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December 2014


Dec 31   New Year's Eve Party at the Polish Cultural Center
Dec 26   St. Stanislaus Choir in Christmas Concert at the Grotto in Portland
Dec 13   Mandalas - Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle
  Polish Book Club Christmas Lunch & Open House at Sebi's
  Movie Towarzysz General idzie na wojne at the Polish Cultural Center
Dec 7   St. Nicolas Party at the Polish Cultural Center
Dec 6   Wycinanki - Polish Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle
  Jazz and Dinner Fundraiser at the Polish Cultural Center
  Nativity Play & St. Nicolas Party at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse

Workshops


Dec 31, 8 pm - 2 am: New Year’s Eve Party at the Polish Cultural Center

This is the yearly New Year's Eve party organized by the Polish Home Association. This year dancing will be at the upper hall with music by DJ Filip. Dinner will be available at 8 pm, music from 9 pm to 1 am.

 

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; tickets $80 PHA members, $100 non-members. Reservations & checks due by December 25, 2014. No tickets will be sold at the door.

More: For reservations and more info please contact Lucyna Blonska or call her at 206-764-7057.

Dec 26, 6 pm: St. Stanislaus Choir in a Christmas Concert at the Grotto in Portland

As is the tradition, the St. Stanislaus Choir will sing Polish carols at the Festival of Lights at the Grotto in Portland. The Grotto Festival features over 150 choral concerts over several days and weeks. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to Christmas music from many different countries, including carols from Poland.

 

Where: at the Grotto, at NE 85th & Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR; tickets $10, $9 and $5.

More: The Grotto Festival St. Stanislaus Church

Dec 21 - Jan 2: Polish Home Closed for Christmas 

The Polish Cultural Center restaurant will be closed for Christmas on December 21, 26, 28 and Jan 2. It will reopen on Jan 9, 2015.

 

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski in Seattle,

More: PHA website

Dec 13, 10 am - 2 pm: Mandalas - Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle

Serenity in Reds

'Tis the season: the popular workshops with Alisa Lahti are back!  In this 4 hour workshop you will design and create your own 8 or 16 sided mandala / gwiazda / star style of circular paper-cut. This is a fun and meditative process that yields beautiful and compelling results. Ms. Lahti will share her techniques for folding, cutting and adding colorful layers. All materials included with the fee and tools are provided for your use. Limited to 4-6 people, so register early!

  

Where: At Alisa's studio in West Seattle, 4316 SW Othello St, Seattle, WA 98136; fee $40
More: Email Alisa Lahti  for questions or to register or visit Alisa's website

Dec 13, 12 pm: Polish Book Club Christmas Lunch & Open House at Sebi's

This is a Christmas brunch of the Polish Book Club in Seattle. It is also an open house meeting where every book lover is invited to drop by - no reading necessary and you will enjoy great Polish food and a nice company of fellow readers. There will also be an opportunity to buy Polish books at discounted prices.

 

Where: Sebi's Bistro in Seattle; admission free and no reading required

More: Polish Book Club, the book club on facebook

Dec 13, 7:30 pm: Movie Towarzysz General idzie na wojne at the Polish Cultural Center

On Dec 13, 1981, General Jaruzelski introduced the martial law to break the Solidarity movement and suppress nascent democracy in Poland. On the 33rd anniversary, the Polish Home Association presents a film documenting planning, preparations and implementation of that operation. It also discusses its justifications, including the Soviet intervention threat. This film doesn't have English subtitles.

  

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; admission free, in Polish, no subtitles

More: please contact Zbyszek Pietrzyk

Dec 7, 2:30 pm: St. Nicholas Party at the Polish Cultural Center

This is a Mikolajki party for kids, organized by the Polish Cultural Center. There will be a friendly competition with awards open to all children to perform a carol or say a little poem. A Santa Claus visit will be a highlight of the event. The restaurant will be open from 1 pm to 4 pm.

 

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; admission free

More: contact Barbara Strutynski

Dec 6, 9 am - noon: Wycinanki - Paper-Cutting Workshop in West Seattle

Foxes and Crows

'Tis the season: the popular workshops with Alisa Lahti are back! This 3 hour workshop offers the opportunity to learn more about the beautiful art form of Polish paper-cutting while you complete 1-3 of your own wycinanki projects. Ms. Lahti will share tips and techniques, including modifying a template to create your own unique design. Materials included with the fee and tools are provided. Limited to 4-6 people so sign up early!.

  

Where: At Alisa's studio in West Seattle, 4316 SW Othello St, Seattle, WA 98136; fee $30
More: Email Alisa Lahti  for questions or to register or visit Alisa's website

Dec 6, 5 pm: Jazz & Dinner Fundraiser at the Polish Cultural Center

This is a jazz concert with vocals by Seattleite singer Elaine Bonow that is a fundraiser for an Ukrainian orphanage in Pnikut. Pnikut is a Polish Roman Catholic Parish in the Lviv / Lwow region with history going back to 14c. The orphanage is a little village of 5 houses  organized with help from the Lviv Archdioceses. Please help the children while enjoying a jazz concert and a dinner! This event was organized by Anna Horodetska.

Update: fundraiser was very successful - over $3,250 was raised. Thank you making the difference!

 

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; tickets $20 advanced, $25 at the door. A ticket includes a concert and a dinner. For tickets or more info please contact Anna Horodetska 206-604-4079

More: Pnikut Parish website (PL)

Dec 6, 6 pm: Nativity Play & St. Nicholas Party at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse

 

This is a Mikolajki party for children, organized by the Polish School in Bellevue. The program includes traditional Jaselka (a Nativity based short play) performed by the students of the school, a Santa Claus visit, sharing of Christmas wafers and sweat treats, as well as signing of Polish carols with live music provided by musician friends and students. Every child is welcome!  

 

Where: Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center in Redmond, WA; admission free, in Polish

More: Polish School in Bellevue (PL), or contact Anna Cholewinska at 425-736-1209.

 
 

© 2014  Ryszard Kott

Photo "Fountain" courtesy Hanna Gil, Photo "Seattle" courtesy Ryszard Kwieciński