A Reporter's Perspective on War
Wed, May 2, 2012, 7 p.m. to 8:30 pm
Participants: Wojciech Jagielski, moderated by Joel Whitney
Brooklyn Public Library
Dweck Center at Central Library
Grand Army Plaza (between Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street West)
Polish journalist, Wojciech Jagielski, chronicles ongoing conflicts and the tolls they take upon those who live in their midst. The recipient of several international awards, his work covers the Caucasus during the collapse of the Soviet Union (A Good Place to Die), the Afghan regimes(Praying for Rain), and Chechnya (Towers of Stone). His forthcoming book, The Night Wanderers, examines how the Lord's Resistance Army under the command of Joseph Kony has preyed upon Ugandan youth. Hear one of the most exciting voices in journalism discuss his career on the frontlines worldwide with Joel Whitney, a founding editor of Guernica: A Magazine of Art and Politics.
Free and open to the public. No reservations.
Co-organized by the Brooklyn Public Library and Polish Cultural Institute New York
Participants: Wojciech Jagielski, moderated by Joel Whitney
Brooklyn Public Library
Dweck Center at Central Library
Grand Army Plaza (between Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street West)
Polish journalist, Wojciech Jagielski, chronicles ongoing conflicts and the tolls they take upon those who live in their midst. The recipient of several international awards, his work covers the Caucasus during the collapse of the Soviet Union (A Good Place to Die), the Afghan regimes(Praying for Rain), and Chechnya (Towers of Stone). His forthcoming book, The Night Wanderers, examines how the Lord's Resistance Army under the command of Joseph Kony has preyed upon Ugandan youth. Hear one of the most exciting voices in journalism discuss his career on the frontlines worldwide with Joel Whitney, a founding editor of Guernica: A Magazine of Art and Politics.
Free and open to the public. No reservations.
Co-organized by the Brooklyn Public Library and Polish Cultural Institute New York
Celebrating the Year of Janusz Korczak
What: Seminar on Janusz Korczak and Children's Rights in Contemporary Perspective
Where: Consulate General of Poland in New York, 233 Madison Avenue (Jan Karski Corner), New York, NY 10016
When: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
More information and registration
Where: Consulate General of Poland in New York, 233 Madison Avenue (Jan Karski Corner), New York, NY 10016
When: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
More information and registration
Polish Student Ball - Bal Studenta
Last chance to buy tickets! Tickets sold only until April 13, subject to availability.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8PM-1AM (doors open 7:30PM-9:30PM)
Where: Polish and Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Who: Current and recent students from New York area.
Highlights: Opening with a traditional polonaise (studniówka ball style), Polish and American music hits, hot and cold food, bar, raffle, dance competition. ID required.
For more information and to buy tickets ($59+$3 fee for non-members), click here.
Revenue from the Ball supports the Scholarship Fund of the PSO.
To qualify for a group discount for current Columbia students, please contact us before March 23 at polishclub@columbia.edu.
If you get tickets on your own but would like to sit with us, please indicate "Columbia table" in your transaction.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8PM-1AM (doors open 7:30PM-9:30PM)
Where: Polish and Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Who: Current and recent students from New York area.
Highlights: Opening with a traditional polonaise (studniówka ball style), Polish and American music hits, hot and cold food, bar, raffle, dance competition. ID required.
For more information and to buy tickets ($59+$3 fee for non-members), click here.
Revenue from the Ball supports the Scholarship Fund of the PSO.
To qualify for a group discount for current Columbia students, please contact us before March 23 at polishclub@columbia.edu.
If you get tickets on your own but would like to sit with us, please indicate "Columbia table" in your transaction.
Movie screening
What: Pręgi by Magdalena Piekorz
When: April 9, 4PM
Where: 503 Hamilton
Snacks will be provided!
When: April 9, 4PM
Where: 503 Hamilton
Snacks will be provided!
Study Break
Come join your fellow Polish, Polish-American, and Columbian students for an hour of chatting, socializing, and eating (yes, there will be food).
Learn about our programming and available board positions at the Polish Student Society.
When: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: 573 Lerner
See you there!
Learn about our programming and available board positions at the Polish Student Society.
When: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: 573 Lerner
See you there!
Polish film at the Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, presents through April 1st the 41st edition of New Directors/New Films, the acclaimed showcase for emerging filmmakers. This series highlights the best cinema from around the globe, and features exciting and dynamic cinema with something for everyone.
Movies include It Looks Pretty from a Distance (3/27 6pm at MoMA, 3/28 8:30pm at FSLC), a remarkable vision of a volatile, isolated Polish community; and Breathing (3/29 8:30pm at MoMA, 3/31 6:15pm at FSLC), an illuminating Austrian film about an ex-convict taking on his first job after release - in a morgue. In addition, the filmmakers behind each of these captivating films will be on hand after the each screening to participate in a special Q&A with the audience.
Additional information on the complete lineup can be found on our website here. Seats are filling up fast, so secure your tickets now.
Special discount: buy a member ticket online (priced at 11$) and mention the Polish Student Society when you pick up the ticket at the box office before the film.
Movies include It Looks Pretty from a Distance (3/27 6pm at MoMA, 3/28 8:30pm at FSLC), a remarkable vision of a volatile, isolated Polish community; and Breathing (3/29 8:30pm at MoMA, 3/31 6:15pm at FSLC), an illuminating Austrian film about an ex-convict taking on his first job after release - in a morgue. In addition, the filmmakers behind each of these captivating films will be on hand after the each screening to participate in a special Q&A with the audience.
Additional information on the complete lineup can be found on our website here. Seats are filling up fast, so secure your tickets now.
Special discount: buy a member ticket online (priced at 11$) and mention the Polish Student Society when you pick up the ticket at the box office before the film.
Film screening and panel discussion
CU Hapa in cooperation with the Polish Student Society and several other cultural organizations of Columbia will be hosting a film screening and panel discussion on April 1st, from 3:45 to 5:30 in 312 Mathematics, 2920 Broadway, Columbia University. An audience Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.
The film to be screened is Ema Yamazaki's "Neither Here Nor There," a 35 minute documentary that explores the world of "Third Culture Kids" – children who grow up in places other than their "home culture." Through the stories of six subjects, the film investigates the often overlooked effects on adults who had international upbringings, their struggles to fit in and an eternal search to belong. More information can be found on the film's website (http://www.neitherherenorthere-thefilm.com).
The film to be screened is Ema Yamazaki's "Neither Here Nor There," a 35 minute documentary that explores the world of "Third Culture Kids" – children who grow up in places other than their "home culture." Through the stories of six subjects, the film investigates the often overlooked effects on adults who had international upbringings, their struggles to fit in and an eternal search to belong. More information can be found on the film's website (http://www.neitherherenorthere-thefilm.com).
Andrzej Zulawski’s movies at BAM, March 7-20
Dubbed the enfant terrible of Polish cinema, Andrzej Zulawski is one of the most controversial and polarizing filmmakers in the world. BAMcinématek is proud to present the first US retrospective of the uncompromising auteur’s complete work in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute.
The series includes two rare, early shorts Zulawski directed for Polish television--Pavoncello and The Song of Triumphant Love—along with a new 35mm print of his first feature, The Third Part of the Night. A true cinematic agitator, Zulawski squeezed fervent performances from all of his actors in these films that rise to ecstatic heights yet dive deep into the nadirs of the human condition: birth, love, loss, death, and everything in between.
Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York and the Cinefamily. Additional support comes from the Polish Film Institute, The Polish Film Archive, and Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
All films in French or Polish unless otherwise noted.
More information and tickets: http://www.bam.org/zulawski
The series includes two rare, early shorts Zulawski directed for Polish television--Pavoncello and The Song of Triumphant Love—along with a new 35mm print of his first feature, The Third Part of the Night. A true cinematic agitator, Zulawski squeezed fervent performances from all of his actors in these films that rise to ecstatic heights yet dive deep into the nadirs of the human condition: birth, love, loss, death, and everything in between.
Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York and the Cinefamily. Additional support comes from the Polish Film Institute, The Polish Film Archive, and Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
All films in French or Polish unless otherwise noted.
More information and tickets: http://www.bam.org/zulawski
An evening with Anda Rottenberg, curator of the exhibition
"Side by Side. Poland-Germany. A 1,000 Years of Art and History"
When:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Where: The Consulate General of Poland in New York
For more information and to RSVP click here.
Where: The Consulate General of Poland in New York
For more information and to RSVP click here.
Chopin Piano Competition
The Polish Student Society cordially invites members of the Columbia community to attend its Fifth Annual Chopin Piano Competition on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Sulzberger Parlor (3rd Floor of Barnard Hall) at 7 pm.
Enjoy a night of live classical music and refreshments, and watch participants compete to win cash prizes. The event is free of charge, but for organizational reasons please RSVP to Martyna at mo2416@barnard.edu.
Prizes funded by the East Central European Center. Sponsored in part by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University. This funding is made possible through a generous gift from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
Join our Facebook event.
Enjoy a night of live classical music and refreshments, and watch participants compete to win cash prizes. The event is free of charge, but for organizational reasons please RSVP to Martyna at mo2416@barnard.edu.
Prizes funded by the East Central European Center. Sponsored in part by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University. This funding is made possible through a generous gift from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
Join our Facebook event.
Pianists wanted: Chopin Piano Competition
The Polish Student Society at Columbia University and Barnard College is
looking for participants in its annual event, A Night of Chopin: Piano
Competition. The competition is open to all students of
Columbia University, Barnard College, as well as other colleges and
universities.
The event will take place on Saturday, February 25, at 7pm in Sulzburger Parlor, Barnard Hall. Each competitor will play a 5-7 minute excerpt of their choosing of a piano piece authored by Chopin, and the winners will receive cash prizes. If you are interested, please send your name, the title of the piece you intend to play, your piano and performing experience as well as your school affiliation and year to: Martyna at mo2416@barnard.edu.
Prizes funded by the East Central European Center. Sponsored in part by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University. This funding is made possible through a generous gift from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
The event will take place on Saturday, February 25, at 7pm in Sulzburger Parlor, Barnard Hall. Each competitor will play a 5-7 minute excerpt of their choosing of a piano piece authored by Chopin, and the winners will receive cash prizes. If you are interested, please send your name, the title of the piece you intend to play, your piano and performing experience as well as your school affiliation and year to: Martyna at mo2416@barnard.edu.
Prizes funded by the East Central European Center. Sponsored in part by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University. This funding is made possible through a generous gift from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
Movie screening: A Generation by Andrzej Wajda
The Slavic and East European Films Series at Columbia University presents:
A GENERATION
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Poland, 1955; Polish, 83 min.
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance - and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others' lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, Wajda's A GENERATION delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war. (Synopsis taken from www.criterion.com)
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:30 PM.
Where: 709 Hamilton Hall, Morningside Campus.
*This film will be introduced by Ross Ufberg*
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
All films are with English subtitles.
For more information, please contact: Robyn Jensen (rj2219@columbia.edu), Holly Myers (hem2134@columbia.edu)
A GENERATION
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Poland, 1955; Polish, 83 min.
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance - and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others' lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, Wajda's A GENERATION delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war. (Synopsis taken from www.criterion.com)
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:30 PM.
Where: 709 Hamilton Hall, Morningside Campus.
*This film will be introduced by Ross Ufberg*
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
All films are with English subtitles.
For more information, please contact: Robyn Jensen (rj2219@columbia.edu), Holly Myers (hem2134@columbia.edu)
General Body Meeting
We hope you all had a great winter break, and your semester started on a good footnote! Please join us for the first meeting this semester:
When: Tuesday, January 31, 8-9 PM
Where: Lerner 572
Come grab a bite of pizza and say hello to your fellow students. Polish language not required! (But always very welcome.)
We will be also discussing ideas for future events and currently open board positions. Hope to see many of you there!
When: Tuesday, January 31, 8-9 PM
Where: Lerner 572
Come grab a bite of pizza and say hello to your fellow students. Polish language not required! (But always very welcome.)
We will be also discussing ideas for future events and currently open board positions. Hope to see many of you there!
Wigilia Christmas Eve Dinner
In the spirit of an annual tradition, we would like to invite members of the Columbia Community to Wigilia – a Polish Christmas Eve Dinner, where we will celebrate the multicultural student body of Columbia and Barnard in the setting of a traditional Polish Christmas meal. The multimedia entertainment will feature a variety of famous Polish Christmas carols and some visuals of rural Polish Christmas traditions. Students of all ethnicities and creeds are warmly welcome.
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 7PM
Place: Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall, Barnard College, Columbia University.
The dinner is free of charge, but seating is limited, so please reserve your spot with Martyna.
This event has been organized in collaboration with the Columbia Catholic Undergraduates and thanks to the generosity of the East Central European Center and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 7PM
Place: Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall, Barnard College, Columbia University.
The dinner is free of charge, but seating is limited, so please reserve your spot with Martyna.
This event has been organized in collaboration with the Columbia Catholic Undergraduates and thanks to the generosity of the East Central European Center and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Professor of Polish and Poet Anna Frajlich at Café Columbia
Café Columbia at Café PicNic (betw 101st & 102nd on Broadway)
Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:00-7:00 PM
Uprooting, Exile, Anchoring in Frajlich’s New York Poems
How does the image of New York City change in Frajlich’s poetry?
Come hear Frajlich discuss how the alien city she encountered forty years ago as an exile became a value in and of itself, “a boat and a harbor,” a means of arriving and a point of arrival.
Space is limited; $10 cover (cash only) includes one drink.
First Come, First Served. No RSVP necessary.
For more information see:
www.cafescolumbia.columbia.edu
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/slavic/fac-bios/frajlich/faculty.html
http://www.annafrajlich.com/
Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:00-7:00 PM
Uprooting, Exile, Anchoring in Frajlich’s New York Poems
How does the image of New York City change in Frajlich’s poetry?
Come hear Frajlich discuss how the alien city she encountered forty years ago as an exile became a value in and of itself, “a boat and a harbor,” a means of arriving and a point of arrival.
Space is limited; $10 cover (cash only) includes one drink.
First Come, First Served. No RSVP necessary.
For more information see:
www.cafescolumbia.columbia.edu
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/slavic/fac-bios/frajlich/faculty.html
http://www.annafrajlich.com/
Consulate event
Consulate General of Poland in New York cordially invites you
to a meeting with Janina Ochojska, a founder and president of the Polish Humanitarian Action
Wednesday, November 2nd, at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be conducted in Polish.
See more.
to a meeting with Janina Ochojska, a founder and president of the Polish Humanitarian Action
Wednesday, November 2nd, at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be conducted in Polish.
See more.
The Kosciuszko Foundation is looking for debutantes
Debutantes Invited to the Kosciuszko Foundation Annual Dinner and Ball
The festivities at the Kosciuszko Foundation 77th Annual Dinner and Ball on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria promise to be wonderful.
We are now eagerly accepting applications for debutantes to be presented to society in the Ball's Cotillion.
Young women aged 16 to 25, with a background of scholastic achievement and community service, are invited to participate. The Debutante Presentation is a highlight of the Ball, an updated tradition going back more than 70 years. Accompanied by midshipmen from the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy, as well as their personal escorts and fathers, the debutantes are presented before an audience of members of the
diplomatic corps, community leaders and other notables.
If you are interested in participating as a debutante or would like to propose a candidate, please call the Kosciuszko Foundation Development Office at 212-734-2130 x 222. You may also e-mail inquiries to development@thekf.org.
More information.
The festivities at the Kosciuszko Foundation 77th Annual Dinner and Ball on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria promise to be wonderful.
We are now eagerly accepting applications for debutantes to be presented to society in the Ball's Cotillion.
Young women aged 16 to 25, with a background of scholastic achievement and community service, are invited to participate. The Debutante Presentation is a highlight of the Ball, an updated tradition going back more than 70 years. Accompanied by midshipmen from the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy, as well as their personal escorts and fathers, the debutantes are presented before an audience of members of the
diplomatic corps, community leaders and other notables.
If you are interested in participating as a debutante or would like to propose a candidate, please call the Kosciuszko Foundation Development Office at 212-734-2130 x 222. You may also e-mail inquiries to development@thekf.org.
More information.
Celebrating the Year of Milosz
Multilingual poetry reading!
Come and read your favorite poem by Milosz – in any language you want!
What: Reading of translations of poems by Polish Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz
Who: Everyone from the Columbia Community! (CUID required)
When: Thursday, October 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Butler Library, room 523. Followed by a reception at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Why: Because we love poetry, and we love our Columbia diversity! It also happened to be a UNESCO Year of Milosz celebrating his 100th birthday.
If you don’t want to read, come anyway – it will be a unique opportunity to hear your fellow students read in other languages. Did we mention the reception afterwards?
We have many translations available, in case you left your favorite tome at home: Spanish, Italian, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Chinese, and Esperanto.
If you plan on reading, please register here by sending your name, title of your poem, and its language.
Come and read your favorite poem by Milosz – in any language you want!
What: Reading of translations of poems by Polish Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz
Who: Everyone from the Columbia Community! (CUID required)
When: Thursday, October 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Butler Library, room 523. Followed by a reception at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Why: Because we love poetry, and we love our Columbia diversity! It also happened to be a UNESCO Year of Milosz celebrating his 100th birthday.
If you don’t want to read, come anyway – it will be a unique opportunity to hear your fellow students read in other languages. Did we mention the reception afterwards?
We have many translations available, in case you left your favorite tome at home: Spanish, Italian, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Chinese, and Esperanto.
If you plan on reading, please register here by sending your name, title of your poem, and its language.
