PREVIEW OF EVENTS (06/15/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, June 21

SAN DIEGO: The Ukrainian American Broadcasting Co. will host a wine and cheese reception for Southern California Ukrainian Americans in order to inform the community about the first all-day, everyday Ukrainian radio and television network in North America and to preview a new film from Ukraine. The reception will be held at 2 p.m. at the House of Ukraine in Balboa Park. Admission is free. For information call 1-800-75-UKRAINE.

Sunday, June 22

LOS ANGELES: The Ukrainian American Broadcasting Co. will host a wine and cheese reception to inform the community about the Ukrainian radio and television network and to preview a new film from Ukraine. The reception will be held at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 5154 De Longpre Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Free admission. For additional information call 1-800-75-UKRAINE.
WARRINGTON, Pa.: The annual Ukrainian Festival hosted by St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Road, will be held on the church grounds starting at noon. Liturgy will be celebrated a 9 a.m. Featured performers at the festival are the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Polka music will be provided by The Pennsylvania Villagers Polka Band at 1:30-7:30 p.m. There will be Ukrainian foods, games and novelties, as well as various Ukrainian arts and crafts available for purchase. For more information call (215) 343-0779.

Tuesday, June 24

COLUMBUS, Ohio: The Ohio Council of FIABCI-USA (The International Real Estate Federation) and The Columbus Council on World Affairs are sponsoring a meeting on "Investment in Ukraine and Mexico" at the Atrium Center, 6140 Cleveland Ave. (just south of I-270), at 10-11:30 a.m. Speakers will be Blair Duffy, president FIABCI-USA and a resident of Mexico, and Walt Reiner, FIABCI Ohio Council president and a graduate of the American Graduate School of International Management. They will share their insights and in-country experience. Interested parties should call (614) 882-0800 for reservations; RSVP by June 17. There is no charge for attending.

Tuesday-Sunday, June 24-June 29

BECKET, Mass.: The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Philadelphia will be performing at the world-renowned Jacob's Pillow. This year, Jacob's Pillow is celebrating its 65th anniversary season as America's oldest dance festival in continuous operation. Located approximately 20 miles south of Pittsfield, Mass., Jacob's Pillow is situated on a 150-acre farm in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble was founded in 1972 by Zoia Hraur Korsun and is currently under the artistic directorship of Taras Lewyckyj. The 1997 season marks the ensemble's 25th anniversary. For box office ticket sales call (413) 243-0745. For additional information on Voloshky performances and events call (215) 663-0294.

Sunday, June 29

CLIFTON, N.J.: Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 635 Broad St., is holding its annual picnic at 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be typical picnic fare and Ukrainian ethnic food, as well as games and music for the children. Rain or shine, fun for all ages. For more information call (201) 471-8131.

Tuesday, July 1

WASHINGTON: A lecture/slide presentation on The Metropolitan Museum's "Glory of Byzantium" exhibition, with a special focus on the arts of the Kyivan Rus' state, will be given by Dr. Olenka Pevny, research assistant at The Metropolitan Museum's Medieval Department, at 7 p.m. in the Summer School Museum, 1201 17th St., NW. The event is sponsored by The Washington Group Cultural Fund. Free admission; donations welcome. For more information contact Laryssa Chopivsky, (202) 363-3964.