PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/04/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, May 5

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture by Andrii Yasinovskyi, lecturer on Byzantine History and Greek at the Lviv Theological Academy, on the topic "Relations Between the Ostrih Cultural Center and Greeks of the Diaspora in the Late 16th and Early 17th Centuries." The lecture will be held at the institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., HURI seminar room, at 4-6 p.m.

Thursday, May 8

CAMBRIDGE, Mass: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a presentation by Olexander Hrytsenko, director, Institute for Cultural Policy, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, on the topic "Myths in Contemporary Ukrainian Culture and Politics." The presentation will be held at the institute, 1538 Massachusetts Ave., HURI seminar room, at 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, May 10

SILVER SPRING, Md.: The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies is holding a Spring Dance, with music by the Mykola and Liuba band. The dance will be held in the parish hall of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, at 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. There will be a cash bar and buffet. Admission: $15; youth, age 13-18, $7.50. For table reservations call John Kun, (202) 347-4264.

Sunday, May 11

NEW YORK: A panakhyda service will be held at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in memory of the victims of Akcja Wisla, the 1947 expulsion of Lemkos and other Ukrainians by the Polish Communist government from their ancestral homelands in ethnically Ukrainian eastern Poland. The panakhyda will follow a moleben that commences at 4 p.m. and is part of the Day of Mourning and Commemoration organized by The National Committee for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of "Akcja Wisla," the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the 50th anniversary of the insurgent raid to the West. Similar services will be held throughout Ukraine, Poland and the diaspora. For further information, call (212) 533-0919 (after 6 p.m.).

Monday, May 12

CAMBRIDGE, Mass: The Harvard Ukrainian Institute is holding a lecture by Olenka Pevny, research assistant, Department of Medieval Studies, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York on the topic "Ukrainian Participation in 'The Glory of Byzantium': The Metropolitan Museum's Current Exhibition of Byzantine Art." The lecture will be held at the institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., HURI seminar room, at 4-6 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

SILVER SPRING, Md.: A one-day bus trip has been organized to New York City to view "The Glory of Byzantium" exhibition currently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The round trip fare is $25. The bus will leave punctually at 7 a.m. from the Ames parking lot, corner of New Hampshire Avenue and Powder Mill Road. There will be a one-hour slide presentation/lecture at the museum at 12:30; fee: $15 per person. Call Theresa Ben, (301) 935-6033 or, Natalka Gawdiak, (301) 622-2338 after 7 p.m., immediately to reserve space. Fare and fee must be paid two weeks in advance.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday-Friday, May 22-23

PARMA, Ohio: St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral School will sponsor a two-day garage sale at the Astrodome. Profits from the sale will go the school's computer fund. Tables may be rented by individuals for $10 each. Donations of clothing, housewares and other items will be accepted for the St. Josaphat table. The drop-off dates for donations are Monday, May 5 through Monday, May 19, to the Grade 8 classroom or the computer Room, at 7:30 - 8 a.m. and 2:30-3 p.m.

Saturday, June 7

WARREN, MICH.: The 1997 Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK) Chess Championship will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road, starting at noon. The tournament is hosted by the Chernyk Ukrainian Sports Club, Bohdan Andrushkiw, director. The tournament will be six-round Swiss action, with 30 minutes per game per player. Among the prizes to be awarded are: first prize: $200 and the Chornomorska Sich Lev Blonarowych Trophy; first prize in the juniors category (under age 18): $100; contestant whose rating is under 2000, $100. Fee: $25. To register, as well as for information regarding directions and motel accommodations, call Mr. Andrushkiw, (810) 751-8625 (evenings), or Orest Popovych, (908) 363-1589.

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