Polonia Calendar – Kalendarz Polonijny

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In this calendar you will also find key events organized by Polish organizations in the Chicago area. We encourage you to use it in scheduling your events.

Here are simple instructions on “how to add an event to the calendar?“.

Links to member-organizations’ calendars for your convenience:
PRCUA   |  Związek Podhalan (ZPPA)   
Dec
31
Tue
Sylwester/ New Year’s Eve Ball; Alliance of Polish Clubs in the USA @ Alliance of Polish Clubs
Dec 31 2019 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 1 2020 @ 2:00 am
Jan
4
Sat
OPLATEK Zarządu Głównego ZPPA @ Dom Podhalan
Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan
5
Sun
Oplatek of the Polish Journalists Association @ Jolly Inn
Jan 5 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jan
18
Sat
Gala Karnawałowa – Pod Niebem Paryza gosc specjalny Jacek Wojcicki @ Copernicus Center
Jan 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gala Karnawałowa - Pod Niebem Paryza gosc specjalny Jacek Wojcicki @ Copernicus Center

PASO website – http://pasochicago.org/

Jan
23
Thu
BOOK & AUTHOR – “The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz” @ Illinois Holocaust Museum
Jan 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
BOOK & AUTHOR – “The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz” @ Illinois Holocaust Museum

Hear the incredible true story of how a Polish resistance fighter infiltrated Auschwitz to sabotage the camp from within, and his death-defying attempt to warn the Allies about the Nazis’ plans for a “Final Solution” before it was too late, at @Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on 1/ 23 as Jack Fairweather presents his new book, “The Volunteer”: https://bit.ly/2PGX3Ef    (RESERVATION REQUIRED)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020;  6:30 – 8:00 PM
Illinois Holocaust Museum | 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, 60077

Book signing to follow.
Free with Museum admission.
RSVP: ilholocaustmuseum.org/events

MORE HERE

 

 

 

Jan
25
Sat
Chicago Society of the Polish national Alliance Banquet
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Chicago Society of the Polish national Alliance Banquet

Chicago Society of the Polish national Alliance Banquet; January 25, 2020

For details click the following link

https://pacillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Chicago-Society-Ball-2020.pdf

 

Lublin Club Anniversary Celebration
Jan 25 @ 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Lublin Club Anniversary Celebration

Lublin Club Anniversary Celebration; January 25, 2020

For details click the following link

https://pacillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lublin-Society-Ball-2020.pdf

 

WROCŁAW PHILHARMONIC at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra @ Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
WROCŁAW PHILHARMONIC at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra @ Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Do not miss WROCŁAW PHILHARMONIC at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, January 25, 2020, at 7:30 pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

National Forum of Music (NFM) WROCŁAW PHILHARMONIC

Program:  Lutosławski, Bartók, Brahms
Conductor:  Giancarlo Guerrero
Piano:  Piotr Anderszewski

Information and tickets:

https://cso.org/home/

Jan
26
Sun
Przegląd Zespołów Kolędniczych @ Dom Podhalan
Jan 26 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Przegląd Zespołów Kolędniczych @ Dom Podhalan

Visit organizer’s website for possible updates.

Jan
27
Mon
PAC-IL General Meeting @ Our Lady Mother of the Church
Jan 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
PAC-IL General Meeting @ Our Lady Mother of the Church

Unless specified otherwise, PAC-IL General Meetings start at 7:00 PM and are held at…

Our Lady Mother of the Church (8747 W. Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60656)

Feb
8
Sat
69th Annual Polish Physicians’ Ball @ Palmer House, Chicago
Feb 8 @ 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
69th Annual Polish Physicians' Ball @ Palmer House, Chicago
NOTE: Start and end times are not know at the time of this publication.  Please check the website: www.zlpchicago.org
Feb
9
Sun
Siberian Society in Chicago: Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Mass Deportations of Poles by Soviet Union to Siberia @ St. Constance Church
Feb 9 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Siberian Society in Chicago:
Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Mass Deportations of Poles
by Soviet Union to Siberia


February 9, 2020 – Mass at 1:30 PM, St. Constance Church
and..
February 16, 2020 – Banquet at 1:00 PM; Lone Tree Manor

 

 

Feb
15
Sat
Koncert Walentynkowy z Patrizio Buanne @ Copernicus Center
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Koncert Walentynkowy  z Patrizio Buanne @ Copernicus Center

PASO website – http://pasochicago.org/

Feb
16
Sun
Siberian Society in Chicago: Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Mass Deportations of Poles by Soviet Union to Siberia (Banquet) @ Lone Tree Manor
Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Siberian Society in Chicago:
Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Mass Deportations of Poles
by Soviet Union to Siberia


February 16, 2020 – Banquet at 1:00 PM; Lone Tree Manor

 

Feb
19
Wed
Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values – Myths and Facts Workshop @ See below
Feb 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values - Myths and Facts Workshop @ See below

Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values
Myths and Facts Workshop


Workshop Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:30 a.m.
St. Thomas Becket, Mt. Prospect

Workshop Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:30 a.m.
St. Monica, Chicago

Celebration Sunday, February 23, 2020 Noon
Cistercian Fathers, Willow Springs


Click HERE to open the PDF document
and REGISTER by clicking on the “Register here” link embedded in the document (under the “Workshop” word).

Sessions are conducted by experts from the
Catholic University of Lublin, Poland and local members of the Polish community.

 

Feb
21
Fri
4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival @ Various Venues & Times - See Below
Feb 21 @ 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival @ Various Venues & Times - See Below

Ms. Grazyna Auguscik, famous singer and composer,
founder and music director of the “Chopin In The City” festival,
invites Polonia to celebrate Frédéric Chopin and his wonderful music during the

4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival
February 21st –  March 1st, 2020
Various venues and start times – CHECK HERE for details


Please plan to attend!

Please CLICK HERE to see all details including ticket information.
Direct link: http://www.soundsandnotes.org/


Note: Please ignore start/end times shown in the calendar which resulted from the technical constraint.

Feb
22
Sat
Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values – Myths and Facts Workshop @ See below
Feb 22 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values - Myths and Facts Workshop @ See below

Polish Catholicism and the Polish Culture: Customs, Language, Values
Myths and Facts Workshop


Workshop Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:30 a.m.
St. Thomas Becket, Mt. Prospect

Workshop Saturday, February 22, 2020 9:30 a.m.
St. Monica, Chicago

Celebration Sunday, February 23, 2020 Noon
Cistercian Fathers, Willow Springs


Click HERE to open the PDF document
and REGISTER by clicking on the “Register here” link embedded in the document (under the “Workshop” word).

Sessions are conducted by experts from the
Catholic University of Lublin, Poland and local members of the Polish community.

 

4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival @ Various Venues & Times - See Below
Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival @ Various Venues & Times - See Below

Ms. Grazyna Auguscik, famous singer and composer,
founder and music director of the “Chopin In The City” festival,
invites Polonia to celebrate Frédéric Chopin and his wonderful music during the

4th Chopin In The City 2020 Festival
February 21st –  March 1st, 2020
Various venues and start times – CHECK HERE for details


Please plan to attend!

Please CLICK HERE to see all details including ticket information.
Direct link: http://www.soundsandnotes.org/


Note: Please ignore start/end times shown in the calendar which resulted from the technical constraint.

Posiady Zbojnickie – Ostatki
Feb 22 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Posiady Zbojnickie - Ostatki

Visit organizer’s website for possible updates.

Posiady organizuje Zbójnik Roku.

 

St. John Paul II Polish School Anniversary Celebration
Feb 22 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
St. John Paul II Polish School Anniversary Celebration

St. John Paul II Polish School Anniversary Celebration; February 22, 2020

For details click the following link

https://pacillinois.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Szkola-Sw-Jana-Pawla-llgo-Ball02020.pdf