Out and About in Polonia
Utica Monday Night Polish Heritage Celebration: Holy Spirit PNCC will be at the Utica Monday Night Polish Heritage Celebration on Monday, August 2nd, selling homemade Polish food at Chancellor Park, Bleecker & Kent St., Utica. The Utica Monday Night Polish Heritage Celebration will feature a performance by Jasiu Klocek and the Salt City Brass Polka [...]
Speak simply and with clarity
“Be always ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you but with respect and gentleness” (1 Peter 3:15) From friends at the Captura Group: Lost in (Machine) Translation Last March, I shared a theory of mine that most Hispanics expect Spanish language websites to be poor quality and, as a result, [...]
U.S. History through Polish eyes
From the Niles Herald Spectator: Library exhibit shows U.S. history through pages of Polish records As the number of Polish-Americans in Chicagoland attests, Poland and the United States have always had a special relationship. Those interested in another perspective, from the pages of Polish periodicals, can now view a large, colorful display of panels at [...]
Coptic Solidarity
Shepherd of Believers from the David Ensemble Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before E’phraim and Benjamin and Manas’seh! Stir up thy might, and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let thy face shine, that we may [...]
Poland’s Hurdy-gurdy builder
From Interia: Najstarszy w Polsce wytwórca lir korbowych (An Elderly Pole Manufacturers Hurdy-Gurdies) In Haczów, Poland 83 year old Stanisław Wyżykowski has been hand crafting Hurdy-gurdies. He has built more than sixty since 1967. Mr. Wyżykowski built his first Hurgy-gurdy for the late actor, Wojciech Siemion. It was modeled after an instrument owned by his [...]
Polish Summer Festival 2010 in Albany NY
The Polish Community Center at 225 Washington Ave Ext, Albany, NY is hosting a Polish Summer Festival 2010 on Saturday, July 17th from 2:30-8:30pm and Sunday, July 18th from 2-7pm. Saturday’s activities include music by the Maestro’s Men & Stephanie’s Honky Band, a Polish- American kitchen with take-out available, a Polish Cultural Exhibit, as well [...]
Dr. John Guzlowski – out, about, and reflecting
It is great to see John well on the road to recovery and writing. Two recent posts for your reading pleasure: Charles Simic and Me: DP Poets I got an email yesterday from a friend. He asked me what I thought about Charles Simic. He’s a poet that some of you might have heard of. [...]
Upcoming Capital Region events
This weekend: 2010 Annual Armenian Festival at St. Peter’s Armenian Apostolic Church, 100 Troy-Schenectady Road, Watervliet, New York on Saturday, June 12, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 13, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. This year’s Festival will again be held for two days on the church grounds of St. Peter Armenian Church located [...]
Ethnic Marketing – alive and well
From friends at the CapturaGroup: Are Hispanics Really More Social? Getting to the bottom of this question is critical because there seems to be a disconnect among Hispanic marketers when it comes to social media. On one hand, there are countless studies indicating that Hispanics are extremely engaged with social media. On the other hand, [...]
Good shepherds among Poland’s Mountaineers
The blessing of herds and shepherds in Ludźmierz, Poland. The blessing innaugurates the spring shepherding season and the lambing of the ewes. The blessing occurs on or near Good Shepherd Sunday. For more on the shepherding life see the Guardian article: Bleating heart. Photos from Interia. Note that the chausibles worn by the priests are [...]
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