Polish Cultural Association
Indiana University - Bloomington
Events & Activities
September:
First PCA Meeting of 2009/2010 semester!
September 17, 2009
student meeting this Thursday (September 17) at 7:30pm in the Polish Studies Center
located on Atwater. To be a member you do not have to speak Polish or even be Polish, we
welcome all who are interested. We look forward to seeing you:)
Where: Polish Studies Center
When: 7:30pm, Thursday
Events planned for 2009/2010:
- PCA Bar Crawl
- Ognisko (Campfire)
- Pierogi Party
- Barn Dance (at U of I)
- Poland by Night (collaboration with REEI)
- Andrzejki
- Loyola Boat Cruise
- Wigilia
- Semi-formal
- Movie Nights
...more events to come!
Past Events...
Polskie Ognisko - Polish Campfire - CANCELLED!
October 24, 2008
Join us at our first annual campfire!
Camping, Roasting Authentic Polish Kielbasa, Singing Polish Campfire Songs, Playing Games
Where:On Monroe Lake in Allens Creek off of SR 446 (Paynetown Rec. Area)
When: October 24, 2008 starts at 4pm - 10 pm
Cost: $6 (includes kielbasa, Polish rye bread, warm beverages, and a smore set)
Pitch a tent or just come for the food and fun! Enjoy an evening by a warm campfire, grab a roasting stick and some sausage and enjoy good Polish company :) We will have blankets to wrap up in to keep warm.
Breakfast with Michal Heller
November 6, 2008
The PCA will have breakfast with guest speaker Michal Heller. This is an opportunity to get to know the professor and discuss his work. He will be lecturing at IU on "The Existence of Singularities
and the Origin of Space-Time". An event open to students.
Where: Polish Studies Center
When: November 6, 2008 at 9 am
BACKGROUND:
Michal Heller is a professor of philosophy at the The Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff. He also serves as a lecturer in the philosophy of science and logic at the Theological Institute in Tarnów. A Roman Catholic priest belonging to the diocese of Tarnów, Dr. Heller was ordained in 1959.In March 2008, Heller was awarded the $1.6 million USD Templeton Prize for his extensive philosophical and scientific probing of "big questions." His works have sought to reconcile the "known scientific world with the unknowable dimensions of God."
Heller plans on spending the prize money on the establishment of a research institute named after Nicholas Copernicus aimed at reconciling science and theology.
Theatre of the 8th Day and the PCA
November 14, 2008
The actors of the Theatre of the 8th Day and PCA will be having pizza at the Polish Studies Center. An integrational meeting and an opportunity to discuss the play Teczki.
Where: Polish Studies Center
When: November 14, 2008
PCA Goes to the Theatre
November 15, 2008
The members of the Polish Cultural Association will be going to the Polish language version specatcle of the Theatre of the 8th Day.
"..one of the most important events in Polish independent Theater ." ~
Newsweek
"A light, entertaining performance." ~ Polityka
When: November 15,2008 at 2:30 pm
Where: John Waldron Arts Center
Andrzejki - St. Andrew's Day Party
November 20, 2008
A night of fortunetelling, games, and BBQ!
Food : Polish Kielbasa off the grill, sweets, and other treats!
Cost: FREE to join in the festivities. Kielbasa is $4 a portion
What is Andrzejki?
Fortune-telling is a centuries-old tradition. It was once believed that the ghosts of our ancestors came back to reveal the secrets of the unknown to the living.On Nov. 29, the eve of St. Andrew's Day, unmarried girls would try to foretell their nuptials. This custom has continued to this today. Every year, girls pour wax through the eye of an old key in order to see their future in the shapes of wax in a bowl of water. There is also the tradition of putting shoes in a line and taking the last shoe to the front, one by one-the girl whose shoe crosses the door's threshold will be the first to get married. There are many other methods of divining one's future husband, including the use of a pendulum, tea leaves and apple peelings. ( source: www.warsawvoice.pl )
Where: Polish Studies Center
When:7pm till 9pm
Polskie Filmy - Polish Movie Marathon
Next Showing: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 8 pm in the PSC on Atwater
Each week we will be showing an old favorite or a new movie.
The screenings are going to be each week on Monday at 8 pm in the Polish Studies Center and are free to anyone interested!
The movies are going to be in Polish with English subtitles.
PCA - Wigilia
December 10, 2008
The PCA will be having it's annual White Elephant/Wigilia dinner.If you would like to join us, please let us know:)
Time: 6pm
Location: TBA
(This is a student's only event)
Tea with a Greenpeace Representative
January 16, 2009
This is an informal meeting where Edyta Sitko will share several slides and her experiences.
This is a FREE event and for students only
Tea and refreshments will be served.
Location: Polish Studies Center on Atwater
When: January 16,1:30pm
April:PCA Goes Bowling
April 29