PREVIEW OF EVENTS (12/17/95)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday-Saturday, December 22-23

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Heritage Society of Rockland County will hold a Christmas party at the Ukrainian Hall, 16 Twin Ave., on December 22, at 8 p.m. Members and guests should bring a gift for the grab bag as well as a favorite dish for a pot luck dinner. On December 23, the society is sponsoring a holiday progam featuring the Veseli Halychany from Ternnopil, Ukraine. The event will be held at the hall at 6 p.m. For more information call Julie Szozda, (914) 735-9261.

Saturday, December 23

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a presentation by Oleh Romaniv, head of the Shevchenko Sientific Society, Lviv, who will address the topic "The National Crisis in Ukraine Today and the Tasks Facing the Congress of Ukrainian Intelligentsia." The talk will be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m.
NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., is holding a holiday program featuring an evening of songs and a duo-piano concert with works composed by Myroslaw Skoryk and other Ukrainian and American composers. Performing will be Maestro Skoryk and Volodymyr Vynnytsky on the piano, with vocals by Marianna Vynnytsky. The evening's interior decor will be by Ihor Barabakh. The entertaining evening begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $15; $10, seniors.

Saturday, December 30

CHICAGO: The Rukh Movement to Aid Independent Ukraine is sponsoring a fund-raising dinner to be held in the Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Church hall (Superior and Oakley Boulevard), starting at 5 p.m. The entertainment program will feature Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Nila Stetsiv of Florida in the skit "Smikh Ne Hrikh" (It's Not A Sin to Laugh). There will also be a lottery drawing, with the first prize a trip for two to Ukraine. Admission: $15. Tickets are available at Selfreliance and the Security bank. For more information call S. Lychyk, (708) 366-8471.

December 31

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., invites the public to its New Year's Eve Gala, to be held 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The evening's entertainment will be by the Bobby Johnson Jazz Quintet. An open bar and hors d'oeuvres are included in the price of admission. Tickets in advance are $75, members; $100, non-members; tickets at the door, $125. Reservations may be secured by sending a check payable to: UIA, 2 E. 79th St., New York, NY 10021 or by calling (212) 697-3064 or (914) 686-7978. Proceeds from the event will go to the institute's architectural restoration fund.
BAYONNE, N.J.: The Ukrainian National Home invites the public to a New Year's ball to be held at 280 Avenue E, starting at 9 p.m. The evening will include a buffet and champagne toast; one bottle of spirits per table of 10 included. Music will be by Zhuravli. Tickets: $30; students, $15. For tickets and table reservations call (201) 823-1242.

ONGOING

NEW YORK: An exhibition of paintings by Claire McConaughy and Christina Saj is on view at The Lobby Gallery, 31 W. 52nd St., with an artist's reception on Friday, December 15, 6-8:30 p.m. Ms. McConaughy's abstract paintings combine a repeating wallpaper pattern with dispersal of pigment, "making evident the convergence of formal structure and random accident...and...evoke a sense of both physical and psychic expansion." Ms. Saj's abstract paintings are referred to as echoing Byzantine icons; they combine ancient precepts with contemporary geometric abstraction to create a new and fresh interpretation of traditional themes. The exhibit opened December 10 and will be on view through January 5. Exhibit hours: 6-8:30 p.m.