tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50634451910133353192024-02-19T08:09:11.603-08:00ŁowiczanieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-55510675167691323992011-08-02T09:44:00.000-07:002011-08-02T09:44:54.015-07:00Day 23 - July 27th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wf83YpOX4ds/TjgobpPxqxI/AAAAAAAAApg/pDNc8oYMcf4/s1600/_D7K9807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wf83YpOX4ds/TjgobpPxqxI/AAAAAAAAApg/pDNc8oYMcf4/s640/_D7K9807.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Muszyna, Poland49.3565901 20.89716139999995949.3284976 20.854075899999959 49.3846826 20.940246899999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-24991458401365949572011-07-22T13:43:00.000-07:002011-07-22T13:43:32.179-07:00Day 13 - July 17th - By Brennan<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Today is Sunday, so like the well-behaved folks we are, we all got dressed for church. Mary Kay asked us all to wear our Podlasie costumes. All the festival participants who came, arrived dressed in their national or regional costumes. It was a wonderful image of international and interfaith good will. We were unsure about the kind of service it would be--a Roman Catholic Mass, an Eastern Rite Divine Liturgy, or a type of ecumenical prayer service for peace, but given where we were and the kinds of things we were learning about the Lemko, I guessed correctly about the Divine Liturgy, as most are Eastern Rite Catholics. It was a beautiful liturgy, completely chanted, and of course the only Slavonic I was able to muster was "Gospodi homily". But that was okay, because "Gospodi pomiluy" is chanted so many times during an Orthodox or Eastern Rite liturgy, I felt like a real participant. We were all asked to sing at the end of the liturgy, preferably a song of peace or one to the Mother of God. We chose the immediately recognizable American hymn, "Amazing Grace", and surprisingly, so did the Taiwanese (only they sang only one verse, and performed a Chinese fan dance for the instrumental portion). It was a really beautiful moment as we were singing, when the Chinese musicians chimed in with their instruments during our final verse. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Following a quick and more or less forgettable lunch at Gwiazda Gor, we were on our way to Slovakia, our only gig on this tour outside of Poland. It was an extraordinarily beautiful day--sunny, albeit warm. We were greeted in the town of Kurov by children who were carrying signs announcing our countries of origin. I felt sorry for one of the kids, as he was holding the sign for Mexico. The organizers in Kurov had obviously not received the news that the Mexicans had to leave after lunch that day, and would not be participating. So,this boy, Mishko, was not able to march in the parade with Mexico. The poor guy looked really disappointed. A boy named Matej was carrying the USA sign already, so Mishko was really happy when we gave him our flag to carry. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">The parade was probably our longest, about 2 kilometers I believe, completely through the village. But the journey on foot, through all that heat, was made easier by the occasional shot of alcohol. We made several stops along the route to toast with one of the locals dressed in traditional costumes (check out those pictures). I think this was the first time in my life that I had alcohol before a performance. Oh, well, when in Slovakia… </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">As we reached the edge of town, a few local Rom families greeted us, and we could see their "mini-village" just outside of the town proper, characteristic of "gypsy" communities in these parts, I suppose.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">We were starving and thirsty when we arrived at the festival area, with kolacja scheduled after the show, and most of us having only Polish zloty to spend. A few remembered to bring their euros with them and had no problems. The rest of us had to rely on Majka's charm to get the vendors to accept our zloty (American dollars are useless here) for some refreshment before the performance. After waiting in line for about an hour, we finally got our beer--warm and flat. But at the same tent I did manage to get some barbecued blood sausage right off the grill. Dee-lish!!!</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">It was a really long, mercilessly hot day, but we had an amazing time. The festival was well attended by several thousand. We were a great team on stage, once again. Basia and I kicked butt with our duet. The people of Kurov did provide a great dinner for us (including beer and brandy). When we returned to Gwiazda Gor, some folks went downstairs for yet another party into the wee hours. Don't know how. I could only crash for the night. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com008604 Kurov, Slovakia49.3417576 21.13489300000003449.2525221 21.087018000000032 49.4309931 21.182768000000035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-87383110277489396502011-07-19T16:23:00.000-07:002011-07-19T16:23:38.719-07:00Day 12 - July 16th - By Joasia<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Today we had a very quick morning. We had to eat and get on the bus 9am to a small village called Bartne. The festival was a fundraiser to rebuild the Lemko church. We had a parade to start the whole thing off and four people from our group got to ride in horse drawn carriages, Mary Kay, Goisa, Lolo and Megan. One by one the groups left the parade to join their host house where they would prepare the food from their country. Our spot was across the small river in a open muddy grass field, very pretty but hard on our shoes. Our host was late but we got the fire started to make our sliders and bake potatoes. The festival had booths with Lemko food and crafts. There were also artisans who made lace, shingles, tar, and loom woven blankets. The performance started at 5pm and we were the fifth to last group so lots of free time. The performance went really well. No one fell and it was really clean and together dispute cutting the dance to 8 pair since we had some sick dancers. Later we also found out that our group made the most money selling food about 200zt.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">That afternoon we got on the bus and headed to Krynica-Zdroj for the parade. Because we were fourth to last on the program, we had about two hours of down time in costume after the parade. Some of us went shopping and found some trinkets. Others went to go get drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Some even order more for lunch or just ice-cream. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">So previously we've had issues with slippery stages so all of us are afraid to get up and do the flips and dips. Thankfully it wasn't too bad and everyone kept their feet under them. The audience was really receptive and fun to perform for. I think with all the constant last minute changes we do it went really well. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Afterwards we hopped on the bus to head back. Story of the bus: A lot of the time when we get on the bus we have to wait. For who knows how long. And it's really hot. Like, really hot and humid because of all the dancers. This time was no exception. We had to wait for sick Indonesians who ended up not even riding our bus. Go figure.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Anyway, we got back and had kolacja (again, not spectacular). And again, Pan Jerzy held Lemko practice for us - even teaching us some Lemko songs and phrases this time around. Afterwards there were two crazy parties that night: the Mexicans and Columbians held a drumming and dancing party right outside the hotel and the Lemko and Serbians had a bonfire. Eventually the bonfire was the place to be and people were sharing dance steps, alcohol, and good company. The party lasted till two thirty in the morning and supposedly the Serbians broke a picnic table from dancing on it. Sadly I missed that little piece of excitement. All I can say now is that it was an awesome day, but now I need sleep.<br />
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Lyrics: Today was the day we had to go a long way, to a brand new place for us to dance with grace. The city where we left was called Legnica, and all of us were hungry, craving Pizza. The bus ride was supposed to be 8 hours, so all we really did was stare at flowers, falling victim to procrastination, till we finally reached our destination. On the way there, we had to stop for lunch, but twenty minutes just wasn't enough to munch. Some of us went over to Mickey Ds, only to find overpriced number 3s. During the ride, we had a lack of A.C., so you can imagine how hot it may be, but it still didn't change the reality of Poland's beauty, almost like a gallery.</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">After a while, we get to Muszyna, but the hotel was boring so we left after dinna. we went a little while and ran into stores, full of items for our eyes to explore. Eventually, though, we all became a little tired, so we go to our beds, where we all retired.</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">That afternoon, we frantically began to put on our costumes because we seem to be always caught by surprise by how little time we have left before call. However, we managed to get into the bus. What can we say, we are Polish. The performance was incredible. The stage was set in the middle of the city next to two massive cathedrals. The street where the stage was set up was packed with people to watch. Even though our pilot was concerned by our 'lateness', when we got there we had to wait there for another two hours. As our director says, "We have to hurry up and wait." So, we ate ice cream (just had to be careful I didn't drop it down my dress again).</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">The performance was excellent and I didn't see any terrible falls, which is impressive because the stage is super slick and the fog machine was blinding. We took our final bow and left to go to the hotel and eat our final meal. I felt incredibly feverish in the middle of zurek, and pani Joanna suggested it might be worse than a typical cold. My mom took me to the hospital and the doctor diagnosed me with severe strep throat. Yeahhh. She prescribed me medication and I am thankful that Poland has well stocked apteki. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Legnica, Poland51.2070067 16.15532310000003251.1627067 16.082555100000032 51.2513067 16.228091100000032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-66873866399416282892011-07-14T11:27:00.000-07:002011-07-14T11:37:22.920-07:00Day 6 - July 10th - By Alex H.<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Today we had one performance in the town of Kudowa Zdroj. The town is located near the Czech border and was roughly a two hour bus ride. Kudowa Zdroj is apparently a "spa" town where the spring waters contain minerals which contain minerals which are very good for the body. I did not have any of this water, however I was told that it tastes very….. bad. We arrived around 1pm and promptly joined the other groups in a parade around the town. The town was extremely beautiful and a pleasure to walk through. After the parade we performed in what seemed like an old train station or market which was very pretty. After the performance we decided to skip the dinner which was being provided by the tour organizers; they were usually very mediocre. So instead we ate zurek and perogi at a nearby restaurant. After the meal we ran to the bus in order to prepare for the party which the Mexican group had invited us to. Once we arrived at our hotel we speedily showered, dressed and headed to the bus. We spent the rest of the evening at the dorms in Legnica. Where we partied and danced with the Serbian, Mexican and a few other groups. Furthermore the Serbian and Mexican groups provided live accompaniment which was very fun!</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Gmina Lubin, Poland51.3968518 16.22003889999996351.3562763 16.155562399999962 51.4374273 16.284515399999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-45330578070812356412011-07-13T12:37:00.000-07:002011-07-13T12:37:57.573-07:00Day 4 - July 8th - By Basia<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">This was our last morning in Myszkow (Basia's, Gosia's and Majka's home city). We spent a lovely morning eating our breakfast in the beautiful garden, as usual, and then quickly and crazily packed our things up into the bus and waved goodbye. We were on the road to Lubin, and after a few hours, we made it to a small "wies" or village and performed Biale Podlasie and Charleston. It was a small crowd of about 50 individuals but very happy and enthusiastic to see us. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">First we started with a meal of pizza, and then stocked up on energy drinks in bulk. Our director used a little bit of free time to get her toenails pretty so that the insides of her boots were happy. We toughed it out and got on stage. Luckily, as is usually the case, our energy made for an amazing show. This energy was merely a reciprocation of the effusive emotions of the audience, who seemed so proud that we had traveled over an ocean to perform for them. Also, they were greatly pleased that we had brought American dances, bursting into thunderous applause at the very sight of our costumes, complete with suspenders, a red bow tie, and spats. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Although it was a grueling day, people still maintained a sense of humor. When Lowiczanie boys received their bowties and suspenders from the Lajkonik group, they decided to play a little prank. All the men put on their suspenders and bowties under their shirt, and when a signal was given, they whipped off their shirts and started dancing like Chippendales' on the bus. This was very well received by the female members of the group. Sadly, the male dancers were not tipped.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Afterwards it was time to celebrate. First we met with our adoring fans, and some of the boys in the group took it upon themselves to make a couple little girls' day by picking them up and taking pictures with them. Little grandmas were also particularly impressed with the group, and mentioned that in more than a few words. Later at home, with a campfire and good company, some people stayed up till the sky was lighting up with the first light of dawn to reward a job well done. Don't worry, due to Poland's northern latitude, dawn starts to be seen as early as 2:30 AM here.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Myszków, Poland50.5706845 19.31446370000003350.5126625 19.249854200000033 50.6287065 19.379073200000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-5082837434591613262011-07-12T08:35:00.000-07:002011-07-12T08:38:58.514-07:00Day 2 - July 6th - By Mary Kay<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Our first BIG day - and it was huge… what is about traveling that every day feels like at least three?!? </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">better attended to. Then, by consensus, we decided to visit </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">a second nearby castle ("Zamek"), "Bobolice," saving our afternoon's proba for a 4-8pm time slot. Before departing, we were hosted for a pizza lunch in a nearby Myszkow restaurant. The cost? The promise of a group photograph that the owner will hang on his restaurant wall! </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">After our driver Robert delivered us, we had a charming tour guide from the castle and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon's outing. In fact, our tour guide and her friend AND the owner of the castle & his wife (he's a Polish Senator) were in front row seats the following night for our show!! We are - truly - now invited to perform in Bobolice if ever we come back through there. </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QvImumcXR4/ThxopSn-DfI/AAAAAAAAAaE/CLl1H6-4q0A/s1600/_D7K4666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QvImumcXR4/ThxopSn-DfI/AAAAAAAAAaE/CLl1H6-4q0A/s320/_D7K4666.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">We were back at work by 4:30pm and finished the 2nd set of </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">dances just after 8pm - in time to say "dobranoc" to all the Culture House staff who waiting for us. We all walked the 30 minutes home in a lovely sunset, and arrived back for showers & a change before the night's campfire. What a campfire! Our hostess had not only created a huge, delectable pork roast (with homemade pickles, "smalec", bread, desserts, etc on the side) but also brewed up her secret "Elixer of Love," which was served with the promise that if we silently meditated on our dearest wish just before drinking, it would come true. We're all to report back to her just as soon as it does! (and she's waiting for those reports). </div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I personally spent the wee hours sending emails back home and dropped like a log at 3am… can't really say the entices others were up to, but our house was quiet at the end of my day ;-)</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Myszków, Poland50.5706845 19.31446370000003350.5126625 19.249854200000033 50.6287065 19.379073200000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-48996961211831567142011-07-11T07:44:00.000-07:002011-07-11T07:45:32.191-07:00No InternetSorry for the lack of updates, everyone. Our hotel nor anywhere near it seems to have wifi, so it has been difficult to keep up with blog posts.<br />
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We have assigned a "blog day" to every dancer in Lowiczanie/Lajkonik in an attempt to keep all of you updated daily on our activities (with pictures/video!) from different insider's perspectives. All the missed days will be posted in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Peter Petracca (the photographer)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063445191013335319.post-74386386616831819492011-07-05T09:09:00.000-07:002011-07-07T07:20:08.069-07:00Pre-TOUR PREPARATIONS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5VrbEb0aGVMs8GqhzYMd2O8oIAV6aqHqcZ_vDYLHR5gVgRUcV1EdfUNR3kONrmxscUFUN53gsyX9F-R3goxiQDBLn6lVDiwvihuqNXQBznotSwFeVObwPmlGvjHPG5aCi-Je8oXRYvyO/s1600/sewing+podlasie+aprons-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5VrbEb0aGVMs8GqhzYMd2O8oIAV6aqHqcZ_vDYLHR5gVgRUcV1EdfUNR3kONrmxscUFUN53gsyX9F-R3goxiQDBLn6lVDiwvihuqNXQBznotSwFeVObwPmlGvjHPG5aCi-Je8oXRYvyO/s320/sewing+podlasie+aprons-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625907593663350162"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD2yKbAA4UMUf8rZWk40vm0PLf0mCW5uLpeSqOUZkNFCHoQRgfzqPoONAfGcI9dBgMtOMihJoGO9kcLXqwDxllxNPNi6KF5IZ1seTdsrNVMv0TcKaS6h9IGQw0jB0tXsu7_2wwrdNh-bA/s1600/Podlasie+12+aprons-good+view.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD2yKbAA4UMUf8rZWk40vm0PLf0mCW5uLpeSqOUZkNFCHoQRgfzqPoONAfGcI9dBgMtOMihJoGO9kcLXqwDxllxNPNi6KF5IZ1seTdsrNVMv0TcKaS6h9IGQw0jB0tXsu7_2wwrdNh-bA/s320/Podlasie+12+aprons-good+view.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625907582498325506"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGYCpxfy6yUvAWB-te_dFdUcg7rbiW2P-2j69743-JqWiVOH99jHdbyI45_-gLRDyItP3oP-htYbEWPD-wG5TReYI6xKt08-VVg6_kw_FDK9rzj1Oyz6om-XN9HXXjHgB5G2hqkLt2Tor/s1600/jazz+dress+fabrics+%2526+sewers.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGYCpxfy6yUvAWB-te_dFdUcg7rbiW2P-2j69743-JqWiVOH99jHdbyI45_-gLRDyItP3oP-htYbEWPD-wG5TReYI6xKt08-VVg6_kw_FDK9rzj1Oyz6om-XN9HXXjHgB5G2hqkLt2Tor/s320/jazz+dress+fabrics+%2526+sewers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625907574766204818"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TBaLBDcGqOMZhj8S3KDHKpfsM8TlP6OA80DHbeuAy9UJcbcsjCOfM8WUDTdKfN2NlsuM-0YvGLK2O5Js13Lkm_AWN3mH86CpWl2ll4YZ5iUcrpxbshpIxrR8nuR2OkSSDWoUMziDwD8T/s1600/Y-12+podlasie+aprons+tall+view.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TBaLBDcGqOMZhj8S3KDHKpfsM8TlP6OA80DHbeuAy9UJcbcsjCOfM8WUDTdKfN2NlsuM-0YvGLK2O5Js13Lkm_AWN3mH86CpWl2ll4YZ5iUcrpxbshpIxrR8nuR2OkSSDWoUMziDwD8T/s320/Y-12+podlasie+aprons+tall+view.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625907555206502434"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypaMpb3M2Rqg4aQ0gC1sK1ZpXhB3A1tF9byFT1rh54Na7zV47aD0EdGkqscTqJYGp0cSaRXZxTMS3jh_n4vVmZLcr01De_m5VjgIJg7DopdLGIqPL1AHXwdqhzbmBV9Cz6-t2c6j5XaCO/s1600/celebrating+Podlasie+aprons.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypaMpb3M2Rqg4aQ0gC1sK1ZpXhB3A1tF9byFT1rh54Na7zV47aD0EdGkqscTqJYGp0cSaRXZxTMS3jh_n4vVmZLcr01De_m5VjgIJg7DopdLGIqPL1AHXwdqhzbmBV9Cz6-t2c6j5XaCO/s320/celebrating+Podlasie+aprons.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625907546580965346"></a><br />YES!! We have arrived - Lowiczanie has gathered in Myszkow, Poland for 3 days of sightseeing and rehearsing with a full concert (already sold out!) in the town's "Dom Kultury" as the crowning event on Thurs night, July 7th. We are the pampered guests here of Danuta & Zbigniew Sus, who have outdone themselves preparing for Lowiczanie's arrival. "Ognisko" every night is a very happy thought. <div><br /></div><div>But first - some pix of what it took to get here! Sewing costumes (Biale Podlasie and "Jazz Era/ Charleston"), raising funds through performances and fundraisers, and rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing. </div>MaryKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652062563703162120noreply@blogger.com3