July 22, 3 pm - dusk: SPC potluck picnic in
Redmond
The Society for Polish Culture in Seattle (TMKP), the editors of
the quarterly Gazetka
Polonijna and the Fr. Twardowski Polish School in
Bellevue invite members and friends of SPC
and their families to the annual potluck picnic. There will be
games and fun for adults and kids. The park boasts a nice
children’s animal farm and many nature trails. Everybody is
invited!
Where: Farrel-McWhirter Park, 19545 Redmond Road, Redmond, Mackey
Creek shelter; admission free, bringing your food & drink to share
is optional but welcomed
July 18, 5-6:30 pm, till Sep 4, 2006:
Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Burke
The BurkeMuseum invites to a reception for an
exhibit featuring winners of the most prestigious international
wildlife photography competition organized yearly by the BBC and
the Natural
HistoryMuseum in
London, UK.
The exhibit showcases 90 photos; the winning photographers come
from countries all over the world, including
Poland.
Where:
BurkeMuseum
of Natural History and Culture at the
University of Washington
campus
July 15-16:
PKS plays in the All Nations Cup in Tukwila
Come to cheer
our local all-Polish soccer team, PKS (Pilkarski Klub of
Seattle), in their qualifying games at the
All Nations Cup in Tukwila! PKS is representing
Poland and if you could not go to
Germany, it is your chance to have fun
watching good soccer while cheering for
Poland! The following games are
scheduled for PKS in the Qualifiers:
July 15, 10
am Poland
vs. Russia
July 15,
5 pm Poland
vs. England
July 16, 10
am Poland
vs. Bosnia
The tournament
continues over the weekend of July 21-22 with Semifinals scheduled
on July 27 and the Final on July 29, 2006.
Where: Starfire Sports Complex,
Interurban Ave S at Southcenter Blvd,
Tukwila; tickets for Qualifiers $5/day
July 8, 10 am:
Polish Book Club meeting in Redmond
This year
marks the 10th anniversary of death of Krzysztof
Kieslowski, a famous Polish film director. To commemorate this
event, the Polish Book Club of Seattle has chosen, as its July
book, “Kieslowski. Wazne, zeby isc” by Stanislaw Zawislinski,
published by Wyd. Skorpion in 2005. This book is billed as the
first full biography of the famous director, that includes unknown
facts, letters etc. Zawislinski wrote or edited other books on
Kieslowski as well.
The book is
available on the internet. Please see the club website for more details.
