PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Tuesday, September 5
- NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute and the department of Slavic languages
at Columbia University will begin offering several courses in Ukrainian
studies for the fall semester. Dr. Antonina Berezovenko will teach "Elementary
Ukrainian I and II" on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:10-5:25 p.m.; Dr.
Vitaliy Chernetsky will teach "Introduction to Ukrainian Literature
II: 20th Century" on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:40-6:55 p.m.; and
Dr. John Tendstrom will teach "U.S. Policy Towards the NlS: Ukraine"
on Mondays at 11-12:50 a.m. For further information contact the Harriman
Institute, (212) 854-4523; or the Slavic Department, (212) 854-3941.
Saturday, September 9
- NEW YORK: The children's "Huseniata" class sponsored by the
Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) of New York will begin for Ukrainian-speaking
children between the ages of 2 and 4. Classes will be held every Saturday
from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information contact Irka, (516) 869-0969.
All are welcome.
Sunday, September 10
- WOONSOCKET, R.I.: The annual parish picnic of St. Michael Ukrainian
Orthodox Church, 74 Harris Ave., will be held at 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. following
the divine liturgy at 10 a.m. celebrated by the Rev. Archimandrite Jacob
Piruta, pastor. There is no admission charge, and the public is invited.
The day will include a Ukrainian kitchen, refreshments, games, and music
for dancing and listening. For further information call the rectory, (401)
762-3939, or Sandra Hreczuck, (508) 883-4327.
Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17
- OTTAWA: The Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation's
Canadian Issues Roundtable will be held on Parliament Hill. The focus will
be on "Canada-Ukraine Relations: Strategies that Work," "Canadian
Diversity: The Future" and "Organizing the Community: Increasing
Effectiveness." Ramon Hnatyshyn, former governor general of Canada,
will speak at the opening session; a powerful list of panelists and participants
is scheduled for the two-day event. For information contact Peter Sorokan:
e-mail, [email protected]; phone, (613)
523-7818.
Sunday, September 24
- RINGWOOD, N.J.: Rally with us! The "Stride and Ride to Build"
walk- and bike-a-thon will be held in Ringwood State Park in northern New
Jersey to benefit The Ukrainian Museum Building Fund. Registration begins
at 9 a.m., and the Stride and Ride begins promptly at 10:30 a.m. The walk-a-thon
will cover a three-mile course in the park, and the mountain bike trail
for the bike-a-thon will cover seven miles (participants must be at least
14 years old). A picnic in the park will follow the walk- and bike-a-thons.
The event is planned not only as a fund-raiser for the museum - participants
are asked to find sponsors, $150 per individual and $250 per family - but
as an all-day family outing as well. For registration information, to become
a sponsor or for additional information, visit the museum website at www.ukrainianmuseum.org; e-mail
the organizing committee at [email protected];
or call Olenka Terleckyj at (973) 771-1156.
Saturday, September 30
- HARTFORD, Conn.: The 50th year anniversary celebration of the Hartford
branch of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization will include a dinner and
dance to be held at the Ukrainian National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ave.
The banquet will start at 5:30 p.m.; the dance at 9:30 p.m. All are invited.
For information call Wanda Baxer, (860) 225-0911.
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3, 2000, No. 36, Vol. LXVIII
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