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Viola Brzezinski |
The Polish
Parish in Tacoma presents a concert by singer Viola Brzezinski.
Ms. Brzezinski is a Polish singer with interest in songs
inspired by religion. She is on an American tour promoting her
new album Classical. She has also won the Anna Jantar
Award at the Opole Festival, and performed at the Theatre Buffo
in Warsaw. Ms. Brzezińska will first sing to the Holy Mass at 11
am, then will have a concert following the mass (around noon).
Where:
at the
SS.
Peter and Paul Parish in Tacoma, WA;
in Polish.
Ms.
Brzeziński also performs at the Polish Parish in Portland on
July17.
More: Viola's website,
contact to Fr. Bolda at the Parish
(206) 282 1804. |
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Min. Waszczykowski |
This is an open meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski. Mr. Waszczykowski,
59, is a career diplomat. Among others, he served as a Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005-2008 and as the chief Polish
negotiator with the United States for the missile defense
system. He is also a graduate of the University of Oregon Dept.
of Political Science. The meeting is in Polish.
Where: Polish Hall & Library
in Portland, OR; admission free, open to the public, in
Polish
More:
about the
minister |
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Hanff & Laage in B_B
photo by Yassiek
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Seattle's Daipan butoh and Warsaw's
Theatre Limen butoh present a collaborative performance
Beksiński_Butoh. Untitled 2, created by Joan Laage (Daipan),
Sylwia Hanff (Limen) and Robert Jędrzejewski (video artist &
composer).
The play has been inspired by hauntingly evocative art of
Zdzisław Beksiński (1929-2005), a renown Polish
painter, graphic designer, photographer who
was a dystopian surrealist. This art project is co-financed by
the City of Warsaw.
Also: don't
miss Beksinski Butoh Film and Presentation at the Polish
Festival at the Seattle Center, on July 9, 5 pm at the
Armory loft #3
Where:
at the Youngstown
Cultural Arts Center in Seattle; admission free
More: about
the play
and Limen,
Beksiński art,
Beksiński Bio,
Daipan Butoh,
Jedrzejewski on youtube |
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The Warsaw Mermaid
Lajkonik group, Tucson
Cooking demos:
babka
jazz singer K. Zaręba |
Update:
photo gallery from the Festival
The 5th annual Polish Festival Seattle is part of the big ethnic
festival series at the Seattle Center, known as Festal. The
venue is again the Armory (the old Center House) and the Mural
Amphitheatre. The Festival focus this year is on the capital
region of Mazovia / Mazowsze, which includes Warsaw,
highlighted by an exhibit about the region. Other attractions
include: live performances by folk groups, a jazz vocalist,
singers, a piano concert, cooking demos and workshops,
children’s activities and more. Vendor booths offer Polish glass
art, hand-crafted pottery, crystal, jewelry, and paper cut-cut
art. Also available: plenty of great Polish food and a beer
garden.
The 2016 Festival Highlights
include:
♦ Exhibition about the
Mazovia Region
♦ Cooking Demos baking bread,
baking babka, making bigos
♦ Workshops making
pierogi, Polish desserts, floral head wreaths, palms
♦ Film Program including
Beksinski_Butoh movie & presentation
♦
Kids Activities
♦ Stage performances by
pianist Paweł Chęciński (Chicago), poet Leszek Chudziński
(Seattle), Duo Draka (Portland, OR), Lajkonik Polish Folk
Ensemble (Tucson, AZ), Mazovia Polish Song & Dance Assn
(Calgary, AB), Andy Mirkovich (Seattle), Młodzi Polanie
(Seattle), Parno Drom (Vancouver, BC), Polish School Dance Group
Sobótka (Portland, OR), Jerzy Staszak (Seattle), Matt Strutynski
(Seattle), Vivat Musica Polish Choir (Seattle) and jazz vocalist
Kasia Zaręba (Bielsko Biała, Poland).
♦ Polish Food and Beer
Garden
♦ Vendors
The Festival needs volunteers - info
how to sign up. Among others, volunteers are still needed
for
face painting, head wreath making, serving foods and selling
baked goods. Also needed strong people to help with transport on
the day of festival for the morning setup from 7 am and the
evening tear down at 7 pm! Please help!
Detailed program is posted at
the
Polish
Festival website.
Where: Armory & Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center in
Seattle;
admission & entertainment free
More:
Polish Festival on facebook; for PR
please contact Teresa Davis |
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Bartosz Beda |
If you are going
to the eastern Washington in July, stop at the Marmot
Art Space in Spokane to see a solo painting
exhibition by Bartosz Beda. Mr. Beda, apparently already renown
internationally as a rising star in contemporary art due to his
provocative and intriguing paintings, moved from London to
Moscow, Idaho to be with the woman he loves. He already had
exhibitions in different European countries, this is his first
in the US.
Where:
at the Marmot
Art Space gallery in Spokane; admission free;
open on Friday nights and on summer weekends
More: artist's website,
gallery
info abut artist and exhibition,
article from the Spokesman Review |
