Celebrate Brazilian culture during the week of Brazilian Folklore Day at the virtual BrasilFest 2-4pm.The festival includes Brailian swag and capoeira (a Brazilian martial art), traditional food and cooking, a costume parade, music, workshops, dance and more. Steaming on Facebook and YouTube; free www.brasilfest.org.
Lake City Virtual Contra Dance with Band and Caller TBD. Online session from 7-9pm, August 26, 2021. Music and dancing from 7:25-8:45pm PDT. Donations go directly to musicians, callers and sound techs. More into at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or 206-525-0932.
Join Tibet fest virtually. The free event, presented by Seattle Center Festal, in partnership with the Tibetan Association of Washington (TAW) showcases traditional and contemporary Tibetan art, music, dance, and more. The focus of Tibet Fest is to preserve the culture in the community and also provide an opportunity for the broader public to experience […]
San Gennaro Fest at Casa Italiano Cultural Center in Burien Sept 10-12, 2021 https://casaitalianacc.org info@CasaItalianaCC.org
Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski One of the most beloved, and savored, events at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle is back! Pierogi Fest, after being cancelled last year, has been moved from its usual May weekend to September to save it this year. The program and menu has been curtailed due to the pandemic. […]
Seattle Center Festál presents Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Saturday (online at noon) and Sunday (in person noon-5 p.m.). This is a celebration of the independence of Latin American countries, many of which celebrate their national independence day in September. Attendees can enjoy traditional Latin American food and cooking demonstrations, live music, folk dance performances, art, […]
Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and […]
Join Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness — an inventive novel about loss, growing up, and our relationship with things — in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler. The event is hosted by Elliott Bay Book Company and co-presented by Third Place Books and Village Books. For more information, call (206) 624-6600. […]
The zoom room will open at 7:00 PM PDT. The teaching lesson will start at 7:10 PM and is targeted to last 30 to 40 minutes. Schottis fran Tyringe is a cute schottis variation that comes from Sodermanland, Sweden, that Harry Khamis learned while living in Sweden recently. It has only one turn and then […]
Until November 2021 - Polish Cultural Institute New York and MUBI present a selection of Stanisław Lem centennial movies appearing at different selections at different places. This series spotlights mostly newer sci-fi movies based on Lem’s work with the haunting WWII drama Hospital of the Transfiguration added to the mix later. The series can be […]
The Polish Cultural Center does not have a permanent chef yet but a regular menu should return in November. For now, the dining room and the bar will open for Friday nights at usual hours with a limited menu starting on September 24, 2021. The menu includes different kinds of pierogi and a kielbasa dish, […]
Festa Italiana at Seattle Center September 25 & 26, 2021
The long awaited consular visit to Seattle, only to process passport applications, is happening at last. The Consul will be available at the Polish Cultural Center Dom Polski, by reservation only, 9 am to 6 pm on Friday and 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday. To make a reservation send an email to la.paszporty@msz.gov.pl […]
Fulbright Scholars from Poland have been enriching programs offered by the UW Slavic Department for several years now. Their yearly visits at the University of Washington have been financed in part by the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee (UW PSEC). On the occasion of 2021 being the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program, UW PSEC […]
Virtual Program, September 28, 1:00pm Register Online Join Heidi Bohan, exhibit curator at the Duwamish Longhouse, and Maggie Kase, Curator at the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, for an illuminating discussion of the collaborative effort to re-imagine the exhibit, The Spirit Returns, which first debuted at the Log House Museum two decades ago. Bohan and Kase will provide a […]
A conversation with EastHUB and Ethnic Heritage Council’s friends and allies about creating cross-cultural spaces and collaborations. ABOUT THIS EVENT: With the technology and construction boom happening in Seattle and the Eastside, we have recently seen a great influx of people making this area their home. These include immigrants and their families from across […]
Now in its 16th year, the Tasveer festival describes itself as the largest South Asian film festival in the United States. This year’s edition will combine inperson and virtual events — and will also fold in the Tasveer South Asian Literature Festival, a showcase for South Asian writers now in its third year. The romantic […]
View “Monuments and Memorials,” a display of large-scale photo weavings by Vietnam-born Dinh Q. Lê that reflect on collective memory and architectural commemoration. The weaving process of Lê’s photographic constructions physically intertwine narratives to reiterate the dichotomous nature of cultural memory. The Elizabeth Leach Gallery is located at 417 N.W. Ninth Avenue in Portland. For […]
The Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest (PACC PNW) and the Polish Home Association invite you to a shredding event at the parking lot of the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Clean out your old files & folders and bring your documents to be securely shredded on the premises by a shredding truck! Suggested […]