PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/23/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, March 23

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. is holding a lecture by Dr. Tetiana Bednarzowa, Charles University, Prague, who will speak on "The Ukrainian Intellectual Elite in Prague in the 1920s-1930s." The lecture will be held at the academy, 206 W. 100 St., at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25

THOMASTON, Conn.: Ukrainian Heritage Interantional is holding a three-part Ukrainian Lenten program to be presented at the Thomaston High School, at 1- 3 p.m. The program, initiated by UHI founder and CEO Michael M. Moskaluk, includes: presentation by Mr. Moskaluk on the introduction of Christianity to Ukraine and and the traditional preparations and celebrations of the Feast of the Resurrection worldwide as practiced by various rites and denominations; a talk and demonstration of the art of making pysanky by Addi; and a presentation by Barbara Moskaluk-Hunter of her pysanka collection. A selection of Ukrainian artifacts will also be on display courtesy of Bohdan Bereza. The program will be recorded on video and cassettes available for purchase. For more information call (860) 567-1623.

Saturday, March 29

NEW YORK: An Easter bazaar and demonstrations in the making of pysanky will be held at The Ukrainian Museum, at 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured at the bazaar will be pysanky, supplies for decorating the eggs, exhibition catalogues, children's books and homemade baked goods. Experienced artisans will demonstrate the art of making traditional Ukrainian pysanky at 2-5 p.m. The celebrated film "Pysanka" by director Slavko Nowytski will be shown every half hour.

Monday, March 31

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture by Eleonora Solovey, Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who will speak on the topic "Conceptualizing Ukrainian Literature in Light of Territorial Fragmentation and Ethnic Dispersal." The lecture will be held at the institute, 1538 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, April 5

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Embassy of Ukraine, in conjunction with the National Agricultural Library of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, invite the public to the opening of the exhibition "The Contribution of Ukrainian Americans to the Agriculture of the United States of America." Opening remarks will be by Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. The exhibition opening will be held at the center, 700 Cedar Road, at 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. by calling the center at (215) 663-1166.
EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons Association presents Alexander Pivovarsky, project manager, Harvard Institute for International Developments, who will speak on "Ukraine Macroeconomic Policy Project." Mr. Pivovarsky is one of the first recipients of UAPBA's Education Fund scholarship to Harvard's summer school. The presentation will be held at Ramada Inn, Route 10, at 8 p.m., preceded by cocktails at 7:15 p.m. Members: $8; non-members, $10; students, free.

Monday, April 7

EUGENE, Ore.: The Leontovych String Quartet - Yuri Mazurkevich, first violin; Yuri Kharenko, second violin; Borys Deviatov, viola; and Volodymyr Panteleyev, cello - will appear in concert at the University of Oregon, Beall Concert Hall, in a program of works by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Portland, Oregon composer Tomas Svoboda (String Quaartet No. 2 Opus 151). The concert, which will be preceded by a lecture, begins at 8 p.m. For additional information call (541) 346-5678.

Tuesday, April 8

PORTLAND, Ore.: The Leontovych String Quartet will appear in concert at the University of Portland, Buckley Center at 8 p.m. in a program of works by Shostakovich, Svoboda and Brahms.

Thursday, April 10

SEATTLE, Wash.: The Leontovych String Quartet will appear in concert in a program of works by Shostakovich, Svoboda and Brahms at the University of Washington, Meany Hall, at 8 p.m.

Friday, April 11

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding its annual Maria and Vasyl Petryshyn Memorial Lecture in Ukrainian Studies. Prof. John-Paul Himka, department of history and classics, University of Alberta will speak on "History, Christendom and East European Culture: Reformulating Some Questions." The lecture will be held in the auditorium of Boylston Hall, located next to Widener Library, at 4 p.m. The lecture will conclude with an open reception in the Reading Room of the Faculty Club. For additional information call (617) 495-4053.

Saturday, April 12

CHICAGO: Branch 29 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America invites the public to an evening of humor and entertainment, featuring an amateur theater group organized by UNWLA Branch 45 of Warren, Mich. A dinner will be served courtesy of UNWLA Branch 29 members. The event will be held in the hall of Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Church, Oakley and Superior, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 13

TORONTO: The Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Center, in conjunction with the Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, St. Vladimir Institute and the Zoryan Institute for Contemporary Armenian Research and Documentation, present a symposium titled "Genocide Remembered: Armenians 1915-1923 - Ukrainians 1932-1933." A showing of the films "An Armenian Jourrney" and "Harvest of Despair" will be followed by a discussion session with Dr. Lorne Shirinian, who will speak on "Voices of the Survivors of Genocide," and Dr. Frank Sysyn, "Making the Famine a Public Issue: The Role of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the 1980s." The symposium will be held at St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 2-5 p.m.

GENERAL NOTICE

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior College's Professsional Development Office has scheduled the following computer training courses: Microsoft Word-Wednesdays, April 2-April 23, at 6:30-9:30 p.m; Word Perfect 6.1 for Windows- Mondays, April 7-April 28, at 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. The course "Intermediate Word for Windows," started Saturday, March 22, and will be held Saturdays through April 19, 9 a.m.-noon. For more information, or to enroll, contact the office, (215) 884-2218.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Sunday, May 11

FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa.: The Sisters of St. Basil the Great will host the 66th annual Mother's Day Pilgrimage on the grounds of the Motherhouse at 710 Fox Chase Road. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a liturgy and will feature scheduled family activities throughout the day. The theme of this year's pilgrimage is "To Jesus through Mary." As an added feature, there will be a special one-hour children's program with the theme "Faith and Cultural Experience in the United States." As in other years, the pilgrimage will have the traditional procession to the grotto with a devotion service honoring the Mother of God. For more information contact Sister Elizabeth, (215) 379-0628.