PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Wednesday, September 8-Friday, October 8
- WASHINGTON: "My River: Recent Paintings of the Potomac River"
by Andrei Kushnir will be on view at the gallery of Taylor and Sons Fine
Art, 666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. A reception for the artist will take place
Saturday, September 11, at 5-8 p.m. at the gallery. Mr. Kushnir has pained
in oils since 1980 and has displayed his work in juried and group shows.
His works have frequently been accepted in gallery shows by curators from
prestigious galleries such as the National Gallery of Art and the National
Museum of American Art. For information contact Taylor and Sons, (202)
546-0021.
Sunday, September 12
- NEW YORK: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 83 invites
the Ukrainian community to the screening of the documentary film "Eternal
Memory," directed by David Pultz and narrated by Meryl Streep, at
the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Admission
is $5. Refreshments will be served. A discussion with the director will
follow the screening. This film is a historic documentary of the Stalinist
purges and terror in Ukraine during the 1930s and 1940s.
Tuesday, September 14
- IRVINGTON, N.J.: The first session of Muzychne Doshkillia - Music and
Me will take place on September 14. The program features classes for pre-schoolers
age 2 1/2 to 5 at three locations: the Ukrainian Community Center, 140
Prospect Ave., Irvington, N.J.; the Ukrainian Youth Center, 301 Palisade
Ave., Yonkers, N.Y.; and (starting September 15) at the Ukrainian Institute
of America, 2 E. 79th St., New York. For more information call Marta Sawycky,
(908) 276-3134 or (973) 374-8079.
Sunday, September 26
- ROCHESTER, N.Y.: The 20th anniversary dinner of the Mosaic Ukrainian
Heritage Center will be held at 1 p.m. at St. Josaphat School Auditorium,
910 E. Ridge Road. Guest speaker will be Lubow Wolynetz, curator and librarian
of the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Stamford, Conn., and curator, Department
of Folk Art, The Ukrainian Museum, New York City. Tickets are $10 and available
at the Mosaic gift shop, Ukrainian Federal Credit Union and the lower level
of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church until September 19. In conjunction
with the anniversary, an exhibit and sale of paintings by Bohdan Borzemsky
will be held at 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibit opening will be held at 6-9
p.m. on September 25. For more information call Irena Russnak, (716) 342-8423.
- SOUTHPORT, Conn.: A hospitality gathering for the Ukrainian National
Women's League of America will take place at 4-6 p.m. at the Ukrainian
American Club, 279 Kings Drive (I-95, Exit 19.) Guest speaker Nadia Shmigel,
chair of the national Social Welfare Committee, will discuss the UNWLA"s
achievements, college scholarships, aid to victims of Chornobyl, orphans
and the aged, and future plans. The meeting is open to the public. Contact
Roma Hayda, (203) 261-4530, or Helen Balaban, (203) 255-5461.
Sunday, October 10
- WASHINGTON: The parish 50th anniversary celebration at the Ukrainian
Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family will be held at 4250 Harewood
Road NE. At 9:30 a.m. there will be a liturgy and dedication of the upper
church structure with a banquet to follow. Tickets to the banquet must
be purchased before September 26; admission for adults is $30; children
age 12 and under, $15. For more information and reservations contact Deacon
T. Staruch, (703) 765-6769.
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Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September
5, 1999, No. 36, Vol. LXVII
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