ENCOUNTERS WITH POLISH LITERATURE – Sławomir Mrożek (1930-2013) Playwright and Satirist
https://youtu.be/hXRbQs6QVSM?si=3yOkJ81GchkWV8lJ
Karuzela Chorus Christmas Concert – Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 5:30 PM – Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Poland is known for many beautiful "Kolędy" (Christmas Carols for Church) and "Pastorałki" ("Home" or "Pastoral" carols) that charmingly treat the Birth of Christ as if it occurred on Polish soil. The Karuzela Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Neil Stahurski, will present a concert of these carols at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish [...]
Polish Christmas Gathering 2023 (Saturday, DEC 2nd)
https://polishculturalcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Polish-Christmas-Gathering-Invitation-2023.pdf RSVP Here Ticket details Adult $57.50 USD Children $22.50 USD
An Afternoon With Chopin – Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 3 pm
PNC Performance Center on the campus of Duquesne University Featuring pianists: David Allen Wehr, Dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and and Dr. Robert Armstrong, classical musician and educator. All proceed benefits Teaching English In Poland program for Ukrainian refugees and disadvantaged Polish youth. Tickets: $25 Students $10 bit.ly/ChopinRecital Organized [...]
ENCOUNTERS WITH POLISH LITERATURE – Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1917) Poland’s first Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1905
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D5sEJJpTEk
KATE LASKY AND TOMASZ SKOWRONSKI, CHEFS FROM PITTSBURGH’S APTEKA RESTAURANT NAMED FINALISTS FOR JAMES BEARD AWARDS.
Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, chefs from Pittsburgh's Apteka restaurant, were named finalists for James Beard Awards. They were recognized in the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category, which covers Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. This is the first time that Pittsburgh’s restaurant makes the cut for the final five in any of [...]