PREVIEW OF EVENTS (02/25/96)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

CORRECTION: Sunday, March 3

IRVINGTON, N.J.: The Rukh Educational Foundation of New Jersey invites the public to a performance of Lesia Ukrainka's dramas "Na Poli Krovy" and "Yohanna, Zhinka Khusova," which will be presented by the renowned Les Kurbas theatrical ensemble from Lviv. The performance will take place in the auditorium of the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Prospect Ave., beginning at 3 p.m. After the performance the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and exchange information with members of the troupe. For further information, call (201) 762-0211.

Sunday, March 3

HARTFORD, Conn.: The Zoloty Promin Ukrainian Dance group is sponsoring a fund-raiser brunch, to be held at the Ukrainian National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ave., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For further information, call Christine Kolinsky, (860) 667-2931.

Tuesday, March 5

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute invites academia and the public at large to "Politics and the Mass Media in Ukraine: An Overview of Recent Trends," to be given by Oleksander Tkachenko, president of the Nova Mova Television Production Co., Kyiv. The lecture will be at the institute's seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave. at 4 - 6 p.m. Admission is free. For further information, call (617) 495-4053.

Saturday, March 9

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society, the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will hold their annual scholarly conference on Taras Shev-chenko. Appearing as speakers will be Prof. Assya Humesky (University of Michigan), Prof. Dmytro Shtohryn (University of Illinois at Urbana) and Prof. Anatoliy Yarema (Penn State University). Actors from the Lviv Les Kurbas Theater will read from the bard's works. The conference will be held at the society's premises, 63 Fourth Ave., starting at 4 p.m. For further information call Larissa Onyshkevych, (609) 883-2488.
LIVONIA, Mich.: The Livonia Symphony Orchestra invites all to a spring concert, featuring classical and contemporary music. Maestro Volodymyr Schesiuk joins the orchestra as its new music director and conductor. This marks Maestro Schesiuk's American conducting debut. The maestro completed degrees at the Lviv Conservatory as well as a two-year residency as conductor at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. The concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Carli Auditorium. For further information and tickets, call Doreen (Daria) Zawadiwskyi, (810) 680-1500.

Saturday, March 23

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The Ukrainian Easter Festival 1996 will be held at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 54 Winter St., (behind Newbrite Plaza) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured will be pysanky, egg-decorating supplies, breads and pastries. Lunch and take-out food will be available. Pysanka workshops are to be held at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Workshop donation: $15, reservations required. Ample parking and free admission to the festival. For additional information call (860) 828-5087.