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Friday, February 5, 2010
Ostatki! Winter White Party
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
Marshall Building Galleries.
For additional information or to reserve by phone please call 412.871.3347
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish Hill Traditional Concert of Polish Christmas Carols by Karuzela Chorus under the direction of Dr. Neal Stahursky. Immediately following the 4 PM Mass.
Wednesday, January 13th, 7 PM, 2010 Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland
ZYGMUNT KRAUZE, pianist/composer invites you to Celebrate Chopin’s Year (200th Anniversary of his birth) with the special recital by the internationally renowned pianist and composer, performing music of Chopin and Polish composers. Presented by PCC and co-sponsored by Pitt's Music on the Edge For information on Zygmunt Krauze, his bio and music, please visit his website here
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009,
1 PM – 4 PM William Pitt Student Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus
The
Annual Pittsburgh Szopka Exhibition and Reception will be hosted by the
Cracow Creche Workshop. The Exhibition will include works of the 21
area students who have taken the recent Szopka
Workshops in Carnegie
and Wilmerding, as well as the free public “Mini Szopka” Workshops held
at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum November 14 and 15.
Saturday, December 19th, 2009, 7:30 PM Upper St. Clair High School Auditorium
A
Polish Christmas with the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, under the
direction of Warren Davidson. Program features Henry Doktorski,
virtuoso accordionist, playing his own arrangements of Polish Christmas
“koledy”, along with a performance of the Polish Choir of St. Mary of
Czestochowa. In addition – works of Bizet and Anderson, and a Christmas
carol Sing-Along! Tickets $12/$8 for seniors. Free admission for
students (412) 279-4030 www.artnet.org/pco)
Thursday, December 24th, 2009, 9:00 PM WQED-FM (89.3) and WQEJ-FM Johnstown
Polish
Christmas Program hosted by Eva Tumiel-Kozak. One hour special
describes Polish Christmas traditions, and features Polish choirs
ensembles, soloists, and favorite “koledy”.
Friday, December 25th, 2009, 12 Noon-1 PM WEDO Radio 810 AM
Frania’s Christmas Koledy Program
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Polish Christmas Traditions Celebrated at the Bal.
Saturday, November 14, 2009,
Westin Hotel, Convention Center. Christmas will be arriving early this year as the 2009 Bal Polonaise will celebrate “A Polish Christmas” as the theme. Join us for the Seventeenth Annual Bal Polonaise and Presentation of Debutantes on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Westin Hotel, Convention Center, Pittsbrugh, downtown. The event will be hosted by Master of Ceremonies, KDKA’s JEFF VERSZYLA. Christmas in Poland is centered around traditions and family gatherings. Guests will share in these rich traditions, enjoying Polish Koledy during the cocktail hour, the Presentation of Debutantes and Grande Polonaise, sharing Oplatek before a sit-down dinner, dancing to Canada’s favorite John Gora and the Gorale, and a visit from (of?) St. Nicholas. Join us for this special evening, guaranteed to bring joy to all who attend. For reservations or Debutante information, contact Irene Addams 412. 486.1605 or PCC: 412-871.3347.
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Ostatki!
Winter White Party
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010, from 7:30 - 11 PM
RSVP: Friday, February 5, 2010
(Event limited to 200 people).
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,
Marshall Building Galleries.
For additional information or to reserve by phone please call 412.871.3347
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Five members of our organization had the privilege to be recognized by the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczynski and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for their distinguished service to Poland.
All five have received Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in the special Ceremony at the One Oxford Center, gathering two Consuls and Ministers from the Consulate General of Poland in New York, Honorary Consuls of the several countries, representatives of the Allegheny County Government and the Senator’s office, many of the PCC donors and friends. The Orders were bestowed here in Pittsburgh by the Consul General in New York, Honorable Krzysztof Kasprzyk . Orders are granted to foreigners or Poles residing abroad.
Our congratulations to the recipients:
Dr. Jan Napoleon Saykiewicz, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit
Eva Tumiel-Kozak, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit
Rick Pierchalski, Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit
Colonel Merle Addams - Gold Cross of Merit
Malgorzata Matyjaszewska - Gold Cross of Merit
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Polish Films in Pittsburgh
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Polish Cultural Council is partnering again with the Three Rivers Film
Festival, bringing five exceptional Polish films to
Case Unknown // Enen, 2009,
directed by Feliks Falk
Sun., Nov. 8, 1:45 & Mon., Nov. 9, 9:00, Regent Square Theatre
Little Moscow // Mala Moskwa
directed by Waldemar Krzystek
Golden Lions Award, Gdynia Festival, 2008
Meet the Director reception following the show,
November 10th, Regent Square Theatre.
Tue., Nov. 10, 7:30 & Wed., Nov. 11, 7:00, Regent Square Theatre
How Much Does The Trojan Horse Weigh? //
Ile Wazy Kon Trojanski? directed by Juliusz Machulski
Fri., Nov. 13, 9:15 & Sun., Nov. 15, 3:00, Regent Square Theatre
General Nil // General Nil, directed by Ryszard Bugajski
Tue., Nov. 17, 9:00 & Wed., Nov. 18, 7:00, Harris Theatre
Scratch // Rysa, directed by Michal Rosa
Special Award, Gdynia Festival, 2008
Fri., Nov. 20, 7:00 & Sat., Nov. 21, 3:00, Melwood Screening Room
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Warsaw Village Band in Pittsburgh
Monday, November 2, 2009, 7:30 PM at The Synod Hall (Next To The St. Paul's Cathedral, Oakland) Twice winning "Best Folk Album" in the Polish Grammies (named the "Fryderyk" after Frederic Chopin), they've received world-wide acclaim, taping a documentary with the BBC in 2006, and touring from Algiers and Tel Aviv to Tokyo and Taipei. Although the Warsaw Village Band interprets mostly traditional Polish folk lyrics, they heighten the drones and percussive sounds to emphasize the pulse akin to pop/techno. The result is a mesmerizing mixture of driving rhythms and haunting melodies.
Tickets are $20 at the door and $15 in advance. Call the Polish Cultural Council at 412-871-3347 for more information. The tour of the Warsaw Village Band is co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York and the Mondo Mundo Agency, LLC in California. The tour is also supported by Stoleczna Estrada - Cultural Institution of the Capital City of Warsaw.   
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Polish Day at Kennywood Park
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Do not miss our Annual Polish Day at Kennywood Park.
Our own Bishop of Pittsburgh, the Most Reverend David Zubik will be honored as The Polonian of the Year!
Please call Wanda for info and discounted tickets: 724-771-1254
And do not miss the fun this year: performances by Krakowiaki, a Polish Dance Group from Youngstown Ohio and music by "The Polka Family" Band!!!
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Rick Pierchalski
The 2009 Dominion VITA Award winner!
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For 21 years, the Dominion VITA (Volunteer In the
Arts) Award, coordinated by WQED Multimedia, has honored dedicated individuals
who have given their time and talents to ensure that the arts thrive in our
region. Polish Cultural Council proudly announces that one of this year’s awardees is our own Chairman
of the Board – Rick Pierchalski!
The Dominion VITA Award was established in 1988 to
recognize the efforts of volunteers of all ages who give of themselves to help
keep arts and cultural programs in Western Pennsylvania alive and
thriving.
Each year, VITA awardees are selected from hundreds
of nominations received. A committee of Pittsburgh area professionals interested
in cultivating the invaluable volunteer arts force selects the
winners.
The VITA Awards showcase the importance of volunteers
to our community”, said Deborah L. Acklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WQED Multimedia. “They are the backbone of any nonprofit organization,
and they have been responsible for the success of WQED and many arts organizations throughout the region.”
Our warmest congratulations, Rick! PCC would not be the same without you!
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Adam Zagajewski in Pittsburgh
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The evening with the famous Polish poet presented by Poetry Forum.
Polish poet Adam Zagajewski will read for the International Poetry Forum on a special Tuesday night performance on April 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland. Zagajewski will be the Forum 's final poet of its forty-three year run. Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov in 1945, a largely Polish city that became a part of the Soviet Ukraine shortly after his birth. His ethnic Polish family was forcibly repatriated to Poland. A major figure of the Polish New Wave literary movement of the early 1970s and of the anti-Communist Solidarity movement of the 1980s, Zagajewski is today one of the most well-known and highly regarded contemporary Polish poets in Europe and the United States. His luminous, searching poems are imbued by a deep engagement with history, art and life. He enjoys a wide international readership and his poetry survives translation with unusual power. Zagajewski's most recent books in English are Eternal Enemies (2008) and Without End: New and Selected Poems (2002), which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Zagajewski's other collections of poetry include Mysticism for Beginners (1999), Canvas (1991) and Tremor: Selected Poems (1985). He is also the author of a book of essays and literary sketches, Two Cities: On Exile, History and the Imagination (1995), and of Solidarity, Solitude: Essays." He now spends part of the year in Krakow, the city he lived in during the 1960s and '70s, and teaches in Chicago. "Zagajewski is now one of the most familiar and highly regarded names in poetry both in Europe and in this country."-New York Review of Books
For tickets:412-621-9893 - www.thepoetryforum.org -ipf1@earthlink.net
$12 General Adm, $8 Students/Seniors (60+)
Discount for groups of 5 or more
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Sunday, March 15, 2009, 7:00 PM
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Trimont Plaza, Mt. Washington
The Polish Cultural Council and The Honorary Consulate of Poland in Pittsburgh cordially invite you to a special concert of exceptional young artists:
Ania Filochowska, violin
Piotr Filochowski, violin
Alex Edelman, piano
Music by Wieniawski, Karlowicz, Mozart, Paganini & others.
For reservations and tickets please call: 412-871-3347
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Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7:30 PM - 11 PM
Galleries of The Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
The Marshall Building, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside
Polish Cultural Council cordially invites you to our annual Ostatki - Winter White Party presenting a Vodka Tasting, Polish Culinary Table, live music and vodka raffle! Watch your mail for details about this exciting End of Carnival evening!
Event limited to the first 200 guests. For more information and for placing your name on the invitation list, please call: 412-871-3347.
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