This sounds like a whole lot of AWESOME!

From the Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle’s Facebook page:

So you think you can make kielbasa? Maybe you even think that your kielbasa is the Best in Buffalo. Here’s your chance to prove it. Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle (Mickey’s) and Tornspace Theatre are revitalizing “Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest” on Dyngus Day, April 9, 2012 at noon. This way you can start your Dyngus Day celebration early in Polonia at Buffalo’s Most Authentic and Original Dyngus Day Celebration.

This Contest will converge Dyngus Day revelers, polish beer connoisseurs, and polish sausage lovers into the Heart of Polonia to determine Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa. The sponsor of this event is Fillmore District Council Member David A. Franczyk and he is looking for the best kielbasa-makers in the area.

The winner of this year’s contest will receive a basket of Polish Cheer and best of all, the honor of being designated Buffalo’s Best Homemade and Commercial Kielbasa and People’s Choice Winner. The contest will be held at the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle, 612 Fillmore Ave, Buffalo, NY from Noon- 3pm.

During the contest, Polish Beer Tasting will be conducted at the bar with the unique brands of Polish Beer we feature throughout the year. Tastings will be offered (3 for $1 or 6 for $2) and you can certainly buy a bottle to enjoy. Authentic Polish food will also be available.

Anyone who wishes to participate in the kielbasa contest must register in advance by completing a registration form. Any questions can be emailed to Aniela Thant at buffalobestkielbasa@gmail.com, or by calling 716-479-2342.

Admission to the contest is $10. Admission includes a ballot to vote for the People’s Choice Contest, one draft beer, a commemorative cup for beer tasting, and admission to evening activities at Mickey’s beginning at 5pm.

From Corpus Christi’s website:

Buffalo, New York – Corpus Christi Church will once again be hosting it’s annual Dyngus Day celebration on Easter Monday, April 9th.

The day’s events are as follows:

HOLY MASS: 11:30a.m.

BOWLING ALL DAY: (12:00p.m. – 1:00a.m.) in our Athletic Center’s bowling alley.

PRE-PARADE PARTY: 12:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. in the parish Athletic Center, located at 165 Sears St. (behind the church).

• FREE ADMISSION
• Cash bar and traditional Polish food will be available
• Music by DJ Red White
• Entertainment: Harmony Polish Dancers

DYNGUS PARTY: 6:00p.m. – 1:00a.m. (also in the parish Athletic Center)

• ADMISSION with purchase of  Dyngus Day Buffalo’s Pussy Willow Pass bracelets (available by pre-sale for $8.00 through 04/06/2012 and at the door day of for $10.00)  ***Purchasing Dyngus Day Buffalo’s Pussy Willow Pass from Corpus Christi Church will raise additional funds for the church.  You can purchase pre-sale online via PayPal (see below) and pick up the bracelet at Corpus Christi on Dyngus Day or you can purchase at our rectory during regular business hours during the week, 9am-3pm. The pass also allows you $2.00 admissions to any other participating venue during the day. Your Dyngus Day Buffalo Pussy Willow Pass also allows you to hop on the Sobieski Vodka Shuttle Bus to festival halls and taverns across Polonia.
• Cash bar will be open and traditional Polish food available until closing.
• Music by Al Kania’s “Polka Smile, Eastern Style” Band

All are welcome to attend. For more information, call Norm at 681-6976 or the church rectory at 696-1050. Proceeds to benefit the ongoing operations of historic Corpus Christi Church. For a complete listing of Easter services and special events, visit www.CorpusChristiBuffalo.org.

Purchase Pussy Willow Pass:

From Parade Director, Bernadette Pawlak:

March 5, 2012 – Organizers of Buffalo, New York’s annual Dyngus Day Parade invite social groups, ethnic organizations, schools, marching & polka bands, dancers and performers to participate in the annual Dyngus Day Parade. The parade will take place at 5pm on Monday, April 9th.

Buffalo’s Dyngus Day Parade will march through the Historic Polonia District passing numerous official Dyngus Day Buffalo celebrations including those at Central Terminal, St. Stanislaus Church, Corpus Christi Church, Arty’s Grill, Pussywillow Park and the Adam Mickewicz Library and Dramatic Circle. Parade organizers anticipate more than 150 parade entries and over 50,000 spectators this year.

“You don’t need to be Polish to participate as ‘Everyone’s Polish on Dyngus Day’,” explains 2012 Parade Director Bernadette Pawlak. “In addition to promoting Polish pride, the parade is a community-wide celebration of spring and things that are unique to Western New York…like Dyngus Day.”

Parade entry applications are available on-line at www.DyngusDayBuffalo.com. The deadline for parade entries is 5pm on April 2nd, 2012. Completed applications or people interested in volunteering are to contact Dyngus Day Parade Director Bernadette Pawlak at BernadettePawlak@gmail.com or to Dyngus Day Parade, Attn: Bernadette Pawlak, 54 Arend Avenue, Williamsville, New York 14221.

A Polish-American tradition, Dyngus Day celebrates the end of the restrictive observance of Lent and the joy of Easter. Over the decades, Buffalo, New York has become the Dyngus Day Capital of the World attracting thousands of people from across the northeast United States. Although celebrated in Buffalo’s Polonia neighborhood since the arrival of the first Poles in the 1870s, the city’s first modern Dyngus Day celebration was held 51 years ago by the Chopin’s Singing Society, a tradition that continues today. Dyngus Day Buffalo, the provider of marketing and organizational support to area celebrations was founded in 2005. Dyngus Day 2012 will take place on Monday, April 9th .

This sounds like a whole lot of AWESOME!

From the Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle’s Facebook page:

So you think you can make kielbasa? Maybe you even think that your kielbasa is the Best in Buffalo. Here’s your chance to prove it. Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle (Mickey’s) and Tornspace Theatre are revitalizing “Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa Contest” on Dyngus Day, April 9, 2012 at noon. This way you can start your Dyngus Day celebration early in Polonia at Buffalo’s Most Authentic and Original Dyngus Day Celebration.

This Contest will converge Dyngus Day revelers, polish beer connoisseurs, and polish sausage lovers into the Heart of Polonia to determine Buffalo’s Best Kielbasa. The sponsor of this event is Fillmore District Council Member David A. Franczyk and he is looking for the best kielbasa-makers in the area.

The winner of this year’s contest will receive a basket of Polish Cheer and best of all, the honor of being designated Buffalo’s Best Homemade and Commercial Kielbasa and People’s Choice Winner. The contest will be held at the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle, 612 Fillmore Ave, Buffalo, NY from Noon- 3pm.

During the contest, Polish Beer Tasting will be conducted at the bar with the unique brands of Polish Beer we feature throughout the year. Tastings will be offered (3 for $1 or 6 for $2) and you can certainly buy a bottle to enjoy. Authentic Polish food will also be available.

Anyone who wishes to participate in the kielbasa contest must register in advance by completing a registration form. Any questions can be emailed to Aniela Thant at buffalobestkielbasa@gmail.com, or by calling 716-479-2342.

Admission to the contest is $10. Admission includes a ballot to vote for the People’s Choice Contest, one draft beer, a commemorative cup for beer tasting, and admission to evening activities at Mickey’s beginning at 5pm.

All the info you could ever want about WNY’s Dyngus Day Celebrations can be found here.

The Am-Pol Eagle’s Dyngus Day Guide:

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Dyngus Day Buffalo’s Dyngus Day Guide:

[click here to download]

Click here to see the latest additions and what’s going on in B-F on Dyngus Day!

If you want to particpate, visit the Dyngus Day Buffalo website, www.dyngusdaybuffalo.com, and go to the “Parade” section.

Fill out an application and either mail or email it to the parade coordinator.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bernadette Pawlack. (bernadettepawlak@gmail.com)

Almost two months out from Dyngus Day!!!

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(Picture by Dyngus Day Buffalo)

Join members of the St. Stanislaus Athletic Club and Dyngus Day Buffalo this Friday for their inaugural Polish Happy Hour! This free event is scheduled for Friday, January 21, 2011, 5:30-8:30pm at the AC’s clubrooms located inside the Monsignor Adamski Social Center, 289 Peckham Street, Buffalo (enter on Wilson Street side of building).

Organize welcome everyone to network and reconnect as they enjoy authentic Polish products like Tyskie Polish Beer, Sobieski Polish Vodka and the traditional Polish honey liqueur Krupnik. Participants can also learn how to become members of the St. Stan’s Athletic Club and about preservation plans for sites in and around the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood.

“This is a great opportunity for anyone in the general public to discover this unique and historic club,” said Athletic Club Manager Len Hoeglmeier. “Young Polish-Americans are especially welcomed to meet others who have an interest in their heritage, language and to share Polish pride.”
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