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Jas & Malgosia
The Hourglass Sanatorium
Rychcik at Boehnke |
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Jan 30, 3 pm: Classic tale Jas &
Malgosia at the Polish Cultural Center |
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If you missed it in November, you gotta see it! The PCC Children Theater Biedronka in
Seattle invites to a performance of the classic tale Jas i
Malgosia (Hansel und Gretel).
The classic story line has been enriched with several very
imaginative music numbers performed by a troupe of 15 children.
Directed & designed by Barbara
Strutynski. The performance is in Polish.
Additional attraction - costume competition: Parents, help your
kids to prepare & wear a costume of their favorite tale
character (from any tale). There will be awards for children in costumes in the audience!
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home,
suggested donation $5, children up to 10 free, in Polish
More: Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home, or
contact Barbara Strutynski (425) 746-3037 |
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Jan 30, 12 - 4 pm: Carnival party for
children at the
Polish Cultural Center -
Cancelled |
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The carnival
party organized by the Polish School in Seattle
has been cancelled.
More:
Polish
School in Seattle, Principal
Paul Griffin (206) 937-0614 |
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Jan 29, 2 pm: PHA annual meeting at the
Polish
Cultural Center |
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This is the annual meeting of the members of the Polish Home
Association. It is also an election meeting for the Board of
Trustees and the PHA Officer positions. PHA members can vote by
proxy, see the Polish Home website for candidate lists, proxy forms and other election
info. Deadline for
candidates was January 5, 2011.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home
More:
2011 election info |
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Jan 29, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Na grobli by Eustachy Rylski published by
Swiat Ksiazki in 2010.
Rylski, 66, is a contemporary writer, playwright and
screenwriter. The book about a famous writer in the era of the People's
Republic of Poland mostly in 1960s &1970s (resembling Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz)
is a treatise about good, evil and being honest. Club
meetings are in Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
book,
Eustachy Rylski,
Polish
Book Club |
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Jan 28, 7:30 pm: Jie Yuan in a SIPF Chopin concert in Bellevue |
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Jie Yuan |
The Seattle International Piano Festival
invites to a Chopin concert featuring the 2008 SIPF Gold Medal
winner, Jie Yuan. Mr. Yuan, 24, is a very talented Chinese
pianist and a winner of several international competitions; he
is currently studying at the Julliard. His program includes
Chopin's cycle of 24 preludes and other works.
Where: at the Meydenbauer
Center in Bellevue;
tickets at the door $20 regular, $15
seniors and students, parking on site
More:
about
Jie Yuan and the concert,
SIPF |
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Jan 22, 7 pm:
Polonia Jazz Ball in Vancouver,
BC |
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Polish Canadian
Jazz Society invites to the first Polonia Jazz Ball at the Zgoda
Society Hall in Vancouver, BC. The program features merry jazz both
for listening and dancing (tangos
included) provided by Evan Erntzen Septet. Also, raffle
to benefit a young jazzman, full dinner and bar available
separately.
Where: Polish
Community Center Zgoda,
Vancouver, BC; tickets $30
More:
about Ball, for reservations
& info please call (604) 984-7857, 604-818-0650 |
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Jan 21 & 28, 4 pm: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the Bellevue Library |
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Joanna Wroblewska |
This is a meeting of the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for kids - Polish children books and stories are read to kids from kindergarten and early elementary grades.
In this meeting: children poems, rhymes, songs and finger plays. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska with the
help of the King County Public Libraries.
Where:
at
the Bellevue Regional
Library in Bellevue; admission free, in Polish
More:
Joanna
Wroblewska,
Poczytajki blog
Note: Poczytajki is mostly a weekly event with some weeks off.
February meetings are on Feb 4, 11 & 18, 2011. |
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Jan 20, 7 pm:
Chopin -
Mortal Man, Immortal Genius
at the UW |
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Frederic Chopin
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In
celebration of Frederic Chopin's 200th birthday, Dr. Steven
Lagerberg will speak on the present controversy surrounding
Chopin's fatal illness and how that illness influenced Chopin's
musical style. Seattle pianist Fred Kronacher will play excerpts
from Chopin's music that will help to emphasize some points made
during the lecture.
Where: Brechemin Auditorium at the
Schol of Music at the Univ. of Washington campus in Seattle, admission free
More: about
lecture,
Fred
Kronacher,
Steven Lagerberg,
Musical
Experiences,
UW PSEC, |
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Jan 19, 7 pm:
Paper cutting workshop at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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The Polish Cultural Center
offers monthly Wycinanki workshops, on every 3rd
Wednesday, teaching
the old art of
Polish paper cutting. Learn about this beautiful art
form along with tips and techniques to complete your own wycinanki
projects. Materials are included and cutting tools will be
available during the class. Gather some friends for an evening
of fun - bring your creativity, passion and
patience!
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
from 6:30
pm to 9:30 pm; $15 fee covers all the materials and tools for
the workshop.
$8 fee for returning students.
More:
about workshops, for reservations please contact
Alisa Lahti or call
206-499-5367. |
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Jan 19, 7:30 pm:
Movie The Hourglass Sanatorium at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Poster by F. Starowieyski |
The Polish Film Club
in Seattle invites to a screening of The Hourglass Sanatorium
/ Sanatorium pod klepsydra directed by Wojciech Has. This
masterpiece based on prose by novelist Bruno Schultz and
starring Jan Nowicki won the Jury Prize at the Cannes FF in
1973. Wojciech Has is the director of the famous The Saragossa
Manuscript.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home; in Polish
w/ English subtitles; admission free
More:
about
movie,
an
essay,
on Has and Saragossa,
Has on wiki,
PFC OKO site |
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Jan 16, 12:30 pm: Classic tale Jas &
Malgosia in Portland |
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The Polish Library Building Assn in
Portland invites to a performance of the classic tale Jas i
Malgosia (Hansel und Gretel) by the Children Theater Biedronka from Seattle. The classic story line has been enriched with
several very imaginative music numbers performed by a troupe of
15 children. It's a must see performance! Directed & designed by Barbara
Strutynski. The performance is in Polish.
Where: at the
Polish Hall / Polish Library in Portland, OR;
suggested donation $5, children up to 10 free, in Polish
More: Portland
Polonia, for the Children Theater contact Barbara Strutynski
(425) 746-3037 |
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Jan 15, 2 pm:
Happy Birthday, Chopin at the Central Library |
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Frederic Chopin
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The Seattle Public Library celebrates bicentennial birth
anniversary of the great Polish composer Frederic Chopin. The
concert features an accomplished Armenian concert pianist Ms.
Jaan Dementeeva who will dazzle and delight the audience with
with Chopin's mazurkas, preludes, sonatas, etudes,
Polonaise op.44 and other great pieces by the Polish composer.
Where: at the
Microsoft Auditorium,
Seattle Central Library, admission free
More: more info Leszek
Chudzinski (206) 684-0849 |
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Jan 14, 7:30 pm:
SGSCA meeting w/ author David Laskin at the Polish Cultural
Center |
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Seattle-Gdynia
Sister City Assn. invites to a presentation by and a meeting with David Laskin, the author of the
book The Long Way Home. Mr. Laskin is a local journalist
who has written several books. The Long Way Home tells the stories of 12
immigrants who fought for their new country during WWI w/
the American Army. Two Polish-American soldiers are featured among
the 12 main characters of the book.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home; admission free
More: about
the The
Long Way Home,
SGSCA |
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Jan 13-16, 8 pm: In the Solitude of
Cotton Fields at the Bohmke Center |
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On the Boards
invites to a performance of
In the Solitude of Cotton Fields directed by Radoslaw
Rychcik with cast from the Stefan Zeromski Theatre in Kielce,
Poland. This innovative play is staged in part like a punk
concert and follows an illicit deal of unknown nature. The
performance is in Polish with English subtitles. Mr. Rychcik is a young director quite famous internationally for his
contemporary staging of musical plays both in Europe and in the
USA.
Where:
Merrill Wright Mainstage Theater of the
Behnke Center for
Contemporary Performance (the historic Queen Anne Hall) in
Seattle; tickets $25; in Polish with English subtitles
Also, the
same performance is available Jan 18-21 at the
PuSh Festival in
Vancouver, BC
More:
About the play in Seattle,
Seattle Times review,
Radoslaw Rychcik,
trailer
(PL),
On the
Boards |
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Jan 7 & 8:
Zolta Szlafmyca at the
Pro Arte Theatre in Vancouver, BC |
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Canadian-Polish
Society Pro Arte - Popular Theatre in Vancouver, BC
invites to a play by Franciszek Zablocki, Zolta Szlafmyca or
a Carol for the New Year (in Polish). This 1785 comedy by
the best Polish comedy playwright of the era has been directed
by a TV and theatre director from Poland, Julia Wernio.
Where:
Studio Theatre Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam /
Vanvouver, BC
More:
about play
(PL)
Zablocki
(PL),
Zablocki,
Canadian-Polish Society Pro Arte / Teatr Popularny,
for
more info call Elizabeth (604) 430-6791, Ryszard (604) 596-4238
or Andrzej (604) 897-1899. |
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Jan 2, 2:30 pm: Christmas wafer sharing and
carols at the Polish Home |
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This event is the traditional wafer sharing (oplatek)
for members and friends of the Polish Home with Fr. Stanislaw
Michalek. The Polish Choir
Vivat Musica will help with caroling and everybody
is invited to come and sing Polish and American carols along.
Where:
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home
More:
Ela Filipczuk |
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