We believe the following information to
be correct, but it should always be verified before traveling long
distances or expending funds.
AUGUST 15-31
Now through August 30
Illinois. Exhibition of Painting
and Sculpture sponsored by the Polish Arts Club of Chicago. Polish
Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill. Fri.-Wed.
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; closed Thursday. For details call (773)
384-3352.
Sunday, August 17
New York. Family Picnic of the
Polish Cadets of Buffalo, Polish Cadets Clubrooms, Grant and Amherst
Sts., Buffalo, N.Y., 12:00 p.m.
New York. Polish Soldiers Day
Commemoration. St. Stanislaus Church, Fillmore Ave. and Peckham St.,
Buffalo, N.Y. 12:00 p.m. For details call (716) 824-3888.
New York. Accordion Jam Session
sponsored by the Polish Heritage Society of Rochester. Rochester
Museum & Science Center, East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 1:30 p.m. For
details call 585) 266-6690.
Friday-Sunday, August 22-24
Michigan. Mt. Carmel Parish
Festival. Entertainment includes Echoes of Poland Dancers (9-23),
the PRCUA Dancers (9-24) and polka bands. Church Grounds, Wyandotte,
Mich.
Pennsylvania. Zabawa Polish
Festival. Music by the Knewz. Holy Trinity Parish Grounds, 2220 Reed
St., Erie, Pa. For details call (814) 456-0671.
Friday, August 22
Ohio. Picnic of the PNA-Union of
Poles Division. Music by Ray Jay & the Carousels. Children’s games,
refreshment, food. Klima’s grove, East 71st St., Cuyahoga Heights,
Ohio. Gates open 5:30 p.m.; music from 6:30 p.m. For details call
(440) 845-7032.
Saturday-Sunday, August 23-24
New York.
Dożynki [Polish Harvest
Festival]. Corpus Christi Church Grounds, 199 Clark St., Buffalo,
N.Y. For details call (716) 896-1050
Sunday, August 24
New York. Marilla Polish Fest.
Entertainment includes PhoCus and the Polish Heritage Dancers of
Western New York. Marilla Memorial Park, Marilla, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.
Check locally for details.
Ontario. Dożynki
[Polish Harvest Festival] of the Polish Ladies Circle. Place
Polonaise, 480 Winston Rd., Grimsby, Ont., Canada
Monday, August 25
Ontario. Performance by the Biały
Orzel Song and Dance Ensemble, Pizza Pizza International Stage,
Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ont., Canada. 5:00 p.m. Check
locally for details.
Friday-Monday, August 29-September 1
Illinois. Taste of Polonia. Music,
entertainment, food, marketplace, games and casino. Copernicus
Plaza, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Ill. Fri. 5:00-11:00 p.m.;
Sat-Sun., 12:00-11:00 p.m.; Mon. 12:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets $6 until
6:00 p.m., $7 after 6:00 p.m.; $3 seniors; children under 12 free.
For details call (773) 777-8898 or visit
http://www.copernicusfdn.org
.
Saturday-Monday, August 30-September 1
Pennsylvania. Polish Festival.
Ethnic entertainment, music, stage shows and special events. Shrine
of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pa. 12:00-8:00 p.m. Tickets
$9. For details visit
http://www.czestochowausa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=48
.
Sunday, August 31
Missouri. Pre-Labor Day Picnic of
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church. Chambers Park, St. Louis, Mo. Field
Mass 12:00 p.m. For details call (314) 231-2688.
Saturday, September 6
New York. Charity Golf Tournament
of Polish Falcons Nest #6. Buffalo Tournament Club Golf Course,
Buffalo, N.Y. 7:30 a.m. Tickets $85. For details call (716)
683-8119.
Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7
Missouri. Polish Festival sponsored
by the Polish Falcons of America. Polish food, games, Polish
artifacts, music. Saint Louis, Mo. For details call (314) 421-9614.
Pennsylvania. Polish Festival.
Ethnic entertainment, music, stage shows and special events. Shrine
of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pa. 12:00-8:00 p.m. Tickets
$9. For details visit
http://www.czestochowausa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=48
.
Sunday, September 8
Illinois. White Sox Baseball Outing
sponsored by the Polish American Police Association. Sox vs. Detroit
Tigers. Patio party with meal and refreshments; T-Shirt included.
Time TBA. Tickets $75 adult; $55 seniors and children under 14. For
details call (773) 610-4175.
Saturday, September 13
New York. Pig Roast of the Polish
Heritage Society of Rochester. Rotary Lodge, Greece Canal Park,
Elmgrove Rd., Greece, N.Y., 3:00 p.m., $20. For details call (585)
266-6690.
New York. "Stas and Stella’s Mostly
Traditional Polish Wedding" featuring City Side. Fr. Knaus K of C,
Broadway, Lancaster, N.Y. For details call (716) 989-9666.
Saturday-Sunday, September 13-14
Ontario. Roncesvalles Polish
Festival. Music, entertainment, ethnic food. Roncesvalles Village,
Ont., Canada. Free admission. For details visit
http://www.roncesvallesvillage.ca/index.php?l=polish .
Sunday, September 14
Ontario. 20th Anniversary
Celebration of the Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation honoring Prof.
Antony Polonsky and Dr. Stanislaw Krajewski. Check locally for
details.
Friday-Saturday, September
19-20
Illinois. “Honoring Our Ancestors,” a
conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA).
Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, Ill. Registration
available at <http://www.pgsa.org>.
Friday-Sunday, September 19-21
New York. Polish Fest ’08. Polka
bands, crafts, piano recital, Polish cooking demonstrations, Polish
food, international desserts, children’s activities, pierogi eating
contest, Polish beer. St. Mary of Czestochowa Polish National
Catholic Church, 250 Maxwell Rd., Latham, N.Y. Fri. 5:00-9:00 p.m.;
Sat. 12:00-9:00 p.m.; Sun. 12:00-6:00 p.m. Tickets Fri. $2;
Sat.-Sun. $4; under 16 free. For details call (518) 453-2258 or
visit
http://www.polishfest-ny.org .
Saturday-Sunday, September 20-21
New York. Dożynki
[Polish Harvest Festival]. Polish Heritage Dancers of Western New
York. Music. Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral Grounds, 6298
Broadway, Lancaster, N.Y. From 12:00 p.m. For details call (716)
685-5766.
Sunday, September 21
New York. Three Polish Sopranos
featuring Mary Beth Wrobel, Emily Tworek-Helenbrook and Brittany
Mruczek. Canisius College, Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St.,
Buffalo, N.Y., 2:00 p.m.
Ontario. Young Talents Fall Concert
sponsored by the Polish Canadian Women’s Federation. John Paul II
Polish Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Rd., Mississauga, Ont., Canada.
3:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 27
New York. Banquet of the Msgr.
Adamski Polish Saturday School. St. John Gualbert School Gymnasium,
Gualbert Ave. and Doat St., Cheektowaga, N.Y. Check locally for
details.
Sunday, September 28
Ohio. PNA-Union of Poles Golf
Outing. Emerald Woods Golf Course, 12501 N. Boone Rd., Columbia
Station, Ohio. Tickets $80. For details call (216) 478-0120.