PREVIEW OF EVENTS (06/28/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Wednesday, July 1

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Library at 620 Spadina Ave. is holding the opening of an exhibit on "Chumaky and Chabany" (wagon traders in salt and fish, and shepherds who were numerous in Ukraine during the 17th to mid-19th centuries). The exhibit is accompanied by prepared fact sheets. The exhibit runs through July 31. Library hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m. For additional information call Tony Rocchi, librarian, during evening library hours, (416) 923-3318.

Saturday, July 4

LEHIGHTON, Pa.: A Fourth of July dance will be held at the Ukrainian Homestead, 1230 Beaver Run Road., at 9 p.m. with music by Lewko Strockyj. Overnight accommodations are available. For reservations and information call (610) 377-4621.

Friday, July 10

WASHINGTON: The Washington Group (TWG) invites everyone to a Ukrainian Happy Hour starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Hotel Washington Sky Terrace (lounge/restaurant) outdoor veranda atop the hotel. Hotel Washington is located at 515 15th Street NW (corner of 15th and Pennsylvania Avenu and corner of 15th and F streets) near the Metro Center metro stop. There is no cover charge. All are welcome. For more information call Tanya Stasiuk, (703) 875-8036 (evenings) or (703) 325-5029 (daytime).

Sunday, July 12 - Sunday, July 19

NEW YORK: The 40th annual Captive Nations Week commemoration will begin on July 12 with an assembly at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue (Plaza Hotel) at 9 a.m., followed at 9:15 a.m. by a parade down Fifth Avenue to 50th Street. There will be a memorial service at St. Patrick's Cathedral at 11 a.m. As part of the noon ceremonies, addresses will be delivered by various dignitaries. On Thursday, July 16, a Freedom Rally will be held at the United Nations, 42nd Street and Ralph Bunch Plaza, at 11 a.m. Closing ceremonies on Sunday, July 19, will include a prayer service at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 E. 88th St. (corner of Lexington Avenue) at 2 p.m. to be followed by a reception and the reading of official greetings and proclamations.

Wednesday, July 15

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, as part of its special events, is holding a talk titled "Moving Europe Eastward," by Thomas A. Dine, president, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Washington. The presentation will be held on campus in Emerson Hall, Room 101, at 7:30 p.m.

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