The Polish Scout Troop Kaszuby invites all children to a Halloween party. The program includes: games & contests with awards, snacks & sweets, music etc. Organized & mc-ed by the scout masters and the scout leaders from the troop. There will be something interesting for every age group!

Where: lower hall at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; admission free; parents of kids age 4 and younger must be present all time.

More: Scout troop website; for more info contact Anna Borodenko, tel. (425) 280-4858

Help needed! The Board of Trustees of the Polish Home Association invites officers, members and friends of the Polish Home to participate in a common effort to clean the Polish Cultural Center. There will be work inside of the building, especially in the attic and at the lower level backstage and outside - please bring up your own landscaping tools. Free pizza and soft drinks will be provided to all the volunteers! Let's do it together and have a satisfaction and pride of work well done for the common good!

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski from 10 am to 1 pm, every pair of hands helps! Free lunch served!

More: Polish Cultural Center / Polish Home Association website

The book for the meeting is Morfina by Szczepan Twardoch, published by Wyd. Literackie in 2012. Morfina tells a story of a German-Polish aristocrat who faced with hard choices of WWII conflict between Germany and Poland does not really want to choose any side preferring his morphine shots and womanizing. The book was nominated to the Paszport Polityki awards in 2012. Twardoch, 34, is a Silesian author who published several novels and short stories.

Where: at the Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free, in Polish

More: about book & author, Polish Book Club

St. Faustina

This monodrama about St. Faustina featuring Maria Vargo as the Polish born nun Maria Faustina has been directed by Leonardo Defilippis of Saint Luke Productions. St. Faustina, born Helena Kowalska in 1905 in Glogowiec is famous for her visions and dialogs with Jesus published in her diary.

Where: At different Catholic churches in the Washington state:  St Cecilia in Stanwood on Oct 22 at 7 pm, St. Pius X in Montlake Terrace on Oct 23 at 7 pm, St. Mary in Anacortes on Oct 25 at 7 pm, Immaculate Conception in Everett on Oct 26 at 6:30 pm. Admission free.

More: St Luke Production Faustina site

Close Circuit

Imagine

Siberian Exile

This is the program for the second week of the 2013 SPFF. As usual, the Festival covers two extended weekends. All movies at the SIFF Cinema at the Uptown; in Seattle.

Friday, Oct 18

    6:00 pm  Vulture / Sęp (2012,133'), by Eugeniusz Korin

    8:35 pm  Closed Circuit / Układ zamknięty (2012,133'), by Ryszard Bugajski

                      Producers Olga Bieniek & Małgorzata Małysa at the screening

Saturday, Oct 19

  12:30 pm  Gabriel (2013,90'), by Mikołaj Haremski

    2:30 pm  Sztos (1997,90'), by Olaf Lubaszenko

    4:20 pm  Redcurrants / Tam gdzie rosną porzeczki (2011 short, 34'), by Leo Leszek Kantor

                  Tumult Over Lodz / Tumult nad Łodzią (2011 short, 42'), by Leszek Ciechoński

    6:00 pm  Imagine (2012, 105'), by Andrzej Jakimowski

                      Director Andrzej Jakimowski and production designer Ewa Jakimowska at the screening

    9:00 pm  Mole / Kret (2013, 108'), by Rafael Lewandowski

Sunday, Oct 20

    1:00 pm  Three Days in Szczecin / Trzy dni w Szczecinie (1976 doc.,76'), by Leslie Woodhead

    3:00 pm  Siberian Exile / Syberiada polska (2013, 125'), by Janusz Zaorski

                      Director Janusz Zaorski and producer Mirosław Słowiński at the screening

    6:00 pm  Girl From The Wardrobe / Dziewczyna z szafy (2012, 90'), by Bodo Kox

                      Director Bodo Kox at the screening

    8:30 pm  Fifth Season / Piąta pora roku (2012, 96'), by Jerzy Domaradzki

The Festival looks for volunteers - if you would like to help, please contact Monika Johnson

Where: all movies at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown; tickets $10 regular, $5 SIFF members, Festival passes $60 (includes Festival Reception pass)

More: Seattle Polish Film Festival, SGSCA

Duo Klavitarre is a musician couple of Joanna Ziemska (piano) and Maciej Ziemski (classical guitar). Both husband and wife are accomplished musicians with solo careers; as a duo, they give concerts since 2003, with the musical range spanning from baroque & classical through romantic to modern. The restaurant & the bar will be open from 5:30 pm.

Where: at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski; tickets $15 advanced, $20 at the door. For tickets & more info please contact Kamila at 425-772-7342 or Lucy at 206-764- 7057. There is also another concert in Portland on Oct 18, 2013.

More: Klavitarre site

Ewa Skardowska

The Seattle International Piano Festival (SIPF) presents a concert Kurylewicz - World of Piano by a guest pianist Ewa Skardowska. The program features piano miniatures by Polish composer Andrzej Kurylewicz. Dr. Skardowska comes to Seattle as a juror at the SIPF; she is an active performing artist as well as a professor of Piano Chamber Music at the Frederic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.

Where: Norcliffe Founders Room at Benaroya Hall in Seattle; admission free

More: about Ewa Skardowska, SIPF runs from Oct 18 to 21, 2013

Come to Polish owned Sebi's Bistro to enjoy great music and delicious cuisine. Dress to impress and dance to music by Bob Kozak Duo. The duo includes multi-instrumentalist Bob Kozak (accordion) and Slava Alexandrov (classic guitar). Music from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm, the restaurant is open till midnight.

Where: Sebi's Bistro, 3242 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA; admission free

More: Info & table reservation 206-420-2199

Bejbi Blues

You Are God

Easter Crumble

This is the program for the first week of the 2013 SPFF. As usual, the Festival covers two extended weekends; the second one is on Oct 18-20. All movies at the SIFF Cinema at the Uptown; in Seattle.

Friday, Oct 11 - Opening Night

The opening night is a tribute to Roman Polanski with two movies:

    6:30 pm  Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011, 90'), by Laurent Bouzereau

    8:30 pm  Knife in the Water / Nóż w  wodzie (1962, 94'), by Roman Polanski

Saturday, Oct 12

    1:00 pm  Secret of Westerplatte / Tajemnica Westerplatte (2013, 120'), by Pawel Chochlew

    3:15 pm  For You and the Fire / Dla ciebie i ognia (2008,125'), by Mateusz Jemioł

    4:45 pm  Baby Blues / Bejbi blues (2012,100'), by Katarzyna Rosłaniec

                      Leading actress Magdalena Berus at the screening

    8:00 pm  You are God / Jesteś Bogiem (2012,124'), by Leszek Pisuk

Sunday, Oct 13

    1:00 pm  Canadian Dresses / Kanadyjskie sukienki (2013,127'), dir. by Maciej Michalski

    3:30 pm  I Love a Hooligan / Milość bez ustawki (2012 documentary, 76'), by Kamil Król

                  Easter Crumble / Mazurek (2013 short, 30'), by Julia Kolberger

                      Director Julia Kolberger at the screening

    6:20 pm  Mundial. The Highest Stakes / Mundial. Gra o wszystko (2012 documentary, 76'),

                       by Michal Bielawski

    8:30 pm  My Father's Bike / Mój rower (2013, 94'), by Piotr Trzaskalski

The Festival looks for volunteers - if you would like to help, please contact Monika Johnson

Where: all movies at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown; tickets $10 regular, $5 SIFF members, Festival passes $60 (includes Festival Reception pass)

More: Seattle Polish Film Festival, SGSCA

The opening night for the Seattle Polish Film Festival is a tribute to Roman Polanski with two movies. Documentary Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir features 2011 interviews with the famous director reflecting on his life and his criminal case as well as excerpts from many of his films and quotes from famous directors and actors. The second movie is his famous 1962 feature debut Knife in the Water (an Oscar nomination for a debut, no less); this psychological drama established his reputation as a director. Both screenings are free courtesy the King County Arts Commission.

Where: all movies at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown; tickets $10 regular, $5 SIFF members, Festival passes $60 (includes Festival Reception pass)

More: Seattle Polish Film Festival

& Pierogi Fest

Polish Home Foundation cordially invites all PHF volunteers and their significant others to a volunteer appreciation party of the season. This will be a night of toasts, good cheer, music and gourmet Polish delight honoring volunteer time, enthusiasm and talent supporting PHF events including Polish Festival at the Seattle Center and Pierogi Fest. The event includes: toast, raffle, DJ music and more ..

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

More: for more info contact volunteer coordinator Anetka Kalicka or PHF president Andy Okinczyc.