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Celebrate Polish culture at the 2026 Tasty Apple Festival—Smaczne Jabłka—on Sunday, October 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 102 Liberty St. in Winona. Minnesota Polonia’s annual gathering will feature authentic Polish food and beer, live music and dance, arts and crafts, vendors, raffle prizes, and a silent auction benefiting the Polish Cultural Center & Museum.
What happens when American university students encounter Poland for the first time—not through textbooks or headlines, but by walking its streets, visiting its historic sites, and standing where history actually happened? “Remarks on American Student Reactions to Visiting Poland” explores those powerful first impressions. Since 2013, Professor Dorothy Pisarski of Drake University has led seven travel seminars to Poland, accompanying …
Andrzej Wajda is one of the greatest European directors of the twentieth century, and his films have been almost entirely unavailable in the United States. He was a major force in reigniting the floundering Polish cinema landscape amid the rubble of World War II. The films in this series are personal, political, epic, and intimate all at once. Screenings of …