NOTES ON PEOPLE

Performs at union's year-end banquet

STUDIO CITY, Calif. - Zoryana Keske was the featured performer at the annual year-end banquet of Local 44, Affiliated Property Crafts Persons, of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, which was held at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Calif.

Ms. Keske, who is a member of the local - the union that represents almost 6,000 members in the film industry engaged in construction, property and special effects - chose a Ukrainian dance specifically choreographed for this event to entertain an enthusiastic audience of over 300 people.

A veteran performer of Ukrainian stage and dance, Ms. Keske has appeared at various functions and festivals throughout Calif., as well as Canada and Mexico. Born in Hollywood, Calif., she has always been active in all aspects of the Los Angeles area Ukrainian community.

As a property person in the film and television industry, Ms. Keske has worked on "Melrose Place," "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Profiler," "Chicago Hope," "The Practice" and "Starship Troopers," to name a few.

Ms. Keske's father, Walter Keske, is secretary-treasurer of Local 44. Ms. Keske, along with the rest of her family, is a member of the Ukrainian National Association's John Hodiak Branch 257 of which her mother, Lubomyra, is president.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 28, 1999, No. 9, Vol. LXVII

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