PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Tuesday, April 3
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a lecture by
Dr. Lubica Babotova, Presov University, Slovakia, on the topic "The
Ukrainian Minority in Slovakia." The presentation will be held at
the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th
streets) at 6 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.
Friday, April 6
- NEW YORK: The Mayana Gallery invites the public to "Sacred Spring,"
an exhibit featuring original artwork and reproductions that reflect themes
from the Ukrainian rite of spring. The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club
opens the exhibit with a pre-concert discussion of the upcoming "Spring
Is Come! Let's Sing!" celebration (see April 8). Artistic director
Alla Kutzevych and Jaroslawa Gerulak will provide explanations of the songs
and rituals to be included in the performance. Donation: $7. The evening
will take place at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For
more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana/; e-mail:
[email protected].
Saturday, April 7
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a lecture by
Dr. Tamara Hundorova, Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences
of Ukraine, on the topic "Olha Kobylianska and Feminism." The
lecture will be held at the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave.
(between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call
(212) 254-5130.
Saturday-Sunday, April 7-8
- NEW YORK: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 125 and
the Promin Vocal Ensemble invite the public to a celebration of the spring
and Easter season with a program titled "Oy Vesna, Tay Vesnianochka"
(Spring Is Come - Let's Sing!) The program will feature traditional spring
rituals, which include hahilky (ritual rounds), vesnianky (spring songs)
and calling songs. Admission: adults, $10; children, free. The performance
will take place at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave., at 2:30
p.m.
- CARNEGIE, Pa.: The Ss. Peter and Paul Senior Chapter of the Ukrainian
Orthodox League will hold its 35th annual pysanka sale and food bazaar
on Palm Sunday, at 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the parish auditorium on Mansfield
Boulevard. Over 1,000 beautifully hand-written pysanky, food, as well as
many cultural and religious items will be available for purchase. A museum
art show has been scheduled in the parish museum again this year. Included
in the day's activities will be a bake sale by the seniors and an Easter
basket drawing by the parish's school children. Free admission. For more
information call (412) 276-0342.
- SILVER SPRING, Md.: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 16631 New
Hampshire Ave., is holding an Easter bazaar and art exhibit at 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Featured will be pysanky, pysanky-writing kits as well as demonstrations.
Also, there will be traditional foods, hot or cold to go. To order food
call (301) 622-2338 after 8 p.m. Bazaar continues on Sunday, April 8, at
1-3 p.m.
Monday, April 9
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present
a lecture by Oleksander Pavliuk, East-West Institute, Prague, titled "Ukraine's
Transition and the Western Response, 1991-2001." The lecture will
be held at the Seminar Room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. and will
be followed by an open discussion. For further information contact the
institute, (617) 495-4053.
Wednesday, April 18
- OTTAWA: The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa
presents the second in its "Ambassador's Lecture" series, featuring
Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador of Ukraine to Canada, who will speak on
"Ukraine and the Challenge of Globalization." The public lecture
will be held in the Senate Room (083) at Tabaret Hall, 75 Laurier St. E.,
on the University of Ottawa campus, at 7:30 p.m. Free admission. For more
information call chair coordinator, Irene Bell, (613) 562-5800, ext. 3692;
e-mail, [email protected]; or see
the chair's website at http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/ukr/.
Sunday, April 22
- HILLSIDE, N.J.: Children will have an opportunity to learn basic hahilky
- traditional Easter songs and dances - under the direction of Odarka Polanskyj-Stockert.
An Easter egg hunt will also be held. All activities will be held immediately
following the 9 a.m. Sunday divine liturgy at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian
Catholic Church (located at the Intersection of Liberty Avenue and Bloy
Street). To attend contact either Mike Szpyhulsky, (908) 289-0127, or Joe
Shatynski (973) 359-9381, by April 11. For further information, view the
"Parish News" section of the parish website http://www.byzantines.net/immaculateconception/.
ONGOING
- EAST HANOVER, N.J.: Six works by New Jersey artist Christina Saj, depicting
figures from ancient myths, are on view as part of a group exhibit titled
"The Bigger, The Better - Mixed Media Large Scale Works," featuring
paintings of eight artists. The exhibit, which includes the work of Eric
Aho, May Bender, Donald David, Susan Hockaday, Kazuko Nagao, Robert Pentelovitch
and Judi Rothenburg, opened March 5 at the Nabisco Gallery and runs through
April 4. Ms. Saj's works feature a wealth of bright colors and a delight
in patterning that merges representational and ornamental elements. More
information about her work can be found at http://www.artonline.net.
The Nabisco Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For directions
to the gallery call (973) 503-3238.
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1, 2001, No. 13, Vol. LXIX
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