The Restaurant Examiner: Savor Polish Food at 38th Annual Polish Heritage Day Celebration
There will be great opportunity to taste authentic Polish food at the 38th annual Polish Heritage Day Celebration, scheduled for this Sunday, July 12 at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
The festivities will include polka music and folk dance, sword fights, crafts and vendor booths and performances by students from the Polish School (Polska Szkola) in Port Chester. The festival is from 12 to 6 p.m.
A special display will commemorate important events in the life of Pope John Paul II, a native of Poland and the first non-Italian pope since 1523. John Paul II served as pope from 1978 to 2005.
Polish delicacies will include grilled Kielbasa (deli meat), Galomkie (stuffed cabbage), Bigos (stew), assorted pierogies (dumplings), potato pancakes, Chrusciki (a Polish dessert), poppy seed strudel and more. Hamburgers, hot dogs, soft drinks and Polish beer will also be offered.
Food vendors include Snr Europa Deli of Monroe, N.Y., Polish Deli of Yonkers and the Lithuanian Bakery in Elizabeth, N.J.
The sword fighting sequences will reenact clashes between Swedish forces hired by Germany and the outnumbered Polish-Lithuanian volunteers and monks who defeated the invaders in the Siege of Jasna Gora in 1655.
Admission is free and there is no charge for parking. Attendees are advised to bring folding chairs. Picnic tables are available.
The event is co-sponsored by the Westchester County Parks Commission and the Westchester Pulaski Association. Ron Baker and Lucyna Okrutniak, the association’s president and vice president, respectively, will serve as co-chairs.
For more information, call 914-864-PARK or visit www.westchestergov.com.
