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06/01/2026
Maciej Serafin Race Driver a champion of the Polish Hill Climb Championship and the European Hill Climb Championship, is taking on the second-oldest race in the U.S. - Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado!🏎️
Maciej will be the first Polish race driver to ever take part in this extreme race.
We can’t wait to cheer him on come June 21!
05/29/2026
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Are you part of the Polish diaspora and interested in undergraduate or graduate studies in Poland? Do you have Polish citizenship or a Polish Card (Karta Polaka)?
The General Anders Scholarship Program might be for you! The scholarship run by the National Academy for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is for members of the Polish diaspora abroad who plan to return to Poland for University.
Hear first hand about the experience of Polish-Americans Maria and Sylwester who returned to Poland to study as recipients of the General Anders Scholarship Program.
➡️The application deadline is July 9.
For more information visit: nawa.gov.pl
05/28/2026
Polish racecar driver Maciej Serafin will be the first Polish competitor of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (Official Site)!
Maciej Serafin is a champion of the Polish Hill Climb Championship and the European Hill Climb Championship. Now, he is taking on the second-oldest race in the U.S. on June 21 in Colorado 🏎️
“I decided to compete at Pikes Peak because I love a challenge. I believe that only people who go against the flow can change the world.” - Maciej Serafin Race Driver
We wish Maciej the best of luck and will be cheering him on!
05/27/2026
Calling all classical guitar lovers📢
We are proud to be a partner of Kasia Smolarek's upcoming concert at First Unitarian Church in Baltimore on Saturday, June 6! The performance is part of her eleven concert tour throughout the United States.
🎸The program will take you on a journey through Spain and Latin America — Scarlatti, Paganini. Tedesco, Tárrega with a fantasy on Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Turina, Barrios, and Brouwer.
Use code POLAND for 20% off tickets at concertsinamerica.com/kasia-june
See you there!
Jana dreamed of working in radio from an early age. Today, she does more than create radio programs. At Polish Radio for Ukraine, she helps Ukrainian listeners find their footing in Poland and brings Poles and Ukrainians closer together.
📻 In programs co-hosted by Polish and Ukrainian presenters, the station creates space for dialogue and understanding.
Two languages. Different experiences. One conversation. This is what solidarity sounds like.
05/26/2026
Tomorrow! Check out the latest in contemporary Polish cinema 🎬
Join us tomorrow The Avalon Theatre for “LARP: Love, Trolls and Other Quests” presented as part of our CinePolska film series. LARP is a captivating coming of age story that blends humor and intelligence to explore the trials of adolescence, the journey to independence, and the pursuit of dreams while staying true to oneself.
🗓️Wednesday, May 27
⏰8pm
📍The Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20015
🗣️Polish with English subtitles
🎟️ Get your tickets at: https://www.theavalon.org/films/larp-love-trolls-and-other-quests/
05/22/2026
📢The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, including its Consular Section, will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. The Embassy will reopen on Tuesday, May 26.
05/21/2026
Crossing the entire Amazon River on a hydrocycle?! This week we got to hear the incredible story firsthand from extreme Polish traveler Dawid Andres🚲🏞️
When Russia attacked Ukraine, 1.73 million Ukrainian refugees received legal protection and financial support in Poland. Many of them were seniors.
🤝 At the Polish-Ukrainian Seniors’ Club in Rzeszów, they can get IT support, crochet and sew, play chess, dance and sing, learn Polish and make new friends.
Here, support begins with simple things: time, attention and kindness. ❤️