PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/23/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, August 23

NEW CITY, N.Y.: Ukrainian American Veterans Post No. 19 and the Ukrainian Heritage Society of Rockland County will sponsor a Ukrainain Independence Day flag-raising ceremony to take place at the Allison-Paris County Office Building, New Hempstead Road, at 1 p.m. For more information call Teddy B. Dusanenko, (914) 634-5502.
NEW YORK: The Committee of the United Ukrainian American Organizations of the City of New York, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council will be holding a Ukrainian Independence Day celebration at the National Home, 140 Second Ave., at 2 p.m. The program will include guest speaker Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko; pianist and winner of international musical competitions Volodymyr Vynnytsky, and Yurij Kharenko, a Ukrainian artist. Admission is free.

Saturday, August 29

ANNAPOLIS, Md.: The Washington Group is organizing a group outing on the Severn River. Canoes and kayaks ($25 for half a day) will be rented. The group will meet in Annapolis at 10 a.m. and is planning to brunch in historic Annapolis after the trip. For more information call Ihor Kotlarchuk, (703) 548-8534.

Sunday, August 30

EMLENTON, Pa.: All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp will be celebrating its 20th anniversary starting with a 9 a.m. divine liturgy celebrated by the Pennsylvania-Ohio and Pittsburgh Deaneries. A picnic luncheon of Ukrainian foods will follow. At 3:30 p.m. the Kyiv Dance Ensemble of Carnegie, Pa., vocalists and bandurists will perform. Displays and sales of Ukrainian cultural items will be offered. For more information call the camp, (724) 867-5811.

Friday-Sunday, September 4-6

SAN DIEGO: The Ukrainian Festival 98, presented by the House of Ukraine, will be hosting Tropak Ukrainian Dance Theatre from Vancouver. The weekend includes a bonfire, dinner and dance, as well as the dance performance. For help in planning your Ukrainian Festival 98 vacation, contact the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau, (619) 236-1212, or visit http://www.sandiego.org

Saturday, September 5

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The Ukrainian American Nautical Association Inc. (UANAI) is holding its annual meeting on the Soyuzivka deck at 2 p.m. Discussions will focus on the election of officers and future trip planning. Members and anyone interested in sailing are invited to attend. For information call Natalka Luchanko, (215) 517-7076.

Sunday, September 6

ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill.: Following an 11 a.m. liturgy at Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church, a Ukrainian food and grill, children's games, pony rides, swimming, a Ukrainian orchestra and lottery will take place at the Self Reliance Association's Round Lake Resort. The resort is on Maple and Oak streets, two miles north on Hainesville Road off Route 120. The resort phone number is (847) 546-9728. For more information call the Rev. Myron Panchuk, (312) 829-5209, or e-mail: [email protected]

Wednesday, September 9

NEWARK, N.J.: St. John's Ukrainian Preschool will re-open with Ukrainian-language Montessori sessions each weekday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Extended hours from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. are available to serve working parents. The minimum age is 2 1/2. The school emphasizes respect for the child, individualized learning and promotion of the child's independence. For more information call Olenka Makarushka-Kolodiy, (973)763-1797. Check school's webpage at http://members.aol.com/olenkam

Sunday, September 13

SCRANTON, Pa.: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum will hold a coal miners' picnic at 1-3 p.m. This family event will include storytelling, children's games, a museum scavenger hunt, and homemade pie, ice cream and lemonade. The cost of the picnic is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. The museum is located on R.D. 1, Bald Mountain Road. Reservations may be made by calling the museum, (717) 963-4804.

Tuesday, September 15

NEW YORK: The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will perform for the first time at Carnegie Hall at 8 p.m. Works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tanayev, Brahms, Rutter, Gershwin, Berlin, as well as Ukrainian classics and folk music will be performed by 160 Ukrainian instrumentalists and singers. Prices range from $15 to $60. For tickets call the Carnegie Hall Box Office or CenterCharge, (212) 247-7800. For group sales call (516) 324-1248.

Thursday, September 17

NEW YORK: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 64 invites UNWLA members and the public to a farewell for Ludmyla Kryzhanivsky, wife of Ukraine's consul general in New York. The gathering will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Shevchenko Scientific Society building, 64 Fourth Ave.

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