The Annual Modjeska Club Christmas Caroling Party will take place at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga (7570 McGroarty Terrace, Tujunga, CA 91042 ) on December 14, 2024 at 5:30 pm - dinner at 6 pm, carols at 7 pm. Christmas Caroling will be led by our favorite, beautiful, and elegant singer- pianist Olivia Kierdal.
The dinner of Polish traditional dishes will take the form of a potluck, coordinated by Kasia Ligwinska and Maria Lobodzinska. The menus will be sent later. To RSVP for the event, so we have a headcount, please reply to prezes@modieska.org by DECEMBER 7, with your choice of dishes. The Modjeska Club will purchase two turkeys for a local caterer. Since there is no heating option in the now antique kitchen, bring your hot dishes in your own chafing dishes with fuel available. Joe DeCenzo will assist in decorating and setup for AV and dinner, but more volunteers are needed. I will make my Mom’s Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Pears. The signup for the dishes will be emailed separately.
The event will start from breaking the Christmas Wafer (Oplatek) and best wishes at 6:00pm, followed by holiday dinner buffet with traditional dishes. The caroling will start at 7 pm.
OLIVIA KIERDAL
Born in a Polish family in Sydney, Australia, Kierdal is a singer, classically trained pianist, songwriter and producer. She studied at Macquarie University in Sydney, receiving a scholarship to study abroad in California State University, Fullerton in 2014, and living in California since that time. She has over 2,000,000 viewers on Spotify where she posted over20 songs. She led Caroling for the Modjeska Club twice already, presenting some solo carols and leading the members in sing-along caroling of heart-warming traditional music. She also sang National Anthems for the Polish Consulate and led Christmas Caroling for Polish American Congress, to mention just two examples of her community involvement. Link to a recent interview by Shoutout LA (February 2023) is below.
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-olivia-kierdal-songwriter-artist-and-producer/
Modjeska Club sings "Przybiezeli do Betlejem" Carol with Polish Consul Pawel Lickiewicz, Olivia Kierdal at the piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGhy9C-S7KQ&t=14s
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
