Polish Easter Workshop and Celebration announced, Youngstown, OH

Observing Lent is about preparing spiritually. PolishYoungstown is ready to help you prepare in a more practical sense with Święconka [SHVEN-sonka], An Easter Traditions Workshop and Celebration on Saturday, April 5 from 11am-4pm at our home base of First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Wick and Wood Streets on the edge of Downtown Youngstown.

CRAFT
This FREE event will offer workshops and demonstrations all day. Under the expert tutoring of noted folklorist and author, Lawrence Kozlowski, we will offer demonstrations as well as hands-on opportunities to create pisanki, wax-decorated eggs; palmowa tkania, artfully weaved palms; and wycinanki, decorative paper cuttings traditionally used to decorate homes in the spring.

SHOP
This is your chance to create a beautiful and symbolic Easter Basket for blessing! The Polish Peddler will have wooden eggs, decorating kits, blessing basket cloths, icons, woven palms, recipe books and, of course, decorated eggs and Easter basket covers to make your Easter Holiday one of the most authentic and beautiful ever.

EAT
This is in addition to the Polish Bakery with pączki (donuts), kolachi (nut roll), babka (Easter bread), krusciki (bow tie cookies) to take home as well as baked goods to enjoy on site; as well as a tasty, traditional Polish Easter breakfast available to enjoy.

NEW THIS YEAR

• EGGstravagnaza! Consider this your day to decorate. Bring a dozen eggs ready to decorate and spend the day working with some expert guidance. It will be like an egg studio experience.
• Polish Kids Korner will host a special kids only time from 11-noon. Give your children and grandchildren a taste of the Polish traditions of their ancestors. They’ll leave with a handmade memento and you’ll have helped them understand a little about your shared history.

This event is sponsored by PolishYoungstown to benefit its children's programming and scholarship fund.

For more information call 330-333-9724.

Aundrea Cika Heschmeyer
Director, PolishYoungstown
Your source for all things Polish in the Mahoning Valley
www.polishyoungstown.org

Sophie Heschmeyer, Liberty, and Alina Rivera, Youngstown, show of their handiwork after participating in the egg decorating workshop.