Spotlight - Issue 85, September 2011


September; 2011 Issue 85 In This Issue: Greetings from Consul General Summer Movies Conference for Teacher Sacrum Profanum Workshop for Women Leaders Social Benefits Meetings Previous issues	Dear Readers, We hope that you have all had a great summer and are safely back from wherever your vacations took you this summer. You’ll see below that the summer is hanging on for a little while longer with some of our Consulate activities, such as the last edition of the Summer Projector series and our photo exhibits around the district. At the Consulate we have welcomed several new officers, many of whom will be traveling in the district, so we hope you will have a chance to meet them at one of our many events. Among our activities will be programs for teachers of American culture with our partner Teatr Groteska. In Krakow, Katowice, and Wroclaw we will also be hosting participants in this year’s Women’s Congress in Warsaw, who will share their experiences about empowering women through politics. Finally, this month we will honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11. In the ten years since the attacks, the resilience of the survivors and the families of the victims has been an example and proof of the very best of human nature. We are touched by the support we received from Poland and by the numerous events planned this year by our friends in a spirit of solidarity and the celebration of the human spirit. Sincerely, Allen Greenberg Consul General	Consul General Allen Greenberg
	Letni Projektor – American Classic Movies in Picturesque Locations in Krakow The Letni Projektor series organized by the Archipelagi Kultury Association in cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow will continue to show films each Sunday through September 4 at different unique locations around Krakow. Admission is free. September 1 (Thursday) 8.30 p.m. "Manhattan" by Woody Allen (1979) Rooftop of a tenement house (Zabłocie) (reservation required – more info soon on www.letniprojektor.pl) September 4 (Sunday) 8.30 p.m. (1994) "Ed Wood", by Tim Burton Lokator club, Krakowska St. 27
	Conference for Teachers at Teatr Groteska As a follow up to the performance based on the book “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams at Groteska Theater, the U.S. Consulate and Groteska Theater have prepared a conference for elementary school teachers. It will be held at the Groteska Theater on Saturday September 10 and will involve presentations by the theater and American studies specialists. The program of the conference will include the following topics: Participation in the cultural event as an opportunity to learn about other countries and their cultures Artistic event – cultural lesson for everyone (practical theater or art worshops for teachers) Truths and Myths – how we learn about other cultures (the example of the United States) Also the U.S. Cultural Attaché will present the Consulate’s programs for teachers. For more details, please contact the theater offices or marketing director Olga Lany at olga.lany@groteska.pl
	Steve Reich, Aphex Twin, Jonny Greenwood, Will Gregory and Adrian Utley – in September, in Krakow In September, some of the most eminent international musicians and composers will meet on one stage in Krakow. Musicians performing during the 9th edition of Sacrum Profanum, one of the most prestigious music festivals in Europe, include Aphex Twin, Jonny Greenwood, Will Gregory, Adrian Utley, Leszek Możdżer, Tom Verlaine and the master of minimalism Steve Reich, who will be celebrating his 75th birthday during this year’s Sacrum Profanum. This year, the festival will be a great feast of American music and will open on the 11th of September, the 10th anniversary of the tragedy in New York. The U.S. Consulate General in Krakow is proud to be a partner of this year’s Sacrum Profanum. Tickets and passes for the Festival’s concerts are available from www.eventim.pl and from four infoKraków outlets: Wyspiański Pavilion (pl. Wszystkich Świętych), the Tourist Services Centre at ul. Powiśle 11, ul. św. Jana 2, and from Kraków Airport.
	Workshops for Women Leaders The U.S. Consulate General is pleased to work with partners in Krakow and Katowice to host on September 20 workshops for women leaders and in Wroclaw on September 22. The workshops, led by experts from the United States, will look at campaigning strategies to help increase the number of women elected to public office.
	Social Benefits Outreach Events in Zakopane and Bialystok We are pleased to invite individuals who worked in the USA or whose family members worked in the USA to informational sessions in English and Polish about eligibility for Social Security benefits. We will also take applications for benefits during individual consultations. ZAKOPANE: on September 20, 21 and 22 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at “Kolejarz” hotel, Kosciuszki 33 Street. The following additional services will be offered to U.S. citizens on September 20: passport, notarials and Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA). BIALYSTOK: on September 27, 28 and 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Golebiewski hotel, Palacowa 7 Street. Passport and notarial services will be offered to U.S. citizens on September 27.
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