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Ohlsson plays Chopin
Lecture on Wajda
Wojcicki in concert |
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Feb 28: Movie The Reverse
at International FF in Portland |
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The 33rd Portland International Film Festival presents the best
movie of the 2009 Gdynia Film Festival
and the Polish entry to this year’s Oscars. The Reverse (Rewers)
directed by Borys Lankosz is a wry look at political oppression
of 1950s Poland.
It is also a bestselling book by
Andrzej Bart who was screenwriter for the movie.
Apparently
this is an additional screening of the movie at IFF.
Where:
at the
International Film Festival in
Portland, OR;
movie schedule
More:
movie at PIFF,
the movie,
the
book,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish
Book Club |
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Feb 27, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Rewers by Andrzej Bart published by Wyd.
WAB in 2009. Rewers, with its comedic-thriller style, is
a fresh take on Stalinist times in Poland; it is also an
award
winning movie directed by Borys Lankosz.
Andrzej Bart is a novelist and screenwriter whose works
frequently have some unusual twists.
The book is available on the
Internet or from Club members. Club meetings are in
Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
the
book,
the movie,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish
Book Club |
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Feb 27, 7:30 pm: Jacek Wojcicki in
concert at the Polish Home |
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Jacek
Wójcicki is a known Polish actor and singer and a member of the
Piwnica pod Baranami cabaret troupe. His program From La
Scala to Piwnica pod Baranami features hit songs from the
Piwnica programs as well as from movies and general
repertoire.
Where:
at the
Polish Home;
tickets $20 advanced, $23 / $25 at the door for PHA members /
guests; reservations
Asia Jeziorska (425) 417-9548
More:
Wojcicki on Wikipedia (in Polish),
on YouTube |
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Feb 27, 7 pm:
Celebration
concert Happy 200th Birthday, Chopin!
in Portland |
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Chopin in Warsaw |
Polish Hall in
Portland invites to a special evening celebrating 200th birthday
of the great composer. The program includes presentation by
Prof. Kenneth Kleszynski on Chopin's Life and Music, a
piano concert of Chopin's music by Jim-Issac Chua
and champagne.
Where:
at the
Polish Hall in Portland, OR;
Tickets: $15 ($10 in advance) at
Grandpa's Cafe, or
from Grzegorz Traczyk
tel. 360- 891-8402
More:
about
Chopin,
Portland Polonia |
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Feb 26, 7:30
pm: Polish Gala at the Winter Olympics in
Vancouver,
BC |
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Canadian Polonia invites to a
gala concert and party Polonia to Polish Olympians. The concert
directed by J. Kopczynski featureses performances by a Polish
violin trio Alizma, singers Jacek Wojcicki and Natasza Urbanska and the Polish Cabaret
Pod Banka from Toronto. The after concert party includes
Irena Szewinska as the honorary guest and members of the Polish
Olympic team.
Where: Chun Shun
Concert Hall,
Vancouver, BC; tickets CND $65 concert
only, CND $125 concert & party,
reservations: (604) 897-1899 central reservations, 604-280-3311
Ticketmaster
More:
List do widza
(PL) |
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Feb 20, 2:30 pm:
Sing with Your Fingers
Chopin concert
at the Frye Art Museum |
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F. Chopin |
Chopin Academy of Music invites to a
special piano concert celebrating the 200th
birthday anniversary of Frederic Chopin with an evening devoted
to his music. The program includes mazurkas, nocturnes,
preludes, polonaises, waltzes and etudes by Chopin performed by
students of the Academy.
Where:
the Frye Art Museum
in Seattle;
tickets $15 regular, $10 students & seniors
More:
Chopin Academy of Music,
Ivona Kaminska,
Christopher
Bowlby |
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Feb 17, 18 & 24: Movie The Reverse
at International FF in Portland |
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The 33rd Portland International Film Festival presents the best
movie of the 2009 Gdynia Film Festival
and the Polish entry to this year’s Oscars. The Reverse (Rewers)
directed by Borys Lankosz is a wry look at political oppression
of 1950s Poland.
It is also a bestselling book by
Andrzej Bart who was screenwriter for the movie.
Where:
at the
International Film Festival in
Portland, OR;
movie schedule
More:
movie at PIFF,
the movie,
the
book,
Andrzej Bart,
Polish
Book Club |
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Feb 16: Paczkipaloosa & Fat Tuesday
ponchki in Seattle |
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For the past
couple of years local bakeries noticed ponchki (pączki)
as a hot Fat Tuesday item.
Georges
Sausage & Deli I
expect them to have pączki but need to confirm
 Bakery
Nouveau (West Seattle),
great pączki,
they can spell it, too
Metropolitan Market invites to Paczkipaloosa at all
Seattle stores from Feb 10 to Fat Tuesday and to Paczki Eat &
Race Contest in West Seattle on Feb 16. Readers say these
taste more like hole-less doughnuts than pączki.
Let me know about other pączki
venues around and I will keep updating this info!
Where:
Paczkipaloosa & Paczki Race at Metropolitan Market stores in
Seattle
More:
George's Deli,
Bakery Nouveau,
Metropolitan Market |
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Feb 13 & 15: Short movie Poste
Restante
at the International FF in Portland |
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Poste Restante, a short directed by Marcel Lozinski is part
of the Short Cuts I: International Ties program at the 33rd Portland International Film Festival.
Lozinski is a distinguished Polish director, famous for his
award winning documentaries.
Where:
at the
International Film Festival in
Portland, OR;
movie schedule
More: movie at PIFF,
Marcel Lozinski |
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Feb 13, 2:15 pm: Poznanski poetry
reading at
the Green Lake Library |
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Polish Book Club in Seattle and
Polish Home Foundation invite to a poetry reading event
featuring poems by Kazimierz Poznanski from his soon to be
published volume Dlugi wiersz. Mr. Poznanski is Univ. of
Washington professor of economics, a painter and a poet. His poems reflect on love,
life and loss. Discussion and Q&A follow. Please contact Hanna
Gil for a copy of the poems. Refreshments served.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free,
in Polish
More:
Polish Book Club,
prof. Poznanski, contacts:
Kazimierz
Poznanski, Hanna Gil |
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Feb 12, 7:30 pm: Lecture & discussion
about Andrzej Wajda at the Polish Home |
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Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Assn.
invites to a public presentation by the University of Washington
Fulbright Scholar Dr. Przemyslaw Chojnowski on Andrzej
Wajda's Argument with History. This discussion will address
the Oscar winning Polish film director's vision of post-war
Polish society and culture in the context of its influence by
and release from Soviet domination.
Where:
at the
Polish Home;
conf room downstairs; admission free
More:
Wajda,
SGSCA, |
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Feb
11 to 20:
Art walk w/
Gail Ann Photography Studio in West Seattle |
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Love Bug |
Local
photographer and SGSCA member Gail Wodzin invites to the West
Seattle Art Walk from Feb 11 to Feb 20, 2010, that includes the
Gail Ann Photography studio. The Art Walk includes The
Kenney, West Seattle Wine Cellars and Sterling Images - visiting
all of the gives you a chance to win a gift basket.
Where:
at the Gail Ann Photography Studio, 4507 Wildwood Pl, Seattle
More:
Gail Ann Photography |
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Feb 9, 8 pm:
Garrick Ohlsson plays Chopin at the UW
Meany Hall |
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Garrick Ohlsson |
Garrick Ohlsson is an excellent pianist and the only American to
win the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (in
1970). This is his second concert in the UW World Series at
Meany Hall. The program includes 2 Polonaises op 40, Sonata op
35, Mazurkas op 7 & 30, Waltz op 42 & Scherzo op 31.
Where:
Meany Hall at the University of Washington campus;
tickets on sale now!
More:
Ohlsson, second
Meany concert |
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Feb 7, 5:30 pm:
2010 NW Chopin Festival winners’ concert at the Frye |
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Frederic Chopin |
This concert
features the winners of the 2010 Chopin Festival. As usual, the
best young artists from our state are expected to deliver great
performances of Chopin music. Refreshments will be provided. Organized by the
Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation and supported by
Sherman Clay.
Where: at the Frye Art Museum
in Seattle; admission
free
More:
www.ChopinNW.org |
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Feb 6, 7:30 pm: Ich Troje band in concert at
the Polish Home |
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Ich
Troje |
Ich Troje,
that is
Michal & Ania Wisniewski and Jacek Lagwa, a very popular music band from
Poland, returns to
Seattle after a smashing success of their concerts in Bellevue
and Seattle in
February 2006 & 2007. Their songs with nice and catchy melodies
appeal both to younger and older generation and their
concerts are always great shows.
The restaurant will be open before and during the show.
Where:
at the
Polish Home; tickets
$25 advanced, $27 / $30 at the door for PHA members / guests;
for tickets call Asia Jeziorska (425) 417--9548, Renata Mroz
(206) 362-7917
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Feb 6, from 8:30 am:
The Annual NW Chopin Festival in
downtown
Seattle |
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Frederic Chopin |
The Chopin Foundation presents its
annual Chopin Festival, this year attracting nearly 150 piano
students from across our state. The Competition runs from 8:30
am to 5:30 pm. Limited seating will be available due to the
large number of participants, divided into four categories, each
with its own eminent adjudicator. The prize winner concert is
on Feb 7, 2010, see a separate note.
Where: at
Sherman
Clay, 1624 4th Avenue,
and also at the second venue across the street, at the Mayflower Park Hotel in
Seattle; admission free
More: Chopin Foundation NW,
2010 Chopin Festival |
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Feb 5-7: Ada Rosman Jewelry at the
Bellevue Art Museum |
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The Bellevue Art
Museum invites to INDULGE, a jewelry marketplace featuring fancy
jewelry designs by artist from USA and Canada. Ms. Ada Rosman is
a local Polish-American metalsmith and jewelry designer.
She graduated
from the University of Washington with a BFA in Metals in 2007.
Another local artist at the event is Stephanie Tomczak.
Where:
at the
Bellevue Art Gallery;
tickets: $40 Preview Party, $10 regular
More:
INDULGE, Ada Rosman
Jewelry |
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