PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Thursday, July 29
- NEW YORK: Cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will
appear in concert at Trinity Church as part of the Earl Tucker Concert
Series in a Beethoven program featuring: Variations on an aria of Mozart's
"Zauberflüte" - "Männer, Welche Liebe Fühlen;"
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5; and Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69. The
concert, which is free to the public, will be held at 74 Trinity Place,
starting 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 31
- ELLENVILLE, N.Y.: Celebrate Christmas in July at The Bar at the SUM
Resort Center, Route 209, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Christmas music, photos
with Santa, and eggnog and apple cider drink specials will be offered.
Bring a wrapped gift - toys or clothes - for children in Ukraine to put
under the tree and get a free drink. (Gifts will be delivered through the
Emergency Medical Aid for Ukraine program.) For room reservations call
the resort at (914) 647-7230. For directions or further information, call
the resort or e-mail [email protected].
Wednesday, August 4
- LA FERME, Quebec: A trilingual bronze plaque recalling the unjust imprisonment
of thousands of Ukrainians and other Europeans during Canada's first national
internment operations will be unveiled and consecrated at 11 a.m. at the
St. Viateur Church, near the site of the Spirit Lake concentration camp.
The plaque also recalls the death at the camp of a young, 2 1/2-year-old
Canadian-born girl, Nellie Manko. The plaque unveiling is organized by
the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association with the support of
the Spirit Lake Corporation, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras
Shevchenko and the Ukrainian community of Quebec. All are welcome.
Saturday, August 7
- ELLENVILLE, N.Y.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) Resort
Center, Route 209, is sponsoring a mid-summer dance/zabava, beginning at
9 p.m., featuring the new band Svitanok. For room reservations call the
resort at (914) 647-7230. For more information or directions call the resort
or e-mail [email protected].
- HUNTER, N.Y.: Pianist Vitalij Kuprij, referred to internationally by
music critics as " ... an astonishing, powerful and confident virtuoso"
will appear in concert at the Grazhda, Route 23 A, at 8 p.m. The 25-year-old
pianist has spent this year studying with Gary Graffman, president and
director of the Curtis Institute of Music.
Monday, August 9-14
- VENICE, Fla.: The Ukrainian American Club of Southwest Florida will
host the Ukrainian Heritage Exhibit at the Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis
Ave. S., August 9-13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and August 14, 10 a.m. - noon.
The program will include food, music, dance performances, pysanky demonstrations,
an embroidery show and video presentations.
ONGOING
- WINNIPEG: The Pan American Games are begin July 23. The games feature
athletes from countries of both North and South America. These games are
considered as the summer's major sporting event in the world. The opening
show, a multimedia extravaganza along with the entrance of the athletes
and the official flames lighting, will feature Ukrainian performers. The
groups will include Rozmai, Romanetz, Vitrez, Tryzub, Troyanda, Zocoto
and Rossdale Dancers. The opening and closing shows of the Pan American
Games are being choreographed by Brenda Gorlick, a Ukrainian Canadian from
Winnipeg.
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25, 1999, No. 30, Vol. LXVII
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