PREVIEW OF EVENTS (07/06/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday-Sunday, July 7-13

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Yara Arts Group from La MaMa Experimental Theater in New York will conduct its 10th annual theater workshop with the students of the Harvard summer school that will culminate in a performance. Virlana Tkacz will direct the workshops. Workshop times are Monday-Friday 7-10 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 p.m. Saturday performance 8 p.m. Harvard's Lowell Hall. Call the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, (617) 495-4053, for more information.

Sunday, July 13

DEERFIELD, Mass.: The fourth annual Eastern European Festival and Market will be held from 1-5 p.m. Sponsored by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association of Old Deerfield, the gathering features music, food, crafts and conversation from the countries of Eastern Europe. The Polish Genealogical Society will be present to assist in genealogical research. Ethnic food will be the fare for lunch, provided by the local Ukrainian church. Music will be ongoing all afternoon, featuring a renowned bandurist, Julian Kytasty, at 3 p.m. The ensemble Fourscore will play folksongs both before and after the bandura concert. The festival will be free and is held in the former Old Deerfield Elementary School, behind Memorial Hall Museum on Memorial Street. There is ample free parking. For more information call Susan McGowan, (413) 774-7476 Ext. 3.

Sunday, July 27

MINERSVILLE, Pa.: The Ukrainian Catholic churches of the Shamokin Deanery of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will sponsor their annual Ukrainian Seminary Day, which will be held at St. Nicholas Picnic Grove (Primrose Route 901 North). Activities throughout the day include: divine liturgy, 11 a.m.; St. Michael's Ukrainian Dancers and Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Ron Cahute and "Burya," 4-8 p.m. There will be Ukrainian and American food along with childrens games and rides, dancing and vendors selling Ukrainian items. Free parking and free admission. For more information and directions call (717) 874-3777 or e-mail: [email protected].

ADVANCE NOTICE

ELLENVILLE, N.Y.: The XXII Youth Games will take place on August 9 at the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM-A) estate. Games open at 9:30 a.m. followed by: 9:45 a.m., track and field, tennis; 10 a.m. volleyball; 1 p.m., soccer; 3 p.m., swimming. The closing ceremonies and distribution of prizes and medals will take place at 7 p.m. Participants must be 18 years of age or younger. Games are open to all participants and teams from all branches of Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK). Send applications to: Irenaeus Isajiw, R.D. 6, P.O. Box 192, Newton, NJ 07860; (201) 383-8636.