You're Invited to PAAA Wigilia 2025! 🎄

[Matthew Stefanski]

Join us on Dec. 21 in McLean for our annual Polish Christmas gathering - Wigilia!‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­‌   ­

Dear Members and Friends,  On behalf of the officers and board of the Polish American Arts Association of Washington, DC, I would like to cordially invite you to our annual Wigilia which will take place on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Being held right before Christmas this year, we hope our Wigilia will allow you to embrace the joy, magic, and beauty of the season.    As is tradition, our sit-down Polish Christmas Eve dinner will feature delicious Polish dishes catered by Creative European Cooking including classics such as herring, soup, pierogi, a fish entrée, and numerous deserts and sides as well as a selection of wine. Dinner will be followed by our artistic program which will include cherished Christmas carols and conclude with our kolędy sign along. Our artistic program this year will include a performance by James Bennett on piano. James is a 2024 PAAA Scholar and recently graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in music and economics. You can read more about James here.    Wigilia will again be held at St. Luke's in McLean. The venue is handicap accessible and has free and ample parking available. Please invite your family and friends and join us as together we experience the magic of the season.  Please don't delay in getting your tickets and please spread the word!  Thank you and do zobaczenia on December 21!  Matthew Stefanski  President Don't Delay! Early Bird Pricing until Nov. 30!  Book your tickets today!  Wigilia Tickets - Pay Online Sunday, December 21, 2025 4:00 PM Cocktail Hour | 5:00 PM Dinner Saint Luke's Catholic Church  Bishop Flaherty Hall 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101   Early Bird Pricing | RSVP by Nov. 30 Adult - $135, Student - $70, Children under 16 - $25 ~ Regular Pricing | RSVP no later than Dec. 12 Adult - $145, Student - $75, Children under 16 - $30 We encourage payment via PayPal  Please kindly cover the fees for the transaction    If paying by check please make checks payable to: PAAA and mail to: Margaret Butler, 13321 Copper Ridge Rd., Germantown, MD 20874 Final Reservation Deadline: December 12 Questions? Email PAAA...@gmail.com   Cover Image: Cover of publication Potrawy wigilijne, compiled by Elżbieta Kiewnarska, published by Tow. Wyd. "Bluszcz" Warszawa 1929 James Bennett poses by an open piano lid in a concert hall.  (Photo by Jon Hendricks/University of Notre Dame) ­ ­ ­ ­ Polish American Arts Association of Washington, DC P.O. Box 9442 Washington, DC 20016 paaa...@gmail.com