PREVIEW OF EVENTS (09/28/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, September 28

NEWARK: Religion classes at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School, Ivy Street and Sanford Avenue, resume September 28. Subsequent classes will be held on the fourth Sundays of October, November, and January through April. Classes are being held for kindergarten and grades 1 and 3-8. For additional informatioon call Roxolana Misilo, (973) 376-4807.

Friday, October 3

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America will hold a screening, as part of its "Film Night at the Institute," of the satirical Ukrainian film titled "The Hunt for Kozak Gold," directed by Vadim Kostely. A wine and cheese reception follows. The screening will be held at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 4

NEW YORK: The Ukainian Institute of America presents Maria Stefiuk, lead soprano of the Kyiv Opera, in a solo recital, with piano accompaniment by Volodymyr Vynnytsky, in a program of works by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Ukrainian repertoire by Stepovyi, Lysenko, Liatoshynsky, Kropyvnytsky, Kos-Anatolsky and Sonevytsky. The concert will be held at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. For additional information call the institute at (212) 288-8660.
CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is holding the "Friend of the Institute Award Dinner." Recipients of this year's award are: Jaroslaw Strutynsky, Yuriy Sambirsky, Yuriy Kawka and Yuriy Ozga - engineers and architects who were instrumental in the building and design of the UIMA. Guest speaker at the event is Radoslav Zuk, architect and professor of architecture at McGill University, Montreal. The event will be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., with cocktails at 6 p.m., and dinner at 7 p.m. Donation: $100.
BRYN MAWR, Pa.: The Monique Legaré International Dance Company of Willow Grove, Pa., presents The Chamber Orchestra of Lviv University, Serhiy Burko, conductor, in a joint performance with Slaveja, The Bryn Mawr Haverford Slavic a cappella choir. The concert will be held at Bryn Mawr College, The Great Hall, Thomas Library, at 8 p.m. For additional information call Peggy Leiby, (215) 643-4397. The Monique Legaré International Dance Company, which specializes in folk dances from countries throughout the world, was in Ukraine in 1995 at the invitation of the Chamber Orchestra of Lviv University and has now reciprocated the invitation by presenting a series of concerts for the chamber orchestra in the greater Philadelphia area.

Sunday, October 5

NEW YORK: An afternoon of storytelling for children between the ages of 2 and 5, titled "Zhaba" (The Frog), presented by Marta Sawycky, director of Pre-School Music in Irvington, N.J., will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 2-5 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Monday, October 6

PHILADELPHIA: The Monique Legaré International Dance Company presents The Chamber Orchestra of Lviv University, Serhiy Burko, conductor, in concert on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, 38th and Chestnut streets, in the Cathedral Church of the Savior, at 8 p.m.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute presents, as part of its seminar series, a lecture by Mark Bassin, leccturer in geography, University College, London, titled "Between Europe and Asia: The Geography of Russian National Identity." The lecture is co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian Studies. The lecture will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.
EDMONTON: The Canadian Institue of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta presents a lecture by Dr. Andrij Hornjatkevyc, University of Alberta, titled "Zinovii Shtokalko's 'Kobza' " (in Ukrainian). The lecture will be held in the CIUS library, 352 Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 8

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institue presents the Ukrainian Bandura Chorus in concert with Oleh Mahlay, conductor. The concert will be held at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., at 8 p.m. The 45-voice chorus will perform folk and art songs, liturgical chants, and recently composed musical works. For details and ticket information, conctact the Sanders Theatre Box Office, (617) 496-2222, noon-6 p.m., seven days a week.
PHILADELPHIA: The Chamber Orchestra of Lviv University, under the direction of Serhiy Burko, will appear in concert at the Settlement Music School, 3745 Clarenden St., at 7:30 p.m. The concert is sponsored by the Monique Legaré International Dance Company of Willow Grove, Pa.

Friday, October 10

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center jointly with the Monique Legaré International Dance Company present a concert featuring Stepan Stepan, lead baritone of the Lviv Opera and The Chamber Orchestra of Lviv University, under the direction of Serhiy Burko. The concert will be held at the center, 700 Cedar Road, at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $10.

Sunday, October 12

NEW YORK: Stepan Stepan, lead baritone of the Lviv Opera, will appear in concert at the Ukrainian National Home, 140-142 Second Ave., at 2 p.m. The concert program will include arias and songs of West European classic and Ukrainian repertoires.
WASHINGTON: Peter Ostroushko, renowned fiddler and mandolinist of Garrison Keillor's popular "Prairie Home Companion" program on National Public Radio will perform along with guitarist Dean Magraw at The Washington Group Leadership Conference brunch, which will be held at the Georgetown University Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for the brunch and performance: $35; reservations must be made by October 8 by e-mail, [email protected], or by fax, (703) 960-7459. The event is sponsored by The Washington Group Cultural Fund. For more information contact Larysa Kurylas, (202) 797-8236.

Sunday, October 19

CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents a concert by Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff, piano duo, in a program of works by Mozart, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Saint-Saens. The concert will be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 2 p.m.

Monday, October 20

WINNIPEG: Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak, department of history, George Washington University, and the National Endowment for the Arts, is the 1997 lecturer for the fourth annual J. B. Rudnyckyj Lecture at the University of Manitoba. She will speak on the topic: "Women in Independent Ukraine: Prospects of Power" at 3:30 p.m., 118 St. John's College, 92 Dysart Road, University of Manitoba. A reception will follow in St. John's Common Room. Best known for her award-winning book "Feminists Despite Themselves: Women in Ukrainian Community Life" (1988, 1990), Dr. Bohachevsky-Chomiak has published widely on women's organizations and the women's movements in Ukraine and Russia. She is currently a Fulbright lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv. For information, contact the event sponsors: the Department of Archives and Special Collections, University of Manitoba Libraries, (204) 474-9986; or the university's German and Slavic studies department, (204) 474-9370.

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