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Transform your cultural awareness at Seattle Center Festál: Polish Festival Seattle, 12 - 8 p.m., Saturday, July 7, at Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre. Polish Festival Seattle colorfully highlights the creativity and contributions of Seattle's long established Polish community.

The Polish Festival Seattle will feature live music, dance, visual exploration, authentic food, children's activities, demonstrations, workshops and local merchants. Create a head wreath with live flowers and greens, learn how to make authentic pierogi, see dance and musical performances and for the 21+ crowd, enjoy vodka tastings and a beer garden. New to the Festival this year: a mushroom hunting scavenger hunt based on the popular tradition of hunting for wild mushrooms found in iconic Polish dishes.

This year's Festival will also highlight two special anniversaries: 100 years of Poland's independence and the 100th anniversary of the Polish Home Association in Seattle which will be commemorated with a special exhibit of the history of the local Polish community.

For full details on Polish Festival Seattle, visit: polishfestivalseattle.org or https://www.facebook.com/PolishFestivalSeattle/

Seattle Center Festál brings to light the culturally rich communities who shape the character of our region. Although the series began in 1997, its origins stretch back to when ethnic communities were planting their roots here. For many of them, Seattle Center served as a central place, where they could invite the public to join in their unique cultural expression. Some festivals were formed in response to wars or ethnic displacement and others to unite their communities, educate the public and dispel stereotypes. Now at 21 years, Festál producers are seeking to sustain their festivals with compelling programming that appeals to multiple generations.

Seattle Center Festál is a public program presented by Seattle Center in partnership with Seattle Polish Foundation. Admission is free-of-charge. For more information on this festival, visit polishfestivalseattle.org, and to learn more about this collection of ethnic cultural events and other Seattle Center public programming, visit www.seattlecenter.com or call 206-684-7200.

This illuminating series of 23 ethnic cultural festivals on weekends throughout the year seeks to connect people in ways that build understanding, dispel stereotypes and generate pride among the generations who participate in these shared experiences. Seattle Center Festál is produced with the generous support of KUOW 94.9 Public Radio, Coca-Cola, Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, 4Culture. the City of Seattle and Seattle Center Foundation.

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