PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Saturday, September 23
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center invites
the public to its season opening and gala banquet in honor of Kostyantyn
Gryshchenko, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States. The banquet reception
will be held at the center, 700 Cedar Road, at 7 p.m. It will be followed
by dancing to the music of Oberehy. Donation: $25; for reservations call
(215) 663-1166. An exhibit of art works by Ilona Sochynsky-Shyprykevich
will be on view in the center's gallery.
- LEHIGHTON, Pa.: Veterans of the Lehighton Post of the 1st Division
of the Ukrainian National Army and the Ukrainian Homestead invite all Ukrainian
veterans and the general public to their traditional "potato bake,"
to be held at 4 p.m. at the Homestead. The bake will be followed by dancing,
beginning at 9 p.m., to the sounds of the Dnipriany orchestra. Traditional
Ukrainian food and pastries will be available during the festivities.
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 and 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, please visit the museum website
at www.ukrainianmuseum.org;
e-mail the organizing committee at: [email protected];
or call Olenka Terleckyj (973) 771-1156.
Tuesday, September 26
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of
Alberta, begins its Fall 2000 Seminar Series with a lecture by Dr. Nataliya
Chernysh of the Department of Ethnology, Lviv National University. Dr.
Chernysh, who is co-author of "The National Consciousness of Student
Youth: A Sociological Analysis," is currently a visiting professor
with the Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Kansas.
She will speak on "Regionalism in Ukraine: Integration or Disintegration?"
The lecture, to be given in Ukrainian, will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Heritage
Lounge, Athabasca Hall. For further information call (780) 492-2972.
Saturday, September 30
- HARTFORD, Conn.: The 50th year anniversary celebrations 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.
- BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Lesia Ukrainka Branch of the Ukrainian American
Youth Association (SUM) is holding a banquet and dance to commemorate its
50th anniversary. The banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Dnipro Ukrainian
Home, 562 Genesee St. The program will feature speakers and cultural entertainment.
Tickets: $20 per person; $15 for students age 18-21. For further information
call (716) 741-3416 or (716) 895-2735.
Sunday, October 1
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor College will host its 23rd annual Ukrainian
Festival from noon to 5 p.m. The festival will feature master craftsmen,
folk art exhibits and demonstrations; ethnic foods; and a kids' bazaar
featuring games, contests, and arts and crafts. Performances by the Silver
Strings Bandura Group, Cheremosh, Vesna Dance Ensemble, Lviviany Music
Ensemble, Barvinok Dance School, and the Voloshky Dance Ensemble and School
of Dance will provide entertainment throughout the day. Admission is $5
for adults and $1 for children. The festival will be held rain or shine,
and parking is free. For more information call (215) 885-2360.
Friday, October 6
- PHILADELPHIA: In celebration of Ukrainian Museum Week, Ukrainian National
Women's League of America Branch 67 invites the public to the opening of
an exhibition of works by Halyna Tytla, Bohdan Tytla and Adrianna Tytla-Henkels
to be held in the gallery of the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center,
700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa., at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 8
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and the Ukrainian National
Women's League of America Branch 84 present a slide presentation titled
"Castles and Fortresses of Western Ukraine" by Andrew Demus,
to be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 1 p.m. Mr. Demus
has traveled extensively throughout Ukraine since 1975 photographing and
documenting ancient castles and fortresses dating back to the earliest
period of recorded Ukrainian history. Mr. Demus' presentation is a visually
exciting cross-section of some of these historically interesting as well
as architecturally significant sites.
ONGOING
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: An exhibition of New Works by Ilona Sochynsky-Shyprykevich,
which opened September 15, is on view at the Gallery of the Ukrainian Educational
and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road. Gallery hours: September 17, noon-5
p.m. September 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and during the season opening and gala
banquet, 7-10 p.m. Hours also by appointment. For more information call
(215) 663-1166.
- PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian Heritage School began its school year on
Saturday, September 16, at 9 a.m. at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural
Center, Jenkintown, Pa. For further information about registration call
the school office at (215) 663-5322. (Also, the School Board of the Ukrainian
Heritage School has released the 50th anniversary book commemorating the
work of the various Ukrainian Saturday school programs in Philadelphia
for the past 50 years. This book may be purchased for $30 at the school
office.)
ADVANCE NOTICE
Friday-Saturday, October 27-28
- TORONTO: A symposium featuring graduates of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary
Program of the past decade will be held at the University of Toronto in
Wycliffe College, Sheraton Hall, 5 Horkin Ave. The topic to be addressed
is "As a Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Ministers in the
Government of Ukraine I Would Implement the Following Policies to Improve
the Standard of Living and Unite the Country." Among the participants
are students who have completed the Parliamentary Internship Program in
the Ukrainian Parliament, as well as graduates of Ukrainian universities
who have continued their studies in Europe and North America. The symposium
is sponsored by the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program and the Chair
of Ukrainian Studies Foundation - Toronto. For additional information contact
Yana Filippenko, [email protected];
or CUPP, 620 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2H4, fax, (416) 234-9114.
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17, 2000, No. 38, Vol. LXVIII
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