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NW Chopin Festival
Comedy from Vancouver
Walewska in Opera |
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Feb 27, 6 pm:
Zolta Szlafmyca at the
Broadway Performance Hall |
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Canadian-Polish
Society Pro Arte - Popular Theatre in Vancouver, BC
invites to a play by Franciszek Zablocki, Zolta Szlafmyca
albo Koleda na Nowy Rok (in Polish). This 1785 comedy by
the best Polish comedy playwright of the era has been directed
by a TV and theatre director from Poland, Julia Wernio. Music
written for the play by Piotr Salaber.
Hon.
Krzysztof Czapla, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in
Vancouver, BC, will be present at the performance.
Where:
at the
Broadway Performance Hall
in Seattle; tickets
$25 advanced, $30 at
the door; for info & tickets call the usual suspects
Asia Jeziorska 425-417-9548 or Renata Mroz
206-362-7917.
More:
about play
(PL),
Zablocki
(PL),
Zablocki,
Canadian-Polish Society Pro Arte / Teatr Popularny,
photo gallery |
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Feb 26 - Mar 12:
M. Walewska
in Don Quixote at the Opera |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
Ms. Malgorzata Walewska, a stunning Polish mezzo-soprano, returns to the
Seattle Opera after her very well received performances in Bluebeard Castle
and in Il Trovatore in 2009 & 2010,
respectively. In Don
Quixote
by Jules Messenet she portrays Dulcinea,
the lady loved by the hero.
Ms. Walewska performed major roles in Europe and the USA; she debuted
at the
Metropolitan Opera in 2005.
Also:
Please see a note about a
reception with Ms. Walewska.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
Ms. Walewska is scheduled to sing on February 26, March 2, 5, 9 &
11,
2011.
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Don Quixote in Seattle |
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Feb 26, 11 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Smierc czeskiego psa by Janusz Rudnicki published by WAB in 2009.
Rudnicki, 54, is a contemporary writer hailing from Silesia and
living in Hamburg. The book is a set of short stories that are
vintage Rudnicki: provocative, shameless and grotesque, sometimes
nostalgic. Club meetings are in Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
book
(PL),
Janusz Rudnicki,
Polish
Book Club |
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Feb 24, 7 pm:
Polish
Cooking class at the
Polish Cultural Center
- cancelled |
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This event is cancelled.
The Polish Cultural Center invites to the first session of
Polish Cooking classes. This lesson covers Polish pickle soup,
meat pierogi / cheese & potato pierogi and Szarlotka / Charlotka
(Polish apple cobbler). Lessons by the lovely trio of
Pawluskiewicz ladies: Nicole, Michasia & Kasia in traditional
Polish folk costumes! Limited space available, please register
ahead of time.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
admission $5, reservations by email only at
SeattlePolishCooking@hotmail.com.
More: please contact Kasia at at the above email address,
Kasia's Alaskan Seafood Cookbook to buy |
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Feb 20, 12:30 pm: Classic tale Jas &
Malgosia in Tacoma |
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Last
call - if you missed it, go for it now! The PCC Children Theater Biedronka in
Seattle invites to a performance of the classic tale Jas i
Malgosia (Hansel und Gretel). The classic story line has been enriched with several very
imaginative music numbers performed by a troupe of 15 children. Directed & designed by Barbara
Strutynski. This performance is in Polish.
Where: at the Parish Hall of
SS Peter & Paul in Tacoma;
suggested donation $5, children up to 10 free, in Polish
More: for the Theater
contact Barbara Strutynski (425) 746-3037, contact to Parish
(253)
507-5861 |
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Feb 18-24, 7 & 9 pm: Movie Rabbit
a la Berlin at the NW Film Forum |
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Northwest Film Forum in Seattle presents an Oscar nominated
movie Rabbit a la Berlin (50' min),
a creative docudrama telling the story of no-man's land along
the Berlin wall
from a rabbit perspective. For 28 years that deadly strip of
territory was a haven to the furry creatures. This German/Polish
film was directed by Bartek Konopka and Piotr Rosolowski in
2009. Shown with a short documentary When Herons Dream
(11 min. 2009) about Pacific NW blue herons by local director
Serge Gregory.
Where:
NWFF in Seattle, tickets $9 regular, $6.50 discounted, $6 NWFF
members
More:
about
Rabbit at the NW FF,
NWFF |
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Feb 16, 7 pm:
Paper cutting workshop at the Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Cultural Center
offers monthly Wycinanki workshops, on every 3rd
Wednesday, teaching
the old art of
Polish paper cutting. Learn about this beautiful art
form along with tips and techniques to complete your own wycinanki
projects. Materials are included and cutting tools will be
available during the class. Gather some friends for an evening
of fun - bring your creativity, passion and
patience!
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
from 6:30
pm to 9:30 pm; $15 fee covers all the materials and tools for
the workshop.
$8 fee for returning students.
More:
about workshops, for reservations please contact
Alisa Lahti or call
206-499-5367. |
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Feb 16, 7:30 pm:
Movie The Silent Touch by Zanussi at the Polish Cultural Center |
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Polish FIlm Club invites to a screening of The Silent Touch
(1992) by the great Krzysztof Zanussi. The movie is an
English language film co-written by Peter Morgan and starring
Max von Sydow as an aging musical composer with a writer block,
inspired by a young musicologist to a new work and to a new love
with a young woman. This highly melodramatic film explorers
themes of art, genius, obnoxious personality, infidelity and
creativity.
Where:
upstairs at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home; in
English
More:
Zanussi Bio,
New Your Times review,
Polish Film Club OKO
site |
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Feb 12, 2 pm: American Fighter Aces
with Cpt. Alex Herbst at the Museum of Flight |
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Cpt. Herbst, Everett 2009 |
The Museum of
Flight and the American Fighter Aces Association invite to
American Fighter Aces: Panel Discussion & Autograph Session
with WWII fighter pilots sharing their remarkable stories of
heroism.
In attendance: Col. Barrie Davis, USAF
325th Fighter Group, Maj. Frank McCauley, USAF 546th Fighter
Group, Cpt. Alex (Witold) Herbst, RAF 303rd Polish Squadron.
Where: at the Museum of
Flight in Seattle; admission free with a ticket to the
Museum
More:
about
Cpt.
Herbst,
Herbst in
Spitfire V,
American
Fighter Aces Assn
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Feb 12, 8 pm: 2011 Carnival Mask
Ball at the
Polish Cultural Center |
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The Polish Cultural Center invites
everybody to the 2011 Carnival Mask Ball. There will be fabulous
prizes for the best
female costume and the best male costume of the evening. Music
by DJ Filip. The restaurant will be open from 6 pm to 10 pm; the bar open from
7 pm.
Where:
at the
Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home;
tickets $15 PHA members, $20 non-members
More:
for reservations contact Maria Switalska at (425) 226-7660
or Lucyna Blonska at (206) 764-7057 |
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Feb 4, 11 & 18, 4 pm: Polish Story Time
Poczytajki at the Bellevue Library |
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Joanna Wroblewska |
This is a meeting of the Polish Story Time Poczytajki
for kids - Polish children books and stories are read to kids from kindergarten and early elementary grades.
In this meeting: children poems, rhymes, songs and finger plays. Organized by Joanna Wroblewska with the
help of the King County Public Libraries.
Where:
at
the Bellevue Regional
Library in Bellevue; admission free, in Polish
More:
Joanna
Wroblewska,
Poczytajki blog
Note: Poczytajki is mostly a weekly event with some weeks off.
February meetings are on Feb 4, 11 & 18, 2011. March
meetings TBD. |
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Feb 11, 7:30 pm: SGSCA open house with guests
from Lacey and Minsk at the Polish CC |
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Seattle Gdynia
Sister City Association invites everybody to an open house
meeting
with guests
from the Lacey Minsk Maz. Sister City Assn. and visitors from
Minsk Mazowiecki, in central Poland. There will be a presentation and
Minsk Maz. students and by Seattle student volunteers
who travelled to Poland for the Gdynia Business Week in summer
2010.
Where: at the Polish
Cultural Center / Polish Home in Seattle, admission free
More:
Lacey Sister City Assn.,
Lacey City site,
Minsk Maz. on wiki,
Minsk Maz
City site (PL),
Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Assn.,
or contact Debra
Markert or Tom Clark |
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Feb 10, 7:30 pm: Energy issues in East
Central Europe at the UW |
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Piotr Moncarz |
UW Polish Studies Endowment
Committee invites to
a Distinguished Speaker Series lecture The Energy Challenge
of East Central Europe by Prof. Piotr Moncarz. Dr. Moncarz is
a Professor at the Stanford Univ. Civil Engineering Dept and the
Principal Engineer at Exponent. Dr. Moncarz is also Chairman of
the U.S. - Polish Trade Council of Silicon Valley. Co-sponsored
by Polish American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest
and UW Jackson School of International Studies.
Where:
Walker-Ames Room
at Kane Hall,
the University of Washington
campus in Seattle; admission free, reception to
follow
More: about
Prof. Moncarz,
UW PSEC,
PACC PNW |
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Feb
6,
1 pm:
2011 NW Chopin Festival winners’ concert at the Frye Museum |
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Frederic Chopin |
This concert
features the winners of the 2011 NW Chopin Festival. As usual, the
best young artists from our state are expected to deliver great
performances of Chopin music. This year concert includes the best
Concerto performance. Refreshments will be provided. Organized by the
Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation and supported by
Sherman Clay.
Where: at the Frye Art Museum
in Seattle; admission
free
More:
Chopin Foundation NW,
2011 Chopin Festival
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Feb 5, 1 pm: Lana Dziekonski in concert at St.
James Cathedral |
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Lana Dziekonski |
Ms. Lana Dziekonski,
viola, has won
the 2011 St. James Young Artist Award and will play Andante
and Hungarian Rondo by von Weber at the Cathedral Youth
Music Festival. Lana, 15, a freshman at University Prep, comes
from a family of notable musicians: violinist father Tom
and cellist mother Virginia. The concert also features leading
youth choirs including ones from St. Mark's
Cathedral and St. James Cathedral.
Where:
St. James
Cathedral in Seattle
More:
about
St. James program with Lana,
Tom,
Chamber
Music,
Chamber Quartet |
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Feb 5, from 8:30 am:
The Annual NW Chopin Festival in
downtown
Seattle |
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Frederic Chopin |
The Chopin Foundation presents its
annual Chopin Festival, this year attracting nearly 150 piano
students from across our state. The Competition runs from 8:30
am to 5:30 pm. Limited seating will be available due to the
large number of participants, divided into categories.
New this year is a Concerto Division The prize winner concert is
on Feb 6, 2011, see a separate note.
Where: at
Sherman
Clay, 1624 4th Avenue
in Seattle,
and also at the second venue across the street, at the Mayflower Park Hotel in
Seattle; admission free
More: Chopin Foundation NW,
2011 Chopin Festival
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