PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, March 2
- TORONTO: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University
of Toronto is holding a lecture by Leonard Friesen, Wilfrid Laurier University,
titled "A Fitting Conclusion? The Revolution of 1905 in Southern Ukraine."
The lecture will be held at University College, 15 King's College Circle,
Room 256, at 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 4 and 11
- NEW YORK: The Yara Arts Group will present "Spring Songs"
workshops in Ukrainian folk singing with Maryana Sadovska, who was born
in Lviv, performed Yara's first project in Ukraine, and in December appeared
in Yara's acclaimed "Song Tree." For the last ten summers she
traveled through Polissia, the Poltava, Hutsul and Lemko regions of Ukraine
collecting songs, stories and documenting rituals. Discover the folk voice
in you. Enjoy traditional harmony singing, learn the ancient spring songs.
You do not have to be able to read Ukrainian or music to participate. The
workshops will be held at La MaMa Theater on E. 4th St., at 6-8 p.m. Fee:
$20 per session; pre-registration required. Call Yara at (212) 475-6474,
or e-mail [email protected] or visit
Yara's website http://www.brama.com/yara/.
Monday, March 5
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present
a lecture by Iaroslav Isaievych, Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies,
Lviv, titled "The Temptations of Pan-Slavism, Past and Present."
The lecture will be held in the institute seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts
Ave., at 4-6 p.m. For further information contact the institute, (617)
495-4053.
Wednesday, March 7
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University
of Alberta presents, as part of its winter seminar series, a lecture by
Dr. Oleksander Pavliuk, East-West Institute, Kyiv, and John Kolasky Memorial
Fellow, titled "Ukraine's Search for Regional Security." The
lecture will be held in the Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m.
For further information call (780) 492-2972, or e-mail [email protected].
Wednesday, March 7-Wednesday, March 28
- CHICAGO: The International Visitors' Center of Chicago (IVCC) will
implement a professional development training program in Chicago for 10
journalists from Crimea on March 7-28. Under the U.S. Department of State-sponsored
"Community Connections Program," qualifying Ukrainian mixed-media
professionals will participate in an educational exchange program focusing
on freedom of the press and first amendment rights issues. The IVCC is
also seeking homestay hosts for this program. For additional information,
contact Dan Stephenson, (312) 915-6383, or e-mail [email protected].
Tuesday, March 8
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University
of Alberta and the Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Edmonton
present Dr. Oleksander Pavliuk, East-West Institute, Kyiv, and John Kolasky
Memorial Fellow, who will give the 35th annual Shevchenko Lecture titled
"A Challenging Decade: Ukraine and the West, 1991-2001." The
lecture will be held at Education North, 2-115, at 7:30 p.m. For further
information call the institute, (780) 492-2972, or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, March 9
- NEWARK: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School invites parents
and children to an Open House Registration at 1-3 p.m. to be held in the
school, located at 746 Sandford Ave. Parents will have the opportunity
to learn about the school's academic curriculum, programs and student achievements,
and tour the facilities. Children will have the opportunity to participate
in classroom activities. For further information, contact the principal,
Sister Evelyn, at (973) 373-9359 during school hours.
Friday, March 16
- OTTAWA: The Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association
of Ottawa and the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa
present the fifteenth annual Ivan Franko Memorial Lecture. Dr. Natalie
Kononenko, professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University
of Virginia, and president of the Slavic and East European Folklore Association,
will give an illustrated lecture on "Celebrating Marriage, Birth and
Death: Contemporary Rituals in Ukraine." The presentation will be
held in Room 257, Arts Hall, 70 Laurier St. E., on campus, at 7:30 p.m.
The lecture will be in English. Free admission. Refreshments will be served
after the lecture. For more information call the president of the Ottawa
UCPBA, Dr. Oksana Yarosh, (613) 823-5168, or Chair Coordinator Irena Bell,
(613) 562-5800, ext. 3692.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Sunday, March 25
- FOX CHASE, Pa.: The Basilian Spirituality Center, as part of its annual
spring symposium, presents a program titled "Falling Into the Eyes
of an Icon: Praying with Icons." The Rev. Andriy Chirovsky, director,
Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, St. Paul University,
Ottawa, will speak about icons and how praying with icons draws us into
a richer, deeper prayer life. The presentation will be held at the center,
710 Fox Chase Road, at 2-6 p.m. Pre-registration by March 16: $30; at the
door, $35. For additional information call Sister Marina Bochnewich, OSBM,
(215) 342-8381.
Friday-Sunday, March 30-April 1
- SLOATSBURG, N.Y.: The League of Ukrainian Catholics (LUC) is sponsoring
an annual retreat during Lent for Catholics in Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas to be held in the beautiful
setting of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate's St. Mary's Villa Retreat
Center in Sloatsburg. Over the years hundreds of men and women, many returning
year after year, have taken time out of their crowded lives to set aside
one weekend to prepare spiritually for Easter. The Lenten Retreat theme
this year is a Pilgrim's Progress towards the Celestial City and how we
are to overcome the obstacles that lie in our way. Msgr. Leon Mosko, chancellor
of the Stamford Diocese and the editor of The Sower, will be the presenter.
Fee: $95, covers the cost of room from Friday through Sunday, and meals
on Saturday and Sunday. For early arrivals, a light meal will be available
Friday evening for an additional $5 per person. For additional information
and/or reservations contact Marion C. Hrubec, 400 Dewey Ave., Saddle Brook.
NJ 07663-5902.
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25, 2001, No. 8, Vol. LXIX
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