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Polish Festival
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Polish Film Festival
SPFF kick off |
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Oct 18-20,
SPFF: Second Weekend
at SIFF Cinema Uptown |
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Poster by Magdalena
Gustowska-Kucharska |
This is the second weekend of the 267th Seattle
Polish Film Festival; all these movies have English subtitles if
needed.
Friday, October 18
6:30 pm
Planet Single 3 / Planeta singli 3,
2019 comedy, 102 min,
dir. Sam Akina,
Michał Chaciński
Q&Q with
actor Nicholas Paul
8:30 pm
A Coach's Daughter / Córka trenera,
2018 drama, 93 min, dir. Łukasz Grzegorek
Saturday, October
19
12:00 pm
Memories of Summer /
Wspomnienie lata, 2016 drama, 90 min, dir. Adam
Guziński
1:45 pm Forbidden Songs /
Zakazane piosenki, 1947 drama, 97 min, dir. Leonard
Buczkowski
4:00 pm
Solid
Gold,
2019 drama, 145 min, dir. Jacek Bromski
Q&Q with actress and model Katarzyna Smiechowicz
7:00 pm
The Butler /
Kamerdyner,
2018 drama, 141 min,
dir. Filip Bajon
Q&A with actress Marianna Zydek
Sunday, October 20
12:30 pm
Double ticket documentary about Modjeskis
Modjeska - Woman Triumphant / Modjeska,
2009 documentary, 67 min, dir Basia Myszyński
Bridging Urban America: the Story of Ralph Modjeski,
2016 documentary, 87 min,
dir.
Basia Myszyński &
Leonard Myszyński
3:00 pm All on
a Mardi Gras Day, 2019 documentary, 22 min, dir. Michal
Pietrzyk
Q&A with director Michal Pietrzyk
3:45 pm
Mr. Jones / Obywatel Jones,
2019 drama, 120 min, dir. Agnieszka Holland
6:00 pm
The Messenger /
Kurier,
2018 drama, 114 min, dir. Władysław Pasikowski
8:10 pm
Dolce Fine Giornata / Słodki koniec dnia,
2019 drama, 92 min, dir. Jacek Borcuch
Q&A with cinematographer Michał Dymek
Where:
SIFF
Cinema Uptown
in Seattle;
passes and tickets available
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival,
SGSCA |
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Oct 18-20: Polish Scouts' National
Conference at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Scouting Organization - ZHP in the USA has its national
conference in Seattle this weekend hosted by the local Troop Kaszuby
and Scout Master Anna Borodenko. Over 130 attendees include
scouts and master scouts from all the American states with ZHP
presence, including leaders A. Janczuk, B. Pawlikowska & M.
Czabanski and guests from Canada and the UK. There is about
2,500 Polish scouts in the USA. The organization is
headquartered in Clark, NJ and consists of the Girls Division,
the Boys Division, Senior Scouts and Auxiliary Member
Association. The Seattle Scout Troop (hufiec) was founded by
Mrs. Martha Golubiec in 1986.
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski
More:
US
Polish Scouts website (PL),
Seattle
Polish Scouts website
(PL), or
contact
Scout Master Anna Borodenko,
tel. (425) 280-4858 |
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Oct 15-16: SPFF: Free Movies at the Polish
Cultural Center |
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Poster by Magdalena
Gustowska-Kucharska |
These two movies are screened at the Polish Cultural Center
Dom Polski on Capitol Hill.
Tuesday,
October 15
7:30 pm Back Home / Powrót, 2018 drama,
105 min, dir. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
Wednesday,
October
16
7:30 pm Love in the City of Gardens / Miłość w
mieście ogrodów,
2017 drama, 96 min,
dir. Ingmar
Villqist, Adam Sikora
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle;
free admission
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival |
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Oct 13,
12:30 pm:
SPFF Special Who Will Write Our History at SIFF
Film Center |
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Seattle Polish Film Festival invites everybody to a very special
presentation honoring Emanuel Ringelblum, a WWII hero who
managed to preserve the detailed history of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The evening features the documentary movie Who Will Write Our
History by Roberta Grossman based on the book of the same
title by Samuel Kassow. The film will be introduced by Dee
Simon, the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle and
presented by Rabbi Callie Shulman, Temple De Hirsch Sinai; music
by Malke & The Boychiks and Klezmer with Verve!.
Where:
SIFF Film Center at Seattle Center
More:
about
the film |
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Oct 13,
1 pm: Story
Time Zielone Czytanki at the University Branch Library |
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Seattle Public Libraries present Story Time in Polish Zielone
Czytanki for children 2-5 years old. The program for this
event includes: reading from children books Staram się kochać
pająki oraz Malutki pajączek, dancing to a song
Pajączek
taki mały (links to YouTube) and making spiders from
chestnuts & cobwebs from wool.
This is a monthly event on every second Sunday of the month
organized by Ada Kaliszewska.
Where:
Seattle Public Library University Branch in Seattle; this
event is in Polish
More: please contact
Ada |
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Oct 12, 7 am - 9 pm:
Polish Parliamentary Elections
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The
parliamentary elections in Poland have been called for
October 13, 2019; voting in America is on October 12. Voting is in person
only (no voting by mail). In Seattle, you can vote at the polling station #221 at the Polish Cultural Center. Polish citizens residing in the
United States
have to
register for this elections to be able to vote. The registration deadline is
October 10 at 5 pm PST. The easiest way to register is through the
online registration
site.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski;
registration and a valid passport is needed to vote
More:
Detailed election
and registration info (in Polish) |
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Oct 12, 9 am - 4:30 pm: We Are History
Keepers! Workshop in
Kent |
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This is another
edition
of the very useful workshop. The Ethnic
Heritage Council and the UW Libraries
present A Free Workshop on Preserving the Cultural and Historical
Record of Our Community.
UW archivists/specialists will discuss such how-to topics as preserving
historical records, including photographs and papers, and
collecting oral histories.
Where: the
Kent
Commons Community Center in Kent, WA; admission is free but
registration is required
More: We
Are History Keepers |
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Oct 12-13: SPFF: The First Weekend at SIFF
Film Center |
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Poster by Magdalena
Gustowska-Kucharska
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This is the program for the first weekend of the
27th Seattle Polish Film Festival. All these movies have English subtitles
when necessary.
Saturday, October 12
1:00 pm 7 Emotions / 7 uczuć,
2018 drama, 116 min,
dir. Marek Koterski
3:15 pm
Double ticket
The Signs / Znaki, 2018 drama,
52 min, dir. Wojciech Klimala
Q&A with director Wojciech Klimala
Sasha / Saszka, 2018 drama, 26 min, dir.
Katarzyna Lesisz
5:15 pm Planet
Single 2 / Planeta singli 2, 2018 comedy, 118 min, dir.
Sam Akina
7:15 pm All on a
Mardi Gras Day, 2019 documentary, 22 min, dir. Michal
Pietrzyk
Q&A with director Michal Pietrzyk
8:00 pm Playing
Hard / Zabawa, zabawa, 2018 drama, 89 min, dir.
Kinga Dębska
Q&A with actress Maria Dębska & assisttant director
Zuzanna Szamocka-Svec
Sunday, October 13
12:30 pm Special
documentary program w/ intros and live music
Who Will Write Our History,
2018 documentary, 120 min, dir.
Roberta Grossman
Live music by Malke & The
Boychiks and Klezmer with Verve!
3:00 pm Rock'n'Roll Eddie/
Władcy przygód. Stąd do Oblivio, 2019 comedy,
101 min
dir.
Tomasz Szafrański
5:00 pm Werewold
/ Wilkołak,
2018 thriller, 90 min, dir. Adrian Panek
Q&A with cinematographer Piotr Sobociński
7:00 pm 53 Wars / 53 wojny, 2018 drama,
82 min, dir. Ewa Bukowska
Where:
at
SIFF Film Center
in Seattle;
passes and tickets available, some movies are free
More:
Seattle Polish Film Festival |
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Oct 11,
8 pm: SPFF
Opens with Politics by P. Wega at Pacific Place |
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The 27th Seattle
Polish Film Festival opens with the movie Politics /
Polityka by Patryk Vega. This 2019 movie is a
blockbuster in Poland. Shot in secret due to a searing and
merciless portrait of all the main actors at the Polish national
politics scene, this drama paints an ugly portrait of pursuit of power
at all costs.
Where:
AMC Pacific Place 11 in Seattle;
tickets
More:
SPFF website |
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Oct 10, 6-10 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 features Polish art by local artists, 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 9, 7:30 pm: Open House at the Polish
Choir at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Choir Vivat Musica! is looking for new talent! If you are
interested in the Choir please come to the first practice of the
season with the new director, Mark Petty, on October 9, 2019.
You can talk to the Choir members and the director and listen to
see if you like it. The rehearsals are on Wednesday 7:30 to 9
pm.
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski
More:
Contact the Choir manager,
Barbara Niesulowski
for any questions or to schedule an audition |
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Oct 6, 12:30 pm: Open House at the
Polish Scout Troop 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.
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 5, from 7:30 pm:
Monthly Swing Dance at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Cultural
Center presents another Swing It Saturdays event. Come swing
dance to live music! Schedule: 7:30-8:15 Pre-dance beginner
lesson, 8:15-11:30 Live music with Julian MacDonough Swingset.
This event includes special swing performances
from the Swing It Seattle community. No partner or experience
needed - come join the fun! The bar will be open upstairs for
the event.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski upstairs;
tickets $15 regular, $10 PHA members, at the door or buy
online here; must be 21+
More: Swing It Seattle
website;
volunteer childcare services available - please email a request
to
info@swingitseattle.com ahead of time. |
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Oct 4, 8 pm: Open House at the Polish
Women's Club at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Women's Club (Koło Pań Domu Polskiego) invites all the ladies to
an open meeting and to become members of the Club. The Club is
one of the most important Polish organizations around and a
financial powerhouse due to the income from the Polish bazaars
that the ladies have been running since the 1960s. Drop by, see
what's that about and get involved networking with other Polish
ladies!
Where: at
the
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski;
More:
The
Club website
(PL), or
contact
Barbara Augustyniak,
tel. 206-755-4149 (call or text) |
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Oct 1, 7:30 pm: Garrick Ohlsson in Concert at Meany Center |
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Garrick Ohlsson |
Garrick Ohlsson is the only American pianist to
ever win the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (in
1970). He returns to Meany Center with a program that includes
Brahms's Two Rhapsodies op.79, Fantasien op.116 &
Variation on a Theme of Paganini, Chopin's Nocturne in
B-flat Minor and Sonata #3 in B Minor.
Where:
Meany
Center at the University of Washington campus;
tickets
still available
More:
Ohlsson, Ohlsson
at Meany Theater |
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