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Chaurasia's magic flute charms Poles [May 17, 2012] Warsaw, May 17 (IANS) The profile of Poland has gone up by many notches as a cultural destination for Indian artists. After Bollywood films and translations of Urdu masters into Polish language, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaursia, one of the doyens of Indian classical music maestro, enthralled the Polish crowd in three cities - Wroclaw, Krakow and Warsaw. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012, Poland: Krakow, a Polish feast for players and Wags [May 11, 2012] Krakow, the England squad's base, is a charming city with a wealth of attractions on its doorstep, says Adrian Bridge. [via YahooNews] More >>

First Polish title for Slask Wroclaw in 35 years [May 07, 2012] A dramatic end to the Polish Ekstraklasa saw a first title since 1977 for Slask Wroclaw, whose 1-0 win over reigning champions Wisla Krakow was enough to pip Ruch Chorzow to the title by a single point. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bombardier Learjet 60 XR Aircraft on Tour in Poland [May 03, 2012] MONTR?AL, QU?BEC--(Marketwire - May 3, 2012) - Bombardier Aerospace, leading business jet manufacturer, today announced that its Learjet 60 XR aircraft will soon embark on its first ever tour of Poland. Presented in conjunction with Polish-based business air carrier Blue Jet, the five-city stop schedule, from May 7 to May 11, calls for private viewings in Wroclaw, Krakow, Warsaw, Poznan and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [May 02, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [Apr 30, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [Apr 30, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [Apr 30, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [Apr 30, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

(See VIDEO) A taste of Krakow: Little Poland Festival a rousing success [Apr 30, 2012] NEW BRITAIN ? An attempt by the city?s Polish community to replicate Old Krakow Square in Poland proved successful Sunday, as the Fatherland Restaurant had only kielbasa remaining at their booth less than an hour after they set up. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish poet's will calls for new prize, foundation [Feb 29, 2012] WARSAW, POLAND (AP) - The will of the late Nobel-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska calls for the establishment of a new literary prize and a foundation that will guard her literary achievements. Szymborska's will was opened Wednesday in Krakow and its contents described by her personal secretary, Michal Rusinek, at a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Nobel poet Szymborska dies, aged 88 [Feb 03, 2012] Wislawa Szymborska, the 1996 Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, has lost her battle with lung cancer. Szymborska died in her sleep at her home in Krakow. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nobel-winning Polish poet Szymborska dies aged 88 [Feb 02, 2012] WARSAW, Feb 2 ? Nobel-winning Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska died yesterday at the age of 88, her assistant Michal Rusinek announced. Szymborska, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996, passed away ?peacefully, in her sleep? at her home in Krakow in southern Poland, Rusinek told Poland?s PAP news agency. Born on July 2, 1923 in Bnin, near ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's 1996 Nobel poet Szymborska dies at 88 [Feb 02, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, has died. She was 88. Szymborska, a heavy smoker, died in her sleep of lung cancer Wednesday evening at her home in the southern city of Krakow, her personal secretary Michal Rusinek said. She died ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Glittering Christmas creches enchant in Poland [Dec 18, 2011] For generations, a competition for the best nativity scene has been drawing artists to Poland's historic royal capital Krakow, in a Christmas tradition that has become one of the city's greatest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Gems: Krakow and Warsaw Sparkle [Nov 07, 2011] Krakow?s growing popularity as a tourist destination has prompted Austrian Airlines Vacation Center to create a number of vacation packages that feature the historic city by itself or in combination with either Warsaw (Poland) or Vienna (Austria). (PRWeb November 07, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8939512.htm [via YahooNews] More >>

2011 Hamtramck Labor Day Festival coming September 3 [Sep 03, 2011] Hamtramck, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, is known for several things: Polish heritage, to-die-for golabkis, and the annual Labor Day Festival. The 2011 festival goes from September 3-5. The city of Hamtramck is Michigan's "Little Krakow" (or Warsaw). The festival runs up historic Joseph Campau, the main drag in Hamtramck. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland exhumes presidential plane crash victim [Aug 29, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Polish authorities have exhumed one of the people killed along with President Lech Kaczynski in a 2010 plane crash in Russia because his family said it didn't trust the Russian autopsy. A military prosecutor, Zbigniew Rzepa, said the body of Zbigniew Wassermann, a former minister for secret services, was exhumed Monday at a Krakow cemetery ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland exhumes presidential plane crash victim [Aug 29, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Polish authorities have exhumed one of the people killed along with President Lech Kaczynski in a 2010 plane crash in Russia because his family said it didn't trust the Russian autopsy. A military prosecutor, Zbigniew Rzepa, said the body of Zbigniew Wassermann, a former minister for secret services, was exhumed Monday at a Krakow cemetery ... [via YahooNews] More >>

TRAVEL DIVA: Germany-Poland rail pass could save money [Jul 24, 2011] Dear Travel Diva: My 26-year-old daughter is a graduate student who will be in Warsaw for a conference in August. She plans to stay an extra 10 days to see Poland and Germany. Her boyfriend will be with her. They will visit Berlin, Munich and Krakow. [via YahooNews] More >>