Mar 19, 2025
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In Honor of Frederick Chopin’s 215th Birthday… BUFFALO, NY – The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius University, the Chopin Singing Society and the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo present “The Poetry of Music” on Sunday, February 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The multimedia performance will celebrate the birthday of Frederick Chopin, the renowned 19th …
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During the middle of the 19th century, especially during the time period following first the Cracow Insurrection of 1846 and then the November Insurrection of 1863, emigration was the key response to keeping the lifeblood of Polish citizenry flowing. Poles wandered not only along the roads leading to war and revolution but also into exile. When Polish soil became too …
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BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – If you’re planning a showy, productive garden this year, let the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Ocean County help you to ensure the results you want. “Ask a Master Gardener” at the Ocean County Library Brick Branch at any of four dates in 2025: · Monday, March 3, 1 PM until 3 PM · Monday, April 28, …
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Lions? No. Tigers? None. Bears? Oh, yes! Black bears to be precise. New Jersey is fortunate to have a healthy population of these highly intelligent, impressive creatures that have been fascinating humans for thousands of years. So what are these furry neighbors up to round about now? We might imagine bears hibernating in a cave this time of year, soundly …
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Friends’ Big Book Sale At The Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch SURF CITY, NJ – Looking for your next absorbing book? Starting to think about summer beach reads? Find hundreds upon hundreds of tempting hardcover, softbound and audiobook titles at the Friends of the Island Library’s two-day Big Book Sale in the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island …
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NEW YORK CITY – The Kosciuszko Foundation, in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York, the New York City Opera, and the National Institute of Music and Dance, cordially invites you to Interwoven Melodies: Mieczysław Weinberg’s World in Music and Words Thursday, February 20, 2025, 7:30 PM The Kosciuszko Foundation: 15 E 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 An …
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By Bill Donohue Economists often note that the stock market occasionally goes into spasms, or sudden downturns that gets everyone nervous. But, they caution, such changes are often necessary: they amount to a market correction. Cultures change as well: wild swings of the pendulum typically abet a strong reaction. We are now witnessing a cultural correction. But it is folly …
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The Polish Chef By Robert Strybel Dietetically eggs are close to being the perfect food. The big cholesterol scare of a few years ago has been revised. Unless otherwise diagnosed, the healthy individual can and should consuem around five eggs a week with no ill effect. If unsure, check with your physycian. Symbolizing new life, eggs are equated with Easter, …
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This year, do something Polish! By Robert Strybel Polish/Polonian Lifestyles Writer CELEBRATE FAT THURSDAY: In Poland it is the last Thursday before Lent or Tłusty Czwartek (this year 27 February) that is celebrated as pączki day. It just occurred to me that The Black Friday-promoting mob have found a way to unload even more of their unsold junk by bamboozling …
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Compiled by Robert Strybel Warsaw Correspondent No secure Europe without US military commitment – Duda In his final New Year’s address to the nation, President Andrzej Duda stressed the importance of US military and financial involvement in NATO. “Our first priority during the (rotating, six-month) Polish Presidency of the EU Council is to strengthen EU-US cooperation,” he explained. Duda, whose …
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