PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/01/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, March 7

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America invites the public to a meeting with Dina Udovenko, wife of Hennadii Udovenko, president of the 52nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine. The meeting will take place at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 4 p.m. For additional information call (212) 533-4646.
PHILADELPHIA: The Les Kurbas Theater of Lviv, under the direction of Volodymyr Kuchynsky, will present Lina Kostenko's historic verse novel "Marusia Churai" at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Rd., Jenkintown, Pa. The matinee production will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tickets, available at the door, are: $15, adults over 18 years; $12, seniors; $5, children and youth to 18 years of age. In the evening at 7:30 p.m., the group will present the poetry of Bohdan Ihor Antonych (1909-1937) and traditional Lemko musical selections in the center's gallery. Admission: $10. For additional information call the center, (215) 663-1166.
ETOBICOKE, Ont.: The renowned Arkan Dance Company, under the direction of Danovia Stechishin and Scott Stefura, presents "In the Dancing Spirit" - a concert of regional folk dances of Ukraine to be held at the Etobicoke School of the Arts, 675 Royal York Rd., at 7:30 p.m. The dancers will be accompanied by a live orchestra of musicians from Ukraine, led by Valerie Samolienko, of the Trio Hopak, whose credits include arranging for national folk dance companies such as Virsky and Veriovka of Kyiv. In conjunction with the dance show, there will be an art show and sale, featuring Ukrainian artists from across Canada, to be held in the theater lobby, commencing at 6:30 p.m. Reserved seats are available for $18 and $15. For further information, or to order tickets, contact the company at (416) 255-8577.
WINDHAM, N.Y.: The KLK Ukrainian Ski Club annual ski weekend races will be held at Ski Windham. Race registration and bib assignments will be held at the KLK table on the third floor of the ski lodge at 8:30-9:30 a.m. The race will begin punctually at 10:30 a.m. Every racer must be registered by 9:30 a.m. The cost of race registration and lift ticket: adults, $45; juniors, $35, race only, $10. Discounted lift tickets will be available for non-racers. There will be a dinner (buffet style), awards presentation and socializing in Windham. There will be a cocktail party (with complementary hors d'oeuvres) at 6:30 p.m. Adults: $25; children under 12, $25. For additional information and to register, contact Severin Palydowycz, P.O. Box 698, Hunter, NY 12442; (518) 263-4866, or Art Larsen, (518) 734-3737.

Sunday, March 8

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Music Institute of America will hold a commemorative concert dedicated to the institute's founder and first director, the distinguished pianist-educator Roman Sawycky (1907-1960). Featured in the program will be pianists Daria Karanowycz (UMI president), and Taissa Bohdanska; violist Halyna Kolessa, with Oksana Ravluk-Pruteniak, accompaniment; and students Melanie and Lydia Doll (class of Daria Karanowycz). Roman Sawycky, Jr. will present a montage of historical slides and recordings by his father. Of special interest will be incidental comments (on tape) by Lviv composer and doyen of Ukrainian music Mykola Kolessa and musicologist Natalia Kashkadamova. The program will be supplemented by an exhibit of music materials by artist Alexander Zakharov (formerly of Kyiv and Moscow). The event will take place at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 4 p.m. For additional information call (908) 276-3134.
NEW YORK: Soprano Oksana Krovytska will appear with the New York City Opera in the title role of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on March 8 (matinee). Other performances are March 12, 15 (matinee), 24 and 27. For additional information, call the NYCO Box Office, (212) 870-5570.

Monday, March 9

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture, as part of its seminar series, by Stephen Rapawy, adjunct professor of political science, George Washington University and demographer, U.S. Bureau of the Census (retired), on "Ethnic Reidentification in Ukraine Since Independence." The lecture will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.

Thursday, March 12

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding The Vasyl and Maria Petryshyn Memorial Lecture - "Independent Ukraine in the World Arena: Prospects for the Republic and Implications for Studies," with Professor John A. Armstrong, professor emeritus of political science, University of Wisconsin, Madison. The lecture will be held at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, 27 Kirkland St., at 4-6 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a reception celebrating "Ucrainica at Harvard: The Ukrainian Research Institute's 25th Anniversary Exhibition," at Houghton Library, Harvard University at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 15

WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian Association of Washington is sponsoring a Shevchenko concert, featuring the Dumka Choir of New York. The concert will take place at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine, 4250 Harewood Rd., N.E., at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $12 or at the door for $15. School children are admitted free of charge. For additional information call (301) 770-6911.

Monday, March 16

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Ave, is holding a pysanka workshop with Irene Sirant, beginning Monday, March 16, and to be held on subsequent Mondays, through April 13, at 7-9 p.m. Fee: $12 per session. For registration and information call the institute (416) 923-3318.

Monday-Friday, March 16-20

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute presents, as part of its children's program, a "Mystery Week" featuring activities for children age 6-13 to be held at 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Supervision is available 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fee: first child, $25 daily, $100 per week; additional child, $20 daily, $80 per week. Weekly fees include materials and snacks, but not lunch. Enrollment is limited to 50 children. To register call the institute, (416) 923-3318.

Wednesday, March 18

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute, as part of its "Ukrainian 102" - lecture series, is holding a lecture by Dr. Danylo Husar Struk, professor, Ukrainian language and literature, University of Toronto, and editor-in-chief, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, who will speak on the topic "Ukrainian Language - Its Development in Canada." The lecture will be held at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $5.

Saturday, March 21

LAS VEGAS: The Ukrainian-American Social Club of Las Vegas will hold a St. Patrick's Day and Spring Celebration. The festivities will be held at 2704 Beachside Court, starting at 6 p.m. Admission: $7. The club will furnish several entrees; please bring a side dish (check with Mary on what is needed). For reservation and more information call Mary, (702) 228-2312. Dress is very casual.

Monday, March 23

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta is holding a lecture by Dr. Zenon Kohut, director, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, on the topic "The Development of a Ukrainian National Historiography in Imperial Russia. The lecture will be held in the CIUS Library, Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m.

ONGOING

March

TORONTO: The St. Vladimir Institute Library, 620 Spadina Ave., is holding, as part of its monthly exhibits, the exhibit "Ukrainian Mountaineers - Lemkos, Boikos, Hutsuls - Their History and Folklore," featuring books, materials and specially prepared fact sheets. Library hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m. For additional information call the library, (416) 923-1227.

CANCELLATION

WILMINGTON, Del.: The presentation "Evening of Readings and Song" by the Les Kurbas Theater was to have been held Thursday, March 12, at Borders Bookstore has been cancelled.