In partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, SISCA presents an online book reading featuring contributors to My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora. This nonfiction collection of 32 essays gathers vivid and powerful human stories that span a range of immigration experiences and reveal the intricate ways in which the […]
2021 VIRTUAL Celebration of International Children's Friendship Festival, Seattle Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18, 2021; 11 am to 2 pm both days ICFF is the premier children's cultural festival in the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to help build a peaceful future where all peoples of the world respect, appreciate, and enjoy the many rich […]
Join us for a discussion celebrating Earth Day with our special guests Luminița Cuna (writer, explorer) and Ioana Cozmuța (researcher at NASA). Find out more about their pioneer spirit, amazing careers and fascination for uncharted territories on Earth and out of space. Register below in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a […]
100 Year Celebration Dinner and Dancing with Danny Quintero Big Band Reservations no later than April 4, 2021 Cocktail Attire - No Host Bar - Limited free parking Contact Audrey Manzanares
The UW Henry Jackson School of International Studies presents a lecture Anti-Gender Politics And Right-Wing Populism in Poland by Elżbieta Korolczuk. Dr. Korolczuk is an Associate Professor of sociology at the Södertörn University in Stockholm and American Studies Center at Warsaw University. The European Union has set impressive standards on gender equality, providing legal frameworks […]
The Kosciuszko Foundation online programs presents a meet-the-author talk Barbara & Augustus – A Renaissance Love Story and the Upheaval It Caused by Jeffrey Prince. He will talk about his recently completed manuscript In the Matter of the King’s Marriage, which brings the Golden Age of Poland to life for an American audience. The Renaissance […]
Join us for... our very first virtual breakfast! This year, we are focusing on lifting up youth voices. Join us to hear from youth in the community, learn about our youth programming, and GiveBIG as they launch for BRIGHT futures. Date: Thursday, April 29th Time: 9:30am -10:30am PDT Location: Zoom Please mark your calendar, and […]
We are so excited to invite you to attend our upcoming Bright Futures Virtual Breakfast! For the first time this year, we are gathering our community of supporters together virtually, and we'd love for you to join us. At the event you'll hear from youth in our communities about their hopes and dreams, the challenges […]
This local club is for readers who would like to discuss Polish literature in English. The book for the meeting is Tango by Sławomir Mrożek, first published in 2006. Tango is a play, and arguably, his most famous one. In his trademark absurd style the play deals with the totalitarianism and its brutal ways of […]
For the second year in a row there will be no Syttende Mai parade in Ballard due to the ongoing pandemic. We will still be celebrating at Leif Erikson Lodge and Ballard, however. The Lodge welcomes everyone to celebrate Syttende Mai with a drive/walk-through dessert and coffee from 4:00-6:00 on Monday, May 17th. Blødtkake and […]
Join us as we dive into the rich history of Seattle’s Filipino American community with Dorothy Cordova, Pio DeCano II, and Cynthia Mejia-Giudici. In partnership with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), this virtual presentation will explore key sites and locations in Seattle/King County, weaving together nearly 100 years of place, history, and culture […]
This year, the New York Polish Film Festival will be presented both in a live theater and – for the first time in its history – virtually! The 16th edition will take place from May 26 – 29, 2021 at the Scandinavia House Theater, New York, and from May 29 to June 6 – online. […]
Portland Festa Italiana 2021 Oaks Parks in Portland
Members, it's time to sign up for the free, live portion of our virtual Northern Lights Auktion! Starting next week, we'll send out emails previewing some of the incredible silent lots that will open for bidding on June 19, plus the exciting live items that will be up for grabs during the evening event on […]
1) January 31 - two books: Bohumil Hrabal (Czech): Mr Kafka and Other Tales from the Time of the Cult; and All My Cats - with special guest Hrabal's translator Paul Wilson. 2) February 28: Maria Matios (Ukrainian) - Sweet Darusya 3) March 28 - Slavenka Drakulić (Croatian) - S. (Croatian original title: Kao da […]
Founder and Curator of the National Award Winning The “Unspoken Truths“ American History Traveling Museum. About Juneteenth Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, a Union General rode into Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had […]
Polish Festival Seattle will be presenting a virtual event on July 10, 2021. Our “Dressed for Celebration” video will debut at 11:00am PST. Scroll down to purchase a 2021 t-shirt! Join us also for a Vodka Tasting Fundraiser! https://polishfestivalseattle.org/
This workshop is designed for heritage organization staff and volunteers who are interested in applying the tools of historical research and interpretation to taking a fresh look at their own organizational past in order to promote more equitable practices. Workshop participants will leave ready for ongoing discussion about researching their past with colleagues at their […]
Ready, Get Set, And Go Like A Viking! Plot your route and be ready to move! Sign up to rack up miles counts in the 2021 Run Like A Viking. Choose among a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon challenge and set your own pace. You can log your distance and time between August 1 and 31. […]