PREVIEW OF EVENTS (01/18/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, January 26

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is holding a lecture by Dr. David Marples, University of Alberta, on the topic "Ukraine and Belarus: A Comparison of Two Emergent Nations in the Post-Soviet Era." The lecture will be held at the CIUS Library, Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, January 30

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is holding a short program to commemorate the life and many accomplishments of John Kolasky (1915-1997), a writer, educator and friend of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. The program will be held in the Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall at 7:30 p.m. For further information call (403) 492-2972.

Sunday, February 1

CHICAGO: The annual Christmas concert - "Koliaduiemo Ukraini," sponsored by the Rukh Movement to Aid Independent Ukraine will be held at the St. Nicholas Cathedral, corner of Metropolitan Sheptytsky and Bishop Gabro streets (Oakley Blvd. and Rice St.) at 1:30 p.m. Nine choirs and ensembles belonging to various Ukrainian churches and institutions will take part in the concert. Proceeds to benefit cultural and social needs in Ukraine.

Monday, February 2

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is holding a lecture by Colin Neufeldt on the topic "The Mennonite Experience During the Collectivization Period in Ukraine and Crimea." The lecture will be held in the CIUS Library, Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 7

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America and the New York Group are sponsoring an evening of music and theater to benefit Svito-Vyd, the magazine of contemporary literature and the arts. The program will feature the internationally acclaimed artist Wanda Glowacka, cello; Gregory Hlady, director and actor of stage and screen; Alexandra Hrabova, soprano, the New York Art Theater under the direction of Anatole Fourmanchouk, and Mykola Suk, piano. A reception, accompanied by music, will follow. Donation: $50 per person; students and seniors, $30. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. For reservations and additional information call (718) 601-5197.

Sunday, February 8

CHICAGO: Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, author of "Ukrainian-American Citadel: The First Hundred Years of the Ukrainian National Association," will speak on the topic "The Future of the Ukrainian American Community." The presentation will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, corner of Chicago Avenue and Oakley Boulevard, at 1:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Chicago District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association, the Ukrainian American Justice Committee and the Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Diaspora.

Addendum

NEW YORK: The notice about the Saturday, January 24, Chamber Music Society of the Ukrainian Institute of America concert titled "Ukrainian Themes in Western Music" (which appeared in the January 11 issue) inadvertently omitted violinist Alex Kirilov as one of the concert performers, as well as the exhibit of bas-reliefs by Zenon Holubec. The concert program will feature works by: Charles Loeffler, "Ukrainian Evenings" after Gogol (world premiere; unpublished version for violin and piano); Franz Liszt, "Ballade d'Ukraine"; Sergei Rachmaninoff, Three Romances: Poems by Taras Shevchenko in Russian translation; Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 78; Bernard Rands, Lullaby for Soprano and String Quartet (world premiere); and Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 ("Razumovsky"). The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20; UIA members, $15; senior citizens, $10; and students, $5.