St Stanislaus Choir at The Grotto — Sunday, December 7th at 6pm

Once again, the St. Stanislaus choir will sing Polish carols at the Grotto. This is a great opportunity to hear Polish carols in the beautiful scenery of the Grotto’s Festival of Lights. The Festival, featuring over 150 choral concerts, it is the largest music festival of its kind in the world. Tickets: $7.50 ($3 children), The Grotto, NE 85th and Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon, More information:

The following is a recording of the St. Stanislaus Choir at the Grotto in 2006:

New Owner of the Koffeehouse Kraków

Longtime Polish Festival volunteer Mark Ziaja Kirchmeier has now become the sole owner of Krakow Koffeehouse & Deli, immediately north of the St. Stanislaus rectory. Mark looks forward to offering Krakow as a resource for any Polonia groups needing meeting space, or to borrow kitchen equipment chairs or tables. “I am happy to say that 95% of our hours, will compliment our good neighborhood, Grandpa’s Cafe’s schedule, and not overlap with them,” Mark says. Krakow’s hours are Mon-Fri, 6:45am to 6:30pm; Sat 8am to 6:30pm, and Sunday 9am to 6:30pm.

Mark and his wife, Jane, are also interested in organizing a meeting with interested Polonia, and East Indian, Afro-American and Polish-American-owned eateries such as Fire on the Mountain on Interstate Avenue, to better market and improve the historic Interstate area. For more information, contact Mark.

Polish cellist Asia Grzesik will play at Krakow Koffeehouse

Noon, Thursday, Dec. 11
Noon, Thursday, Dec. 18
Noon, Sunday, Dec. 21

Grzesik performed last year with the touring Cirque du Soleil. Krakow admission is free.

Polish Library Association New Year Eve Party

The Polish Library Association would like to invite you to the New year Eve Party. The theme of this year party is “The Phantom of the Opera”. Tickets: $75.00 ($65.00, for PLBA members) available in the Polish Library every Sunday, 12:00-1:00pm (ask for Grzegorz Traczyk).

Looking forward to 2009

Some of the events which have already been scheduled for next year include:

• Dance Party at Polish Hall – Saturday, Jan 31, 2009
• Valentine’s evening with Cabaret “Vivat Amore!” – Saturday, February 14, 2009
• Film Festival featuring the films of Andrzej Wajda – March, 2009