General General Thaddeus Koscuiszko
MARCY KAPTUR PRESENTATION
accompanied on her trip by Marion Wojciechowski who was a Polish Cavalry Commander in the war. He lived and raised his family in Toledo. Ms. Kaptur recounted her trip with many stories and more than a few times had the audience laughing with some of her more amusing recounts of her trip. When an audience member asked her what a typical day was like for her as a Congresswoman, Ms. Kaptur pulled out her blackberry and read from it the lengthy schedule of a typical day for her starting early in the morning and ending well…
Read MorePhotos of Marcy Kaptur’s Presentation
These pictures were taken on May 16th during the presentation by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. They were taken by John Klocinski.
Read MorePolish Constitution Day in Chicago Illinois
Chicago Illinois was the place to be on May 5th for the Polish Constitution Day parade. This parade is the largest outside of Poland. Chicago Polonia, the largest Polish community outside of Warsaw proudly participated in the Parade in Downtown Chicago as well as Polish groups from the surrounding areas. There is no doubt that Polish pride is alive and well in the U.S. as was evidenced on the faces of all of the parade participants. Enjoy the photos from the parade and if you would like to see more,…
Read MorePolish Happy Hour
Thank you to Lidia Ebersole for another great Polish Happy Hour. The latest happy hour was on May 1st at Chuck’s on Monroe Street in Toledo, Ohio. Everyone had a great time with great food, Polish drinks,and door prizes. Lidia is already planning the next Polish happy hour which will be in July. PACT will keep you posted on the details of the next happy hour. If you have never attended one, please join us in July!
Read MoreEaster traditions by Rosemary Chorzempa
35th Annual Exhibit at 20 North Gallery
Peggy Grant’s 35th Annual Exhibit will open with a public reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on January 27th in the 20 North Gallery, at 18 N. St. Clair St. The exhibit features the work of about a dozen artists. Started by Grant, a curator and artist, the yearly event has been at various venues over the years and for the last 17 years, at 20 North Gallery. Mrs. Grant’s husband, the late Adam Grant was a renowned Polish artist and Mrs. Grant has given a presentation of his life…
Read More3rd International Festival
It has come to PACT’s attention that the International festival has been scrapped this year due to financial difficulties of the Civic Center. We are not sure if this is true or not but will try to verify the information. Go to their website below for more information and updates.
Read MoreWigilia Celebration 2011
If you want to put some “Polish” in your Christmas traditions, there’s no better place to start than at PACT’s annual Wigilia Celebration. This year, Stan Machosky, PACT Board member and resident MC, did an excellent job explaining some of the Christmas Eve traditions observed in Poland. Some of this year’s Wigilia participants also shared their Polish Christmas Eve traditions with everyone. The first tradition of lighting a candle in the window to signify the start of Wigilia was performed by Nick.
Read MoreOplatec
The Meaning of Oplatki (Christmas Wafers) The celebration of Christmas by American families is enriched spiritually when time honored “old country” traditional customs are adopted. These practices serve to downplay the secular emphasis that has made of this holy time more of a “sell-ebration”. These customs reemphasize what this great celebration is all about – the proclamation of the “good news” for all humankind of our redemption. An especially popular custom is the sharing of the “Oplatek” or Christmas wafer, also known as “Anielski Chleb” or Angel Bread. For the…
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