The Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle is a non-profit membership-based organization founded in 1895. It is the oldest
Polish American
Polish Americans ( pl, Polonia amerykańska) are Americans who either have total or partial Polish ancestry, or are citizens of the Republic of Poland. There are an estimated 9.15 million self-identified Polish Americans, representing about 2.83 ...
organization in
Western New York
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and is the oldest surviving Polish
library
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in Buffalo. The library holds approximately 12,000 volumes with 400 hand copied plays. The bar serves over 50 different imported beers with a large Polish selection. The "Circle" is home to most of Torn Space Theater's productions and a large annual
Dyngus Day
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party, as well as other cultural events.
See also
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Buffalo, New York
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East Side, Buffalo
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Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...
External links
The Online Voice of Buffalo's Historic Polonia*
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu16fLC9J6U Buffalo For Real "Beer" video featuring the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle
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1895 establishments in New York (state)
Polish-American culture in Buffalo, New York
Libraries in New York (state)
Culture of Buffalo, New York
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