PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, April 20
- NEW YORK: A Ukrainian literary evening - "A Hundred Years of Youth:
A Celebration of Ukrainian Poetry and Literature in Translation,"
will be held at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Room 1219,
International Affairs Building, at 4 p.m. Taking part in the reading will
be Ukrainian poets and writers and their translators to celebrate the Ukrainian
word in English translation and especially the appearance of the anthology
"A Hundred Years of Youth: A Bilingual Anthology of 20th Century Ukrainian
Poetry." Master of ceremonies for the event will be Prof. Vitaly Chernetsky,
Harriman Institute, one of the translators in the anthology. A partial
list of participants includes: Prof. Michael Naydan (co-editor of the anthology),
Ukrainian poet and prose writer Yuri Andrukhovych, translators Virlana
Tkacz and Wanda Phipps, poet and translator Bohdan Boychuk, Ukrainian poet
Vasyl Makhno, translators James Brasfield and Larissa Onyshkevych, and
actor and reader Michael Bernosky who will also perform a few of his popular
scenes from Mr. Andrukhovych's novel "Perverzion." Several other
poets and writers are expected to attend. The event is free and open to
the general public.
Saturday, April 21
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society will hold a presentation
of two books by Prof. Taras Hunczak of the history department at Rutgers
University: "On the Horns of a Dilemma: The Story of the Ukrainian
Division Halychyna" and "Russian Imperialism from Ivan the Great
to the Revolution." Participating in the program will be Prof. Wolodymyr
Stojko, editor, The Ukrainian Quarterly. The presentation will be held
at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets),
at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.
Monday, April 23
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will
present a lecture by Dr. Roman Szporluk professor of history and director,
HURI, titled "Nineteenth Century Ukraine: Regional Diversity and Periodization."
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.
- ARLINGTON, Va.: The Washington Group Cultural Fund, in cooperation
with the Embassy of Ukraine, presents New York City Opera diva Oksana Krovytska,
soprano, and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, pianist, at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater
in the last benefit concert of a series to raise funds for Lviv Conservatory
musical instruments. The program includes works by Barvinsky, Puccini and
Verdi. Suggested donation: $15. The theater is located at 1611 N. Kent
St. (two blocks from Rosslyn Metro Station). Free garage parking is available
in the rear of the building off Arlington Ridge Road. Performance begins
at 7 p.m. For more information contact Chrystia Sonevytsky, (707) 241-1817.
Friday, April 27
- 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 an evening titled "Polissia - Land of the Ancient
Dreviany," dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the nuclear disaster
at Chornobyl. Dr. Raisa Zakharchuk-Chuhai, art historian, Ukrainian National
Academy of Sciences, will report on "Historico-Ethnographic Expeditions
in the Chornobyl Area (1994-1999)." Mariana Sadovska, actress and
singer from Ukraine, currently Yara artist-in-residence, will give a performance
of folk songs from Polissia. Donation: $7. The event will take place at
7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information
call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: www.brama.com/mayana;
e-mail: [email protected].
Saturday, April 28
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Metro
chapter will hold its general meeting at the Ukrainian Institute of America,
2 E. 79th St. (corner of Fifth Avenue) at 5 p.m. Agenda will include election
of officers and review of proposed chapter activities. Refreshments will
follow. For further information call Dr. Lesia Kushnir, (860) 567-0490,
or e-mail [email protected].
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday, May 5
- CLEVELAND: The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (UBC), conducted by Oleh
Mahlay, will present a "Concert of Sacred Music" at Holy Family
Catholic Church of Parma, Ohio, at 8 p.m. (Holy Family is located at 7367
York Road, near Pleasant Valley). The concert, part of a sacred music series,
will feature the mystical sounds of Eastern Europe's finest church music,
including works by Berezovsky, Dyletsky and Bortniansky, along with the
sounds of the bandura. Admission: free-will offering. For more information
call (440) 915-4127 or visit the website: www.bandura.org.
Sunday, May 6
- HAMDEN, Conn.: The Hamden Arts Commission presents a celebration of
Slavic choral music with a concert featuring the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal
Ensemble, Alexander Kuzma, music director, and the Yale Womens' Slavic
Chorus in performance at Thornton Wilder Hall, Miller Cultural Complex,
2901 Dixwell Ave., at 2 p.m. Admission: $5; $4, seniors/children. For additional
information call Mimsi Coleman, (203) 287-2546.
Wednesday-Sunday, June 20-24
- PHOENIX, Ariz.: The 36th Scientific Convention and the 29th Assembly
of Delegates of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA)
will take place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix. A continuing
medical education course will be presented for physicians, with Category
I credit applied for attendance. The hotel, dubbed the "Jewel of the
Desert," is characterized as having Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced
design; it offers many activities for both adventuresome and sedate travelers.
All interested medical professionals and their families are invited to
attend. Deadline: May 1. For more information, call 1-888-RX-UMANA.
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15, 2001, No. 15, Vol. LXIX
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