PREVIEW OF EVENTS (09/10/00)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, September 11

PHILADELPHIA: The School of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will begin classes at 6 p.m. in the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa. Registration for new students will begin at 6:15 p.m. on September 11 and 18. New students who are interested in attending classes must be a minimum of 4 years old at time of registration. For further information contact Nina Prybolsky, (215) 572-1552.

Saturday, September 16

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society will hold a presention by Dr. Sehii Bilokin, senior research fellow of the Institute of the History of Ukraine, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on "Archival Sources about Mass Terror in the USSR." The talk will be held at the society's building at 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets). For additional information call (212) 254-5130.

Thursday, September 21

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America and Freedom House invite the public to a book signing, lecture and reception featuring Chrystia Freeland, deputy editor of the Toronto Globe and Mail and former Kyiv/Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times. Ms. Freeland will discuss the transformation of the Russian economy as described in her latest book, "Sale of the Century," and will highlight parallels with developments in Ukraine. The event will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the institute, 2 E. 79th St. For more details, visit the UIA website (www.brama.com/uia) or contact the institute, (212) 288-8660).

Friday, September 22

TORONTO: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto is holding a lecture, as part of its seminar series, by Ihor Hyrych, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on the topic "Valentyn Sadovsky: Economist and Political Leader" (in Ukrainian). The lecture will be held at the Munk Center for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Room 108N, at 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 30

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America will formally open the upcoming season with an autumn cocktail reception. The evening will feature open bar, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment. Tickets are $25 per person. The party will take place at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., and will begin at 7:30 p.m. For full details, visit the UIA website (www.brama.com/uia) or contact the institute, (212) 288-8660, for reservations.
HARTFORD, Conn.: The 50th 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.

Saturday-Sunday, October 21-22

UTICA, N.Y.: St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church will commemorate its 50th anniversary on October 21-22, at 6 Cottage Place (adjacent to Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute). On Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m., there will be a program featuring the Lvivyany and the bandurist duo Lisova Pisnia, followed by a cocktail hour and zabava/dance at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the pontifical divine liturgy will be offered by Bishop Basil Losten and the Rev. Michael Bundz, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and will include the blessing of the completed iconography. A banquet will be held at the Utica Radisson on Genesee Street at noon. Contact the Rev. Bundz, (315) 735-5138, for further information.