PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Thursday, October 7
- NEW YORK: Yara Arts Group continues its Nova Nomada Series. "Night
No. 7 - New Films, Video and Music, Music, Music" - features Antin
Trofimov who will screen two music videos he recently shot with Kyiv's
hit rock band "Mandry" and an original short "Angelus";
and Tristra Newyear who will perform original songs with Ilya Temkin. The
program begins at 8:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Sports Club, 122 Second Ave.
at Seventh Street. For further information call Yara, (212) 475-6474.
Friday-Sunday, October 8-10
- LOS ANGELES: The 1999 Eparchial Conference titled "Renew in Spirit,
Grow in Faith and Spread the Good News - Building Leadership II,"
organized for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy will be held
at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, 5985 W. Century Blvd. Parishioners in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Washington
and Wisconsin, are encouraged to help strengthen the eparchy in this weekend
of faith and fellowship. The conference cost, including accommodations
and meals is $395 (without accommodations: $265). To register, or for further
information, contact your parish priest or Tanya Klymkowych-Cohee, (626)
287-4697.
Saturday, October 9
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a presentation
by Yuriy Bohaievsky, Consul General in New York, who will address the topic:
"Ukraine on the Threshold of the 21st Century: Perspectives for Internal
and External Development. The presentation will be held at the society's
building, 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m.
- GLEN SPEY, N.Y.: The Association of Ukrainians in Glen Spey jointly
with the Liaison and Information Committee of Carpatho-Ukrainians in Diaspora
(KoZI) are sponsoring an evening devoted to the 60th anniversary of the
independence of Carpatho-Ukraine, to be held at the Verkhovyna resort.
Guest speaker at the event is Prof. Vasyl Chudanych of the State University
of Uzhhorod. As part of the program there will be a presentation of the
recently published book, "Carpatho-Ukraine under Hungarian Rule, 1938-1944."
The artistic program will feature the Rodyna ensemble, under the direction
of Oksana Lykhovyd. Admission: dinner (6:30 p.m.) and program, $20; program
only (7:30 p.m.), $5 per person. For more information call Verkhovyna,
(914) 856-1323 or KoZI, (773) 489-1339.
- DETROIT: A Gatsby Silent and Live Auction fund-raiser hosted by Help
Us Help the Children Inc. of the Detroit Metropolitan area will be held
at The Castle Mansion, 506 Parkview Drive. The event is scheduled for 7-11
p.m. Funds raised will be used for direct aid to orphans living in orphanages
and "internaty" in Ukraine. For more information contact Marianna
Liskiwsky, (313) 271-6845, or Vera Petrusha, (810) 756-5283; or e-mail
[email protected]
- CHICAGO: "Generations: A Documentary of Ukrainians in Chicago,"
a photo and oral history exhibit, opens at the Harold Washington Library
(Congress Corridor) at 400 S. State St. and continues through January 2,
2000. Photography is by Lialia Kuchma; the oral histories have been compiled
by Irene Antonovych. The exhibit is sponsored by the Ukrainian National
Museum in Chicago and by the Ivan Franko Literary Fund. A cocktail reception
will be held on October 22 at 5:30-7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10
- PARMA, Ohio: St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral will celebrate
its 75th anniversary. The celebration will begin on Saturday at 6 p.m.
with vespers, followed by a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Cuyahoga Community
College Theater. Featured performers will be the Vesnivka women's choir
from Toronto and the Kashtan Dance Ensemble. At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday a hierarchical
divine liturgy will be celebrated at the cathedral by Metropolitan Constantine,
Archbishop Antony and Archbishop Vsevolod. They will be assisted by the
cathedral clergy. An anniversary banquet will follow in the parish auditorium.
For ticket information call the rectories, (440) 885-1509 or (440) 886-1528.
Sunday, October l0
- KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, the
Ukrainian Coordinating Council of America and the Liasion and Information
Committee of Carpatho-Ukrainians in Diaspora are sponsoring the commemoration
of the 60th anniversary of Carpatho-Ukraine's independence to be held at
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church.Hall. Divine liturgy will be celebrated
at l0 a.m. in memory of the late president of Carpatho-Ukraine Auvhustyn
Voloshyn (1874-1946) and the soldiers of the Carpathian Sich, who died
as a result of the Hungarian invasion. The commemoration program will be
held in the church hall at 1 p.m., featuring guest speaker Prof. Vasyl
Chudanych of the State University of Uzhhorod. As part of the program there
wlll be a presentation of the recently published book, "Carpatho-Ukraine
under Hungarian Rule. 1938-1944." Admission: $5.
- HARTFORD, Conn.: The Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization is sponsoring
a "Pechennia Baraboli" (Potato Bake) at the Bobrivka Plast Camp,
Fritz Road, in Colebrook, Conn., at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served
for a nominal fee of $5 for adults; $3 for 12-18 year olds; under 12, free.
Everyone is welcome! Come spend an afternoon among friends in beautiful
surroundings. For directions or more information contact Andreas Bojko,
(860) 659-8415.
Wednesday, October 13
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society, in cooperation with the
Liaison and Information Commission of Carpatho-Ukrainians in Diaspora,
invites the public to a lecture by Prof. Vasyl Chudanych of the State University
of Uzhhorod who will speak on "Carpatho-Ukraine: 60 Years Ago and
Today." The lecture will be followed by a book launch of the NTSh
publication - "Carpatho-Ukraine under Hungarian Rule, 1938-1944,"
with Prof. Vasyl Markus, editor, Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Diaspora,
as presenter. The event is being held to mark the 60th anniversary of the
proclamation of Carpatho-Ukraine's independence. For more information call
(212) 254-1307.
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is holding a
lecture by Dr. Stepan Pavlyuk of the Lviv Institute of Ethnology, a former
member of the Parliament of Ukraine, who will speak on the topic "The
Ukrainian Election from a Lviv Perspective" (in Ukrainian). The lecture,
which is co-sponsored by the Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography,
will be held in 352 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, at 3:30 p.m.
For additional information call (780) 492-2972.
Friday, October 15
- WASHINGTON: The Washington Group in association with the Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is sponsoring
a forum with Andrew Bihun. Mr. Bihun has recently returned from a four-year
assignment as the U.S. commercial attaché at the U.S. Embassy in
Kyiv. The topic of his presentation is "U.S.-Ukrainian Business Relations:
Can They Improve?" The forum will be held at the Benjamin T. Rome
Auditorium located at 1619 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
ONGOING
- NEW YORK: An art exhibit featuring paintings by Alexander Motyl is
currently on view at The Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 420 W.
118th St., 12th floor. The exhibit opened in September and will run through
December. Mr. Motyl has had a long association with the Harriman Institute
as its associate director; he is currently deputy director of the Center
for Global Change and Governance at Rutgers University. The professor cum
artist's work is also on exhibit as part of a large group exhibit titled
"Year-Round Salon Exhibition" at The Ward-Nasse Gallery, 178
Prince St. (between Thompson and Sullivan) and on the Internet-gallery
www.paintingsdirect.com
- SASKATOON: The Ukrainian Museum of Canada presents the exhibit "The
Spirit of the Times: Women's Voices in Ukrainian Literature," on October
3-31. The exhibit, which includes major figures as well as lesser known
writers, helps to increase the knowledge and understanding of the traditions,
role and contributions of Ukrainian women writers to the art of Ukrainian
literature. The exhibit is being held during Saskatoon Women's History
Month in October. For more information call the museum, (306) 244-3800.
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3, 1999, No. 40, Vol. LXVII
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