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 [...]
Prime Stage Theatre, in partnership with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the Kosciuszko Foundation will present an original play by L.E. McCullough adapted from the book Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Poland to Pittsburgh by Lee Goldman Kikel about her father Melvin Goldman's experience as a Holocaust Survivor. The play will be presented at the New [...]
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation’s third annual Dyngus Day Dash. Check Facebook page /website for registration information. This is a fundraiser for scholarships and cultural events. The event features the Chardon Polka Bank, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and treats from Pierogies Plus in McKees Rocks. For more information, contact race organizer Michele at mmrozek@ggic.com.
Love story against a backdrop of major anti-government students and intellectuals led protests in Warsaw in March of 1968. Hania and Janek, two Warsaw students uninterested in politics, fall in love as the city is engulfed in protests against the communist regime’s anti-Semitic policies and crackdown on civil liberties. Inspired by a moment in [...]
Encounters with Polish Literature is a video series produced by Polish Cultural Institute in New York. The host David A. Goldfarb is an independent scholar of Polish literature and literary theory, and literary translator from Polish to Leopold Tyrmand (1920-85), author of one of the great novels of Warsaw who popularized jazz music in mid-twentieth-century [...]
Poland is known for many beautiful “Kolędy” (Christmas Carols ) and “Pastorałki” ( “Pastoral” carols). The Karuzela Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Neil Stahurski, will present a concert of these carols. […]
Harris Theater - Krzysztof Kieślowski Retrospective - October 21 to October 26, 2022 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Recognized as one of the greatest film directors of our time, Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made a remarkable number of great films in his relatively short life (1941-1996). In an interview, Kieślowski said: 'Everyone wants to [...]
HomeCultureA Fresh Twist on Polish Classics for Piano and Violin Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260Saturday, October 8th 2022 at 6:30 pm The transcriptions by violinists Antoni Cofalic, Arthur Hartmann, and Fritz Kreisler are performed with the improvisational skill of pianist and composer Jarosław Gołembiowski in Chopin’s Prelude [...]
On June 19 the Polish Cultural Council is presenting a Midsummer’s Night Magic. This event was planned early in the year before war broke out with devastation wreaked upon the country of Ukraine. The country of Poland stepped up and stood tall taking in over 3 million Ukrainians, with children representing 40% of the refugees, [...]
"Leave No Traces" (Żeby nie było śladów) 2021 , 160 min Directed by Jan. P Matuszyński March 26th @3PM McConomy Based on real-life events from 1983 Poland, the film follows best friends Grzegorz and Jurek as they come face-to-face with the oppressive rule of the state. Every tool and method of coercion and corruption is [...]
