December, 2002

CLASS ON MAKING POLISH CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS

The Polish Center will offer school children, and others, instruction on creating traditional Polish Christmas tree ornaments - fascinating designs which reflect the joy of this very special season. For details, contact the Polish Center.

THE ART OF DEVOTIONAL PAINTING: THE WORK
OF MAREK CZARNECKI

A talk by Marek Czarnecki who has devoted his career to the art of
devotional painting since 1987. Deeply concerned about the preservation
of the Church's rich traditional heritage, he attempts to restore and produce his own works of art according to long-established rules governing the "writing" of icons. Open to all. Admission free.

GOLF TOURNAMENT

First Annual Scramble to benefit the Polish Center at The Orchards
Country Club (South Hadley, Massachusetts), a Donald Ross Course
now under the management of the Arnold Palmer Management Co.
and site of the 2004 Women's USGA Open. Includes prizes, lunch on
course, cart and green fees, and buffet dinner. For details, please contact
the Polish Center. $100 entry fee (team $400). Mixed gender team option.

A GALLERY OF POLISH CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Borgia Gallery/Second floor of the Mary Dooley Center
1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Tues., Wed, Thurs.
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday
Also by appointment (please call the Polish Center)
Open to all. Admission free.

AN EVENING OF POLISH BAGPIPES AND BUFFET

6:30 PM, Mary Dooley College Center Dining Hall.

Annual Polish Dinner ($25 a person) featuring Rik Palieri and
his Polish bagpipes from the Beskids and other regions of Poland.

RESERVATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2002.
For reservations call (413) 594-2761 ext. 451
or write to the Polish Center.
Please make checks payable to:
POLISH CENTER AT ELMS COLLEGE
291 Springfield Street, Chicopee, MA 01013
ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE with your check if you wish to have your tickets sent to your home; otherwise, tickets will be held at the door.

7:00 p.m. Polish Center/third floor Berchmans Hall

POLISH LEGENDS AND TALES

A performance by the Director of the Polish Center. Special
guests of the Center this evening: members of the Chicopee
Historical Society. Open to all. Admission free.

7:00 p.m. Polish Center/third floor Berchmans Hall

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POLISH HISTORY
IN ORDER TO DO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A talk given by the Director of the Polish Center which attempts
to provide individuals interested in Polish genealogy with basic
information about the political, geographic, and social history of
Poland. Open to all. Special guests of the Center this evening: the
Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts.

Open to all. Admission free.