PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 27
- WASHINGTON: The Washington Group presents Adrian Karatnycky, president
of Freedom House, who will discuss the current political situation in Ukraine
in the aftermath of the "Gongadze Affair." The presentation will
be held at Freedom House, 1319 18th St., NW (between N Street and Massachusetts
Avenue) at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Thursday, March 29
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art cordially invites you
to a literary evening with Yuri Andrukhovych, a renowned Ukrainian writer,
at 7 p.m. at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave. The evening will be conducted
in Ukrainian and English by Prof. Michael M. Naydan and actor Michael Bernosky.
For more information call (773) 227-5522.
Friday, March 30
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club presents "An Evening
of Humor and Satire," a literary program featuring readings of selected
works by Ukrainian authors of the 18th to 21st centuries. Participants
will include Stepan Heryliv, Lyubov Dmytryshyn-Chasto, Larysa Kukrytska,
Volodymyr Lysniak and Nadia Savchuk. The photo exhibit "Images of
Ukraine: An Intimate Portrait of Ukraine's People and Landscapes"
by Yuri Lev will also be on view (until April 1.) The evening will take
place at 7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. There
is a suggested donation of $7. For more information call (212) 260-4490
or (212) 777-8144; visit the website http://www.brama.com/mayana/;
or e-mail [email protected].
Saturday, March 31
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society cordially invites all to
a conference dedicated to Dr. Wasyl Wytwycky, the musician and composer.
Participating in the program will be: Tamara Bulat, Bohdan Vitvitsky, Larissa
Onyshkevych, Liubomyr Lekhnyk (Kolomyia), Roman Sawycky and Andrij Szul.
The conference will be held at 5 p.m. at the society's building at 63 Fourth
Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets).
- BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Buffalo Chapter of the Children of Chornobyl Relief
Fund will hold an opening reception of a photo exhibition by Joseph Sywenkyj
and a film screening of "Living under the Cloud" by Teresa Metcalf
at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center at 7-10 p.m. The film screening will
begin at 8 p.m. in Hallwalls Cinema. Suggested donation $5-$10. The Hallwalls
Contemporary Arts Center is located at 2495 Main St., Suite 425. For additional
information contact Olenka Bodnarskyj-Gunn, (716) 886-5881.
- BETHESDA, Md.: The Sisterhood of the Pochaiv Mother of God will be
holding an Easter bazaar with traditional foods, crafts, original watercolors
and Ukrainian Trypillian-style pysanky by N. Gawdiak to benefit the Holy
Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Silver Spring. The bazaar will take
place at Westland Middle School at 5511 Massachusetts Ave. at 10 a.m.-1:30
p.m. For information or to order food call (301) 622-2338, after 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 1
- NEWARK, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons
Association of New York and New Jersey invites the community to a presentation
by Ihor Pasichnyk, Ph.D., rector, and Natalia Lomiska, M.S.Ed., vice-rector,
of the National University of Ostroh Academy in Ukraine. The topic will
be "The Task of Educating Future Patriotic Leaders in a Democratic
Ukraine." The presentation will take place at 2 p.m. at St. John the
Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 709 Sandford Ave. For more information
call (908) 608-0866.
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons
Association of New York and New Jersey invites the community to a presentation
by Ihor Pasichnyk, Ph.D., rector, and Natalia Lominska M.S.Ed., vice-rector,
of the National University of Ostroh Academy in Ukraine. The topic will
be "The Task of Educating Future Patriotic Leaders in a Democratic
Ukraine." The presentation will take place at 5 p.m. at SelfReliance
Hall, 98 Second Ave.
Monday, April 2
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present
the annual Petryshyn Memorial Lecture by Andrea Graziosi of the University
of Naples. The lecture, titled "The Ukrainian Factor in European War
and Revolution, 1905-1956," will be held in the Thompson Room at Barker
Center at 4-6 p.m. For more information contact the institute, (617) 495-4053.
Saturday, April 7
- EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons
Association of New York and New Jersey invites the community to a presentation
by Yaroslav Isaievych, historian, director of the I. Krypiakevych Institute
of Lviv, Ukraine. The topic will be "Why are There No Ukrainian Books
in Ukraine? Economics, Politics and Psychology." The presentation
will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel on 130 Route 10 (westbound).
For more information call (908) 608-0866.
Monday, April 9 - Friday, April 13
- WASHINGTON: To mark the 15th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster,
the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund will host a photo exhibit by Joseph
Sywenkyj in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building (corner of First
Street and Constitution Avenue on the north side of the Capitol). The exhibit,
sponsored by the office of Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) will feature
photos of children in hospitals and orphanages in Ukraine, as well as photos
of children who are recovering from illnesses with the help of Western
medical aid. For more information contact the CCRF office, (973) 376-5140.
ONGOING
- NEW YORK: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Yara Arts Group presents: "Obo:
Our Shamanism," an original theater piece created by Virlana Tkacz,
Sayan and Erzhena Zhambalov, featuring traditional Buryat music performed
by Battuvshin and the soaring vocals of Badmahanda Aiusheyeva performing
Buryat songs and Mariana Sadovska performing ancient Ukrainian songs. Set
and lights are by Watoku Ueno, costumes by Kateryna Nemyra and video by
Andrea Odezynska. Performances are Thursday-Sunday, 8 p.m., plus Sunday,
3 p.m., through April 1. Tickets are $15. La MaMa Etc. is located at 74
E. Fourth St. near Second Avenue. For more information call (212)475-7710
or visit the website http://www.brama.com/yara/.
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25, 2001, No. 12, Vol. LXIX
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