PREVIEW OF EVENTS (04/16/00)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, April 20

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the New York Bandura Ensemble invite the public to the third concert of the "Bandura Downtown" series, featuring a solo performance by bandurist Taras Lazurkevych of Lviv who is on his first U.S. tour. A highlight of the evening will be a set of epic dumy and other music Mr. Lazurkevych learned from his intensive study of the recordings of the great New York bandurist Dr. Zynovij Shtokalko (1920-1968). Donation: $7. The evening will be held at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7 p.m. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana.

Sunday, April 23

SAN FRANCISCO: St. Olga's Sisterhood of St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church invites Bay Area residents to its Easter bake sale and Easter egg/pysanka demonstration to be held at the parish hall, 345 Seventh St., at 1 p.m., following liturgy at 10:30 a.m. The "writing" of pysanky will be demonstrated by Daria Tscherepenko of San Mateo. Bring your own decorating kit and learn this ancient art so that you can do your own pysanka; kits are available at Globus Slavic Book Store at 332 Balboa in San Francisco and through Yevshan Catalogue by calling 1 (800) 265-9858. Also join parishioners in an after-liturgy luncheon. For further information call (415) 861-4066.

Monday, April 24

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Seminar Series presents "Ukraine and the Vatican's Ostpolitik, 1917-1923," with Liliana Hentosh, research associate, Institute for Historical Research, Lviv State University, and visiting scholar, HURI. The lecture will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. and will be followed by an open discussion. For further information contact Dr. Lubomyr Hajda, (617) 495-4053.

Tuesday, April 25

NEW HAVEN, Conn.: Author Irene Zabytko will be signing copies of her acclaimed Chornobyl novel "The Sky Unwashed" at the Yale University Bookstore (Barnes & Noble) at 4-5 p.m. Later the same evening, the New Haven Chapter of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund will hold an open house at its new office at 1358 Whalley Ave. at 6-7 p.m. At 7 p.m. Ms. Zabytko will meet with members of the Ukrainian community at the church hall of St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church at 55 Fowler St. where she will share her experiences in researching and writing her novel. CCRF representatives will also present a brief report of the fund's new initiatives in Rivne and Bila Tserkva. Refreshments will be served. For more information call (203) 387-0507.

Wednesday, April 26

NEWARK, N.J.: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church at 739 Sanford Ave. will host a special ecumenical memorial service at 7 p.m., honoring the victims of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Clergy and laity from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches will participate in a traditional memorial moleben for those who have died as a result of the disaster at the Chornobyl atomic energy station in northern Ukraine. At the conclusion of the memorial service, the parish will host a symbolic "bread and water" reception honoring the Chornobyl victims. The guest speaker will be Irene Zabytko, author of "The Sky Unwashed," a novel about Chornobyl's aftermath recently published by Algonquin Press. Ms. Zabytko will share her experiences while traveling to Ukraine and interviewing Chornobyl survivors. A contributing writer for the Orlando Sentinel, Ms. Zabytko has been nominated for the Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Authors" series for her portrayal of life in the Chornobyl "permanent exclusion zone." Her novel has been highly recommended by Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews, which have called the novel "riveting, poignant, inspiring" and "unforgettable." Ms. Zabytko will sign copies of her book in the St. John's church hall during the reception. The event is co-sposnored by the New Jersey Chapter of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. For more information call (973) 376-5140 or (973) 371-1356.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Friday- Sunday, May 5- 7

LEHIGHTON, Pa.: The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society will hold its 13th annual zustrich-meet at the Ukrainian Homestead, 1230 Beaver Run Drive; (610) 377-4621. This get-together of East Coast philatelists (some of whom stay all three days) is open to anyone interested in acquiring, selling, trading or just learning more about Ukrainian stamps, banknotes and coins. The Ukrainian Weekly's own "Focus on Philately" columnist, Dr. Ingert Kuzych, will be on hand with some of his interesting and unusual acquisitions and to answer questions. For further information contact Mike Matus, (610) 927-3838, or [email protected]

Saturday, May 13

BALTIMORE: Join The Washington Group for a tour of the "Gold of the Nomads: Scythian Treasures from Ancient Ukraine" at The Walters Art Gallery. This major exhibition of over 170 exquisite gold treasures, many only recently excavated, are being shown for the first time in the U.S. The $10 entrance fee includes a full 90-minute tour of this unique exhibit. The group will prepare to begin the tour at 4:45 p.m. To reserve your tickets, please mail your check payment to Orest Deychakiwsky, 5114 Caverly Pl., Beltsville, MD 20705, made payable to Orest Deychakiwsky. Non-refundable reservation payments must be received by April 30. For more information or any questions, call Mr. Deychakiwsky, (301) 937-0492 (evening), or Tanya Stasiuk , (703) 875-8036 (evening) or e-mail [email protected]. For complete directions to The Walters Art Gallery, visit TWG's website at www.thewashingtongroup.org/Events/events.htm
WARREN, Mich.: The School of Ukrainian Studies in Detroit will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a banquet at the Ukrainian Cultural Center at 4 p.m. Tickets: $20, adults; $15, children. A commemorative book, providing a detailed history of the school, will be available for purchase. Contributions (tax-deductible) from former students and friends of the school are welcome. For further information contact: Svitlana Leheta, (313) 640-8257; Marta Korol Skalchuk, (810) 582-9057, or e-mail [email protected].

Friday-Saturday, May 19-20

LANCASTER, Ont.: Mount Mary Immaculate Academy invites all former students from 1955 to 1975 to the school's Millennium Reunion, to be held at the school, 437 Wilson St. E. If you know the whereabouts of anyone who attended contact Luci Frati (Ciufo), (905) 848-0479; fax, (905) 848-3841, or e-mail [email protected].

Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21

PARMA, Ohio: St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral are hosting the program "United in Christ" to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. There will be vespers at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at St. Vladimir's with the participation of Metropolitan Constantine and Bishop Robert Moskal. A banquet and concert will be held at noon, Sunday, May 21, at St. Josaphat's Astrodome Hall. Two Ukrainian choirs, one adult and one youth, will sing liturgical music. Sunday event tickets are $35, adults; $20, children age 15 and under. Sales end May 7. For ticket information call Cornel Osadsa, (440) 526-5580.