PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/02/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: A Single Ukrainian Weekenders three-day event will take place at Soyuzivka, starting with a party at the Trembita Lounge at 9 p.m. on Friday. A Hudson River Cruise is scheduled for Saturday at 2-4 p.m. All interested parties are to meet at the patio at 10:30 a.m. or at the Rip Van Winkle ship at Rondout Landing in Kingston at 11:30 a.m. A zabava will be held jointly with Club Suzy-Q at 10 p.m. on the Veselka patio. There will be a picnic on Sunday at noon to top off the weekend. For directions and accommodations please call Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641.

Saturday-Sunday, August 8-9

HAINES FALLS, N.Y.: Taras Schumylowych will exhibit three tempera paintings, titled "Ukrainian Pysanka (Easter Egg) III," "Sunflowers II" and "Statue of Liberty at Night" at the 51st annual art exhibition sponsored by the Twilight Park Artists. The "Young Artists' Division" will feature the works of Xenia, Justin and Larissa Schumylowych. The exhibition will be held in the Twilight Park Clubhouse and will open with a wine reception on Saturday at 5-7:30 p.m. and continues through Sunday at 1-5 p.m., with an artists' demonstration planned at 3-4 p.m.

Saturday, August 15

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: All Single Ukrainian Weekenders and guests are invited to dance the night away at a zabava at Soyuzivka. For directions and accommodations please call Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641, and for further information or to RSVP, please call (212) 358-9615. To be added to the mailing list please write to: Weekenders/UHC, P.O. Box 1607, New York, NY 10009.

Saturday, August 22

EAST MEADOW, N.Y.: An evening of ethnic song and dance called "Ukrainian American Night" will take place at Eisenhower Park's Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater, as part of the International Nights Series presented by the Nassau County Department of Recreation and Parks. The concert will include the Voloshky dancers and the Luba-Mykola and Victor Trio, and starts at 8 p.m. Concert-goers should bring folding chairs. For further information please call the Public Information Office, (516) 572-0200, weekdays during business hours or "Concertline," a recorded message updated weekly, at (516) 572-0223.

Sunday, August 23

TORONTO: The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto Branch, will hold a celebration of the seventh anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine at St. Volodymyr Cultural Center, 1280 Dundas St. W. and Fourth Line in Oakville. This celebration will feature Hennadii Udovenko, national deputy of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada and president of the 52nd Session of the U.N. General Assembly, as guest speaker. An ecumenical service will be held at 11 a.m. and a concert at 2:30 p.m. The festivities include a yarmarok (bazaar), children's corner, food and refreshments. There will be an adult dance at 6-8 p.m. and a student dance at 9 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $10 for adults, children under 12 are free. For further information call (416) 762-9427.