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Jasminum
Bogusław Linda
Poster Exhibition |
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May 28, 12 pm:
Meet the Author with M. Ciesielczyk in Tacoma |
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Marek Ciesielczyk |
The Polish Parish in Tacoma presents a lecture in Polish
Polonijni agenci SB w USA by Marek Ciesielczyk. Dr.
Ciesielczyk is a politician in city of Tarnów, Poland and the
editor of the journal Prawdę mówiac there. He is the author
of books and articles about Polish communist secret service and
its collaborators. He comes to Tacoma to promote his last book
Polonijni agenci Slużby Bezpieczeństwa.
Where:
at the Parish Hall of
SS Peter & Paul
in Tacoma;
admission free, in Polish
More: Ciesielczyk website
(in Polish) |
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May
27 & 28:
Polish Craft
Workshops, Costumes at NW Folklife Festival |
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Polish Festival Seattle is
participating in this year’s
NW Folklife Festival as part of
the Festal Turns 20 celebrations. These include Polish Poster
Art exhibition (see more here) as
well as the following
Sat May 27, 12:00 - 12:45 pm
Pierogi Workshop at the Narrative and Cultural Cuisine
Stage.
3:00 - 5:00 pm Polish costumes modeled at
Folk Fashion Show
Sun May 28, 1:30 -
3:30 pm Paper Cutouts & Head Wreaths Workshops in
the Discovery Zone
Volunteers needed for the pierogi
workshop and the Sunday craft workshops. Please contact
Alisa Lahti.
Where:
at the
Northwest Folklife Festival
at the Seattle Center;
More:
admission
free |
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May
27,
11 am:
Polish Book Club Meeting at the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is Portret młodej Wenecjanki by
Jerzy Pilch,
published by Wyd. Literackie in 2017. Mr. Pilch, 65, is one of
the best known contemporary Polish writers.
Portret is typical Pilch, mixing styles and moods with an
acerbic language, applied to turbulent relationship of an elder
man with a beautiful young woman.
Where: at the
Green
Lake Library
in Seattle; admission free, in Polish
More:
about
the book
(PL), about
author,
Polish Book Club |
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May
25-29:
Polish Poster
Art Exhibit at NW Folklife Festival |
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by Rafal Olbinski |
The Northwest
Folklife Festival presents the exhibition IMAGINATION - the
Art of Polish Poster that is part of
Art of Festál,
a
bigger art exhibit prepared by different ethnic communities of
the Festal lineup of festivals at the Seattle Center. The
exhibition shows sixteen posters by renowned Polish artists from
Lenica and Starowieyski to Olbiński and Kalarus. The exhibit
promoting Polish Festival Seattle in July has been prepared by
Maria & Ryszard Kott.
Where:
at the
Art/Not Terminal Gallery at the Seattle Center;
admission free
More:
about Northwest Folklife
Festival |
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May 24
& 26: Movie Afterimage by Andrzej Wajda at SIFF |
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Bogusław Linda |
The Seattle International Film Festival presents Afterimage /
Powidoki, the last movie directed by Andrzej Wajda. The film
starring Bogusław Linda depicts life of artist Władysław
Strzemiński, a pioneer of Polish Constructivist avant-garde in
1920s and 1930s. After WWII he was persecuted by the Stalinist
regime and expelled from the art school in Łódź that he founded.
Wajda was a painter before switching to film. The movie was
Poland's entry to this year's edition of Oscars.
Where:
at the
Seattle
International Film Festival
in Seattle; on May 24 at AMC Pacific Place at 9 pm and on May 26
at SIFF Cinema Uptown at 3:30 pm.
More:
about
movie at SIFF,
Strzemiński, Wajda's site |
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May 22
& 25: Movie The Last Family by J. Matuszewski at SIFF |
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The Seattle International Film Festival presents
The Last Family / Ostatnia rodzina directed by Jan
Tomaszewski. The film
starring Andrzej Severyn and Dawid Ogrodnik depicts life of
dystopian surrealist artist Zdzisław Beksiński and his
relationship with his troubled son, Tomasz. Winner of four
Polish Academy Awards.
Where:
at the
Seattle
International Film Festival
in Seattle; on May 22 at Lincoln Square at 9 pm, May 25 at SIFF
Cinema Uptown at 9 pm and on June 1 in Shoreline Community
College also at 9 pm.
More:
about
movie at
SIFF,
Beksiński |
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May 21, 5 pm: Exquisite
Polish Chamber Music & Art
at the Fountainhead Gallery |
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Karol
Szymanowski |
The Fountainhead
Gallery presents a concert in the classical music series
with compositions by Karol Szymanowski to the backdrop of
paintings by Kaz Poznanski. Special recital by Arthur Zadinsky
(violin) and Oana Rusus Tomai (piano) both of Seattle Symphony
with Raluca Marinescu (soprano) of Seattle Art Song Society. Mr.
Poznanski has an exhibition at the gallery
till May 27, 2017.
Where: The
Fountainhead Gallery
in Seattle;
tickets $25
advanced or
at the door.
More: The gallery contact is 206-285-4467 |
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May 20, 5 pm:
Mother's Day
Celebration at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Children
Dance Group Młodzi Polanie
invites all the children and their mothers to a program in
Polish Kocham Cię Mamo. The program has been prepared by
Barbara Strutynski.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
admission free; in Polish
More: event flyer,
or contact Barbara
Strutynski |
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May 19, 7:30 pm: Movie Jasminum by
J. J. Kolski at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Janusz Gajos |
The Polish Film
Club Kino OKO presents the movie Jasminum directed by Jan
Jakub Kolski and starring Janusz Gajos. This 2006 film
set in contemporary Poland mixes magic,
mysterious scents and old legends
with reality when a lady expert in art restoration comes with
her small daughter to work on an old painting at a monastery.
The movie won several 2007 Eagle awards, including for
cinematography and best actor.
Evening schedule: 7:30 pm socializing & film intro, 8:00 pm screening
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski;
admission free, in Polish w/ English subtitles
More:
the movie,
the Club site
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May 18,
7
pm:
Clare Cavanagh on the Art of Translation at the UW |
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Prof. Cavanagh receiving the Found in
Translation award |
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee presents the lecture
The Art of Losing: Polish Poetry and Translation by Clare
Cavanagh. Prof. Cavanagh is the Chair of the Dept. of Slavic
Languages and Literatures at the Northwestern Univ. in Evanston,
IL, a specialist in modern Polish and Russian poetry and famous
for her translation of poetry by Miłosz, Szymborska, Zagajewski
and others. She currently works on a biography of Czesław Miłosz.
Where: room 120,
Communications Building on
the
UW campus in Seattle;
admission free
More: UW PSEC,
Clare
Cavanagh |
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May 13,
11:30 - 5 pm:
Annual Pierogi Fest
at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Pierogi!
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This is the
12th edition of the
Festival that brings a Polish dumpling extravaganza
serving several
kinds of pierogi: meat, potato & cheese, plum etc. Get 10 pierogi
for $10; also available: sausage & sauerkraut, Polish
beer,
tea, coffee,
soft drinks and desserts.
Free
attractions include folk group performances: Polish Choir at 1
pm and 2:30 pm and Pawel & Olimpia Duo at 12, 2 and 3 pm. You can eat leisurely, listen to Polish
music and have a good time.
On sale: Polish cutout art,
Polish tee-shirts,
Polish sports scarves.
Volunteers
needed to
run the event! Please contact
John Golubiec.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle; all entertainment & additional programs free
More:
2017
event guide, please contact Festival
coordinator John Golubiec
for more info |
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May 10, all day:
GiveBIG to
Local Polish Organizations online |
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This year, the Seattle Polish Foundation participates again in the annual
online GiveBIG event for local nonprofits. It's an opportunity to support your favorite
Polish causes! Donations channeled through the GiveBIG do not
receive any matching this year; however each donation can win a
$1,000 Golden Ticket in a lottery with 250 such tickets. You can
donate on or before May 10.
To donate to the SPF, visit the
SPF Donation Page at the SF
Give Big site - please specify the cause you want supported
in the Comments field. The Polish News suggests the Polish Home
100th Anniversary Projects for this year's donations. To donate
to the SPF directly without paying any fees, please send a check
to Seattle Polish Foundation, 1714 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122.
Where: at the
SPF Donation Page at the SF
Give Big site
More:
supporting Polish community through GiveBIG |
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May 7, 2:30 pm:
Third of May Celebration at the Polish
Cultural
Center |
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Polish Home
Association invites everybody to the 3rd of May celebration
marking the anniversary of the first Polish constitution, which
was enacted in 1791. The program prepared by Barbara Strutynski includes a performance by the Polish School in Seattle,
Polish Scouts, the Young Polanie as well as PHA members,
the Polish Choir, pianist Marzena Szlaga as well as Jan Szubzda
(guitar and vocals).
The restaurant at the Polish Home is open from 12 pm to 4 pm.
Where: at the Polish Cultural
Center Dom Polski;
admission free; in Polish
More:
about the Constitution,
Constitution source |
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May 6, 5-7 pm, till May 27: K.
Poznanski Painting Exhibition
at the Fountainhead Gallery |
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Geranium & Tablecoth
by
Kaz Poznanski |
The Fountainhead
Gallery on Queen Anne presents painters Carl Jackson and Kaz
Poznanski. This is Mr. Poznanski's third exhibit there and it
includes several landscape and still life oils from his big format abstract
realism series. Mr. Poznanski is also a poet, writer and a
Professor of Economics at the Univ. of Washington in Seattle,
with interest in Chinese art.
Where: The
Fountainhead Gallery
in Seattle from May 6 to 27;
admission free, business hours Thursday through Sunday 11 am - 6 pm.
Opening
reception May 6, 5-7 pm.
More: about Kaz Poznanski |
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May 6, 10
am - 2 pm: The Weed Party at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Home Assn
invites all members and friends of the Polish Home to
a spring weed
party from 10 am to 2 pm; this includes a hearty lunch in a good
company!
This year's goal is to cleanup the parking lot and the greenery
pulling weeds, cutting back blackberries, spreading bark etc. Please bring your
own gardening tools, shovels, blowers etc. and sturdy gloves. Everyone
is invited!
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
from 10 am to 2 pm but drop by when you can for as
long as you can - every pair of hands helps! Free lunch
served!
More:
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home Association website |
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