New Year's Eve Party

Congratulations to Mark Fountain and Brenda Bruce for the Amicus Poloniae Award

The Amicus Poloniae Award recognizes significant contributions enhancing knowledge of Polish and Polish-American heritage by individuals not belonging to the Polish-American community. It will be presented to Dr. Alvin Mark Fountain II and Brenda Bruce who co-founded the Paderewski Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2014 (paderewski-festival.org). Dr. Fountain, the President of the Festival, is a former administrator with the State of North Carolina and for more than 25 years he taught history at North Carolina State University. In 2008, Dr. Fountain was appointed as an Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland. The Vice-President and Secretary of the Festival, Brenda Bruce is an accomplished pianist, harpsichordist, acclaimed teacher, and accompanist dedicated to the promotion of classical piano performance of the highest quality.

The 31st International Festival of Raleigh

The 31st International Festival of Raleigh will take place at the Raleigh Convention Center starting Friday, October 14th, until Sunday, October 16th, 2016.

More information at: http://www.internationalfocusnc.org/festival
This year our Club will be hosting a cultural booth as well as a sidewalk cafe.
We hope to see you there as volunteers or visitors.

Ognisko – Bonfire picnic, Sunday October 23rd

As every year the Club is organizing a bonfire picnic - Ognisko.

WHERE – Lakeside Pavilion at Wendell Falls, Wendell, NC
(http://www.wendellfalls.com/location/get-directions/)

WHEN - Sunday October 23^rd, 2016. From 4:00 pm to sunset

The Club will provide delicious food and soft drinks.

Cost: $8 Club members, $10 non-members, children under 12 free.

Cash, checks and major credit cards accepted at the event.

PAC Team

Ognisko - Bonfire, September 24th 2016

2015 Photo Contest Winners

The Polish-American Club of the Triangle is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Photo Contest.

First Place – not awarded

Second Place (shared) – Ewa J. Partyka (Szamotuły) for ‘Chopin’s Keyboard’

Second Place (shared) – Barbara Wiktor (Raleigh) for ‘Wedding’

Third Place – Lukas Salorinne (Raleigh) for ‘Summer BBQ’

Honorable Mentions:

Barbara Wiktor (Raleigh) – ‘Dunajec River Gorge’

Ireneusz Walerjańczyk (Szamotuły) – ‘Wayside Shrine’

Amanda C.F. Smith (Louisburg) – ‘Little Garden, Bytom’

Marzena Frąckowiak (Grzebieńsko) – ‘Polish Sky’

Anna S. Klein (Chapel Hill) – ‘Wójt Tomek’s Cabin’

Anna S. Klein (Chapel Hill) – ‘Colorful Street’

Ann Rouleau (Cary) - ‘Kosiny Bartosowe’

Polish-American Picnic, Sunday, May 15

The Polish-American Club of the Triangle cordially invites you to our annual Polish-American Picnic.

When: Sunday, May 15, 2016, 2:00 PM – sunset– rain or shine

Where: Lake Wheeler Park, 6404 Lake Wheeler Rd., Raleigh, NC 27603.

Cost of attendance (per person):

Adults (18+): Club members: $8, non-members: $10 

Teenagers (12-18): Club members: $5, non-members: $7

Children under 12:  FREE

The Club will provide delicious picnic food: hamburgers, hot-dogs, water and soft drinks.

No need to bring anything except yourselves. 

Note that NO ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PARK.

Please RSVP by responding to polam.raleigh@gmail.com stating the number of guests!

Thank you and hope to see you there!

Polish Mass 2016

Easter 2016

Ostatki - Saturday, February 6, 2015

Dear Ostatki Revelers,

Thank you for responding. We would like to confirm that the Ostatki (Mardi Gras) Party will take place as planned:

Where: The Cary Park Club, 5353 Cary Glen Blvd, Cary, NC 27519
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2015
Time: 7 pm – Midnight

Cost (paid at the door)

PAC Members: $15/person

Non-members: $20/person

The Club will provide soft drinks and bottled water as well as music and room decorations.
Please bring your own wine or beer and a light fare dish/food items to share with others.

Direct any questions to this email address!

See you soon,

PAC Team

LAST REMINDER: PAC 2015 Photography Contest

This is the last reminder.

The Contest’s theme is Poland we don’t know. We believe that there are many yet undiscovered aspects of Poland and of being Polish. We are looking for digital photographs that capture unique, original and creative images of anything and everything truly Polish – as defined and revealed by the contesting photographers.  Ideally, your photographs should highlight the diversity of Polish people, their history, culture and customs, whether the images are taken in Poland, the United States or anywhere in the world.

The Club intends to award the following prizes:

Grand Prize          $500 & a commemorative plaque

2^nd Prize               $300 & a commemorative plaque

3^rd Prize                $100 & a commemorative plaque

Honorable Mentions

Deadline for submitting entries is January 31, 2016

More information on our website: www.polamrtp.com

Please forward to anyone who might be interested.

Thank you,

PAC Team

Polish-American Club's Happy Hour! - January 29th

Please join us for the Polish-American Club's Happy Hour!

It is getting really cold out there – time to meet again and have a beer…

Every last Friday of the month we meet at different places around the Triangle to chat, laugh and argue about everything Polish - in Polish, English, or whatever language you speak. The next Polish-American Happy Hour will start at

7:00 PM on Friday, January 29^th, 2016 at Milltown, 307 E Main St, Carrboro, NC  

FREE parking available directly across the street in the 500 space parking deck next to the Hampton Inn or at any of the additional City Lots

http://www.dininganddrinking.com/#milltown

If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by responding to this email(polam.raleigh@gmail.com)

Jan Krzysztof Teller

President