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Polish Festival
at the Seattle Center
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Polish Film Festival
Celebrating
the
Polish Community centennial |
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Oct 29, 7:30: Basia in Concert at
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley |
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Basia Trzetrzelewska |
Basia
Trzetrzelewska,
an accomplished and beloved jazz-pop singer
born in Poland
and based in UK
comes back to Seattle, this time to Dimitriou's Jazz Alley. She started with
Matt Bianco
group to switch to a solo career as a jazz vocalist with such albums as
Time and Tide (1988)
or
London,
Warsaw, New York
(1990) that went platinum in the US. This
international tour promotes her last album Butterflies
(2018), created with pianist and keyboardist Danny White.
Where: Dimitriou's
Jazz Alley
in
Seattle;
tickets $36.50;
More:
Basia at Jazz Alley & bio,
Basia's site,
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Oct 28, 3:10 pm: SPFF:
Polish
Community Anniversary Special at SIFF Film Center |
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Polish Home
in 1920 |
The Seattle Polish
Film Festival presents the special: Passing the Torch:
Celebrating 100 Years of the Seattle Polish Community, with
the screening of three 2018 documentaries:
A Piece of
Poland in Seattle / Kawałek Polski w Seattle,
25 min, by Monika Meleń,
Bronka, Lady of the Mountain
/ Kobieta Skała, 18 min, also by director Meleń and
Passing the Torch: 100 Years of the Polish Home Association,
35 min,
by Michal Pietrzyk & Ryszard Kott.
Q&A with special
guests: for Passing the Torch director Michal Pietrzyk, co-director and executive
producer Ryszard Kott, writer & editor Nils Cowan; also
present will be Bronka
Sundstrom, the hero of of the Bronka movie.
Having different
perspective, these three movies
together create a vivid portrait of the local Polish community with its
rich history and active cultural programs as it celebrates its
centennial. Please come to cheer our anniversary at the movies!
Where:
SIFF Film Center
in Seattle;
free admission
More:
Passing
the Torch movie trailer,
SPFF description of the three movies,
Seattle Polish Film Festival, |
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Oct 26-28: SPFF:
The Second Weekend at
SIFF Film
Center |
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2018 poster by
Marcin Wawrzaszek |
This is the second weekend of the 26th Seattle
Polish Film Festival; all these movies are screened at
SIFF Film Center with English subtitles if
needed.
Friday, October 26
6:30 pm
Strawberry Days,
2017 drama, 93 min, dir. Wiktor Ericsson
Q&Q with actor
Stanislaw Cywka
8:30 pm
Mug / Twarz,
2017 drama, 91 min, dir. Małgorzata Szumowska
Saturday, October 27
1:30 pm
Beyond words /
Pomiędzy
słowami, 2017 drama, 85 min, dir. Urszula Antoniak
3:30 pm Shorts and Independents:
double ticket
Volte /
Volta,
2018 short, 14 min, dir. Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzała
Over
the Limit,
2018 documentary, 74 min, dir. Marta Prus
Q&A with director
Prus
5:30 pm
Spoor
/ Pokot,
2017 eco-thriller, 130 min, dir. Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik
8:15 pm
Squadron 303 /
Dywizjon 303. Historia prawdziwa,
2018 drama, 100 min,
dir. Denis
Delic
Q&A with actor Anna Prus
Sunday, October 28
12:00 pm
Nights And Days /
Noce i dnie,
1975 drama, 170 min, dir. Jerzy Antczak
3:10 pm
Celebrating 100 Years of
the Seattle Polish Community,
free admission
A Piece of Poland in Seattle / Kawałek Polski w Seattle,
25 min, dir. Monika Meleń
Bronka, Lady of the Mountain / Kobieta Skała, 13
min,
dir. Monika Meleń
Passing the Torch: 100 Years of Polish Home Association,
28 min,
dir. Michał Pietrzyk & Ryszard Kott
5:00 pm
Man of Marble /
Człowiek z marmuru,
1976 drama, 160 min, dir. Jerzy Wajda
8:00 pm Panic Attack / Atak
paniki,
2017 comedy, 100 min, dir. Paweł Maślona
Where: at
SIFF Film Center
in Seattle;
passes and tickets available, some movies are free
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival,
SGSCA |
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Oct 24-25: SPFF: Free Movies at the Polish
Cultural Center |
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2018 poster by
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These two movies are screened at the Polish Cultural Center on Capitol Hill
and are free of charge.
Tuesday,
October 23
7:30 pm A "secret" screening - a surprise movie chosen by
the Festivla Director
Wednesday,
October 24
7:30 pm The Pianist / Pianista,
2002 drama, 142 min, dir. Roman Polański
Thursday,
October 25
7:30 pm
Shorts & Independents Part 2:
Decisive Moments: Stories of Fateful Encounters
and Extraordinary Exploits
On the Web / W sieci, narrative, 24 min, dir.
Katarzyna Babicz
Ride / Kurs, narrative, 19 min, dir. Kacper
Anuszewski
Hot and Cold / Ciepło-zimno, narrative, 35 min,
dir. Marta Prus at Q&A
Euforia, documentary, 35 min, dir. Natalia Pietsch
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle;
free admission
More:
SPFF description of the Part 2 movies,
Seattle Polish Film Festival |
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Oct 21, 12:30 pm: SPFF:
A Klezmer
Music Special at SIFF Cinema Uptown |
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The Seattle Polish
Film Festival presents A Celebration of Klezmer Music
with the screening of two documentaries
The Last
Klezmer: Leopold Kozłowski His Life and Music / Ostatni Klezmer:
Leopold Kozłowski-Kleinman, 1994, 84 min, by Yale
Strom and A Tickle In the Heart, 1996, 84 min,
by Stefan Schwietert. Poland used to have thriving klezmer
music. Kozlowski, b. 1918, a pianist and composer
active in Poland is called the last klezmer of Galicia. The
second film presents an international tour of klezmer legends
Epstein Brothers.
Where:
SIFF
Cinema Uptown
in Seattle;
free admission
More:
SPFF
description of the klezmer movies,
Leopold Kozłowski (PL) |
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Oct 20, 7 pm - midnight: 1960's to 90's
Dance Party at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Scouts present the Party of the Decades! Dance and party the
night away to your favorite 1960's, 70s, 80s and 90s DJ music
and themes. Dress up or down as you wish. Food and bar
available, also surprises, prizes and more. This party is a
fundraiser for the Polish Scout Troop Kaszuby.
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski;
tickets $20.
More:
poster,
Reservations
heniaposluszny707@msn.com or text/call 206-229-7559 |
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Oct 19-21: SPFF: The First Weekend at SIFF
Cinema Uptown |
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2018 poster by
Marcin Wawrzaszek
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This is the program for the first weekend of the
26th Seattle Polish Film Festival. All first weekend movies below are screened
at the
SIFF
Cinema Uptown in Seattle and have English subtitles
when necessary.
Friday, October 19
6:30 pm Julius
/ Juliusz, 2018 comedy, 100 min, dir.
Aleksander Pietrzak
Q&A with
director Pietrzak, actress Anna Smolowik & actor Wojciech
Mecwaldowski
8:45 pm Cold
War / Zimna wojna, 2018 drama,
90 min, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
Saturday, October 20
12:00 pm Ashes And Diamonds / Popiół
i diament, 1958 drama, 97 min,
dir. Andrzej Wajda
2:15 pm Leave Me Not / Nie zostawiaj
mnie, 2018 drama, 80 min, dir. Grzegorz Lewanowski
4:00 pm Shorts & Independents p.1:
Life Lessons: Stories of Challenge and Transformation
Poka-Yoke,
15 min, animation, dir. Małgorzata Andrys
A Short
Story About Love,
7 min, narrative, dir. Krzysztof Satola
Me And
My Father / Ja i mój Tata,
30 min, narrative, dir. Aleksander Pietrzak at Q&A
No
Sleeping / Nie ma spania,
6 min, narrative, dir. Emanuel Levy
60 Kilos
of Nothing / 60 kilo niczego,
28 min, narrative, dir. Piotr Domalewski at Q&A
5:40 pm A Cat With a Dog / Jak pies z kotem, 2018
dramedy, 100 min, dir. Janusz Kondratiuk
Q&A with
actress Bożena Stachura
8:00 pm Silent
Night / Cicha noc,
2018 drama, 100 min, dir. Piotr Domalewski
Q&A with director Domalewski and cinematographer
Piotr Sobociński
Sunday, October 21
12:30 pm A
Klezmer Music Celebration,
double ticket, free admission
The Last Klezmer: Leopold Kozlowski, His
Life and Music / Ostatni klezmer: Leopold
Kozłowski-Kleinman,
1994 documentary, 84 min, dir.
Yale Strom
A Tickle in the Heart, 1996 documentary,
90 min, dir. Stefan Schwietert
3:30 pm Młynarski. The Final
Song / Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa, 2017 documentary,
90 min
dir.
Alicja Albrecht
5:30 pm Breaking the Limits /
Najlepszy,
2017 drama, 110 min, dir. Łukasz Palkowski
Q&A with cinematographer Piotr Sobociński
8:00 pm Autsajder, 2018 drama,
100 min, dir. Adam Sikora
Where: at
SIFF
Cinema Uptown
in Seattle;
passes and tickets available, some movies are free
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival |
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Oct 19-21:
Skate America
with a Polish Dance Pair in Everett |
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Kaliszek & Spodyriew |
US Figure
Skating presents 2018 Skate America tournament
that is the first event in the 2018 ISU Grand Prix of Figure
Skating Series; other tournaments of the series are in Canada,
Russia, France, China and Japan. Poland is represented by the
dance pair Natalia Kaliszek & Maksym Spodyriew. They will skate
on Saturday, October 20 at 7:15 and the main competition in
free dance is on October 21 at 11 am. The Skating Spectacular show is on
October 21 as well.
Where: Angels of
the Winds Arena in Everett,
WA. tickets
from $25 individual to $250 for the series.
More: event website,
wikipedia on Natalia Kaliszek |
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Oct 18, 7-11 pm: SPFF: Vodka and a
Drop of Art Party at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The
Seattle Polish Film Festival invites everybody to the festival
kick-off party at the Polish
Home in Seattle.
Vodka and a Drop of Art is a showcase of classic Polish
poster art, with music, food, red carpet photos, vodka testing
and a chance to meet Polish filmmakers coming to this
year's SPFF. Come to enjoy the art, the spirits and starting the festival in
style.
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski,
in Seattle,
admission free, must be 21+ to attend
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival,
event poster |
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Oct 13-15: Polish Music at the Oregon
Symphony in Portland |
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Karen Gomyo |
A Sibelius
concert at the Oregon Symphony in Portland by violinist Keren
Gomyo includes Witold Lutoslawski's Little Suite and
Wojciech Kilar's Orawa. The concert that also includes
Dmitri Shostakovich's symphony no.9 is directed by Michał
Nesterowicz, the principal guest conductor of Sinfonieorchester
of Basel, Switzerland.
Where: at the Oregon
Symphony in
Portland, OR;
tickets
More:
program notes,
Michal Nesterowicz |
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Oct 10, 6:30 pm: Movie The Promised
Land by A. Wajda at the UW |
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Daniel Olbrychski |
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee
presents the movie The Promised Land
/ Ziemia obiecana
directed by Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda. This 1975
Oscar nominated drama is a very vivid picture of the 19 c. Łódź, a Polish
city that grew overnight into the textile capital of the Russian
Empire, with fortunes made and lost on wool and cotton, and
of a society in transition from rural and half-feudal to
industrial. Based on a novel by a Nobel prize winner W. Reymont,
and introduced by Prof. Katarzyna Dziwirek.
Where:
Thomson 101 on the
UW campus
in Seattle; in Polish
w/ English subtitles; admission free
More:
Wajda,
Wajda on the movie,
UW PSEC. |
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Oct 7, 12:30 pm: Open House at the
Scout Troop Kaszuby at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Scout (ZHP) Troop Kaszuby invites everybody interested in
scouting to the first meeting of the new season. Children from 4
to 18 years old can sign up in age groups: 4-7 (skrzaty), 7-11 (zuchy),
11+ (harcerze) and 15+ (wędrownicy). The scouts organize camps
and trips and provide an excellent way for children to immerse
in and learn Polish culture and traditions. The first camp comes
on a weekend in October!
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski;
yearly membership is $70.
More:
Polish Scouts website
(PL), or
contact
Scout Master Anna Borodenko,
tel. (425) 280-4858 |
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Oct 6,
6:30 pm:
SPF Volunteer Appreciation Party
at the Polish Cultural
Center |
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&
Pierogi Fest |
The Seattle Polish Foundation cordially invites
all the volunteers and their significant others to its Annual
Volunteer Appreciation Party in recognition of the extraordinary
efforts in support of Polish Festival Seattle and Pierogi Fest.
Enjoy food, fun and prizes as we celeberate our volunteers ...
and dress for dancing! Music by DJ Filip.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski;
admission free
More:
Polish Festival
Seattle |
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Oct
2, 7:30 pm: Meet the Author with Olga Tokarczuk in Portland |
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Olga Tokarczuk |
Olga Tokarczuk, the best selling author and one of the most
interesting Polish contemporary writers, comes to Portland on
the winner's tour promoting her book Flights / Bieguni.
The book has won the 2018 Man Booker International Prize, the
most important English language book award, with Ms. Tokarczuk
being the first Polish writer to receive the honor. The book
also won the 2008 Nike award in Poland. Joining the author will
be her brilliant translator Jennifer Croft who won the Found in
Translation award for her work on the book.
Where: LAST MINUTE
CHANGE: at Powell's at Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
instead of Powell's Books NW
Warehouse, 2729 NW 29th Ave
in Portland, OR;
More:
Tokarczuk
bio,
info about the tour,
Man Booker site
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