THE SUMMIT TIMES

Polish Cultural Centers and Churches in Northern California

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Polonia in Northern California - future events in 2004

January
 
January 4, Friday
San Jose
Holy Mass for the Intention of (in Polish)
7:30 p.m.
St. Br. Albert Polish Catholic Pastoral Mission
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person from his afflictions - both of his body and of his soul. All are invited.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Information: (408) 251-8490

January 5, Saturday
Martinez
6:00 p.m.
Czerwone Gitary
Only one performance in Northern California, tickets $25.00
Location: Auditorium of Junior High in Martinez
Organized by East Bay Polish American Association
More information: (925) 229-9197

January 6, Sunday
Martinez
11 a.m.
Polish Christmas Carols - Harp recital by Liliana Osses Adams
Polish Pastoral Center, Church of the Nativity
East Bay Polish-American Association
Info: (925) 229-9197

January 6, Sunday
San Francisco
5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Christmas around the World at the St. Mary's Cathedral
VISTULA Dancers to represent the Polish community at a preliturgy celebration and multicultural mass. It will be followed by an ethnic cultural program, and international food festival.
This program is offered by the Office of Ethnic Ministries of San Francisco. Rituals, symbols, and carols of various cultures will be presented in this first celebration of "Christmas Around the World" in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Info: Fr. Czeslaw Rybacki, Church of the Nativity (415) 252-5799
Everyone is invited. Free event.

January 14-20
Sarasota, FL
II Miedzynarodowy Polonijny Turniej Tenisowy
www.PoloniaOpenTenis.com

January 17, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Mr. Clay Bullwinkel will discuss "Creating Silicon Valley in Poland"
(What will it take to create a highly innovative, well-financed, strongly growing IT industry in Poland? What are the disadvantages and the advantages of locating an IT engineering center in Poland? What do the world's leading IT companies, and other investors, think about overseas engineering centers in general, and in particular the possibility of one in Poland?)
Little House of Peninsula Volunteers
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel. (650) 326.2025
Directions: http://www.mapquest.com
Organized by the Polish American Engineers Club

January 20, Sunday
San Francisco
1:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting of St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society of California. Members and guests are welcome to attend.
Polish Club, 3040  22nd Street
Info: (650) 593-0644

January 22, Tuesday
12:00 p.m.
"Art in the Baltics Today - the European Context"
Helena Demakova, Member of Parliament, Latvia; Executive Director, "Jauna Akademija" Foundation
Building 200, Room 30
Sponsored by CREES, Hoover Institution and the Departments of Art History, Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Molly Ying Quan, tel. (650) 725.2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University, Building 40

January 23, Wednesday
4:15 p.m.
Panel Presentation:"Afghanistan - War and Beyond"
Jenik Radon, Esq., Lecturer, Stanford Law School; Afghanistan Relief Committee, Executive Board,1980-1994; Advisor to
President Shevardnadze of Georgia
Thomas Simons, Former United States Ambassador to Pakistan & Poland; Senior Fellow, IIS
Stephen Stedman, Senior Fellow, CISAC
Terence White, Kabul Correspondent, 1992-97, Agence France-Presse
Building 260, Room 113
Molly Ying Quan, tel. (650) 725.2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University, Building 40

January 24, Thursday
12:00 p.m.
"The Nazi Occupation of Latvia 1941-1944: Collaboration and Resistance"
Aivars Stranga, Professor of History, University of Latvia
Building 40, Room 41J
Sponsored by CREES, Hoover Institution and the Departments of History and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Molly Ying Quan, tel. (650) 725.2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

January 26, Saturday
San Ramon Marriott Hotel at Bishop Ranch
11 Annual Polonaise Ball
No host Coctails & Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m.
Goumet Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Polish Folk Dances by Lowiczanie of San Francisco
Chopin's Selected works on piano by Ewa Szalek
Tickets $90.00 per person
Organized by the Friends of John Paul II Foundation of Northern California
Silent auction donations: (925) 736-2295, Anna Wilewski-Turon, 3559 Shadow Creek Drive, Danville, CA 94506
Info: Witold Cichon (925) 779-1027, e-mail Witoldpt@aol.com; Leszek Malaszewski (925) 256-9033, email Ulailes@aol.com

January 26, Saturday
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
CREES/BAGEP Teacher Training Workshop Series "World War II: The Soviet Experience"
Session Two: "Wartime Foreign  Policy: The Soviet Union and the Grand Alliance."
Guest Lecturer: Norman Naimark, Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor of East European History, and Director of
International Relations and International Policy Studies
CERAS Building, Room 304
Molly Ying Quan, tel. (650) 725.2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

January 29, Tuesday
Stanford University
12:00 p.m.
"European Union, NATO and Latvia"
Helena Demakova, Member of Parliament, Latvia. Executive Director; "Jauna Akademija" Foundation
Building 40, Room 41J
Sponsored by CREES, Hoover Institution and Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Molly Ying Quan, tel. (650) 725.2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

February

February 9, Saturday
Stanford University
9:00 a.m.
CERAS Building, Room 204
CREES/BAGEP Teacher Training Workshop Series "World War II: The Soviet Experience": Session Three:"Stalin as War
Leader"
David Holloway - Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Institute
for International Studies
Info: Molly Ying Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University, Building 40

February 9, Saturday
San Jose
8 p.m.
Carnival Ball - Polish dance party in the South Bay.
Music by Arthur Mrozowski (mediagalleries.com).
Queen of the Ball contest, Polish home made food.
10250 Clayton Rd., San Jose
Info: (408) 226-8502, (408) 968-4728
Tickets: $25 or $35

February 10, Sunday
Martinez
11:30 a.m.
Annual Meeting of the East Bay Polish American Association (elections of a new Board).
909 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA 94558
Info: (925) 229-9197

February 17, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 pm
Potluck-Lunch - VALENTYNKI
- Konkurs na najciekawsze wspomnienie swojej milosnej przygody;
- Niespodzianki.
- Na zakonczenie film z jubileuszowego koncertu Danuty Rinn.
Przyjdz, spotkaj sie ze znajomymi w rodzinnej atmosferze, poznaj nowych!
Szachy, warcaby i bilard czekaja na chetnych! Bridzysci mile widziani!
Dom Polski w San Francisco (Polish Club), 3040-22nd Street
Potluck organizuja: Towarzystwo Literacko-Dramatyczne i Zwiazek Narodowy Polski - Grupa 7.
Info: Helena Glodek (415) 648-9157

February 17, Sunday
Berkeley
3 p.m.
Ewa Podles, contralto; Ania Marchwinska, piano
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus, at Bacroft &Telegraph Av.
Groups of 10 or more save 15%
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2001/recital/events/ewa_podles.html
Info: (510) 642-9988

February 21, Thursday
4:15 p.m.
Building 40, Room 41J
"Ukraine on the Road to Europe"
Roy Gardner - Chancellor's Professor of Economics, Indiana University; Visiting Professor, Department of Economics
Info: Molly Ying Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University, Building 40

February 22, Friday
San Francisco
8:00 p.m.
Chopin Birthday Concert - Kevin Kenner, piano
Top prize winner of the 1990 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw; bronze medalist at the 1990 International Tchaikovsky
Competition; Professor at the Royal College of Music, London.
at Old First Concerts, 1751 Sacramento Street (at Van Ness), San Francisco
Regular admission $12; students, seniors, and members of the Council $9
For tickets call (415) 474-1608

February 23, Saturday
9:00 a.m., CERAS Building, Room 204
CREES/BAGEP Teacher Training Workshop Series "World War II: The Soviet Experience"; Session Four: "When Soviets Met Nazis."
Amir Weiner - Assistant Professor, Department of History
Info: Molly Ying Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, tel. (650) 725-2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University, Building 40

March

March 1-3, Friday-Sunday
Polish American Engineers Club is announcing its annual ski trip.
Reservation has been made for the cabin located in Agate Bay (North Lake Tahoe area). Cabin has 4br/2ba and can accommodate up to 13 people, linens will be provided, lodging fee is $30 per person. A potluck is planned for Saturday eve.
Rental cabin details at http://www.tahoenorthrealestate.com, rental unit #162.
Info: Janusz Balicki balicki@pixeldevices.com

March 1, Friday
San Jose
7:30 p.m.
Holy Mass For the Intention of Healing (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person from his afflictions -- both of his body and of his soul. All are invited.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Info: (408) 251-8490

March 7, Thursday
6:30 p.m.
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street
 "As Crosses are a Measure of Freedom... "
 A movie about General Anders and his soldiers based on authentic photographs, films and documents (English).
 Info: (415) 821-2574 or (415) 648-9157

 March 7, Thursday
 Martinez
 909 Mellus Street, Martinez 94558
 7:30 p.m.
 Jan Pietrzak show
 Info: (925) 229-9197
 Organized by the East Bay Polish American Association

 March 8, Friday
 San Francisco
 Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street
 8:00 p.m.
 Jan Pietrzak show
 Info: (415) 821-2574 or (415) 648-9157

March 10, Sunday
1:30 p.m.
Polonijny Potluck-Lunch
Spotkanie z dziennikarka, Teresa Siedlar-Kolyszko.
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street

March 14, Thursday,
6:00 p.m.
Russian Table, Speak Russian! Eat food! Make Friends! Have Fun!
Slavianskii dom, 650 Mayfield Slavdom
Molly Ying Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator
Tel. (650) 725-2563, e-mail: yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

March 21, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Dr. Grzegorz (Greg) Madejski from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center will talk about "Astrophysical Black Holes."
Little House of Peninsula Volunteers (Gym Room),
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tel (650) 326-2025
(check http://www.mapquest.com  for directions)
Organized by the Polish American Engineers' Club

March 21, Thursday
San Francisco
6:15 p.m.
"PAN TADEUSZ" -  na podstawie poematu Adama Mickiewicza.
Film w jezyku polskim (150 min.)
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street
 

April
April 4, Thursday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m.
"SZWADRON" - historia powstania szwadronu dragonow rosyjskich pacyfikujacego polskie powstanie narodowe 1863 roku.
Film w jezyku polskim.
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street

April 5, Friday
San Francisco (in Polish)
8:00 p.m.
"Irena Jarocka Show 2002"
W programie: wspomnienia, humor, wspólne spiewanie, wywiady, rewia kostiumów  i przeboje: Gondolierzy znad Wisly, Wymyslilam Cie,
Odplywaja kawiarenki, Kocha sie raz, Titanic oraz piosenki z nowego CD.
Akompaniuje i gra swoje utwory znana kompozytorka m.in. wielkiego przeboju "Tylko mnie popros do tanca" - Wanda Zukowska.
Rezerwacje/informacje: (650) 349-5079
Organizator: Polonia Foundation of Polish American Congress in Northern California

April 6, Saturday
Redwood City
2:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting
Polam Federal Credit Union
770 Marshall Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
Tel. (650) 367-8940
Snacks will be served after the meeting.
Members, visitors and guests are welcomed

April 6, Saturday
Seattle
3:00-3:15 Polish songs by UW Polish language students
3:15-4:00 Mr. Podl¹s Presentation
4:00-5:00 Wine and pastries reception
3:00-5:00 p.m.
"COLORS OF IDENTITY" - PRESENTATION IN SEATTLE
Tom Podl will present his art collection. The collection comprises over 200 paintings and is the most extensive collection of Polish paintings
by an American. It includes works by Józef Chelmonski, Piotr Michalowski, Tadeusz Makowski, Witold Wojtkiewicz, Leopold Gottlieb, and
others.
Ethnic Cultural Center
3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195
This event is open to the public and all are welcome.

April 7, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
"Swiecone" Traditional Polish Easter Celebration
Meeting Hall of the Polish Church
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Please come and join Polish Americans for this old Polish custom with delicious traditional home made food

April 11, Thursday
San Francisco
6:30 p.m.
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street
"GNOJE" - wg powies'ci Andrzeja Stasiuka 'Bialy Kruk'.
O pokoleniu urodzonych w 1960 roku, ktore w dramatycznych okolicznosciach, z pewna niechecia osiaga doroslosc.
Wiecej o produkcji wytworni Dr Watkins: http://watkins.wizytowka.pl/

April 14, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Dom Polski, 3040 22nd Street
Polonijny Potluck-lunch
Visiting professor San Francisco State University, stypendystka Fundacji Kosciuszkowskiej -- zajmujaca sie edukacja wielokulturowa dr hab. Krystyna Bleszynska z Wydz. Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, zaprezentuje swoje badania na temat: "Kwestie narodowosci w Polsce wspolczesnej'. Przedstawi rowniez zmiany zachodzace w Polsce w obrebie relacji etnicznych.
Szachy, warcaby i bilard czekaja na chetnych! Bridzysci mile widziani!
Info: Helena Glodek (415) 648-9157
Potluck organizuja: Towarzystwo Literacko-Dramatyczne i Zwiazek Narodowy Polski - Grupa 7.

April 14, Sunday
Portland
12:30 p.m.
Gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski will speak at the Polish Library
Ted is the favorite to win the May 20 primary election and November general election to become the first Polish-American governor or U.S.
Senator in Oregon history. Ted has visited the Library and St. Stanislaus several times in the last 20 years and spoke at the Polish Festival
dedication ceremonies last September.
Ted will talk for about 20 minutes, and then host a "town hall" for an hour for people to ask questions on ALL issues including I-5,
Interstate Avenue Light Rail, and what he, if elected governor, could do to increase Oregon Economic Department trade with Poland.
Admission is free.
Contact, Mark Ziaja Kirchmeier, (503) 286-3776, Mkirchmeier@hotmail.com

April 18, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Guest speaker Dr. Nicole DeJong from Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at San Jose State University
will talk about "Fuel Cells."
The Little House of Peninsula Volunteers (Gym Room), 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tel. (650) 326-2025
Directions: http://www.mapquest.com
Organized by the Polish American Engineers' Club

April 18, Thursday
12:00 p.m.
"Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000"
Stephen Kotkin, Associate Professor of History, Princeton University
Building 200 Room 307
Co-sponsored by the Institute for International Relations, the Departments of History, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Hoover
Institution
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

April 19, Friday
12:00 p.m.
"Political & Social Developments in Contemporary Slovakia"
Martin Butora, Slovak Ambassador to the United States
Zora Butorova, Ph.D., Slovak Academy of Sciences
Building 40 Room 41J
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, yquan@stanford.edu
Center for Russian & East European Studies
Stanford University, Building 40

April 21, 2002, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Polish American Congress General Meeting
Specifically called to discuss issues presented by the Auditing Committee.
MEMBERS ONLY
Place to be announced or call (650) 349-5079

April 26, Friday
Stanford University
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Center for Russian & East European Studies, Stanford University and the Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies,
UC Berkeley present:
XXVI Annual Stanford-Berkeley Conference on Russia, Eastern Europe and the Former USSR - "Political Violence in
the Former Soviet Union, Past and Present"
Hartley Conference Center
Mitchell Earth Sciences Building
Stanford University
Molly Y. Quan, Events and Outreach Coordinator, (650) 725-2563, yquan@stanford.edu

April 28, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
May 3rd Constitution celebration at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse (near Japanese Tea Garden).
An afternoon of Polish Dance performances and Music.
4:00 p.m.
Join us for Polish party at 240 Fell Street for delicious home made Polish food and Polish live music.
Event organized by Polish American Congress and Polish Folk Dance Ensemble "Lowiczanie".

May 4, Saturday
Union City
7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Spring Dance, organized by Polish scouts in Union City
Tickets: $15.00 (a fund raising event)
Info: Mrs. Krystyna Fankulewska (510) 538-5399

May 5, 2002
San Francisco
1:30 p.m.
St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society Meeting
Polish Club, SF, 3040 22nd Street
Infor: (650) 593-0644

May 5, Sunday
San Francisco
1 p.m.
Polish American Congress General Meeting
Specifically called to discuss issues presented by the Auditing Committee. MEMBERS ONLY
Library on the Parish Hall level of Polish Church,
240 Fell Street, San Francisco

May 5, Sunday
Sacramento
3 p.m.
Chopin Concert, Pawel Skrzypek, Pianist
5 p.m.
Polish Dinner - May Third Constitution Day Celebration
Polish American Club of Greater Sacramento
327 Main Street, Roseville, CA 95678
Info: Walter (916) 725-8704 or (916) 782-717

May 11, 2002, Saturday, Belmont
2:00 p.m. matinee
8:00 p.m. evening concert
College of Notre Dame Theater in Belmont/
Mother's Day event
Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble of San Francisco presents two concerts of traditional Polish music, song and dance.
Together with Lowiczanie's award-winning repertoire. This concert will feature new choreography by Mr. Piotr Lacki - it highlights music from the opera Straszny Dwor and the Andrzej Wajda's film "Pan Tadeusz."
Tickets: $17.00 - $8.00
Info: (510) 540-0835 (English) or (415) 285-4336 (Polish).

May 16, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Polish American Engineers' Club meeting
Guest speaker Professor Peter Kuhn will talk about:
"High-throughput structural biology and its application in structural genomics and drug discovery."
Little House of Peninsula Volunteers (Gym Room),
800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tel: (650) 326-2025
Directions: http://www.mapquest.com

May 19, 2002, Sunday
San Francisco
1 p.m.
Film "A Forgotten Oddysey".
New documentary on the Soviet deportation of over 1 million Polish citizens from eastern Poland (Kresy) in 1940-42 to forced labor camps in Siberia, Kazakhstan and Soviet Asia. Some 115,000 were evacuated through Persia in 1942 as soldiers and their families with Anders Army to fight the Nazis in Africa and Italy. After the war most of them stayed in the West as their pre-war homeland remained under the Communist regime.
Event organized by Polish American Congress.
Film & info: http://www.AForgottenOdyssey.com

May 19, Sunday
Rocklin
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble of San Francisco will represent Poland as one of the select numbers of folk ensembles in the International Dance Concert closing event for the National Folk Organization conference & the California 2002 Gold Country Festival, Rocklin, May 17-19.
Info: (510) 540-0835.
Tickets: $10.00
Info & tickets: Judy Bush, e-mail: bushfam@hotmail.comz

May 24-27, Friday - Monday
Pinecrest
Bay Area Polish Scouts spring camp.
Info: dh. Zbyszek Pisanski, hm, e-mail: zbyszek@misservices.com

May 24-27, Friday - Monday
Colorado River
Bay Area Polish Scouts kayak camp.
Info: dh. Zbyszek Pisanski, hm, e-mail: zbyszek@misservices.com

May 25, Saturday
San Francisco
7 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Dom Polski and Seakor European Deli invite you to
SPRING DANCE PARTY
Tickets: $50 per person and $80 per pair.
Included in the ticket price: cold buffet, hot meal, dessert, and unlimited bar. Music DJ Kuba, "Pair of the Evening" Contest!
Tickets:
- Seakor Delicatessen, 5957 Geary Blvd., San Francisco.
- Polish Club, every Thursday 6-9 p.m.
- Seakor Polish Deli, 1783 S. Winchester Blvd., San Jose - Campbell.
- By mail: send a check to Seakor Delicatessen, 5957 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94121
Info: (415) 387-8660, (415) 648-9157, (408) 378-0991

May 31, Friday
San Francisco
8:00 p.m.
Join the SF Polskis group!
They are a group of men and women (ages 21-40) who meet about once every 2 weeks (for coffee or dinner or soda/cocktails) and have fun speaking Polish, discussing current events in Poland/Europe and, most of all, just meeting other "young" Polskis in San Francisco.
Some of them were born in Poland and moved to the U.S., and some of them were born here and learned to speak Polish early on in life.
For more information, please e-mail Suzie Dykas: yosuzed@yahoo.com
 

June
 
June 1, Saturday
San Francisco
6 p.m.
Celebrate a new Polish publication, Polish Business Directory for the West Coast.
Live performances by three local bands, food and drinks, door prizes, and a free drawing for a chance to win a one week vacation!
Dom Polski in San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street
Free admission.
The event is organized by Studio Poland Radio Program.
For more information please contact Danuta Modzelewska: danutam@ix.netcom.com

June 2, Sunday
San Francisco
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Seventh San Francisco Chopin Competition for Young Pianists.
Hellman Hall at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega Street (at 19th Ave)
Tel. (925) 247-0894, e-mail ChopinSF@aol.com
Free, open to the public.

June 4, 2002, Tuesday
Palo Alto
7:00 p.m.
"Career of Nikos Dyzma" (English subtitles)
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Director: Jacek Bromski, starring: Cezary Pazura, Anna Przybylska, Andrzej Grabowski.
Tickets: $12.00 available at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina & Antoni Kubis Tel.1-831-335-2005
or on-line: http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=detail&event=353495

June 5, Wednesday
San Francisco
11:00 a.m.
Polish Veterans of WWII, Post 49 Annual Meeting
Polish Club in San Francisco. 3040 22nd Street

June 5, Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
KQED TV9 Public Broadcasting
Witness to Hope: Pope John Paul II (3 hours)
An in-depth exploration of the experiences and personalities that helped forge the character of the man the world knows as
Pope John Paul II. Shaped by the terrors of Nazi-occupied Poland and the subsequent brutalities of the Communist era, John
Paul II became one of the world's greatest proponents of religious freedom and human rights. With rare historical stills and
archive film and original location shooting in Rome and Poland, this richly textured documentary traces the personal life and
struggles of the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years.
Based on George Weigel's book of the same title, this program is a complete and intimate program about an extraordinary
leader.

June 7, Friday
Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
Andrzej Munk, Passenger (Pasazerka)
Pacific Film Archives presents: Wry Smiles, Suspicious Glances. The films of Andrzej Munk
Pacific Film Archives, June calendar
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 642-1412
Advance tickets: (510) 642-5249

June 7, Friday
San Jose
7:30 p.m.
Holy Mass for the Intention of (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person from his afflictions - both of his body and of his oul. All
are invited.
St. Br. Albert Polish Catholic Pastoral Mission
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Information: (408) 251-8490

June 8, Saturday
San Francisco
4:00 p.m.
Concert of the Winners of the Seventh San Francisco Chopin Competition for Young Pianists.
Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music,1201 Ortega Street
Donation $5.00
Tel. 925-247-0894, e-mail ChopinSF@aol.com

June 8, Saturday
Downtown Portland
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Polish Dance at Coliseum
The Sobotka Polish dance group performs at the Coliseum in the International Showcase. The Showcase immediately
precedes the biggest event in Portland, the Grand Floral Parade.
10:30-11:30
Polish Marches in "Grand Floral Parade"
The "Grant Floral Parade" is the biggest event in Portland with a quarter million spectators lining the streets of Downtown
Portland. It will be broadcast on national television to nearly 50 million homes.
The Sobotka dance group accompanied by accordion music will march in an International unit following the car of the Mayor
of Portland, Vera Katz.

June 9, Sunday
5:00 p.m.
KQED TV9 Public Broadcasting
Witness to Hope: Pope John Paul II (3 hours)
An in-depth exploration of the experiences and personalities that helped forge the character of the man the world knows as
Pope John Paul II. Shaped by the terrors of Nazi-occupied Poland and the subsequent brutalities of the Communist era, John
Paul II became one of the world's greatest proponents of religious freedom and human rights. With rare historical stills and
archive film and original location shooting in Rome and Poland, this richly textured documentary traces the personal life and
struggles of the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years.
Based on George Weigel's book of the same title, this program is a complete and intimate program about an extraordinary
leader.

June 9, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting of Polish American Congress, Northern California Division
* Report from the President about activities for the last year
* Financial report of the Treasurer
* Auditing Committee report (PAC and Polonia Foundation)
* Elections of the new Executive Board and Directors
All members encouraged to attend and all guests are welcomed.
Delicious Polish food will be available from 12 noon and after the meeting
Polish Club, San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street

June 14, Friday
Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
Andrzej Munk, The Men of the Blue Cross (Blekitny Krzyz)
8:50 p.m.
Andrzej Munk, Man on the Tracks (Czlowiek na torze)
Pacific Film Archives: Wry Smiles, Suspicious Glances. The films of Andrzej Munk
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 642-1412
Advance tickets: (510) 642-5249

June 15, Saturday
San Francisco
4:00 p.m.
Workshop in Polish folk dance
Piotr Lacki, Resident Choreographer with Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble will present an hour's workshop in Polish folk dance.
7:00 p.m.
Lowiczanie performance
Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble will present the 3rd annual 30-minute mini concert of works from the Ensemble's repertoire in the Roosevelt
Middle School Theater.
Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello St. at Geary, San Francisco
Both events are free.

June 15, Saturday
St. Peter and Paul Parish, 3422 E. Portland Ave.
6:30-11:00pm
"A Polish Country Wedding" in Tacoma
The success of Portland's Polish community's presentation of "A Polish Country Wedding" has resulted in an encore performance in Tacoma.
The Sobotka dance group and Polonus band invite the Polonia from Tacoma and Seattle to a few hours pesentation of Polish wedding customs
and tradisions. In this joyful ceremony, everybody becomes a part of the wedding family.
Tickets: $10, tel. (253) 272-5232

June 16, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
Film "A Forgotten Oddysey
New documentary on the Soviet deportation of over 1 million Polish citizens from eastern Poland (Kresy) in 1940-42 to forced labor camps in
Siberia, Kazakhstan  and Soviet Asia. Some 115,000 were evacuated through Persia in 1942 as soldiers and their families with Anders Army to
fight the Nazis in Africa and Italy.
After the war most stayed in the West as their pre-war homeland remained under the Communist regime.
Event organized by the Polish American Congress in Norther California.
Film & info: http://www.AForgottenOdyssey.com

June 16, 2002, Tuesday
Palo Alto
7:00 p.m.
"Career of Nikos Dyzma" (English subtitles)
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Director: Jacek Bromski, starring: Cezary Pazura, Anna Przybylska, Andrzej Grabowski.
Tickets: $12.00 available at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina & Antoni Kubis Tel.1-831-335-2005

June 21, Friday
Berkeley
7:00 pm.
Andrzej Munk, Eroica
9:10 p.m.
Andrzej Munk, Bad Luck (Zezowate Szczescie)
Pacific Film Archives: Wry Smiles, Suspicious Glances. The films of Andrzej Munk
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 642-1412
Advance tickets: (510) 642-5249

June 23, Sunday
Concord
10:00 a.m.
Annual Polish Picnic at the Cowell Park
The festivities start with the outdoor mass in Polish and continue with home made Polish food feast, recreation activities, games and fun for
children.
East Bay Polish American Association
Info: (925) 229-9197

June
June 28, Friday
Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
Andrzej Munk, Passenger (Pasazerka), and Last Pictures (Ostatnie Zdjecia)
Pacific Film Archives: Wry Smiles, Suspicious Glances. The films of Andrzej Munk
Pacific Film Archives, June calendar
2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 642-1412
Advance tickets: (510) 642-5249

June 29 - July 7
Springville, California
Scouts Summer Camp, Camp Cotyac
Info: tel. (925) 685-6035, e-mail: iwonka2001@yahoo.com

June 30, Sunday
San Francisco
1:00 p.m.
POLONIA POTLUCK-LUNCH
Polish Club, 3040 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Organized by the Literary and Dramatic Association.
For food & drink coordination call: Helena Glodek 1-415-648-9157
 

July
 
July 7 - July 21
Glodowka, Poland
Scouts Summer Camp
Info: dh. Zbyszek Pisanski, hm, e-mail: zbyszek@misservices.com
August
 
August 1, Thursday
6:15 p.m.
Dom Polski, San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street
"Czlowiek z zelaza"  Akcja filmu rozgrywa sie w sierpniu 1980 roku. W Stoczni Gdanskiej rozpoczyna sie strajk.
Film w jezyku polskim z English Subtitles. Nagrodzony Zlota Palma na festiwalu w Cannes.

August 8, Thursday
6:15 p.m.
Dom Polski, San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street
"Bitwa o Warszawe" - film o Powstaniu Warszawskiemu produkcji angielskiej.
Film przedstawi Pan Zdzislaw Jarkiewicz - uczestnik Powstania Warszawskiego, zolnierz Armii Krajowej i prezes Kola AK w San
Francisco.

August 11, Sunday
1:00 p.m.
Polonijny Potluck Lunch
Dom Polski, San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street
Meet Stan Kawczynski - candidate for the 22nd State Assembly, http://www.electstan.com/
Bedzie mozliwosc posluchania kandydata i rozmawy z nim. Mozna mu pomoc finansowo, aby umozliwic mu reprezentowanie Polonii
w Sacramento, stolicy Kalifornii.
Info: Helena Glodek (415) 648-9157 lub (415) 821-2574.
Organizatorzy: Polish American Congres Northern California Division oraz the Polish Club in S.F.

August 17, Saturday
Palo Alto
2:00 p.m.
"Stas & Nel adventure" (W pustyni i w puszczy), English subtitles
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Starring: Karolina Sawka, Adam Fidusiewicz, Artur Zmijewski, Andrzej Strzelecki, and Krzysztof Kowalewski
Director: Gavin Hood, Music: Krzesimir Debski
Tickets: $12.00 available at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina and Antoni Kubis, tel. (831) 335-2005
More information at: www.mge.tv

August 18, Sunday
Martinez
9:30 a.m.
Sunday of Four Anniversaries Celebration,
1920 Polish-Bolshevik War, 1944 Warsaw Uprising, Soldier's Day, 1980 "Solidarity" birthday
East Bay Polish American Association, (925) 229-9197
909 Mellus Street, Martinez

August 18, Sunday
Palo Alto
6:30 p.m.
"Stas & Nel adventure" (W pustyni i w puszczy), English subtitles
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Starring: Karolina Sawka, Adam Fidusiewicz, Artur Zmijewski, Andrzej
Strzelecki, and Krzysztof Kowalewski
Director: Gavin Hood (will be present at the screening), music: Krzesimir Debski
Tickets: $12.00 available at Seakor Deli, Campbell or Halina and Antoni Kubis, tel. (831) 335-2005
More information at: www.mge.tv

August 25, Sunday
Sacramento
11:00 a.m.
Local Polonia celebrates the Our Lady of Czestochowa Holiday
Special guests: Bishop of Sacramento William K. Weigand and other priests.
If you have a Polish folk costume please wear it for this festive occasion.
After the mass delicious Polish home made food available.
Polonian Cultural and Pastoral Center
1601 South Ave, Sacramento, cross street Marysville Blvd. (hwy 80 exit on Marysville Blvd, South).
Info: Marianna Samlik (916) 852-1615

August 24-25
Yacht Klub Polski - San Francisco
Yacht Klub Polski-San Francisco welcomes all interested to join for fun and sailing on the Bay, the lakes, northern California coastal
waters and Caribbean Sea. Some Club members own boats of various sizes and welcome non owners as crew or guests. Charter also is
an option.
Next meeting (sailing and/or dinner) is scheduled August 24-25. More information is available on: http://www.ykp-sanfrancisco.org/
Contact Club Commodore: Michael J. Laster at: info@pryzmat.net

August 25, Sunday
San Jose
3:30 p.m.
Polish Pilgrimage to the Mother Mary Queen of All Nations, at the Polish St. Albert Chmielowski parish in San Jose.
Special Holy Mass with participation of many guest priests. All Bay Area Polish parishes are taking part in this special celebration.
After the celebration a wide variety of homemade Polish food will be served.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
More information: (408) 251-8490
 

September
 
September 6, Friday
San Francisco
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
NEW CLASSES FOR "MALUCHY" (10 weeks) with Polish choreographer Piotr Lacki
Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble invites all kids 6-11 y.o. to join the Lowiczanie "Maluchy" at the Polish Club each Friday.
Class enrollment is $90.00 for 10 sessions, and includes membership in Group 7 of the Polish National Alliance, dance
instruction and organized performances with costume assistance for those who need it.
CURRENT PNA MEMBERS: $70.
Mr. Lacki is a Graduate of the Choreographic Institute of the Dom Kultury in Krakow, and  has extensive experience in teaching folk dance and music to children.
Info: (415) 285-4336.

September 7, Saturday,
Walnut Creek
9:00 a.m.
The John Paul II School of Polish Language begins
For grades kindergarten through 8 (classes for adults are also offered).
The school building is located behind the United Methodist Church at 1543 Sunnyvale Avenue, Walnut Creek.
The are courses:
Polish Language & Grammar
Religion, with special preparatory classes for First Holy Communion & Confirmation,
Polish History & Geography,
Polish Folk Dance
Info: Elzbieta Lukaszewicz (925) 689-8008 or Danuta Pokalski (925) 825-9609, e-mail: Dpokalski@larkcreek.com

September 7, Saturday
Rocklin
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Lowiczanie presents a full concert of music, song and dance.
Info: (415) 285-4336.

September 8, 2002, Sunday, Roseville
10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
13th Annual Polish Festival
Polish American Hall, 327 Main St, Roseville, CA 95678.
The festival will start with a polka mass 10:30am, and continue with Delicious Polish Food, Polish Folk dancing by Rozanie
and Lowiczanie,
Polka dancing to Gary Seibert's Polka band, raffles and much more.
Info: (916) 782-7171.
Lowiczanie will perform 3 times: 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30pm.

September 15, Sunday
Concord
10:00 a.m.
Fall Polish Picnic at the Cowell Park.
The festivities start with the outdoor mass in Polish, will continue with homemade Polish food feast, recreation activities,
games and fun for children.
East Bay Polish American Association, (925) 229-9197

September 19, Thursday
Menlo Park
7:00 p.m.
Meeting of the Polish American Engineers' Club
- Guest speaker Zbigniew L. Stanczyk of the Hoover Institution will talk about Herbert Hoover's role in the
20th century politics.
- Guest speaker Stan Kawczynski who is running for the State Assembly will present what role he would like to
play at beginning of the 21th Century in California and Polish-American community.
Herbert Hoover's role in the 20th century politics of Poland is comparable to Thaddeus Kosciuszko's contributions to the
American history. Like Kosciuszko, Hoover went to Poland to bring her freedom and prosperity.
The Little House of Peninsula Volunteers (Gym Room), 800 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tel. (650) 326-2025
(check http://www.mapquest.com  for directions).

September 9-21
Warsaw, Poland
I Miedzynarodowa Konferencja Polonijna w Szczecinie
"Polska-Polonia - wzajemne oczekiwania"
Zgloszenia uczestników wraz z ewentualnym tytulem referatu prosimy nadsylac w terminie do dnia 15 maja 2002 roku na
adres:
Biuro Organizacyjne I MKP "Polska-Polonia ? wzajemne oczekiwania"
Uniwersytet Szczecinski, al. Jednosci Narodowej 22a, 70-453 Szczecin
fax. /91/489 1590
e-mail: Leszek Watrobski, leszek.watrobski@univ.szczecin.pl

September 22, 2002, Sunday, Martinez
6:00 p.m.
Eleni and Prometeusz Band
818 Green Street, at Las Juntas Street
East Bay Polish American Association (925) 229-9197

September 22, 2002, Sunday, San Jose
POLISH FESTIVAL
Lowiczanie will perform 3 times - 1:30, 2:30 & 3:15 pm.
The Festival also features homemade Polish food & booths with Polish souvenirs.
Polish Festival, www.polishfestival.com

September 28 & 29th
Portland, Oregon
Polish Festival
Info: http://home1.gte.net/marek/festival

September 29, Sunday
San Francisco
12:30 p.m.
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America (PRCUA)
Guests from the PRCUA office in Chicago will talk about the activities of this organization and its work for the Polish American
community.
PRCUA offers life insurance policies; funds scholarships, and supports financially many Polonia organizations etc. The local chapter is
called St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society (Society No. 57).
Free admission.
Parish Hall, The Church of the Nativity, 240 Fell Street, San Francisco.

September 29, Sunday
San Francisco
2:00 -- 5:00 p.m.
The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
1750 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA
Wine party, book sale, silent auction (posters, tapestries, paper cut-outs, old and new books, dolls, tapes, gifts).
Free admission.
If you have items to add to this sale, please call (415) 474-7070.
 

October
 
October 6, Sunday
San Francisco
11:00 a.m.
Harvest Mass
celebrated at the Church of the Nativity
240 Fell Street, San Francisco.
1:00 p.m.
Polish Club, 3040 22nd Street, San Francisco.
The Harvest Rites of Poland -- Dozynki
Lowiczanie -- folklore performance from harvest traditions, dancing, and homemade Polish food.
Donation $5:00 (no-host bar, and Polish foods). Admission for children free.
Sponsored by Lowiczanie, and the Polish National Alliance, Lodge 7.
Info: (415) 285-4336.

October 12, Saturday
Martinez
7:30 p.m
Stan Borys, Koncert "NICZYJ"
East-Bay Polish-American Association
909 Mellus Street
Tickets: $20.00
Rezervation: Gabriel Michta, tel. (925) 229-9197 or (925) 754-5649

October 12, Saturday
San Francisco
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Polish Cultural Evening
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation, 1750 Clay Street, San Francisco.
Admission: $20.00 per person.
A mix of artistic talents will be presented on the stage. Refreshments will be served.
RSVP: (415) 474-7070
 

October 20, Sunday
San Francisco
2:00 - 7:00 p.m
Marko Polo Festival
Dancing to Slavonian Traveling Band
Performances by Lowiczanie Polish Dance Ensemble, Eszterlanc Hungarian Dance Ensemble, Dalmacijo Singers, Blue Adriatics.
Slavonic Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Avenue, San Francisco
Info: (510) 649-0941

October 26, Saturday
Point Reyes Station
8:00 p.m.
Dance Palace, 503 B Street at corner of 5th St., Point Reyes Station (about one hour from San Francisco, in Marin County).
Lowiczanie -- concert "Z Dworu Na Rynek"
Lavish production of music, song and dance.
Tickets: adults $15:00, seniors $12:00, and teens and kids $5:00.
Tickets and info: (415) 663-1075, or dance@svn.net

October 27, Sunday
San Francisco
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
County Fair Building, Lincoln at 9th Avenue, San Francisco.
Polish Festival at the Golden Gate Park,
Folk Dance Performances by Lowiczanie, Arts and Crafts, Books, CDs, Videos. Presentation of Polish Folk Costumes and
Children activities.
Delicious and authentic Polish food, and beer imported from Poland.
Lowiczanie will present a costume exhibition, and host a booth selling souvenirs and merchandise.
Info: (650) 349-5079, or poloniasfo@aol.com
 

November
 
November 8 - 10, Friday - Saturday
Berkeley
Conference: "One Ring to Rule Them All? Power Relations in East European Politics and Societies."
In 370 and 3335 Dwinelle Hall
Sponsored by ISEEES and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, and the
Berkeley Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, and other.

November  8, Friday
San Jose
7:30 p.m.
Holy Mass for the Intention of Healing (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person from his afflictions - both of his body and of his soul.
All are invited.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Info: (408) 251-8490

November  9, Saturday
San Francisco
8:00 p.m.
Tomasz Stanko apearance at the SF Jazz Festival
Herbst Theatre, Van Ness and McAllister Streets, San Francisco
The concert titled: Introspection + Inspiration
Charles Lloyd w/ Geri Allen, John Abercrombie, Billy Hart & Marc Johnson, Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Making his first-ever tour of the US, ECM label-mate and Polish trumpet master Tomasz Stanko leads his quartet in a
sound "reminiscent of [Miles Davis'] Kind Of Blue, with a common indigo hue to the motifs, a relaxed pace throughout,
and a virtuosic economy of expression."

November 10, Sunday
Martinez
9:30 a.m.
Polish Independence Day
East Bay Polish American Association
909 Mellus Street, Martinez, CA.
Info: (925) 229-9197

November10, Sunday
San Francisco
11:00 a.m.
Polish Independence Day
Celebration of special Holy Mass in Polish followed by artistic program in the parish hall, and a meeting with Polish
veterans and Boy Scouts
Church of the Nativity of Our Lord, 240 Fell Street
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Delicious Polish food will be available.
E-mail: czeslawr@earthlink.net

November 10, Sunday
Roseville (near Sacramento)
3:00 p.m.
Classical Piano Concert - Steve Thompson, Pianist
In Commemoration of the November 11 Polish Independence Day
Tickets: $10
5:00 p.m.
Polish Sunday Dinner
Tickets: $6
Polish American Club of Greater Sacramento
327 Main St., Roseville CA 95678
Info: (916) 725-8704 or (916) 782-7171

November 10, Sunday
Palo Alto
6:00 p.m.
Wajda¹s film, Polish classic comedy "Revenge" (Zemsta) with English subtitles.
Starring: Czesnik Raptusiewicz - Janusz Gajos, Rejent Milczek - Andrzej Seweryn, Papkin - Roman Polanski, Klara -
Agata Buzek, Podstolina - Katarzyna Figura, Smigalski - Lech Dyblik, Dyndalski - Daniel Olbrychski
Director: Andrzej Wajda Fine Arts Cinema

November  11, Monday
Santa Cruz
7:00 p.m.
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Directions: http://www.kuumbwajazz.org/diracc/main.htm

November 16, Saturday
6:00 p.m.
30th Anniversary of the Polish American Engineers' Club of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Annual Dinner
Ramada Silicon Valley Inn in Sunnyvale.
Keynote speaker, Sylwester Kozak, Consul of the Republic of Poland, "US-Poland Trade Relations: Past, Present and
the Future".
Reservations and details: www.polishengineerssv.org

November 16, Saturday
San Francisco
7:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Gala Celebration of 20 years of Polish American Soccer Club "POLONEZ" of San Francisco
Grand Ballroom at the Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Avenue
Attire: semiformal
Info: Slawomir Wymiarkiewicz (415) 552-2619 or Wojtek Wilewski (408) 985-6551

November 16, Saturday
San Francisco
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner and Dance
Commandants' Ball Room, 10th floor
Marine's Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street - San Francisco.
Semi-Formal attire.
Organized by the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation
Tickets and information, Tel. (415) 474-7070

November  23, Saturday
Union City
7:00 p.m. ? 1:00 a.m.
Andrzejki dance party
Celebration of one of the most popular Name Days
Tickets: $15:00
Info: Krystyna tel. (510) 538-5399

November 23, Saturday and 24, Sunday
Berkeley
12:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Wajda¹s film, Polish classic comedy "Revenge" (Zemsta) with English subtitles.
Starring: Czesnik Raptusiewicz - Janusz Gajos, Rejent Milczek - Andrzej Seweryn, Papkin - Roman Polanski, Klara -
Agata Buzek, Podstolina - Katarzyna Figura, Smigalski - Lech Dyblik, Dyndalski - Daniel Olbrychski
Director: Andrzej Wajda Fine Arts Cinema
2451 Shattuck Avenue at Haste, Berkeley, tel. (510) 843-1143
Tickets: $15.00 regular, and $10 for seniors and students.
Tickets available at Seakor Deli, Campbell, or Halina and Antoni Kubis, tel. (831) 335-2005,
and TicketWeb (search for "zemsta")
More information at Polish Movies in North American Theaters

November 27, Sunday
San Francisco
7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony
Garrick Ohlsson in All-Chopin Recital
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
"A genuine giant of the keyboard." According to The New Yorker, Mr. Ohlsson plays with "utter technical assurance,
keen musical intelligence, and more than a little chutzpah."

Thursday, November 28,
4:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving Dinner in the Polish Club
Music, poetry and Thanksgiving history.
Donation: $20.00, children up to 12 y.o. $10.00
Dinner with glass of wine, and cake, coffe, tee, and soft drinks included.
Info: Helena Glodek, tel. (415) 648- 9157
Sponsored by the Literary and Dramatic Association and Polish National Alliance, Lodge 7.
After dinner: First Annual Polish Numismatic Exhibit - donation $1:00

November 30, Saturday
Pleasant Hill
7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Barborka Dance and Dinner Party (attire: semiformal)
Pleasant Hill Recreation Center
320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill
Information: Staszek Janik, tel (925) 828-9532 or 925-980-7961, e-mail: pyzdra@yahoo.com
Organized by Polish-American Educational Committee of San Francisco, Inc. - Szkola Jezyka Polskiego im. Jana-Pawla
II-go w Walnut Creek.
 

December
 
December 2, Monday
4:15 p.m.
Lane History Corner, Bldg. 200, Rm. 205
"Bucharest-Budapest-Vienna: Three Capitals on the Itinerary of the Soviet Red Army in the Last Year of World
War II"
Istvan Deak -- Visiting Professor of East European History, Stanford University
Seth Low Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University

December 3, Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
Stanford University Bookstore
Booksigning and Brief Talk by Katherine Jolluck
Exile and Identity: Polish Women in the Soviet Union during World War II
Info: Molly Y. Quan, Publicity Coordinator, (650) 725-2563
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University

December 3, Sunday
Berkeley
3:00 p.m.
Tom Marioni will discuss conceptual art with a special emphasis on Eastern Europe.
The Berkeley Art Museum
2626 Bancroft Way
Free with museum entrance ($6:00 general, $4.00 students, seniors and disabled. Free for USB students, faculty and staff).
Info: BAM, tel. (510) 642-0808

December 6, Friday
7:00 p.m.
SW. MIKOLAJ W DOMU POLSKIM
Zapraszamy wszystkie polonijne dzieci do wspolnej zabawy
Prosimy rodzicow o przyniesienie prozentow dla swoich dzieci.
Poczestunek dla dziatwy i kawa dla rodzicow bezplatnie.
Info. (415) 821-2574
Organizator: Zwiazek Narodowy Polski ? Grupa 7

December 8, Sunday
San Francisco
The Chopin Foundation - Council of San Francisco presents
Chopin Christmas Concert
Featuring the Winners of the Seventh Annual San Francisco Chopin Competition for Young Pianists and Special Guests.
California Club, 1750 Clay Street (between Polk and Van Ness), San Francisco
Admission: regular $7, students and seniors $5.
Free to members of the Chopin Foundation

December 13, Friday, San Jose
7:30 p.m.
Polsko Rzymsko-Katolicka Misja Pastoralna p.w. Źw. Brata Alberta
Holy Mass for the Intention of Healing (in Polish)
God, who is fully present in the Eucharist, wants to heal a person from his afflictions -- both of his body and of his soul. All are
invited.
St. Brother Albert Church, San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road
Info: (408) 251-8490

December 14, Saturday
Union City
Polish Pastoral Center
Polish Christmas Eve celebration - Wigilia
Traditional Blessed Wafer (oplatek) sharing and wishes Polish food.
Info: (510) 538-5399

December 15, Sunday
Palo Alto
5:30 p.m.
Andrzej Wajda's "The Promised Land" (Ziemia Obiecana) (English subtitles)
Starring Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn
The Director's cut - this new version of Andrzej Wajda's 1974 masterpiece has been re-edited by the director himself, adding fresh
energy to a film that has already proven itself a classic.
Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Tickets: $15.00 Adults, and $10 for seniors and students - available at Seakor Deli, Campbell, or Halina and Antoni Kubis, tel.
(831) 335-2005, and ticketweb
More info: http://www.mge.tv/

December 15, Sunday
San Jose
2 p.m.
Polsko Rzymsko-Katolicka Misja Pastoralna p.w. Źw. Brata Alberta
Wigilia - Polish Christmas Eve Supper celebration
Traditional Blessed Wafer (oplatek) sharing and wishes
Polish food made specifically for the occasion
10250 Clayton Road, San Jose
Info: (408) 251-8490

December 15, Sunday
San Francisco
2 - 5 p.m.
Wigilia - Traditional Polish Christmas Eve
Old Krakow Restaurant, West Portal Avenue, San Francisco
$50.00 per person
Organized by the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation, tel. (415) 474-7070

December 15, Sunday,
Roseville (near Sacramento)
4:00 p.m.
Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Sylwester Kwiatkowski
5:00 p.m.
Traditional Blessed Wafer (oplatek) sharing and wishes
5:30 p.m.
Wigilia - Christmas Eve
Celebration with traditional Polish food
327 Main Street, Roseville CA 95678
Donation: $7.00
Info: (916) 725-8704 or (916) 782-7171

December 21, Saturday
Martinez
6:00 p.m.
Polish Pastoral Center
Wigilia - Traditional Blessed Wafer wishes and dinner.
818 Green Street, at Las Juntas Street (one block from the Martinez Polish Church).
Organized by: the East Bay Polish American Association, tel. (925) 229-9197

December 22, Saturday
San Francisco
11:00 a.m.
Msza swieta oraz wieczerza wigilijna
Church Of The Nativity Of Our Lord
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
Sponsored by the St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society

December 31, Tuesday
New Year's Eve Party - Sylwester
Polish Club
San Francisco, 3040  22nd Street
Food, drinks and champagne included.
Reservations: (415) 648-9157 and (415) 387-8660

December 31, Tuesday, Alamo
Alamo
Sylwester - New Year's Eve Party
Alamo Women's Club - 1401 Danville Blvd. ,
Bilety tylko w przedsprzedazy w biurze EBPAA, Martinez.
Gorace danie o 10 pm, bar, muzyka taneczna DJ. Bufet zimny przez caly wieczor, szampan na kazdym stole.
Info: East Bay Polish American Association, tel (925) 229-9197

December 31, Tuesday
Union City
Sylwester - New Year's Eve Party
Bilety w tylko przedsprzedazy w cenie $25.00 (tylko cash) u p. Krystyny tel. (510) 538-5399
Wszystkich serdecznie zapraszamy.

December 31, 2002
San Jose
7:30 p.m. Holy Mass (in Polish)
8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sylwester - New Year's Eve
Music by DJ Mr. Mieczyslaw.
Hot dinner, hot and cold snacks, champagne.
Polsko Rzymsko-Katolicka Misja Pastoralna p.w. Źw. Brata Alberta
Tickets: $85.00 per person (dinner included) - Regina Draganowska (650) 968-4728; Victoria Phillips (408) 985-9604; Urszula Sobczyk (408)
227-7346

December 31, 2002
Sacramento
Sylwester - New Year's Eve
Location: 2197 Chase Dr, Rancho Cordova
Tickets: $50.00 per person.
Food, drinks and champagne included.
Reservations: Stanislaw Rowinski (916) 987-5767, Zbigniew Bogacz (916) 369-5377, Marianna Samlik (916) 486-0617.