ANNUAL “PICNIC- MAJOWKA” 2013
ANNUAL "PICNIC- MAJOWKA" 2013 SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2PM BOYCE PARK- SAME PLACE AS LAST YEAR Come and join us on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Boyce Park / Silver Beaver shelter and ball field for an afternoon of fun, playing games and fellowship. Everybody is welcome. Many nice hiking and bicycle trails nearby. Volleyball, Basketball [...]
May
May is a happy month in Poland, as most of the people enjoy time off around two public holidays: the First and the Third of May. On May 1st ,Poland celebrates the International Workers Day. It commemorates the 1886 Haymarket riot in Chicago and the workers’ general strike for the eight hour workday. May 1st was [...]
Inspiring Researchers: Marie Sklodowska-Curie
The Embassy of Poland co-hosted an event with the Carnegie Institution for Science & the Embassy of France to honor the centennial of the 2nd Nobel Prize awarded to Marie Sklodowska-Curie and the International Year of Chemistry. Part of the Carnegie Capital Science Evening series, the event was held under the auspices of Poland’s presidency [...]
Ostatki–Mardi Gras, Pittsburgh, 2013, “Some like it hot”
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 7:00 – 11:00 pm Pittsburgh Center for the Arts—The Marshall Building Galleries 6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15232 (Shadyside). A month of February, usually cold and snowy, heats up in this beautiful place surrounded by the ambiance of the real art, live entertainment and dancing. Join us for the specialties of Polish [...]
Karuzela Chorus—Polish Christmas Carol Concert
Saturday, January 5, 2013, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Pittsburgh, Polish Hill The annual Karuzela Chorus Concert, under the direction of Dr. Neil Stahurski with featured instrumentalists Wendy Blotzer (keyboard), Debbie Frauenholz (violin) and Radoslaw Fizek (violin), performed both traditional and contemporary Polish Christmas Carlos, such as "Zima Zima" made popular by the Polish group "Czerwone Gitary", [...]
20th Anniversary Bal Polonaise–Debutantes Once Again!
Friday, November 23, 2012, The Circuit Center & Ballroom, Pittsburgh
The 2012 Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival: Faces of Others,
featured three exciting Polish films, as part of "Through Polish Eyes": Suicide Room (Poland, 2011) Friday, March 23, 7:30pm at McConomy Auditorium, CMU’s University Center Battle of Warsaw1920 (Poland, 2011), 3D, Sunday, March 25, 3:00pm at AMC Loews Waterfront 22 Essential Killing (Poland/Hungary/Ireland/Norway, 2010) Saturday, April 14 7:00pm at McConomy Auditorium, CMU’s University Center
Members of the Polish Cultural Council, have been awarded medals by the Polish Government.
Four members of the Polish Cultural Council, have been awarded medals by the Polish Government November 10th, 2011, The Consulate General of Poland in New York Four local women have been honored by the Republic of Poland at the Polish consulate in New York City for their efforts to promote Polish culture.Wanda Maria Walat of [...]
A Conversation with Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
On September 15, 2011, the Embassy of Poland co-hosted an event with the Carnegie Institution for Science & the Embassy of France to honor the centennial of the 2nd Nobel Prize awarded to Marie Sklodowska-Curie and the International Year of Chemistry. During the event, Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski of Carnegie Mellon University was awarded the Order [...]