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Polish Literature in English Reading Group - August 2026
2026-08-19 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Google Meet, MN, United States
With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem) by Henryk Sienkiewicz
We are pleased to announce that we will begin reading the Trilogy by Henryk Sienkiewicz this summer. Based on a consensus with the group, we will start with the first volume, With Fire and Sword and continue to meet on Wednesdays, with slight variation. Here is the reading schedule based on the 1991 Kuniczak translation (chapters provided if you are using a different version):
6/17: 1-398 (Chapters 1-26)
7/29: 399-694 (Chapter 27-47)
8/19 695-1137 (Chapters 48-79)
We will watch the film at the end of the summer.
Google Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below.
This event is free to attend, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs, we invite you to make a donation.

Every contribution makes a difference!

Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Tadeusz Kościuszko’s Service to America
2026-08-30 11:45 - 13:45 | Polish Cultural Center and Museum, 102 Liberty Street, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
The Polish Cultural Center and Museum in Winona, MN, invites you to a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Tadeusz Kościuszko’s service to America. On August 30, 1776, Tadeusz Kościuszko joined the Continental Army and became an engineering hero of West Point, Saratoga, and the American Revolution.
The program includes:
Social Gathering
Piano Recital
Dr. Eric Brisson, Chair, Music Department, Winona State University
Compositions by Frédéric Chopin:

Nocturne in E-flat Major
Mazurek in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4

Compositions by Tadeusz Kościuszko:

Polonaise in C Major
Polonaise in B-flat Major
Waltz in G Major

Composition by Michał Kleofas Ogiński:

Polonaise in A Minor – Farewell to My Homeland
Pożegnanie Ojczyzny / Les Adieux à la Patrie

Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Man Before His Time
A biographical film by Alex Storozynski
More information and reservations at Polish Cultural Center and Museum

Nordeast Polish Fest at Holy Cross
2026-09-11 17:00 - 2026-09-12 22:00 | Church of the Holy Cross, 1621 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, United States
Come celebrate Polish culture, music, food, and community!
PACIM is proud to support this event as a major sponsor.

Polish Literature in English Reading Group - September 2026
2026-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet, MN, United States
The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Originally written in Yiddish by a Polish Jewish émigré, this story recounts the experience of a Jew in the 17th century, the period in which With Fire and Sword is set. Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master’s daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can’t live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheless stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy the ill-fated couple.
PACIM Library has a couple of copies of the novel, as well as other books by the author, available in both English and Polish.
Google Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below.
This event is free to attend, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs, we invite you to make a donation.

Every contribution makes a difference!
