The seventh annual display of szopka -- ornate folk creches that originated as church puppet theaters in Cracow, Poland -- will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today in the University of Pittsburgh William Pitt Student Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland.The free event, which will include Polish holiday food and music, will feature szopka (pronounced SHOP-kah) made by 22 local artists who constructed the jewel-like architectural miniatures from wood, cardboard, foiled paper and ribbon.
Revered in Poland, the holiday tradition was brought to Pittsburgh by David Motak, who studied the art form in Cracow and began holding workshops locally in 2003 to teach the techniques that are passed from one generation to the next in Polish families.
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