PREVIEW OF EVENTS (11/29/98)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, December 4

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club will present a lecture titled "The Symbolic Language of Ukrainian Ornamentation." Zenovia Krakovetska, head of the Ukrainian Folk Artists' Association in the Lviv region, will be the featured speaker. The evening will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana/

Saturday-Sunday, December 5-6

SILVER SPRING: The Pershi Stezhi Plast Sorority is holding an exhibit of linoprints by graphic artist Bohdan Soroka, chairman, department of graphic design, Lviv Academy of Art. The exhibit will be held at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 16631 New Hampshire Ave. Exhibition hours: Saturday, 6-9 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m. For further information call (301) 438-7771.
KENMORE, N.Y.: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 97 presents an exhibit and sale of selected woodcuts and etchings by Jacques Hnizdovsky. The exhibit/sale will be held at St. John the Baptist Church Hall, 3275 Elmwood Ave., at noon-3 p.m. There will be a wine and cheese reception on Saturday, December 5 at 4-8 p.m. For additional information call Maria Paszkowsky (716) 835-6288.
HARTFORD, Conn.: The public is invited to a Christmas bazaar and food fair sponsored by Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branches 93 and 106, to be held in the school hall of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 125 Wethersfield Ave., on Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Select from fine art pieces and holiday items, Ukrainian specialty crafts, cards, books, music and videos, and baked goods. Enjoy a hearty Ukrainian lunch as well. For further information call (860) 563-8139.

Sunday, December 6

JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass.: A concert in celebration of Myroslav Skoryk's 60th anniversary, with Maestro Skoryk, singer Marianna Vynnytsky and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will be held at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 24 Orchard Hill Road, at 2 p.m. The program will feature popular songs and jazz compositions by Maestro Skoryk. The concert will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. Suggested donation: $10. For further information call (617) 522-9858.

Monday, December 7

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture by Dr. Borys Gudziak, director, Institute of Church History, and vice-rector, Lviv Theological Academy, on the topic "Religion, Interconfessional Relations and Society in Ukraine in the 1990s." The lecture will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, December 12

NEW YORK: "Music at the Institute" presents works by Myroslav Skoryk in celebration of the composer's 60th birthday, with The Vanguard Chamber Players - Gen Shinkai, flute; Jacqueline Leclaire, oboe; David Gresham, clarinet; Martin Kuuskman, bassoon; and Greg Evans, horn; the MATI Chamber Orchestra; Maestro Skoryk, piano, and Virko Baley, conductor. The concert program will comprise: Partita No. 1 for String Orchestra (1965), Partita No. 3 for Two Violins, Viola and Cello (1975) - North American premiere, Partita No. 6 for String Orchestra (1996) - North American premiere, Partita No. 7 for Wind Quintet (1998) - world premiere, and Concerto No. 3 for Piano, String Orchestra and Drum (1998) - New York premiere. The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.: The Tidewater Ukrainian Cultural Association (TUCA) will hold its third annual Christmas party in Virginia Beach at 7 p.m. The TUCA extends an open invitation to all Ukrainians in the Tidewater area and especially to all armed forces personnel stationed at the area's military installations (Norfolk Naval Base, Langley AFB, Oceana NAS, Little Creek, Fort Eustis, etc.). For directions and further information call Olena Boyko, (804) 843-4533.

Sunday, December 13

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum's Christmas bazaar, to be held at 11 a.m.-5 p.m., will feature an array of folk craft gifts for the holidays, including embroidered men's and women's shirts, decorative embroideries, ceramics and woodwork objects. The bazaar will offer art books, exhibition catalogues, as well as children's story books imported from Ukraine. Jewelry, Christmas cards and greeting cards for other occasions, as well as works of art will also be available. Beautiful Christmas tree decorations, home-baked medivnyky and makivnyky, as well as other baked goods will be for sale. The museum is located at 203 Second Ave. For more information call (212) 228-0110.

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