Oscar for Polish Composer
Oscar recognized the Polish composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek this year for his music to the film, „Finding Neverland”. Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, who has lived for many years in Hollywood, has written the music for many important films. In his opinion, there appear only two or three really good films each year, among the […]
Second Passion of Irena Jarocka
The beginnings were quite nightmarish for one of Poland’s most celebrated singers. Irena Jarocka first arrived in the U.S.A. in 1990. Following her husband to this country, Irena Jarocka left behind everything she loved and held dear in Poland. She felt hopelessly lost, as have many of us, when she arrived here. She remembered an […]
The Maestro
The Polish-American Center can add another notable occasion to its record of events. Extraordinary in the literal and figurative sense of the word – because how many times in life can you exchange a few words with a maestro, indisputably one of the best in the world? I’m referring, of course, to our meeting with […]
Murals on the walls of Polish – American Cultural Center and their creators
Today I have an interview with creative people–artists. I really enjoy writing about art, therefore it is my great pleasure to focus on two local gentlemen and their creations. They are Mr. Hubert Wisniewski, Interior designer and Arthur Berg graduate of the Virginia Marti College of Art. Interior design, has its fashionable trends and styles […]
Opera Circle’s Musical Marathon at the Center
This never happened before: it took place for the first time and hopefully with many repeats. The two-day performance of the Opera Circle ensemble will go down in history as a cultural event recorded in gold letters. On Saturday evening, June 26th, a piano recital featuring Jacek Sobieski took place at the Center. The following […]