Calendar of Cultural Events

Please verify dates and times with The Kosciuszko Foundation Director of Cultural Affairs
Tom Pniewski -- (212) 734-2130 ext. 214

Remembering Milosz
Thursday, November 4 at 7 PM
Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Laureate and Honorary Trustee of the Kosciuszko Foundation, will be remembered in a program of documentaries and readings on Thursday, November 4, beginning at 7 PM. The evening is being coordinated by Anna Frajlich Zajac, Columbia University. Contribution is requested.

Warsaw Rising
November 11 at 7 PM
In June 2004, CNN aired "Warsaw Rising," the first major media documentary about the tragic 1944 revolt of Polish civilians against their Nazi occupiers. The broadcast detailed the 63 days of fighting that left 200,000 citizens dead and Warsaw awaiting destruction by the Germans. Screening and discussion. More info...
Contribution is requested.

Verdehr Trio
November 21 at 3 PM
Chamber Music Series
An acknowledged leader in the field of new music, the Verdehr Trio for over thirty years has concentrated on molding and defining the personality of the violin-clarinet-piano trio. Over the years, the Trio has created a large repertoire by commissioning over 160 new works. Their Kosciuszko Foundation program includes the American premiere of Eugeniusz Knapik's Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, commissioned for the Verdehr ensemble by the Warsaw Autumn Festival. Information at www.verdehr.com.
(WQXR Broadcast: Sunday, November 28 at 6 PM). Tickets are $30 ($25 for KF members).

All events take place at the Foundation House, unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to change. Click here for directions.

Kosciuszko Foundation programs are supported by the Mary F. Koons Charitable Trust, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Tadeusz Solowij Literary Fund, and the KF Cultural Fund.

Czeslaw Milosz

Warsaw Rising

Verdehr Trio