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April 19, 12
noon:
Mass
Commemorating Katyn and Smolensk at the Polish Church
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Katyn Monument,
Seattle |
This event is cancelled due to the coronavirus situation.
The Polish Parish in Seattle invites everybody to the Holy Mass
commemorating the 80th anniversary of the
WWII Katyn massacre of Polish officers as well as the 10th
anniversary of the catastrophe in Smolensk where President
Kaczynski perished together with members of the Polish political
and military elite. After the mass, the flowers will be laid at
the Katyn monument with the Polish Scouts, guests and
parishioners present. A reception with coffee and pastries to
follow.
Where:
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Seattle,
admission free
More: for more info please contact
Ada Bazant or call
360-568-5483 |
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Apr 17, from
7 pm:
Movie
ICARUS The Legend of Mietek Kosz
at the Polish
Hall
- cancelled |
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This event is cancelled due to the coronavirus situation.
The Polish Film
Club Kino OKO presents the 2019 movie ICARUS the Legend of
Mietek Kosz / IKAR legenda Mietka Kosza directed by Maciej
Pieprzyca and starring David Ogrodnik. The film is based on a
true story of Mieczyslaw "Mietek" Kosz, a great Polish jazz
pianist who went blind at a young age.
Evening schedule: 7 pm socializing & film intro, 7:30 pm screening.
Where: at the
Polish Cultural Center Dom
Polski
in Seattle; admission free
More:
about the movie,
event poster
the Club blog |
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Apr 1-15,
Movie
Corpus Christi by J. Komasa at NW Film Forum online |
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The Northwest
Film Forum found a way to screen movies online. Hence, if you
missed it, this is your chance to see
the Oscar nominated movie
Corpus Christi / Boże Ciało directed by Jan Komasa and
starring Bartosz Bielenia. This based on a true story film shows
how a freshly converted juvenile ex-convict can bring a true
Christian spirit in people while impersonating a priest. The
movie has been showered with awards at different festivals and
was nominated to the 2020 Oscars in the Best International
Feature Film category.
Where:
NW Film Forum online,
tickets $12 for 3-day rental period
More:
movie
Oscar poster,
about
the film,
movie at
NW Film Forum |
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Apr 11: Easter Food Basket Blessing (Święcone)
& Easter Triduum Services
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streaming
only |
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Many local churches offer regular streaming of daily masses and of
the Easter Triduum services through their websites or YouTube
channels. Unfortunately, the Polish churches in Seattle and
Tacoma do not seem to do it. As far as we know, only St. Louise
in Bellevue offers streaming for the Easter Food Blessing.
Food Basket Blessing streaming:
St. Louise
in Bellevue at 2 pm on Saturday, April 11
Everyday masses and the
Easter Triduum services streaming:
St. Louise
in Bellevue,
St. Mary Magdalen in
Everett, Holy Family in Kirkland
Mary Queen of Peace
in Sammamish,
Blessed
Sacrament in Seattle |
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Apr 5, 3 pm: Young Polanie
at the Seattle Inter. Children's Friendship Festival - Cancelled |
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YP at the 2015 Festival |
Both the Youg Polanie performance and the Children Festival
itself have been
cancelled due to the coronavirus situation in Seattle.
More:
SICFF website,
for Young Polanie contact
Barbara Strutynski,
for the Polish cultural booth, contact
Teresa Davis
or call 206 948 8064. |
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April 4, noon - 6 pm:
Annual
Polish Easter Bazaar at the Polish
Cultural
Center - Cancelled |
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The Bazaar
has been
cancelled due to the coronavirus situation in Seattle.
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The Polish
Easter
Bazaar is an annual event organized by the Polish Women's Club / Koło Pań.
More:
2019 Spring
Bazaar leaflet, for table reservations or more info please contact
Barbara Augustyniak
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Apr 1, 12 pm: Flavor of Poland:
Kraków on KCTS9 |
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Flavor of Poland is a culinary-travel PBS
television weekly series presenting the country of Poland to
American viewers like they've never seen it before. Hosted
by Aleksandra August, the series shows off not only
distinctly Polish dishes (check out the
sorrel &
crayfish soup recipe!) but also the most beautiful and
interesting aspects and landscapes of Poland. The series
premiere is
scheduled on KCTS on April 1, 2020 with a segment about gthe
old Polish capital of Cracow.
Where: On the
KCTS9 channel in the Seattle area on Wednesdays at 12 noon
More:
Flavor of Poland
website |
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Till April 19: Agnieszka Polska: Love Bite
at the Frye Museum -
exhibition suspended |
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The Frye Art Museum presents Agnieszka Polska's Love Bite
exhibition. Ms. Polska is a Polish artist who lives and works in
Cracow and Berlin. She creates hallucinatory computer-generated
media works that combine poetic texts, audio-visual essays and
digital imagery to take on ethical problems of our times. Her
works were exhibited at MoMA in NYC, Tate in London, Centre
George Pompidou in Paris and other places. The exhibition runs
from February 15 to April 19, 2020.
Where:
The Frye Art Museum in
Seattle;
More:
about
Love Bite exhibit
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