President Jan Krzysztof Teller
Vice-President Małgorzata Szymczyk
Secretary Wiesław Ciosek
Treasurer Bożena Łempicka
Past-President Piotr Kralka
Thursday, December 18, 2014
PAC Election Results
The 2015-2016 PAC Election was held on December 4, 2014. The first four officers below have been chosen by the majority of votes. The 2014 President will serve as Immediate Past President through 2016.
President Jan Krzysztof Teller
President Jan Krzysztof Teller
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
2014 PAC Election
According
to the POLISH-AMERICAN CLUB OF THE TRIANGLE CONSTITUTIONAND BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V, Section 1, Nominations for an Executive Board (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) position are entirely
voluntary. Any member may submit his/her name to the nominating
committee or may be nominated from the floor prior to the ballot election. The
nominating committee must announce the list of the nominees two weeks prior to
the meeting before, in which the election takes place. Nominees must be members
in good standing. Nominees are
encouraged to be present at the meeting where election takes place. In case a nominee is not present for the
election, such nominee must be available via voice or video call, in order to
confirm their acceptance of nominated position.
We
encourage submission of names of eligible candidates to Dr. Hanka Gracz, Chair
of the Nominations Committee, at hanka.gracz@gmail.com
The
official election is being planned to take place on Thursday December 4th, 7:00 PM, at the 1500 Sunday
Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC. The
regular PAC monthly meeting (Tuesday, December 2nd) is being
rescheduled to Thursday December 4th.
All
members are encouraged to participate.
Sincerely,
PAC
Executive Board
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 7:00pm
City of Raleigh Museum (CORMuseum), 220 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh
Free lecture: Dr. Alvin M. Fountain II, Honorary Consul, Republic of Poland, Raleigh
"Raleigh and Paderewski: An Unusually Close Connection"- Please send Mark Fountain your name/s to make a reservation: afountain@mindspring.com
Friday, November 14, 7:30pm
Meredith College, Carswell Recital Hall
Lecture by Adam Wibrowski (Krakow, Paris), Professeur de Piano, Conservatoire de Paris
"Warsaw: Formative Years"
Pianist: Andrew Tyson, (New York), Curtis Institute; Chopin contestant in Warsaw, 2010
- Click here to buy tickets for Friday, November 14, 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 15, 2:30pm
Saint Mary’s School, Smedes Parlor
Lecture by Adam Wibrowski (Paris, Krakow), Professeur de Piano, Conservatoire de Paris
"Paris: Breakthrough to Fame"
Pianist: Krzysztof Książek (Poland), Second Place, Paderewski Competition in Los Angeles, California, 2013
- Click here to buy tickets for Saturday, November 15, 2:30 pm
Sunday, November 16, 2:30 pm
North Carolina Museum of Art, Main Auditorium
Lecture by Maja Trochimczyk (Los Angeles), University of Southern California, Polish Music Center
" New York/Raleigh: Triumph in the English-Speaking World"
Pianist: Peter Toth (Hungary), First Place, Paderewski Competition, Los Angeles, California, 2013; International F. Liszt Record Grand Prix from the Hungarian Liszt Society, 2006- Click here to buy tickets for Sunday, November 16, 2:30 pm
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Visit us at our Cultural, and Side-Walk Caffe Booths this Weekend (September 19-21)
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Requesting Contributions of Baked Goods for Polish Sidewalk Cafe at the International Festival
contributions of Polish baked goods, which will be offered at the International Festival in Raleigh, September 19-21.
Those that are not afraid to come forward and revile their talents should contact PAC Vice-President Jowita Mikołajczyk via e-mail, or by phone, 919-448-5931. Thanks to all those that already signed up to help staffing our cultural and side-walk caffe booths for September 19-21. More volunteers are still needed. We are looking forward to hearing from others soon.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Polish Language Classes are Starting September 6th
Our first fall semester of Polish classes has started on Sept 6, 2014. We will meet every Saturday from 2 pm - 4 pm in Daniels Hall. NCSU North Campus, Lampe Drive.
The price for the first semester is $140 for the first child and $70 for the second child. We have 14 Saturdays, with a break for Thanksgiving on Nov 29, 2014; we will not have classes on this day. The end of semester will be on Dec 13, 2014. We will have a St. Nicolas celebration on Dec 6, from 2 pm to 4 pm, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Raleigh.
We will meet again for the second semester on Jan 3, 2015.
Adults Polish classes are open as well. All adults pay the same price: $140 per first semester.
Signing up is still possible and requires an arrival of 30 minutes before classes start. Ms. Lucyna Kozek can assist with admissions and payment collection. Kids and adults will be directed to their classes based on age, and knowledge of the Polish language.
Signing up is still possible and requires an arrival of 30 minutes before classes start. Ms. Lucyna Kozek can assist with admissions and payment collection. Kids and adults will be directed to their classes based on age, and knowledge of the Polish language.
We also encourage everyone of you to become active members of the Polish American Club. Please sign up on the club's website www.polamrtp.com to receive all information about club's events organized by the Polish-American Club.
If you have any questions please contact Ms. Lucyna Kozek at mlkozek@yahoo.com
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Timely Lecture by Adam Michnik, Editor-in Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza - UNC, May 1, 2014
Adam Michnik, the Editor-in Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, will address our Polish Community at the FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003, UNC, Chapel Hill, on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00 PM. This lecture will be presented in Polish.
He will also give a talk on Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30PM.
About Adam Michnik
Lecture Location and Directions
April 29th Lecture with English Translation
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Summer Language Workshop at Indiana: Beginning Polish. Funding available
Sunday, March 2, 2014
The Indiana University Summer Language Workshop continues to accept applications for intensive first-year Polish language study (June 9 - August 1, 2014) on the Bloomington campus. The program features 20 contact hours weekly, twice-weekly Polish table, films, food tastings, and other culturally rich extracurricular programming.
Applications for Summer FLAS to fund Polish study in the Workshop are also still being accepted by IU's Russian and East European Institute (contingent upon availability of additional funds).
See http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel for more information and to apply.
In 2014, the Workshop will also offer intensive language courses in Arabic, Hindi-Urdu, Hungarian, Mongolian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Swahili, Tatar, Turkish, and Uzbek.
Questions? Please contact swseel@indiana.edu or 812-855-2889.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Beyond Headlines: Crisis in Ukraine
Raleigh, Sunday, March 2nd.
The purpose of this demonstration was to support and honor the fallen heroes of Maidan and to condemn recent Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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Hamilton Hall, Rm. 569, 4.00pm -- ALL WELCOME
[metered parking: at Morehead Planetarium]
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FedEx GEC #4003
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
"Singing History: The Mixed Media and Messages of Polish Martial Law" Dr. Andrea Bohlman
Join us for our informal luncheon series highlighting the current research of UNC CSEEES-affiliated faculty. The next Lunch and Learn will be on February 18th and features Dr. Andrea Bohlman (Music).
CSEEES Lunch and Learn will take place in FedEx GEC #3009 at 12:30-2:00pm. Boxed lunches from Panera will be provided to registrants. Please send your lunch requests to Violet Anderson (vmanders@email.unc.edu) by Thursday, February 13th, using the menu that is listed below.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
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