mural Amphitheatre. The Festival focus this year is on the Podhale region (the Polish Tatra Highlands) with its unique Highlander culture; this includes an exhibition, show & tell and performances by the Highlander folk group Siumni from Chicago. Other attractions include: live performances by folk groups, jazz artists, modern dance, folk fashion show, workshops, children’s activities and dancing; new this year: story time for children. Vendor booths offer Polish glass art, hand-crafted pottery, crystal, jewelry, and paper cut-out art. Also available: plenty of great Polish food and a beer garden.

Polish Consul Ignacy Zarski is expected at the opening of the Festival.

Armory (old Center House)

12 - 6 pm: Exhibits, Marketplace Booths,

Children Activities, Workshops, Food Demos

Armory Main Stage Program

12:00 Grand Opening with the Polish Consul

12:50 Pawel Checinski plays Chopin

1:30 Gosia Staszewska rhythmic gymnast

1:40 Polonez Polish-Canadian Dance Soc.

2:00 Young Polanie Children Group

1:30 Gosia Staszewska rhythmic gymnast

2:40 Polish Choir Vivat Musica folk songs

3:20 Gosia Staszewska rhythmic gymnast

3:30 Polonez Polish-Canadian Dance Soc.

3:50 Knife in the Water Quartet - Polish jazz

4:40 Gosia Staszewska rhythmic gymnast

4:50 Polonez Polish-Canadian Dance Soc.

5:10 Parno Drom - Eastern European Romani

music

6:05 Gosia Staszewska rhythmic gymnast

6:15 Polonez Polish-Canadian Dance Soc.

6:35 Siumni Polish Highlander Folk Group

7:10 Dance Party & Dance Contest

8:00 End of the stage program

Mural Amphitheatre (Outdoors)

12 - 8 pm: Food Booths,

Beer Garden Pod Kogutem

Mural Stage Program

12:30 Andy Mirkovich accordion music

1:00 Marimba Trio - Music of Polish composers

1:20 Andy Mirkovich accordion music

1:40 Siumni Polish Highlander Folk Group

2:10 Andy Mirkovich accordion music

2:30 Parno Drom - Eastern European Romani

music

3:15 Andy Mirkovich accordion music

3:30 Polish Choir Vivat Musica folk songs

4:00 Andy Mirkovich accordion music

4:20 Polonez Polish-Canadian Dance Soc.

4:40 Malgorzatki mix genre songs

5:05 Polka Dance Contest w/ Andy Mirkovich

show your polka skills & win a prize

5:35 Knife in the Water Quartet - Polish jazz

6:40 Matt Strutynski Band Pol-Am indie folk

7:30 Last Beer Call

8:00 End of program

Armory Upper Level - Balcony and Lofts

1:30 - 2:15 Story Time Polish legends and tales for children

Food Demos - Balcony

Each demo is about 30 minutes

1:00 Easiest Cake in the World

with the Cholewinska girls

2:00 Golombki with Patricia

3:00 Polish Babka with the Cholewinska girls

4:00 Pickle Soup with Babcia Ann

Workshops - Loft

12:30 - 1:30 Easter Palms (Palemki)

1:45 - 3:15 Reverse Painting on Glass

limited to 20 people

3:40 - 4:30 X-RAY WOMAN Maria Curie

wacky science experiments

4:45 - 6.00 Paper Cutouts (Wycinanki)

The Festival needs volunteers - info how to sign up. Among others, leads for the cooking demos and for the workshop on painting on glass needed

Detailed program at the Polish Festival website. Also check this TV Adventure report from the 2013 Festival.

Where: Armory & Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center in Seattle; admission & entertainment free

More: Polish Festival on facebook; for PR please contact Teresa Davis

July: The Polish Cultural Center Open in July - but not on July 10

The Polish Home is open on Friday nights in July, except for July 10, 2015. It is closed on Sundays.

More: Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle

Photo "Fountain" courtesy Hanna Gil, Photo "Seattle" courtesy Ryszard Kwieciński