November (Listopad) 2009

Through Sunday, 11/29

* "CORPUS CHRISTI THEN & NOW: A BEACON OF HOPE FOR BUFFALO" (Exhibit) - Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 453 Porter Avenue, Buffalo - (896-1050)

Through Friday, 2/5

* "VENETIAN GREEN, BORINQUEN BLUE" (Photographic Exhibit by Edward Witaszek) - Joseph Skalny Welcome Center, St. John Fisher College - Rochester - (585-899-3720)

Thursday, 11/12

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB RETIREES THANKSGIVING PARTY - 1:30PM - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

* POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS (WNY DIVISION) BOARD MEETING - 7:00PM - Msgr. Pitass Center, St. Stanislaus Parish, Fillmore Avenue & Peckham Street, Buffalo - Richard Solecki (684-6076)

* POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NYS MEETING (Featuring a Lecture by Peter Jablonski - "PHD-Privy Hole Digger") - 7:00PM - Villa Maria College Cafeteria, 240 Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga - (652-9120)

Friday, 11/13

* FISH AND SHRIMP DINNER - 4:00PM - Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway, Lancaster

* 11TH ANNUAL BUFFALO SISTER CITIES DINNER - 5:30PM - Dnipro Ukrainian Hall, 562 Genesee Street, Buffalo - $25.00 - (851-5951)

* ROCHESTER POLISH FILM FESTIVAL GRAND OPENING (Panel: "New Trends in Polish Cinema and the American Connection") - 7:00PM - Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

Saturday, 11/14

* "TOO SOON TO DIE" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentation) - 3:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* "THE ACTORS" AND "BEFORE TWILIGHT" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentations) - 7:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* ST. GABRIEL PARISH BIG BAND DANCE (Featuring "Buffalo Swing") - 7:30PM - St. Gabriel Parish Center, 5271 Clinton Street, Elma - $25.00 - Jim (668-1864)

* POLKA DANCE (Featuring the Polka Family Band) - 8:00PM - Lily of the Valley Hall, 2379 Union Road, Cheektowaga - Mike (348-8849)

Sunday, 11/15

* YMSR PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST - 9:00AM - Bishop Peplowski Fellowship Hall, Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway, Lancaster - $5.00

* PIEROGI PARTY & OPEN HOUSE (Introducing Artist Kasia Pawluskiewicz) - 2:00PM - Belesario Lofts, 514 Main Street, Suite 503, Buffalo - (206-295-8227)

* "WOMAN WANTED" AND "PRESERVE" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentations) - 3:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* "REMEMBERING INDEPENDENCE" (Polish Independence Day Gala Featuring Pianist Jan Lisiecki and Matthew Jaskiewicz's "Toronto Sinfonietta") - 7:00PM - Isabel Bader theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto, Ontario - $C40.00 - (416-410-4379)

* "MOTHER" AND "DROWSINESS" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentations) - 7:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

Monday, 11/16

* "TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO THE MOVIES" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentation) - 7:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* CORPUS CHRISTI CENTENNIAL MUSIC SERIES (Featuring the Canisius College Chorale) - 7:30PM - Corpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street, Buffalo - (896-1050)

Tuesday, 11/17

* ANNUAL MEMORIAL MASS FOR DECEASED POLISH CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS - 12:00Noon - St. Josaphat Church, William & Peoria Streets, Cheektowaga

* "THE LONELINESS OF A SHORT ORDER COOK", "MY NEW LIFE", "WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY" AND "ANNA'S LITTLE LIES" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentations) - 7:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* "YOUNG JOHN PAUL II: WITNESS TO EVIL" - 10:00PM - WNED-TV, Buffalo

Wednesday, 11/18

* "THE GLASS TRAP" AND "GOD'S LITTLE VILLAGE" (Rochester Polish Film Festival Presentations) - 7:00PM - The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* "POLISH POSTER ART" (Polish Arts Club of Buffalo Presentation by John Medwid) - 7:30PM - Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst - $5.00/Non-Member - Stan Nowak (837-2061)

Thursday, 11/19

* "YOUNG JOHN PAUL II: WITNESS TO EVIL" - 3:00AM - WNED-TV, Buffalo

* PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS WOMEN OF POLONIA GENERAL MEETING - 5:15PM - Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga - Terry Tucholski

* BUFFALO POLKA BOOSTERS MEETING - 7:00PM - Depew Polish Falcons, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew - Chris Tanski (892-7977)

Friday, 11/20

* POLISH FALCONS NEST 52 TURKEY SHOOT - 7:00PM - St. Paul Exempts, Rochester - (585-319-6539)

Saturday, 11/21

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB TURKEY RAFFLE - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

* POLISH YOUTH TALENT SHOW - 2:00PM - Rochester Academy of Medicine, Rochester - (585-248-0152)

* POLISH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER "WIGILIA & SZOPKA" DISPLAY - 5:30PM - St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue, Rochester - (585-248-0152)

Sunday, 11/22

* POLISH CADETS OF BUFFALO ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS - 2:00PM - Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant Street, Buffalo - Wendy Higgins

* CORPUS CHRISTI CENTENNIAL MUSIC SERIES (Featuring Organist Robert Hull) - 2:00PM - Corpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street, Buffalo - (896-1050)

Wednesday, 11/25

* PRE-THANKSGIVING POLKA DANCE (Featuring the "Knewz") - 7:00PM - Polish Villa II , 1085 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga - $5.00 - Jackie (444-8693)

Friday, 11/27

* FALL DANCE - 7:00PM - Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew

* "SZKOLA DOBROCZYNCOW" - 8:00PM - Studio Theatre, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ont.

Saturday, 11/28

* "ANDRZEJKI" (Featuring "Polanie") - 7:00PM - ZPK Hall, 2282 Lakeshore Blvd., Toronto, Ont. - (416-889-1058)

* TRIBUTE TO "BIG STEVE" KRZEMINSKI (Benefit for Roswell Park Cancer Institute) - 7:00PM - Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew - $10.00 - Robin Pegg (570-3611)

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB KARAOKE PARTY - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

Sunday, 11/29

* VILLA MARIA COLLEGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON (Honoring Mary Jane Wajmer) - 11:30AM - Villa Maria College Cafeteria, 240 Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga - $20.00 - Therese Clarke (886-0854)

* POLKA DANCE (Featuring Jerry Darlak & the "Touch") - 4:00PM - Sportman Tavern, 326 Amherst Street, Buffalo

December (Grudzien) 2009

Tuesday, 12/1

* BUFFALO - RZESZOW SISTER CITIES INC. BOARD MEETING - 5:30PM - Swannie House, 170 Ohio Street, Buffalo

* BUFFALO - RZESZOW SISTER CITIES INC. HOLIDAY PARTY - 6:30PM - Swannie House, 170 Ohio Street, Buffalo - $15.00 - (479-2342)

* POLONIA CIVIC CENTER OF ROCHESTER GENERAL MEETING - St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish Hall, Hudson Avenue & Norton Street, Rochester - Gene Golomb (585-323-2106)

Thursday, 12/3

* PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARTY & ELECTIONS - 6:30PM - Kiebzak's Beginnings Restaurant, 38 Crocker Street, Sloan - $25.00 - Dennis Oniszczak (553-9514)

Friday, 12/4

* PULASKI POLICE ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARTY & INSTALLATION - 6:30PM - Polish Falcons Hall 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew - Al Ziemecki

* "A POLISH CHRISTMAS" (Winter Walk Kick-Off Featuring the Polish Heritage Dancers of WNY) - 7:00PM - North Tonawanda Historical Museum, 54 Webster Street, North Tonawanda

Saturday, 12/5

* "AN AFTERNOON OF POLISH POETRY" - 2:00PM - Butler Library, Buffalo State College, 1300 Emwood Avenue, Buffalo - Wanda Slawinska

* 5TH ANNUAL EURO-AMERICAN HOLIDAY DANCE (Featuring the "Auslanders" and the "New Direction" Polka Band) - 5:00PM - Club Lorelei, S5895 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg - $8.00 - Frank (674-9245)

* CHOPIN SINGING SOCIETY "WIGILIA" - 6:00PM - Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga - $25.00 - Hon. Ann Mikoll (685-9466)

* "TALES OF POLA NEGRI" (Play by Dr. Kazimierz Braun) - 7:00PM - Burnhamthorpe Library Theatre, 1350 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Mississauga, Ont. - (416-723-4251)

* "BIESIADA W PRL-U" (Featuring Kabaret "Pod Banka") - 7:00PM - John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Road,Mississauga, Ont. - (416-414-7882)

* POLKA VARIETY SOCIAL CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY - Len Zak (896-1476)

Sunday, 12/6

* CORPUS CHRISTI CENTENNIAL MUSIC SERIES POLISH MASS (Featuring the Ludowa Nuta Polish Canadian Folk Choir) - 10:00AM - Corpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street, Buffalo - (896-1050)

* CORPUS CHRISTI CENTENNIAL MUSIC SERIES MASS (Featuring the Niagara County All College Choir) - 11:30AM - Corpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street, Buffalo - (896-1050)

* FESTIVAL OF CAROLS - 3:00PM - St. Stanislaus Church, Fillmore Avenue & Peckham Street, Buffalo

* "HELENA RZECZ O MODRZEJEWSKIEJ" (Play by Dr. Kazimierz Braun) - 4:00PM - Burnhamthorpe Library Theatre, 1350 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Mississauga, Ont. - (416-723-4251)

* "OUR MODERN CHOPIN" (Concert Featuring Adam Makowicz and Krzysztof Jablonski) - 7:00PM - Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street, Toronto, Ont.

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB ELECTIONS AND BAKE SALE - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

Monday, 12/7

* "FRANK BIALYSTOK: CONVERSATIONS WTH THE GENERATION OF 1989" - 7:30PM - Mile Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ont.

Thursday, 12/10

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB RETIREES CHRISTMAS PARTY - 1:30PM - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

* POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS (WNY DIVISION) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - 7:00PM - Marian Hall, St. Stanislaus Parish, Fillmore Avenue & Peckham Street, Buffalo - Richard Solecki (684-6076)

Friday, 12/11

* FISH AND SHRIMP DINNER - 4:00PM - Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway, Lancaster

Saturday, 12/12

* BUFFALO POLKA BOOSTERS CHRISTMAS PARTY - Depew Polish Falcons, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew - Chris (892-7977)

* SUNYAB POLISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION 37TH ANNUAL "WIGILIA" - 5:00PM - St. Stanislaus Social Center, Fillmore Avenue & Peckham Street, Buffalo - $25/General; $15/Student - Mark Niec (645-2494)

* POLISH HERITGE SOCIETY OF ROCHESTER "WIGILIA" DINNER - 5:30PM - Kearney Hall, St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue, Rochester - $30/Member; $35/Non-Member - (585-266-6690)

Sunday, 12/13

* "CHOPIN FOR CELLO" (A Skalny Concert by Ignacy Grzelzka) - 3:00PM - Strong Auditorium, University of Rochester River Campus, Rochester - (585-275-9898)

* POLISH FALCONS NEST 52 JUNIOR CHRISTMAS PARTY - 12:00Noon - St. Paul Exempts, Rochester - Brian (585-721-9422)

Wednesday, 12/16

* POLISH ARTS CLUB OF BUFFALO ANNUAL MEETING - 7:30PM - Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst - Stan Nowak (837-2061)

Saturday, 12/19

* PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY - 9:00AM - Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew - Richard Milewicz (634-3358)

Sunday, 12/20

* POLISH ARTS CLUB OF BUFFALO "WIGILIA" - 1:00PM - Protocol Restaurant, 6766 Transit Road, Williamsville - Stan Nowak (837-2061)

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

Sunday, 12/27

* "POLISH CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE" (Featuring the Polish Heritage Dancers of WNY) - 2:30PM; 7:30PM - Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Avenue, Lancaster - $15.00 - (683-1776)

* KONZERT "DZISIAJ W BETLEJEM" - 4:00PM - John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ont. - $C15.00 - (416-253-5367)

Thursday, 12/31 - SYLWESTER

* PNA LODGE 512 "SYLVESTER" PARTY (Featuing "True Colors") - Rochester - (585-872-5953)

* POLISH AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB NEW YEARS EVE PARTY - PAC Clubrooms, 385 Weaver Street, Rochester - (585-266-7215)

* "SYLVESTER" PARTY (Featuing DJ John Gora) - Polish Alliance Hall, 1015 Barton Street, Hamilton, Ont.

January (Styczen) 2010

Sunday, 1/10

* "ZYGMUNT KRAUSE AND THE POLISH PERSPECTIVE" (Featuring the New Music Concerts Ensemble) - 7:15PM - Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ont. - (416-961-9594)

Monday, 1/11

* ZYGMUNT KRAUSE LECTURE AND RECITAL (Featuring the Works of Chopin and Lutoslawski) - 7:00PM - Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto, Ont. - $C50.00 - (416-961-9594)

Tuesday, 1/12

* ZYGMUNT KRAUSE LECTURE - 7:00PM - University of Toronto St. George Campus, Edward Johnson Building, Room 216, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, Ont. - (416-961-9594)

Wednesday, 1/13

* AGATA ZUBEL : CONTEMPORARY VOCAL RECITAL - The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto, Ont. - (416-961-9594)

Thursday, 1/28

* CONVERSATION WITH KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - 12:00Noon - University of Toronto St. George Campus, Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, Ont. - (416-978-3744)

Friday, 1/29

* "PENDERECKI PLUS!" (Featuring Krzysztof Penderecki) - 7:15PM - Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont. - (416-408-0208)

Saturday, 1/30 and Sunday, 1/31

* "THE POWER OF PENDERECKI" (Featuring Krzysztof Penderecki, the Elmer Iseler Singers, and Polish Chamber Choir from Gdansk) - 7:00PM (Sat.); 3:00PM (Sun.) - St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 12 Denison Avenue, Toronto, Ont. - (416-217-0537)

February (Luty) 2010

Saturday, 2/6

* VIVAT POLONIA: YOUNG MUSICIANS GALA CONCERT (Honoring Fryderyk Chopin) - 7:00PM - Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto, Ont. - (416-410-4379)

Thursday, 2/11

* MASTER CLASS WITH SOPRANO ADRIANNE PIECZONKA - 3:00PM - Geiger Torel Room, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. -

Sunday, 2/14

* POLISH HERITAGE DANCERS OF WNY 13TH ANNUAL "PACZKI DAY" CELEBRATION - Harvey Morin Post, 965 Center Road, West Seneca - Michelle Kisluk (937-0032)

Friday, 2/26 Through Sunday, 3/7

* THIRD CANADIAN CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION - John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ont. - Dr. Janet Lopinski

March (Marzec) 2010

Sunday, 3/21

* ST. PATRICK JOSEPH DYNGUS DAY PARTY - Irish Center, 245 Abbott Road, Buffao

April (Kwiecien) 2010

Monday, 4/5 - DYNGUS DAY

* DYNGUS DAY PARTY (Featuring Bob Uleck's "Polka Relations") - 4:30PM - Kosciuszko Club, 252 Nevins Street, Dunkirk - (366-1044)

HAVE FUN, BUT REMEMBER TO BE RESPONSIBLE: DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!!!
Jesli pijesz to nie prowadz samochodu!!!!

Friday, 4/9 and Saturday, 4/10

* "STAS & STELLA'S WEDDING (Dinner Theater Featuring "City Side") - 7:00PM - Ripa's Restaurant, 4218 Walden Avenue, Lancaster - $40.00 - (683-1776)

May (Maj) 2010

Thursday, 5/27 Through Sunday, 5/30

* 49TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE POLISH SINGERS ALLIANCE OF AMERICA - Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga - Adeline Wujcikowski

June (Czerwiec) 2010

Sunday, 6/13

* MICHALSKI POST MEMORIAL MASS - 9:00AM - St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Hudson Avenue & Norton Street, Rochester - (585-377-1536)

August (Sierpien) 2010

Friday, 8/6 and Saturday, 8/7

* ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA PARISH FESTIVAL - St. Stanislaus Parish Grounds, Hudson Avenue and Norton Street, Rochester - (585-467-3068)

Sunday, 8/29

* THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF SOLIDARITY - Rochester - (585-872-5953)

September (Wrzesien) 2010

Sunday, 9/12

* U.S. CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION WINNER RECITAL (A Polish Cultural Foundation / Buffalo State College Department of Music Event) - 4:00PM - Rockwell Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

Saturday, 9/25

* MSGR. ADAMSKI POLISH SATURDAY SCHOOL 55TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET (Featuring "Polanie") - St. John Gualbert Parish Hall, Gualbert Avenue & Doat Street, Cheektowaga - Mira Szramel (903-3242)

Sunday, 9/26

* PNA LODGE 512 MEMORIAL MASS - Rochester - (585-872-5953)