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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - August 2026
DESCRIPTION:With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem) by Henryk Sienkiewicz\nWe 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): \n6/17:  1-398 (Chapters 1-26) \n7/29: 399-694 (Chapter 27-47) \n8/19 695-1137 (Chapters 48-79) \nWe will watch the film at the end of the summer. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis 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. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-aug-2026-2/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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SUMMARY:Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Tadeusz Kościuszko’s Service to America
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe program includes:\nSocial Gathering \nPiano Recital\nDr. Eric Brisson\, Chair\, Music Department\, Winona State University \nCompositions by Frédéric Chopin: \n\nNocturne in E-flat Major\nMazurek in B minor\, Op. 33\, No. 4\n\nCompositions by Tadeusz Kościuszko: \n\nPolonaise in C Major\nPolonaise in B-flat Major\nWaltz in G Major\n\nComposition by Michał Kleofas Ogiński: \n\nPolonaise in A Minor – Farewell to My Homeland\nPożegnanie Ojczyzny / Les Adieux à la Patrie\n\nTadeusz Kościuszko: A Man Before His Time\nA biographical film by Alex Storozynski \nMore information and reservations at Polish Cultural Center and Museum
URL:https://pacim.org/event/celebration-of-the-250th-anniversary-of-tadeusz-kosciuszkos-service-to-america/
LOCATION:Polish Cultural Center and Museum\, 102 Liberty Street\, Winona\, MN\, 55987\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T170000
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SUMMARY:Nordeast Polish Fest at Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Polish culture\, music\, food\, and community! \nPACIM is proud to support this event as a major sponsor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://pacim.org/event/nordeast-polish-fest-at-holy-cross/
LOCATION:Church of the Holy Cross\, 1621 University Ave NE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T210000
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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer\nOriginally 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. \nPACIM Library has a couple of copies of the novel\, as well as other books by the author\, available in both English and Polish. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis 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. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-september-2026/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T160000
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SUMMARY:Tasty Apple Festival
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://pacim.org/event/tasty-apple-festival/
LOCATION:Polish Cultural Center and Museum\, 102 Liberty Street\, Winona\, MN\, 55987\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T190000
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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Monologue of a Dog by Wisława Szymborska\nArguably the best volume of poetry by this Nobel Prize-winning poet in a dual language edition that will allow us to read her in translation and compare back to the original. With humor\, irony\, and compassion\, she explores everyday moments alongside larger questions of history\, memory\, love\, and human existence. \nPick your favorite to read to the group. \nPACIM Library has a copy of the book\, as well as other books by the author\, available in both English and Polish. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis 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. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-october-2026/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T180000
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SUMMARY:Remarks on American Student Reactions to Visiting Poland
DESCRIPTION: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?\n“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 Midwestern university students as they studied the Holocaust and World War II at the very places where these histories unfolded. Students encountered important sites and primary artifacts firsthand\, transforming distant history into something immediate\, human\, and unforgettable. Hearing how first-time American visitors respond to Poland offers a fascinating opportunity to see the country through fresh eyes while reflecting on what its history means to us today. \nIn a world of shifting truths and rising polarization\, history demands more than remembering—it demands that we encounter it. The most important classroom may not be on a university campus\, but on site\, in Poland\, where the echoes of the past truly inspire us to build a more compassionate and just future. \nJoin us for an engaging look at what American students discovered in Poland. \nRefreshments will be served.
URL:https://pacim.org/event/remarks-on-american-student-reactions-to-visiting-poland/
LOCATION:Landmark Center — The Chief Justice Room #430\, 75 Fifth Street West\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,PACIM Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261201T210000
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SUMMARY:Andrzej Wajda Centenial Tour at The Trylon Cinema
DESCRIPTION: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 Andrzej Wajda’s films in the USA in 2026 are part of the ‘Wajda 100 Tour – North America’ project\, organized by DI Factory with the financial support of the Polish Film Institute. \nScreenings:  \nKanał — November 8\, 5:00\, 7:00\, November 9\, 7:00\, 9:00\, November 10\, 9:00\, 7:00 \nAshes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament) —  November 15\, 6:00\, 8:00\, November 16\, 7:00\, 9:00\, November 17\, 7:00\, 9:00 \nMan of Marble (Człowiek z marmuru) — November 22\, 6:00\, November 23\, 7:00\, November 24\, 7:00 \nThe Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana) –November 25\, 7:00 (Trylon Club Members only!) \nLandscape After the Battle (Krajobraz po bitwie) — November 29\, 5:00\, 7:15\, November 30\, 7:00\, 9:15\, December 1\, 7:00\, 9:15 \nFor more information and to purchase tickets\, visit https://www.trylon.org/film-series/andrzej-wajda-centennial-tour/
URL:https://pacim.org/event/andrzej-wajda-centenial-tour-at-the-trylon-cinema/
LOCATION:The Trylon Cinema\, 2820 E 33rd St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55406\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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