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PROGRAM of the festival:

Bar opens: 2:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Polish beers, wines, sodas, juices, waters.

Polish Traditional dinner served from 3:00pm - 9:00 pm

Polish bakery opens: 4:00 pm - until all bakery sells out.

Polish product booths open 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm

EXHIBITS:

 Polish Celebrities in California History – exhibit provided by Marek Żebrowski, Polish Music Center at USC

 Art Exhibit by Ola Widawska, Polish-American painter

 Art exhibit by KRAKART group of Polish-American artists from LA area

 Exhibit of vintage Polish theatre and film posters

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ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM:

2:00 pm

Opening of the Festival. Welcome Distinguished Guests. Announcements.

Remarks: Significance of SPRING traditions: "WIANKI" St John's Night versus

Pagan “Noc Kupały”.

2:15 pm

Polish Sing-Along, traditional & modern favorites. All voices welcome. 

Polish Dance Class #1

3:00 pm

The MOCKINGBIRDS Accordion & Guitar Duo Set #1 with Vistula Dancers and Audience Participation. 

3:00 – 3:20 pm

Puppet Theatre performance

3:30 pm CULTURAL UPDATES:

- Art Deco Darling: Tamara de Lempicka.

- Nobel Prize in Literature winner: Olga Tokarczuk.

- International Opera Star: Tenor Piotr Beczała.

3:40 pm

Polish Dance Class #2

4:00 pm

The MOCKINGBIRDS Accordion & Guitar Duo Set #2 with Vistula Dancers and Audience Participation 

4:00 – 4:20 pm

Puppet Theatre performance

4:30 pm

SWORDS in European history; actual steel swords presented.

- Discussion: "TWO SWORDS" Polish heritage:

- Memory of 1410-2010 Grunwald Commemoration.

- ANDZEJ SAPKOWSKI Sword & Fantasy books, games & series THE WITCHER                        

  [Wiedźmin].

- RenDance for All Ages: The Battle (La Bataille).

5:00 pm

The MOCKINGBIRDS Accordion & Guitar Duo Set #3 with Vistula Dancers and Audience Participation 

5:00 – 5:30 pm

Puppet Theatre performance  

5:30 pm

VODKA TASTING CHALLENGE: RYE VS. POTATO? 

Polish Dance Class #3

7:00 – 9:30 pm

“Brown the Couscous” classic rock performance

8:00 pm

MISS POLONIA CALIFORNIA 2024 – Beauty Pageant Finale

8:45 pm

Puppet Theatre performance

9:00 pm

POLISH TONGUE TWISTER SPELLING CONTEST

9:30 pm -0:30 am

Dance floor is open.

1:00 am END of the festival.

PARKING

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