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Pietrzak Cabaret
Zelnik recites Milosz
Walewska in Carmen |
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Oct 29, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Tysiac spokojnych miast by Jerzy Pilch, published by
Wydawnictwo Literackie in 2009 (first edition 2002).
Pilch, 59, is a contemporary author whose
Pod mocnym aniolem
won the Nike in 2001.
The book is a classic Pilch - ironic and funny, with a storyline
revolving around a zany plot to assassinate secretary Wladyslaw
Gomulka, it nevertheless is a vivid portrait of Polish society
in the 60s. Pilch's books are available on Amazon etc. Club meetings are in Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
Jerzy Pilch,
Polish
Book Club |
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Oct 28-29:
UW PSEC opera
&
reception with Malgorzata Walewska in Seattle |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee invites everybody to a night at the
opera to enjoy Malgorzata Walewska in Carmen by
Georges Bizet and then to
a private reception with the Polish mezzo-soprano.
Please see another
note for info about Ms. Walewska
in Carmen. The reception is a
fundraiser organized by the UW PSEC to support Polish Studies at the University of
Washington.
Where:
reception
at a
private residence in Seattle, by reservation only; donation $100
per person covers a ticket to the Opera on Oct 28 at 7:30 pm (it
is a special performance for groups only) and
a reception reservation for Oct 29 at 3 pm; for
reservations contact
Krystyna
Untersteiner or call (206) 526-2981 deadline for
reservations Oct 8, 2011
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Carmen in Seattle, UW
PSEC |
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Oct 28,
8 pm: Movie Goodbye, Till Tomorrow at
the Polish Cultural Center |
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Teresa Tuszynska |
The Polish Film
Club presents Goodbye, Till Tomorrow / Do widzenia, do jutra
- a 1960 movie directed by Janusz Morgenstern. The movie
featuring a stellar cast that includes Zbigniew Cybulski &
Teresa Tuszynska as well as music by Krzysztof Komeda captures
the cultural phenomenon of the famous student theater Bim-Bom
in Gdansk. The film won awards at the IFFs in Stratford and
Melbourne.
Where:
Library at the
Polish Cultural Center /
Polish Home in Seattle; admission free
More:
about the
movie (PL),
Polish Film Club |
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Oct 26, 6:30 pm - 8 pm: Tea & Coffee Social Meeting at the
Polish Home Library |
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The Polish Home Library invites everybody to a
social meeting with tea & coffee at the new Library upstairs.
Come join others for a lively discussion over tea and coffee. We
will chat on books as well as other topics. Open to everyone,
especially to older Polish community members. Organized and
moderated by Monika Oczkowska-McNeal a volunteer at Polish Home
Library. Admission, tea and snacks free.
Where:
at
the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish
Home in Seattle; admission
free,
More:
Polish Library events in October (PL),
Polish
Library blog site (PL), contact to Monika Oczkowska-McNeal |
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Oct 26, 7:30 pm: Poetic Spectacle
Ciemna milosc wlasna at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish
Cultural Center presents a poetic spectacle Ciemna milosc wlasna celebrating Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz and his poetry.
The program features
an accomplished Polish actor Jerzy Zelnik reciting poetry to
Polish jazz music. This event has been endorsed and supported by
the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Vancouver,
BC. This event is in Polish
Where:
Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; tickets $25
advanced, $30 at the door;
for tickets & info call Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
More:
about the
spectacle
(PL) |
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Oct 25,
7:30 pm: Jacek Stachursky Show at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Cultural
Center presents Jacek Stachurski Show & After Show. Mr
Stachurski, 45 is a popular singer who also played in movies. He
owns several golden and platinum discs for his CDs with easy pop
music.
His latest CDs are The Very Best Of (2011) and
Wspaniale polskie przeboje (2010). This program is in Polish.
Where:
Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; tickets $25 advanced,
$30 at the door;
for tickets & info call Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
More: about
Jacek Stachurski(PL),
his site (PL),
Stachurski
on YouTube |
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Oct 24,
7 pm: Portland Polonia History Presentation in Portland |
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McMenamis Kennedy Elementary School and the Polish Community of
Portland invite to a public presentation by Paula Kamienski
Gadomski and Tim Hill on A History of Portland's Polish
Community and the Polish Roots of the White Eagle Saloon.
Ms. Kamienski Gadomski is an educator and public speaker as well
as a long time local Polish activist, Mr. Tim Hill is a
McMenamins historian.
Where:
McMenamis Kennedy School in Portland; admission free
More:
Portland Polonia website |
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Oct 23,
7 pm: Jan Pietrzak Cabaret at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Cultural
Center presents one of the best cabaret actors and standup
comedians, Jan Pietrzak, in his program Czlowiek z kabaretu. Mr.
Pietrzak, who founded and still runs the
famous Kabaret pod Egida in Warsaw, returns to
Seattle during his American west coast
tour. The restaurant at the Polish Home will be open from 6 pm.
This program is in Polish.
Where:
Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; tickets
$25 advanced,
$30 at the door;
for tickets & info call Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
More: Jan Pietrzak site
(PL) |
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Oct 22, 11 am: Polish Story Time
Poczytajka at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Library at the Polish Cultural Center invites
you to the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for the youngest members of the Polish community.
In this meeting:
playing,
dancing and drawing along with reading and all of it in Polish.
You can also borrow Polish children books & movies for use at
home. Organized by Monika Oczkowska-McNeal
and the Polish Library.
Where:
at
the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish
Home in Seattle; admission free, in Polish
More:
Poczytajki
at the Polish Library,
Poczytajki blog,
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Oct 21,
23
& 28:
Malgorzata Walewska
in Carmen at the Opera |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
Ms. Malgorzata Walewska, a stunning Polish mezzo-soprano, has
become a
Seattle Opera regular, she last performed here in February &
March 2011. In Carmen
by Georges Bizet she sings the
title famme fatale role.
Ms. Walewska performed major roles in Europe and the USA; she debuted
at the
Metropolitan Opera in 2005 and in Seattle in 2008.
Also:
Please see a note about a reception with Ms. Walewska.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
Ms. Walewska is scheduled to sing on October 21, 23 & 28
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Carmen in Seattle |
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Oct 21 & 23: Poetic Spectacle
Ciemna milosc wlasna in Vicoria & Coquitlam, BC |
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The Consulate
General of Poland in Vancouver, BV invite to a poetic spectacle
celebrating Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz and his poetry.
Part I of the spectacle, Ciemna milosc wlasna, features
an accomplished Polish actor Jerzy Zelnik and jazz music, part
II, Gdzie slonce wschodzi i kedy zapada, features an
ensemble of actors directed by Kasia Marzencka. In Polish
Where:
Studio Theatre Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam /
Vancouver, BC on Oct 23 at 6 pm, and also at the
Polish White Eagle
Hall in Victoria, BC on Oct 21, 2011. In Polish.
More:
about the
spectacle
(PL) |
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Oct 21, 6-8 pm: Pierogi sale at the
Polish Cultural Center |
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Pierogi special:
frozen pierogi (Polish dumplings) on sale at the Polish Cultural
Center. The following kinds of pierogi will be available: meat,
potato & cheese, kraut & mushroom, blueberry and plum. Price per
a package of 12 is $6.
Where:
Polish Cultural Center /
Polish Home in Seattle, admission free
More:
Polish Home Association, |
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Oct 16,
from 5 pm: The 2011 Cornucopia Harvest Ball at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Dance For Joy
presents The 2011 Cornucopia Harvest Ball - a black tie ball that
bills itself as a richly elegant evening of music, dance and
culinary delights.
This includes heavy hors d'oeuvres & fine desserts; no-host bar
with wine, Polish beer and alcoholic cider.
Music by The Cornucopia Orchestra includes waltzing, swing,
tango, polka, one step and more.
Sponsored and MC'ed by Dace For Joy.
Where:
Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home;
tickets $70 per person,
$40 student w/ valid ID; for info
contact Paul Griffin or
Lilli Ann at
206-264-5646. Reservations online at
Dance For Joy,
not tickets at the door.
More: this is a Dance For Joy black tie ball see
detailed
info here |
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Oct 9,
1:30 pm:
2011 Chopin Festival Winners in Recital at St. Thomas Church in
Medina |
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Frederic Chopin |
The NW Council
of the Chopin Foundation presents a recital with division
winners of the 2011 Chopin Festival in Seattle held in February.
Concerto Division Winner Christopher Lu will be joined by
DivisionD winners Conrad Sheridan and Toni McFall. Organized by
the Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United
States.
Where: at St. Thomas
Episcopal Church in Medina, WA; admission
free
More:
Chopin Foundation NW,
2011 Chopin Festival
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Oct 8, 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
9, 2011. In Seattle,
there will be a polling station for Polish citizens at the
Polish Cultural Center; voting in the United States is set on
October 8. If you want to vote, you have to register - please read
the election guide
for Seattle
(in Polish).
Please note
the registration deadlines: September 26 for voting by mail, October
6, 4:15 pm (PST) for voting in person.
Update: there were 167 registered
voters in Seattle, 146 of them voted. House / Sejm results: PiS
45%, PO 38.6%, Senate results: PO 56.4%, PiS 43.6%.
Full local
results here
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center / Polish Home; admission free
More:
Election
guide for Seattle (in Polish),
Elections FAQ (in English) |
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Oct 5, 7:30 pm:
An Evening
with Basia
at the Triple Door |
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Basia Trzetrzelewska |
Basia
Trzetrzelewska,
an accomplished and beloved jazz-pop singer, comes back to
Seattle again in October. She started with
Matt Bianco
group to switch to a solo career as a jazz vocalist with such albums as
Time and Tide (1988)
or
London,
Warsaw, New York
(1990) and
Matt's Mood (2005) that topped Contemporary Jazz album charts.
Her latest album is From Newport to London, created with keyboardist Danny White.
Where: The Triple Door
in
Seattle;
tickets $25,
$30 & $35; Basia is also giving a concert at the Aladdin
Theatre in Portland, OR on Oct 4, 2011.
More:
Basia
at the Triple Door & bio,
Basia's site,
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Oct 2, 2:30 pm: Fundraising Concert to
Build a Masai Orphanage at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Rainbow of Magnolia Fountains of
Life & Chopin Academy of Music invite to a fundraising concert
to build an orphanage in a Masai village in Tanzania for local
children orphaned due to the
spread of HIV/AIDS. The program includes Bach's Sonata for
Keyboard and Violin in C minor, Chopin's ballades op.37 &
op.52 and Schuman's Carnaval op.9 performed by pianists
Ivona Kaminska, Christopher Bowlby and William C. Nyaho and
violinist Miodrag Vaselinovic.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center / Polish Home;
suggested donation $30
More:
Rainbow
of Magnolia Fountains of Life,
Ivona
Kaminska,
Miodrag Veselinovic,
William Chapman Nyaho,
Chopin Academy of Music, |
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Oct 1, 7 pm:
Biesiada
concert Piosenki harcerskie at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Vivat Musica
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The Polish Scout Troop Kaszuby and the Polish Choir Vivat Musica invite everyone to a Biesiada concert
Piosenki Harcerskie (Scout songs). Another great sing-along
evening will also include favorite melodies as requested
by the audience! Come enjoy Plonie ognisko and other
Polish scout
favorites. Good food & wine - great food prepared by scout
parents available
from 5 pm.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home; tickets $20 PHA members, $25
others, include a snack and a glass of wine; available at the Polish Home on Fridays or
contact
Anna Borodenko tel.425-280-4858,
Iwona Bernacki (425) 802-7136 Henia Posłuszny (206) 229-7559
Wojtek Las (206) 229-0164
for table reservations.
More:
contact for the Choir
Barbara
Niesulowski |
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Till Oct 15: New works in glass by Anna Skibska
at the Pacini Lubel Gallery |
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Ms.
Anna Skibska is an internationally acclaimed artist working
primarily in glass. She is a longtime Seattle resident and a
graduate of the Arts Academy in Wroclaw, Poland. The exhibition
at the Pacini Lubel Gallery titled Where is d. gold fish?
features new works by Anna Skibska and Meg Holgate. The
exhibition is open till October 15, 2011.
Where:
at the
Pacini
Lubel Gallery
in downtown Seattle; admission free
More:
Skibska at
Pacini Lubel,
Skibska and her art,
Anna Skibska's site |
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