PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, September 18
- PASSAIC, N.J.: The Passaic branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association
(SUM) will start the season's activities with an official gathering of
members to be held at the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave., at 7 p.m. Registration
of children will begin at 6:30 p.m. For further information about SUM or
to register children call (201) 323-1703.
- PASSAIC, N.J.: The 10th annual "Summer Ain't Over Bash" comes
just in time to ease those end-of-summer blues. Beginning at 10 p.m., this
year's party at the Ukrainian Center Downstairs Bar, 240 Hope Ave., will
feature the Cache band as well as a buffet and drink specials. Cover charge:
$5 (18 to enter; 21 to drink; proper ID a must).
Saturday-Sunday, September 19-20
- KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The KLK Ukrainian Ski Club's annual meeting will
be held at Soyuzivka. Come take part in the tennis tournament, membership
meeting/elections as well as a banquet and dancing to the tunes of Vidlunnia.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. For room availability and
banquet reservations, call Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641. For additional information
contact George Popel, (908) 297-0786.
Saturday, September 19
- JERSEY CITY, N.J.: The Ukrainian National Home, 90-96 Fleet St., invites
the public to its annual fall dance to be held at 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Music will
be by Bobby Konopada and his orchestra. Tickets: $10 per person. For more
information call Mary, (201) 656-7755.
- ROCHESTER, N.Y.: The Rochester Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, in celebration
of its 45th anniversary, with support from 10 local community youth and
religious organizations, will host a "Youthfest - Zabava." This
activity will take place at St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 3176
St. Paul Blvd. In addition to providing a forum for youth to socialize
with other young people in the community, the event will donate all ticket
sale proceeds to the Children of Chornobyl Fund. Admission: $5.
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian American community and the Chicago public arts
organization Community Architexts will hold a candlelight procession and
multi-media presentation titled "Witnesses: Part 2" in commemoration
of the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933. The Great
Famine of 1932-1933, implemented by Stalin under his five-year plan as
part of a massive attempt to collectivize and industrialize farms under
the central control of the USSR, killed at least 7 million Ukrainians.
The Soviets repressed information of this genocide to such an extent that
today, knowledge of this event is limited mainly to the survivos and their
families. The procession, in which 10 community service organizations will
participate, begins at 8 p.m. in front of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox
Cathedral, 2238 W. Cortez St. (Cortez and Oakley). Participants will walk
to the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Leavitt Street, the site of the
multi-media presentation. The presentation will begin at 8:30 p.m. with
the projection of words and stories onto the facades of storefronts which
face each other across Chicago Avenue, creating a changing sequence of
large-scale historic billboards that will enliven the public space with
important recovered history and community statements. The projected texts
will represent the written voices of famine survivors, juxtaposed with
Soviet propaganda, and the work of local seventh-grade students, who articulate
their own empathic experience of urban survival. This event is supported
by the Committee to Remember the Famine of 1932-1933, other Ukrainian American
service organizations and Community Architexts. For more information call
Jennifer Van Winkle at Community Architexts, (773) 506-7814.
Monday, September 21
- WASHINGTON: The Washington Group (TWG), in cooperation with the Kennan
Institute, is hosting a roundtable with Oleksander Rodniansky, general
director of Studio 1+1 (Ukraine's largest independent TV and radio broadcast
company), and IIko Kucheriv, director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation,
Kyiv. The roundtable will be held at the Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St.
NW, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Donations are welcome. Please
RSVP by September 18 to the Embassy of Ukraine, (202) 333-0606. For more
information, contact Orest Deychakiwsky, (202) 225-3964.
Thursday, September 24
- PHILADELPHIA: The Voloshky Ensemble will hold its annual audition for
entrance into the ensemble's apprentice program. The audition will take
place at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center at 6-7:15 p.m. Individuals
who are age 14 (or will be 14 by January 1, 1999) and have a minimum of
four years' dance experience are invited to participate in the audition.
Classes for the apprentice program will begin on Thursday, October 29,
at 6 p.m. For additional information contact Taras Lewyckyj, (215) 763-6443.
Saturday, September 26
- LEHIGHTON, Pa.: Veterans of the 1st Ukrainian Division of the Ukrainian
National Army, Lehighton Post, and the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton,
invite Ukrainian veterans and the general public to a traditional "potato
bake" and a dance at the Ukrainian Homestead starting at 4 p.m. Dancing
will begin at 9 p.m. to the sounds of the Mandry orchestra.
Sunday, September 27
- WOONSOCKET, R.I.: St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Parish at 394 Blackstone
St., invites the community to participate in the parish's 90th jubilee
celebration. A pontifical divine liturgy will be celebrated by Bishop Basil
Losten with the assistance of guest clergy at 2 p.m. A jubilee banquet
will follow at Bocce Club at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. For more
information call (401) 353-6968.
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13, 1998, No. 37, Vol. LXVI
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