Tri-City area of upstate New York honors Shevchenko

The Ukrainian community in the Tri-City area of Albany-Troy-Watervliet, N.Y., recently commemorated the anniversaries of the birthday (March 9, 1814) and death (March 10, 1861) of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko, Ukraine's greatest poet, with a gala concert in Watervliet, N.Y. The concert featured pupils of the Ukrainian Kindergarten-Preschool Program (Natalka Verzole, director) sponsored by the Watervliet Chapter of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, and students of the Saturday School of Ukrainian Subjects in Watervliet (Dr. George Gela, director). A highlight of the concert was a presentation of a short play, "The Prophetic Dream" by R. Zavadovych, which depicts a moment from the tragic childhood years of Ukraine's most beloved and revered poet and patriot. Seen above is the children's choir.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 9, 1996, No. 23, Vol. LXIV

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