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PAAA Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 31 at 4 PM at the Arts Club of Washington, DC. All are welcome - more details to follow. |
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Advance Screening of ERUPCJA Thursday, April 30 + Q&A with filmmaker Pete Ohs, moderated by Roxana Hadadi, Critic for Vulture & New York Magazine |
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910
Synopsis: A volcanic eruption strands Bethany (Charli xcx) and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob (Will Madden) in Warsaw, Poland. Taking the explosive event as a sign, she soon reunites with her childhood friend, Nel (Lena Góra), and embarks on a European adventure that forces her to confront the pains and pleasures of growing up.
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To mark the centennial of Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda (1926–2016) — and the “Year of Andrzej Wajda” in Poland — AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center celebrates his visionary work with a selection of nine films from across his more than six-decade career. Over the course of more than 40 features, Wajda became one of cinema’s most vital chroniclers of Polish history, while also exploring universal themes — political repression, resistance and the role of artists in speaking truth to power — that saw the impact of his work expand beyond Poland to influence filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Wajda captured audiences across the globe, receiving a Palme d’Or and honorary awards from the Oscars®, the Venice Film Festival and the Berlinale. Beginning with Wajda’s landmark War Trilogy — A GENERATION (1955), KANAL (1957) and ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958) — this series also includes the incisive critiques of state power MAN OF MARBLE (1977) and MAN OF IRON (1981), as well as lesser-known gems, such as the Nouvelle Vague-inspired INNOCENT SORCERERS (1960), and later works, including KORCZAK (1990) and AFTERIMAGE (2016), his final film. Additional films will be presented at the National Gallery of Art later this year.
Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC, the Wajda Film Center and the National Gallery of Art. |
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| | | | Wycinanki Workshop from our friends at the Polish Heritage Association of Maryland on Saturday, May 2 in Baltimore. | | | | | | | BEYOND EARTH: A Celestial Odyssey (World Premiere)
COSMIC CYCLES: A Space Symphony (Selected Movements)
Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 3:30pm | The Music Center at Strathmore
Piotr Gajewski, Conductor
Images: NASA | Music: Henry Dehlinger
In partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Capital Classical Concerts and conductor Piotr Gajewski present the world premiere of Henry Dehlinger’s Beyond Earth: A Celestial Odyssey, a celebration of space exploration and a meditation on the human spirit that drives it. This cinematic-symphonic work traces humanity’s journey beyond our home planet, from the daring first steps on the Moon to the edges of our interplanetary aspirations.
The program also includes selections from Dehlinger’s celebrated 2023 collaboration with NASA - Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony. Lauded by The Washington Post as “a harmonically rewarding wander through the stars” and “an unexpected emotional punch,” Cosmic Cycles has captivated audiences in sold-out halls around the globe.
With its shimmering orchestrations and breathtaking visuals from the Webb Space Telescope, this film-with-live-orchestra concert is both a tribute to our past and a call to keep reaching for the stars.
| | | | | Become a PAAA Member or Renew Your Dues Today | The PAAA is a 100% volunteer-run organization, which means that we are fully dependent on membership dues to sustain our programming, and all funds raised from dues go directly to supporting our organization's mission of promoting Polish culture in our nation's capital. To pay dues or to make a donation, please click the link below or visit our website www.paaa.us. Thank you for your continued support! | | |
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Polish American Arts Association of Washington, DC |
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Washington, DC 20016 |
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