''Cooltura'' is a

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magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

, published weekly in the United Kingdom with a print run of 55.000 copies.

History

''Cooltura'' was founded by Włodzimierz Wojciech Witkowski, the chairman of Sara-Int LTD and Polish Media Group. The first issue of the magazine has been distributed in 10.000 copies and had 40 pages. It was launched 7 weeks prior to Poland joining the European Union. The third issue of Cooltura increased its page number to 48. The 7th issue, published in May 2004, had 64 pages. Due to Poland's integration with the EU and the massive influx of

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

into the UK, the magazine has been rapidly developing. In 2007 the content of Cooltura expanded to 132 pages. Between 2007 and 2011 the circulation of ''Cooltura'' reached 45.000 copies and has been distributed to 500 outlets in London and the nearby areas. In March 2009 ''Cooltura'' changed its layout and headpiece. The content of the weekly magazine was divided into four main sections: News (based mainly on the information from Polish Press Association (PAP), Features, Entertainment (culture, events listings, crosswords and horoscope) and Classifieds. February 2010 saw the launch of "Cooltura UK" – the regional edition of the magazine, distributed biweekly to various cities in England and Wales. The circulation of "Cooltura UK" reached 10.000 copies. It was suspended in April 2011.

Initiatives

''Cooltura'' has been involved in many events related to the life of

in London. The magazine regularly organizes music festivals as well as charity events.

Concerts and Festivals

* Maanam, 21 March 2004 r.,

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* Bajm, 3 October 2004 r.,

Perfect Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection, completeness, excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film * Perfect (1985 film), ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * Perfect (2018 f ...

, 16 March 2007 r., Hammersmith Palais *

Grzegorz Turnau Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer. He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most h ...

, 12 November 2007 r., Embassy of the

Republic of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Maryla Rodowicz Maria Antonina Rodowicz, known professionally as Maryla Rodowicz, (Polish pronunciation: born 8 December 1945 in Zielona Góra), is a Polish singer, guitarist and actress. Throughout over 50 years of her career, she released twenty Polish and f ...

, 30 March 2008 r.,

Koko Koko or KOKO may refer to: Animals *Koko (gorilla) (1971–2018), a gorilla trained to communicate in American Sign Language *Koko (dog) (2005–2012), the Australian kelpie in the 2011 film ''Red Dog'' *Koko (horse), an Irish racehorse that won ...

* Budka Suflera, 4 May 2008 r.,

Golec uOrkiestra Golec uOrkiestra is a Polish folk-rock group, founded in 1998 in the southern village of Milówka near Żywiec by twin brothers Paweł and Łukasz Golec, after whom it is named. At its inception, the group consisted of eight musicians. The band ...

, 30 November 2008,

* Feel, 7 November 2009,

* Myslovitz, 23 October 2010,

* Cooltura Festival 2009 –

Kasia Kowalska Katarzyna "Kasia" Kowalska (; born 13 June 1973) is a Polish singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. She belongs to the top rung of most frequently broadcast Polish rock artists. Kowalska is one of the best-known Polish vocalists. The estimat ...

, Kasia Cerekwicka,

Natalia Lesz Natalia Lesz (born 27 July 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish actress and a pop singer and songwriter. Background Lesz is a graduate of the renowned acting department at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (NYU). While in New York ...

, 8 March 2009,

* Cooltura Festival 2010 – Lady Pank and

Coma A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...

, 24 May 2010,

* Cooltura Festival 2011 –

, 16 May 2011,

* Cooltura Festival 2012 - Tatiana Okupnik and

Kora Kora may refer to: Places India * Kora, Bardhaman, West Bengal * Kora, Bharuch, Gujarat * Korha, Katihar, also known as Kora, in Bihar * Kora, Kendrapara, Odisha * Kora, Wardha, Maharastra * Kora, Tumakuru, Karnataka * Toyaguda, Adilabad, Telan ...

, 24 March 2012,

* Cooltura Festival 2013 - Pectus, Enej and Kombii, 9 March 2013,

Charity events

Polish Children's Donations, London, November 2005 r. – The Charity event where £7, 280, 84 has been raised to buy 30.000 meals for primary school children from some of the poorest boroughs in Poland ( Nurc Stacja, Tyrów,

Czarna Wieś Kościelna Czarna Wieś Kościelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czarna Białostocka and north of the region ...

, Szerszenie,

Goniądz Goniądz (; lt, Goniondas, german: Gonionds, yi, גאניאנדז, Goniondzh) is a town in Poland, located at the Biebrza river, (pop. 1,915) in Mońki county ('' Powiat of Mońki'') in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland. 80% of the to ...

Partner of the events

* Polish Festival,

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

2005 * Polish Festival, London,

Hanger Lane Hanger Lane is a major road in Ealing, London, England. The majority of the road forms the westernmost part of the A406 North Circular Road, running north from the A4020 Uxbridge Road at Ealing Common to the A40 Western Avenue at the Hanger Lan ...

2006

Contributors

Agnieszka Bielamowicz, Joanna Biszewska, Tomasz Borejza, Michalina Buenk, Filip Cuprych, Małgorzata Demetriou, Sergiusz Hieronimczak, Stanisław Koczot, Jarosław Malesa, Łukasz Marczewski, Martyna Porzezińska, Andrzej Świdlicki, Marianna Wielgosz,

Andrzej Wróbel Andrzej Wróbel is a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T37 distance events. Andrzej has competed at and medaled in three Paralympics. His first games were in Barcelona in 1992 where he competed in the 100m, 4 ...

, Radosław Zapałowski, Dariusz A. Zeller, Marcin Urban, Radosław Zapałowski, Piotr Gulbicki, Joanna Karwecka,

Notes

External links

*{{Official Website, www.cooltura.co.uk News magazines published in the United Kingdom Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines published in London Magazines established in 2004 Polish-language magazines Polish-British culture