PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/31/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, June 1

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Library opens an exhibit titled "Haidamakas," the 18-century rebels who organized popular uprisings against the oppressive Polish regime in Right-Bank Ukraine, immortalized by such leaders as Gonta and Zalizniak. The exhibit is accompanied by specially prepared fact sheets. Library hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30-9:30 a.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m. The exhibit will run through June 30. For additional information call Tony Rocchi, librarian, during evening library hours, (416) 923-3318.

Friday, June 5

NEW YORK: The Art and Literary Club and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 64 present a literary evening featuring readings from recently published works by Ivanna Savytska, "From My Window" (New York, 1998) and by Volodymyr Chapelsky, "I Loved Them All" (Drohobych, 1997). The evening will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4900 or (212) 777-8144.

Saturday, June 6

NEW YORK: The Lydia Kryshelnytsky Ukrainian Stage Ensemble will stage the drama-montage, "Zhinka Kriz Viky" (Woman Through the Ages), based on the works of poet/playwright Lesia Ukrainka. The play will be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Haft Auditorium, 227 W. 27th St., at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7

GLEN SPEY, N.Y.: The 13th annual convention of the Drohobychchyna Society, comprised of former inhabitants of the Drohobych region in western Ukraine and their family members, will be held at the Ukrainian Fraternal Association's Verkhovyna Resort. Special guest at the meeting will be Prof. Shalata, editor of "Drohobychchyna: The Land of Ivan Franko," Vol. IV. A short business meeting will be followed by dinner and an entertainment program. On Sunday, June 7, following Divine Liturgy and a panakhyda service, there will be a communal lunch and the taking of pictures. Guests are welcome. For reservations call Verkhovyna, (914) 856-1323. For additional information, call (609) 691-4497.

Friday-Saturday, June 12-20

TORONTO: Visit Odesa at St. Vladimir Institute during Metro Caravan when the institute will be transformed into "The Boom Town on the Black Sea." Take a stroll down Prymorskyi Boulevard to see the Odesa Market and visit "The Trypillian Legacy" exhibit in the museum. Down the Potemkin Steps - an Odesa feast awaits you. Wharfside, there'll be entertainment by the Arkan Dance Company and students from the Ukrainian Academy of Dance and musicians playing folk instruments as well as special guest appearances. Hours: Monday-Friday, 6-11 p.m.; Saturdays and Sunday, 3-11 p.m. Admission by passport to Odesa and 30 pavilions. The institute is located at 620 Spadina Avenue. For additional information call (416) 923-3318.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday-Sunday, July 4-5

TORONTO: The Third Conference of the U.S.A.-Canada Branches of the Ukrainian World Association of Professional Educators (UWAPE) will be held at St. Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Ave., starting at 10 a.m. Ukrainian professional and certified teachers of all subject areas are invited to attend. For additional information, call (215) 769-0889, evenings.

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