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  June 30 Polish Book Club meeting at the Green Lake library
  June 28, 29, 30 Ewa Podles in Mahler's Third Symphony at Benaroya
  June 23 & 24 Polish Consul accepts passport applications in Seattle
  June 23 Welcome Summer Disco at the Polish Home
  June 13 Movie Several People, Little Time at SIFF
  June 13 PH Expansion Project meeting at the Polish Home
  June 10 Movie Several People, Little Time at SIFF
  June 9 Polish Scouts' 20th anniversary celebration at the Polish Home
  June 8 48th Parallel: Music by Polish composers at Benaroya
  June 7 Still Alive - film about Krzysztof Kieslowski at SIFF
  June 3 48th Parallel: A. Zubel and Seattle Chamber Players at Benaroya
  June 2 48th Parallel: L. Chudzinski & the Polish Choir at Benaroya
Annual Festival at the Polish Parish in Seattle
  June 1 Still Alive - film about Krzysztof Kieslowski at SIFF

Polish Consul in Seattle

June 23-24

 

Film about K. Kieslowski

June 30, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at the Green Lake library

The book for the meeting is Gottland by Mariusz Szczygiel, published by Wyd. Czarne in 2006. Szczygiel, 38, is a contemporary writer known mostly for his reporting in Gazeta Wyborcza, where he is the report editor for the weekly Duzy Formant edition. Gottland gives a very vivid picture of the Czech society after WWII till today. The book can be bought on the Internet or borrowed from Club members.

 

Where: At the Green Lake public library in Seattle; admission free

More: about book (in Polish), interview with M. Szczygiel (in Polish), contact to the Club Hanna Gil

June 28-30: Ewa Podles in Mahler's Third Symphony at Benaroya

Ewa Podles

The brilliant Polish contralto Ewa Podles returns to Seattle only a few months after a very well received February performance in Handel’s Julius Caesar to sing in Mahler's Third Symphony. Ms. Podles is a contralto with an exceptional vocal range who performed at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala & Covent Garden, among others. Gerard Schwartz is conducting the concert.

 

Where: at the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall; tickets

More: Ewa Podles

June 23, 8 pm: Welcome Summer Disco at the Polish Home

DJ Filip from Portland and the Polish Choir Vivat Musica invite to a disco evening  welcoming the summer! The program includes election of Miss and Mr. of Summer 2007, a short performance by the Choir and a raffle for a summer picnic basket.

 

Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $15 for PHA members, $18 others, price includes coffee/tea & dessert; Tickets and reservations Anna Bieniek, tel. (425) 280-4858.

More: Polish Home

June 23 & 24: Polish Consul accepts passport applications in Seattle

New passport regulations in Poland do not allow for submitting applications by mail. Consul Marzena Gronostajska comes to Seattle from L.A. to handle applications from local Polish citizens on June 23 & 24, 2007. The passport application forms cannot be printed from the internet, but are available locally; the Consulate in Los Angeles also sends forms upon request. In Seattle, the forms can be picked up ahead of time from Mr. Marian Strutynski at the Polish Home on Friday nights as well as at the Polish Church on Sundays between the morning mass and the mass at noon.

 

Where: The Consul’s office hours at the Polish Home in Seattle: 9 am - 6 pm on Saturday, June 23; 9 am - 5 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2007. Reservations required.

 

Note: This event is “sold out” – there are no reservations available anymore and the waitlist runs 25+ people. People without reservation can be serviced only as the time permits and after the waitlist. The Consulate is working on scheduling another consular visit in Seattle really soon. The current plan is to publish the date for this visit in the next week issue of the Polish News. Please contact Mr. Strutynski at 425-746-3037,  if you would like to be on the list for the next visit.

 

More: Polish passport regulations (in Polish), additional info can be obtained from Marian Strutynski, 425-746-3037. Please read the website info first and come to the Polish Home or to the Polish Church for forms to make it easier on Mr. Strutynski.

June 13, 9:45 pm: Movie Several People, Little Time at SIFF

K. Janda & K. Hudziak

Seattle International Film Festival shows two Polish movies this year. Several People, Little Time (2006) is a movie about a famous Warsaw poet, writer and dissident Miron Bialoszewski and his blind assistant (great performance by Krystyna Janda). Directed by Andrzej Baranowski.

 

Where: At Pacific Place Cinema in Seattle

More: About movie, SIFF 2007

June 13, 7:30 pm: Expansion Project meeting at the Polish Home

This is a monthly meeting of the Project committee. Come to discuss and support more changes at the Polish Home! This is an open meeting, everybody interested in the project is invited to come and discuss issues. Volunteers are also welcomed at the meeting!

 

Where: at the Polish Home, just drop by;

More: Polish Home Foundation, Polish Home

June 10, 4 pm: Movie Several People, Little Time at SIFF

K. Janda & K. Hudziak

Seattle International Film Festival shows two Polish movies this year. Several People, Little Time (2006) is a movie about a famous Warsaw poet, writer and dissident Miron Bialoszewski and his blind assistant (great performance by Krystyna Janda). Directed by Andrzej Baranowski.

 

Where: At Pacific Place Cinema in Seattle

More: About movie, SIFF 2007

June 9, 6:30 pm: Polish Scouts' 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Polish Home

The local Polish Scout / ZHP Troup Kaszuby invites to a celebration of its 20th anniversary at the Polish Home. Program includes a photo exhibit from 20 years of camps and other events, a "bonfire" with singing etc. from 7:30 pm and a disco afterwards. All the current and former scouts, families and friends are invited!

 

Where: at the Polish Home, admission free

More: Please contact Anna Bieniek, tel. (425) 280-4858

June 8, 8 pm: 48th Parallel: Polish composers evening at Benaroya

Gerard Schwartz

Polish composers are the main focus of this concert that is part of the Bridging the 48th Parallel: Music of Central Europe festival. The program includes Andrzej Panufnik's Autumn Music, Witold Lutoslawski's Funeral Music and Grazyna Bacewicz's Concerto for String Orchestra. Directed by Gerard Schwartz with Joshua Roman on cello.

 

At 7 pm before the concert, B. Jacobson will give a lecture entitled A Polish Renaissance. His book on A. Panufnik is available for purchase throughout the Festival.

 

Where: Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall,

More: early press release for the 48th Parallel;

June 7, 5 pm: Still Alive - film about Krzysztof Kieslowski at SIFF

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Seattle International Film Festival shows two Polish movies this year. Still Alive (2006) is a new documentary that pays homage to the director Krzysztof Kieslowski and creates a fascinating portrait of this unique artist. Directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz.

 

Where: At Egyptian Theatre in Seattle

More: About movie, SIFF 2007, Kieslowski Bio, tribute to Kieslowski

June 3, 7 pm: 48th Parallel: A. Zubel and Seattle Chamber Players at Benaroya

Agata Zubel

Agata Zubel is a Polish soprano and a composer based in Wroclaw, Poland. She sings in the concert After Bartok: What's Next that is part of Bridging the 48th Parallel: Music of Central Europe festival. This evening features music by Hungarian and Serbian composers and a new work by Agata Zubel, Cascando. Seattle Chamber Players and Agata Zubel will be available for a post concert discussion.

 

Where: At Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall,

More: Agata Zubel, SCP, early press release for the 48th Parallel;

June 2, 10 am - 4:30 pm & from 7 pm: Annual Festival at St. Margaret's Parish

The Annual Festival at the St. Margaret's Parish in Seattle comes in two parts: in the morning and early afternoon there will be sales of various items, starting from desserts like homemade cakes and pies and ending with antiques, collectibles, painting and moer. In the evening a pierogi dinner or barbecued kielbasa will be available. Proceeds go to the Church restoration fund.

 

Where: At St. Margaret's Parish in Seattle, admission free.

            Sale: from 10 am till 4:30 pm, barbecue/dinner from 7 pm to 11 pm.

More: contact to the Church [email protected], tel (206) 282-1804

June 2, 1:30 pm: 48th Parallel: L. Chudzinski and the Polish Choir at Benaroya

Leszek Chudzinski

Music by the Polish Choir Vivat Musica under direction of Anna Sawicki and poetry by Leszek Chudzinski fill completely one and a half hour program that is part of the Seattle Symphony's  Bridging the 48th Parallel: Music of Central Europe festival. Both L. Chudzinski and the Choir are very well known to the Seattle Polish community but this is their first at Benaroya! Please come to share the joy!

 

Also 1:30 - 4 pm: Wycinanki (Polish cut-out) paper crafts and folk dancing at the Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center.

 

Where: At Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall,

More: early press release for the 48th Parallel; contact to the Choir Barbara Niesulowski

June 1, 5 pm: Still Alive - film about Krzysztof Kieslowski at SIFF

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Seattle International Film Festival shows two Polish movies this year. Still Alive (2006) is a new documentary that pays homage to the director Krzysztof Kieslowski and creates a fascinating portrait of this unique artist. Directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz.

 

Where: At Egyptian Theatre in Seattle

More: About movie, SIFF 2007, Kieslowski Bio, tribute to Kieslowski

 

© 2007 Ryszard Kott

 

Fot. 'Fountain" - Hanna Gil

Fot. "Seattle" - Ryszard Kwieciński