author: IRENA FRACZEK

GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTION

Join in person to hear the 2024 reports,
vote for the 2025 board members,
and hear presentation
"Travelling to Poland,Tips for Making Your Plans"

WHEN: January 26, 2025 at 1:30 pm
WHERE: Bethany United Methodist Church

►details and forms available here◄

Last minute reminder: A great performance of Polish music from Canada is coming up to the Madison's Burr Oak on Sunday, January 11 at 8 pm.
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POLKY

From the band's website: Toronto's Polky, led by multi-talented female musicians, delights audiences with joyful vocal harmonies, unusual instruments, and upbeat performances. Drawing deep inspiration from Poland's rich cultural tapestry, they push musical boundaries by fearlessly blending Polish traditional music with sounds and rhythms from across the globe, carving out a niche entirely their own. With their infectious charm, captivating performances, and unyielding passion for exploration, Polky is undoubtedly a band that stands apart. Their music is not just a sonic experience but a celebration of cultural diversity, women empowerment, an invitation to revel in the joy of life, and a reminder that, deep down, we are all connected by the power of music.

 More musical delights coming from Poland: Piotr Beczala, one of the most sought-after tenors of our time, performs again on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in NYC.

This time it's Verdi's AIDA, and Madison's audiences can enjoy it via live broadcast in two local movie theaters on Saturday, January 25 at 11:30 am.

Encore performances are scheduled for Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm...........

 

 

 On Tuesday, February 11 at 2 pm. the PHC Book Club will meet to discuss:
The Torpedo Season:
Growing Up During World War II
by Richard C. Lukas

From the Amazon review by Catherine A. Hamilton, author of Victoria's War: "This upbeat WWII memoir has a message for all of us! This enchanting collection of short stories by Dr. Richard Lukas — a renown Polish historian and author of countless nonfiction books about WWII Poland — is the most delightful of memoirs...Set in the Polish immigrant neighborhoods of New England at the onset of WWII, Lukas brings to life the heartwarming tales of a boy who grew up immersed in Polish-American culture...From the bombing of Pearl Harbor to visits from Polish RAF pilots on leave from fighting the Germans from England; from a beach combing trip that unearths an undetonated Torpedo washed up on America’s Eastern shores, to quintessential Polish Christmas Eve celebrations, to parochial school capers, all through the eyes of a child whose curiosity, wonder, and humor resound on every page."

 

 

 

 

2024
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