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Even though Pierogi Queen has been open for almost a year, the the Ribbon Cutting ceremony took place on April 4, 2017, after the restaurant joined League City Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations! MAP
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Past Events
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On April 1, 2017 Houston Polonia enjoyed the show “One i my”, a performance of great Polish actor, Stanislaw Górka, z teatru “Pod Górkę.
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Dnia 1go kwietnia Rycerze Kolumba w parafii Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej w Houston zorganizowali rozgrywki piłki nożnej dla dzieci z polskiej sobotniej szkoly im. Mikołaja Kopernika. Turniej odbył się w ramach popularnej akcji “K of C Parish…
March
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Stan Borys’ songs stayed for the whole weekend with those, who came to his show on March 4, 2017. It was the artist’s second Houston concert and once again he did not disappoint the audience. …
February
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On February 25, 2017 Houston Polonia and friends enjoyed BLACK & WHITE Roaring 20′s Ball organized by Nicolaus Copernicus Polish School. Photos by Tomasz Salamon
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On Saturday, February 11, 2017 Dance Group Wawel and their friends enjoyed annual Ognisko (Bonfire) – Evening Under The Stars. Photos by Stan Aponiuk
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Dominika Dancewicz, violin – Donald Doucet, piano Duo performed new concert titled “Woman Power“on January 22 and 31, 2017. This is not first time we received enthusiastic reviews of their performance!
January
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Polish School students, teachers and parents and grandparents and their friends enjoyed traditional “Jasełka” in Our Lady of Częstochowa Polish Church on January 22, 2017. Photos by Stan Aponiuk
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Houston Polonia welcomed New Year at the traditional SYLWESTER party in the Polish Hall on December 31st, 2016. Photos by Stan Aponiuk
December
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On December 26, 2016 Houston Polonia joined Polish Community in Chappell to sing Christmas Carols. The carolers began singing on the steps of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, a historic parish founded in 1889 by early…
December
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Pasterka is a Midnight mass celebrated in Poland during Christmas between December 24 and 25. During the Pasterka mass, Polish people sing traditional Christmas carols (kolędy). In Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Church this tradition…
December
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On Saturday, December 17, 2016, Polish School children and their parents gathered in the Parish Hall for Polish traditional “wigilia”, an early Christmas Eve. Photos by Stan Aponiuk
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Polish children enjoyed an afternoon with Saint Nicholas on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Polish Parish Hall. Photos by Stanisław Skóra
The 13th Annual Gala of the Father Leopold Moczygemba Foundation took place on Sunday, December 4, 2016. The celebration started with a holy mass at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Martinez. The Gala was held…
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On Saturday, December 3, 2016 Houston Polonia gathered at the piano recital with Prof. Michal Korzistka playing classical Polish music. Thank you Maryna Kestowicz-Lech for hosting this wonderful event. Photos by Michal Dembiński
November
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Panna Maria, Texas, Saturday, November 19, 2016 Polish Independence Day parade was organized in Panna Maria on November 19 in a frame of the PACT (Polish American Council of Texas) annual meeting. The honorary guest…
November
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On November 12, 2016 Houston Polonia gathered in the Polish Hall to celebrate Polish Independence Day. Polish Patriotic Evening in Houston The 2nd annual Polish Patriotic Evening was organized on November 12 at Our Lady…
November
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19th Annual Houston Polish Film Festival November 2 – 6, 2016 AMC 30 Studio, 2949 Dunvale, Houston, 77063 Tickets Adults: $15, Students: $7 ________________________________________________________________________________ >> Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:00PM “Karbala”, Krzysztof Łukaszewicz (2015, 111 min) …
November
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Dance Group Wawel hosted Baked Potato Fest on Saturday, November 5, 2016 The Group wants to participate in the 17th Polonia Folk Groups World Festival next summer and this event was to help the dancers to…
September
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Four students from University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) participated in 6-8 weeks summer research in Poland. At the University of Gdansk: Jacqueline Rocha and Milimar Murillo, both Biotechnology majors studied with Prof. Sylvia Jafra, Michał Miętus…
August
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Interested? Make a quick decision! The deadline has been extended, as they don’t have enough Polish candidates. Professional Role Player – Exhibits Specialist III – Polish/Poland Please email me a current resume if you…
August
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On August 25th group of young polish dancers from Houston performed at Janmashatami festival. Photos by Stan Aponiuk.
July
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Our deepest sympathy to the family of Antonina Mazewski (Mikulicz) who passed away on July 23, 2016 She will be missed by her family, friends and Polish community in Houston. …
June
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Many Polish Houstonians visited Bremond’s Polish Festival on June 25, 2016. This was 29th Festival with live music, street dance, games for both adults and children, downtown parade, BBQ cook-off – something for everybody! Houston Polish Folk Dance…
June
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Country of Poland honors Agrilife program head Jim Mazurkiewicz for partnership work: The great-grandson of Polish immigrants, Jim Mazurkiewicz of the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service was honored earlier this week with the highest award…
Celebration of Dzień Dziecka, Child’s Day is our Polish School tradition and the children are always looking forward to this day. Even though the school year has officially ended yesterday, many children came today, this…
June
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Polish children said good bye and thank you to the Polish school and their teachers. After great school year they look forward to their summer adventures. photos by Stan Aponiuk
The weather was just perfect and so many people have decided to come! If you were at the festival, you might find yourself on one of the photos! Thank you, Stan, for capturing so many…
April
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On April 24 , 2016 Houston Polonia had rare opportunity to enjoy Piotr Rubik’s music live. The musicians performed as they play for thousands spectators: with charm and great energy, and most of all – wonderful music, unbelievable voices, hits the audience…
April
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Karolina’s friends invite celebrated her birthday by organizing fundraiser picnic on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Bardzo serdecznie dziękujemy wszystkim, którzy przyczynili się do wspaniałej imprezy urodzinowej dla Karoliny. Dzięki Wam, Karolina uzbierała $2800, które pomogą…
