CREATE YOUR OWN FAMILY HEIRLOOM!Learn to take simpLe materiaLs Like cardboard, coLored foiL paper and

ribbon to make a beautifuL cracoW “szopka” or cracoW christmas creche.

- EASY STEP-BY-STEP METHOD NO ADVANCED SKILLS NEEDED

TO REGISTER, COMPLETE and SIGn ThIS fORM and RETURn IT WITh PaYMEnT TO: PHSR at Skalny Welcome Center , St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Please make checks payable to: Szopka Project -Polish Heritage Society of Rochester

names ___________________________________________________age:_______

add’l name________________________________________________age:_______

Street address:_________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip:__________________________________________________________

daytime Phone:_______________________Evening Phone:_____________________

Email:________________________________________________________________

Registration(s) @ $65 each

TOTAL ENCLOSED

dates and times for the 2-day Workshop: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Eisenhart auditorium, Lower LevelEisenhart auditorium is located on the RMSC Campus at the corner of East ave. and Goodman St. from Route 490 and get off on the Monroe avenue, Goodman Street, or Culver Road exit.(See location maps on reverse side.)

OF ALL THE TRADITIONS OF THE OLD WORLD, NONE IS MORE COLORFUL OR UNIqUE THAN

THE CRACOW CRECHE OR “SZOPKA.” WE ARE OFFERINg AN ExCITINg TWO DAY WORKSHOP

THAT PROvIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO bUILD YOUR OWN LIgHTED vERSION

OF THIS bEATIFUL

I would like to register for the Szopka Workshp

Signature(s):I/we agree to the Workshop terms and conditions as indicated on the reverse side of this registration form.

www.cracowcrafts.com

sponsored by Polish Heritage Society of Rochester (PHSR)Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC)Krakow-Rochester Sister Cities Committee (KRSCC)

produced by The Cracow Creche Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA

• personalized, hands-on

nstruction• each registration

receiVes pre-cut patterns for you to finish, assemble and decorate to create a 36 inch szopka

• you will also receiVe basic materials, foils and electric lights to finish your szopka.

• each course begins with an audio-Visual presentation about cracow and the history of this traditional folk craft.

WHAT YOU RECEIvE -

Visit www.cracowcrafts.com for photos and background information

ClASSES ARE oPEN to StudENtS 16 YEARS oR oldER. YouNgER StudENtS CAN WoRk WItH A PARENt oR gRANdPARENt. FAmIlY tEAmS ARE ENCouRAgEd.FAmIlY tEAmS mAY REgIStER FoR oNE REgIStRAtIoN FEE ANd RECEIvE oNE SEt oF

mAtERIAlS PER EACH PAId REgIStRAtIoN. INdIvIduAl Adult StudENtS ARE AlSo moSt WElComE.

Contact infromation will be used only for the purposes of the PHSR & CCW and will not be ushared with any other organization.

DATE

QuEStIoNS? Call or email Ilona Frederick at 585- 474-0986 - ilonaanne@gmail.com

this project is founded by the arts

& cultural council for Greater rochester, the

new York state council for the arts,

and the new York state Legislature.

loCAtIoN mAPS: RmSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14580

Workshop terms and conditions

What is a szopka? ouR WoRkSHoP StudENtS ARE INvItEd to dISPlAY tHEIR ComPlEtEd PRoJECtS At tHE WIgIlIA CElEBRAtIoN At St. JoHN FISH-ER CollEgE ANd otHER loCA-tIoNS IN RoCHEStER. moRE dEtAIlS REgARdINg tHIS dISPlAY WIll BE AvAIlABlE At tHE WoRkSHoP.

each registration receives one set of materials and one set of patterns. Workshop materials are provided for our students’ use and enjoyment and that of their families. all workshop materials are copyrighted. in registering for cracow creche Workshop (ccW) classes, students agree that they will not duplicate, copy, sell or otherwise distribute these materials or use them for any educational use or any other purpose without written permission. The fi nished szopka is the property of workshop student(s) who are free to display or exhibit their work as they may wish.all publicity for workshop activities will be handed directly between the cracow creche Workshop and the polish heritage society of rochester . students agree that they will work directly with the course instructor in promoting their class project.in the event of workshop cancellation, students will receive a full refund. full refunds for student withdrawal will be issued up to october 1, 2009. from that date to the beginning of the workshop, full refunds will only be given to withdrawing registrations if the vacancy is fi lled from the “waiting list”. No refunds will be given after the beginning of the workshop.

HAvE HAvE You HEARd ABout tHE

CElEBRAtIoN At St. JoHN FISH-ER CollEgE ANd otHER loCA-tIoNS IN RoCHEStER. moRE dEtAIlS REgARdINg tHIS dISPlAY WIll BE AvAIlABlE At tHE WoRkSHoP

HAvE HAvE You HEARd ABout tHE

Originally used as puppet theaters in the Middle Ages, the szopka (pronounced “shop-kah”) is a traditional folk craft from the Polish city of Cracow that transforms a variety of common materials (wood, cardboard, colored foiled papers, ribbon, etc.) into elaborate miniature constructions based on Old World architectural elements. These light weight structures were originally carried from house-to-house at Christmas time by groups of carolers. This vibrant traditional art form is practiced today in Cracow by an impressive number of individuals from all age groups who enter an annual szopka competition on Cracow’s main Market Square. The Cracow Creche Workshops offer a simplifi ed, step-by-step approach to szopka construction. Established in 2003, this educational endeavor offers the only classes of their kind in the United States.

holiday tour to poland? the Cracow Creche Workshop is hosting

its Firth Annual Holiday visit to Poland and Cracow’s Annual Szopka Competition. 11 exciting days of cultural tours, old World

traditions, Holiday Shopping and much more! Nov. 27 - dec. 8, 2009 visit our web site at

www.cracowcrafts.com or email: contact@cracowcrafts.com for our color brochure or call PAt tours at 1-800-388-0988.

this project is founded by the arts & cultural council for Greater rochester, the new York state council for the arts, and the new York state Legislature.

QuEStIoNS? Call or email Ilona Frederick at 585- 474-0986 - ilonaanne@gmail.com