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Movie about Kosciuszko
Moomins movie
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May 30, 7 pm:
Meet the Author with J. Sienkiewicz
at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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The Polish
Cultural Center presents a meet-the-author lecture Ander's
Artists. Rescued from "Inhumane Land" with Prof. Jan
Sienkiewicz based on his book with the same title. Dr.
Sienkiewicz is a Professor at the Univ. of Torun, Poland and
focuses his research on Polish artists creating abroad after
WWII.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
admission free; in Polish
More: author's site
www.janwiktorsienkiewicz.pl |
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May 28,
June 6 & 8: Movie Birds Are Singing in Kigali by J. Kos-Krauze at SIFF |
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The Seattle International Film Festival presents
the movie Birds Are Singing in Kigali / Ptaki śpiewaja w
Kigali directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and starring Eliane
Umuhire and Jowita Budnik. This 2017 film is a story about a
Tutsi woman saved by a Polish ornithologist and the subsequent
struggle of both women to go on with their lives.
Where:
at the
Seattle
International Film Festival
in Seattle; on May 28 at 8 pm at Lincoln Square, on June 6 at 7
pm at SIFF Cinema Uptown, on June 8 at 12:45 pm at SIFF Cinema
Uptown
More:
about
movie at
SIFF, movie
site |
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May 24, 6:30 pm: Reception with A. Storozynski and O. Krupa in Seattle |
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The UW Polish
Studies Endowment Committee invites everybody to a private
reception with director Alex Storozynski and leading actor Olek
Krupa of the documentary movie KOSCIUSZKO: A Man Ahead of His
Time. Mr. Storozynski is a Pulitzer prize winner and a
former president of the Kosciuszko Foundation. His excellent
2009 book The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age
of Revolution provides a fresh perspective on the Polish
freedom fighter and the American Revolutionary War hero.
Where: at a private residence;
admission $50 ($30 tax deductible), please register
online or mail a check written to UW Polish Studies to UW
PSEC address.
More: UW PSEC. |
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May 23
& 25, June 3: Movie The Last Suit by P. Solarz at SIFF |
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The Seattle International Film Festival presents
The Last Suit directed by Pablo Solarz. This 2017 film
tells a story of Abraham Bursztein who, after going bankrupt in
Argentina embarks on a trip to Poland to give the last suit to a
Polish friend who saved his life during the Holocaust.
Where:
at the
Seattle
International Film Festival
in Seattle; on May 23 at 7 pm at SIFF Cinema Uptown, May 25 at 4
pm at SIFF Cinema Uptown and on
June 3 in Kirkland Performance Center at 6 pm.
More:
about
movie at
SIFF |
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May 23, 7 pm: Movie KOSCIUSZKO: A Man
Ahead of His Time at the UW |
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The UW Polish
Studies Endowment Committee presents a documentary movie
KOSCIUSZKO: A Man Ahead of His Time directed by Alex
Storozynski. The film is based on the recent excellent biography
of the Polish and American hero The Peasant Prince - Thaddeus
Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution also written by Mr.
Storozynski. Both the director and the leading actor Olek Krupa
will be present at the Q&A session after the screening.
Where: the
Thomson Hall, Room 101 at the UW campus in Seattle;
admission free
More: UW PSEC. |
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May 20, 12:15 pm: International Potluck
and St. John Paul II in Bellingham |
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The Sacred Heart
Church
invites all to a Pentecost Mass at 11 am and then to an
international potluck at the Parish hall and to the program
The Holy Spirit and Saint John Paul II.
Where:
Sacred
Heart Church in Belingham, WA;
admission free
More:
Please
contact Urszula Kubik,
also at 360-715-9331 |
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May
19, 20
& 28: Movie Moomins and the Winter Wonderland at SIFF |
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All the Polish
fans of Moomins rejoice! The Seattle International Film Festival presents
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland directed by Ira
Karpelan, Jakub Wroński and Bartosz Wierzbięta. This 2017 film
is a Christmas special featuring the beloved creatures of the
Moomin Valley from the books by Tove Jansson.
Where:
at the
Seattle
International Film Festival
in Seattle; on May 19 at 1 pm at Majestic Bay, May 20 at 11:30
am at SIFF Cinema Uptown and on May 28
in shoreline at 1 pm.
More:
about
movie at
SIFF |
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May 18,
7 pm:
Movie
Solaris
by G. Soderbergh
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Film
Club Kino OKO
presents the movie Solaris,
directed by Steven Soderbergh.
This film is another adaptation of a sci-fi novel by Stanislaw
Lem under the same title; Andrei Tarkowski made the first,
famous adaptation. George Clooney stars as an astronaut facing
an alien intelligence that defies comprehension.
Evening schedule: 7 pm socializing & film intro, 7:30 pm screening.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle; admission free
More:
Roger
Ebert on Solaris, the Club site |
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May 12,
11:30 - 5 pm:
Annual Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Pierogi!
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The
13th Pierogi Fest brings the usual Polish dumpling extravaganza
serving several
kinds of pierogi: meat, potato & cheese, blueberry etc. with 10 pierogies
for $10; also available: sausage & sauerkraut, Polish
beer, tea, coffee,
soft drinks and desserts.
Free
attractions include folk group performances: Polish Choir at 1
pm & 2:30 pm and Pawel & Olimpia Duo at 12, 2 & 3 pm. Eat leisurely, listen to Polish
music and have a good time.
On sale: Polish cutout art,
Polish tee-shirts,
Polish sports scarves.
Volunteers
needed to
run the event! Please contact
John Golubiec.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle; all entertainment & additional programs free
More:
2018
event guide, please contact Festival
coordinator John Golubiec
for more info |
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May 9, all day:
GiveBIG to
Local Polish Organizations online |
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This year, the Seattle Polish Foundation participates again in the annual
online GiveBIG event for local nonprofits. It's an opportunity to support your favorite
Polish causes! Donations channeled through the GiveBIG do not
receive any matching this year; however each donation can win a
$1,000 Golden Ticket in a lottery with 250 such tickets. You can
donate on or before May 9.
To donate to the SPF, visit the
SPF Donation Page at the SF
GiveBIG site - please specify the cause you want supported
in the Comments field. The Polish News suggests the Polish Home
100th Anniversary Projects for this year's donations. To donate
to the SPF directly without paying any fees, please send a check
to Seattle Polish Foundation, 1714 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122.
Where: at the
SPF Donation Page at the SF
GiveBIG site
More:
supporting Polish community through GiveBIG
Campaign |
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May 8 & 9: Consular
Visit to 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, only to process passport applications, is scheduled
for May 8 & 9, 2018. The Consul will be available at the Polish
Cultural Center, by reservation only, 9 am to 5 pm on Tuesday
and 9 am to 3:30 pm on Wednesday. To make a reservation send an email to
losangeles.kg.paszporty@msz.gov.pl
stating your name, DOB, the PESEL number and a preferred time.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle, WA;
reservations required.
M ore:
info about the
visit in Seattle (PL),
the
Consulate passport info |
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May 6, 2:30 pm:
Third of May Celebration at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Cultural
Center presents the 3rd of May celebration
marking the anniversary of the first Polish constitution, which
was enacted in 1791. The program prepared by Barbara Strutynski
highlights the 100th anniversary of Poland's regaining
independence in 1918 and
includes performances by
pianist Marzena Szlaga, the Polish Choir, the Polish Scouts, the
Young Polanie group as well as PHA members
reciting poetry.
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 5, 4 & 5 pm: Crowning, Mass in Honor
of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Sammamish |
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The Mary Queen
of Peace Parish in Sammamish, invites the faithful to a special
mass in honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa and crowning of the
Virgin Mary statues. The schedule is as follows: 4 pm crowning
of the Blessed Virgin Mary statue at the grotto behind the
church, 5 pm the Vigil Mass and crowning of the statue in the
church; after the mass there will be a delicious dinner
reception hosted by the Polish community at MQP.
Where: at the Mary Queen of Peace
Church in Sammamish, WA;
admission free
More:
parish bulletin with the event description |
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