PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/04/01)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

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 for Yara's first project in Ukraine, and in December appeared in Yara's acclaimed "Song Tree." For the last 10 summers she traveled through the Polissia, Poltava, Hutsul and Lemko regions of Ukraine collecting songs and 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 East Fourth Street 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/.

Friday, March 9

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and Mayana Gallery present "Rozryta Mohyla," an evening featuring poetry by Taras Shevchenko as interpreted by actors Larysa Kukrytska and Volodymyr Lysniak. Jaroslawa Gerulak will speak on the historical phenomenon of the pillaged grave - the poet's metaphor for Ukraine robbed of her inheritance. The program will also include a selection of recorded songs by composer Ihor Sonevytsky. Donation: $7. The evening will be held at the gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7 p.m. Concurrently, the gallery is featuring an exhibit which includes reproductions of Taras Shevchenko's artwork as well as illustrations of his poetry by various contemporary artists. The exhibit, which opened March 2, will be on view through March 18. Exhibit hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more information call the gallery, (212) 995-2640 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana/.
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.

Saturday, March 10

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to the 21st annual Shevchenko Conference, co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Participating in the program will be Pavlo Hrytsenko, Institute of Ukrainian Language, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Volodymyr Karpynych, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences, U.S.A.; and George G. Grabowicz, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Opening remarks will be delivered by Albert Kipa (UVAN), with closing remarks by Larissa Onyshkevych, (NTSh). Anna Procyk will chair the program. The conference will take place at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 4 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.

Sunday, March 11

WHIPPANY, N.J.: The One Dollar Fund committee presents the commemorative program "Sviato Shevchenka" (in commemoration of Ukraine's national bard, Taras Shevchenko). Featured will be the esteemed film and stage actor, Ivan Bernatsky, performer of the roles of Taras Shevchenko, with musical interludes performed by singer/bandurist Oksana Telepko. The event will take place in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall. Suggested donations: $10; children, $3; members of Ukrainian youth organizations, free.
YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA) Branch 30 is holding a bazaar and art exhibition at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Broadway at Shonnard Place, at 9 a.m.-noon. This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase unique gifts, Easter greeting cards, pysanky, supplies for making pysanky, etc., for the holiday season. Featured will be artwork by Bohdan Borzemsky and Zhdana Fedusczak, as well as ceramics by Slava Gerulak. For more information contact Nadia Liteplo, (914) 949-4911.
BUFFALO, N.Y.: A program honoring Taras Shevchenko, the bard of Ukraine, will be held in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 200 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, N.Y., at 3 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Inter-organizational Committee, with donations going to Ridna Shkola.

Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11

HACKENSACK, N.J.: The Duquesne University Tamburitzans, America's premier folk music and dance ensemble, will showcase the dances, songs and music of Eastern Europe and neighboring cultures. The group of 35 young artists will perform dazzling dances, intriguing instrumentals and sentimental songs in colorful native costumes representative of the many folk traditions on which the ensemble's fast-paced show is based. This season's production features an interpretation of the beloved Ukrainian song "Rushnychok," with soprano Jennifer Grasha. The troupe will appear on the stage of Bergen County Technical High School, 200 Hackensack Ave., on Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m. All seating is reserved at $19. To order tickets (credit card or check), call the Tamburitzans toll free at 1-877-826-6437. Visit the Tamburitzans on-line at www.tamburitzans.duq.edu.

Monday, March 12

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present a lecture by Lubomyr Hajda, Harvard University, titled "Ukraine through the Opera Glass: Ukrainian Themes and Settings on the Western Stage." The lecture will be held in the institute seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. For more information call the institute, (617) 495-4053.

Sunday, March 18

NEW YORK: The Slavic Heritage Council of America presents the annual European Folk Festival, George Tomov, director, featuring Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovak, Macedonian and Polish folk music and dance ensembles, as well as the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, director. The program will also feature a guest appearance by the Circassian group The Narts Dance Ensemble. The concert will be held at The Fashion Institute of Technology, Haft Auditorium, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets - at $20; $18, seniors and children under 12 - are available by calling (718) 631 -8278 (evenings), as well as at the door.
CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents a concert by the Leontovych String Quartet, with Oleh Krysa, violin; Peter Krysa, violin; Borys Deviatov, viola; and Volodymyr Panteleyev, cello, in a program of works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Skoryk. The concert will be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 2 p.m. For additional information call (773) 227-5522.
NORTH PORT, Fla.: A concert featuring Solomia Soroka, concert violinist, and Arthur Greene, concert pianist, will be held at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Hall, 1078 N. Biscayne Drive, at 6 p.m. Tickets: $10. Ms. Soroka is pursuing her doctoral studies at the Eastman School of Music and is also the first violinist of the Ukrainian Quintet Kyiv. Mr. Greene is chair of the piano department of the University of Michigan School of Music in Ann Arbor. For more information call Atanas Kobryn, (941) 423-9499, or Maria Nowarynsky, (941) 493-7923.

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