PREVIEW OF EVENTS (11/18/01)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, November 25

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa.: Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church is holding a Thanksgiving liturgy, with a Continental breakfast to follow. For more information call (610) 367-8634.
SILVER SPRING, Md.: The Metropolitan Chapter of the Ukrainian Gold Cross will hold a benefit showing of a documentary video from Ukraine based on excerpts of hard-hitting interviews with Ukrainian government officials (including President Leonid Kuchma) conducted by Heorhii Gongadze on the Ukrainian television program "Epicenter." St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Free will donations to benefit the Gongadze children and the family of other recently deceased Ukrainian opposition journalists. For more information, call: Natalka Gawdiak, (301) 622-2338, evenings.

Monday, November 26

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present a lecture by Volodymyr Kulyk, senior research fellow, Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and Shklar Fellow of the Ukrainian Research Institute. The lecture, titled "Constructing Common Sense: Ethnic and Linguistic Problems in Ukrainian Public Discourse," will be held in the institute seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-7 p.m. For more information contact the Institute, (617) 495-4053.

Friday, November 30

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the Ukrainian Music Institute of America present "Musical Arts of Silverland," an evening featuring musicologist Oksana Lykhovyd (UMIA), who will speak on the music of Zakarpattia. Excerpts of the film "Enchanted Melodies of Zakarpattia," showcasing regional musicians who performed in the Ukraina Palace during this year's 10th anniversary celebration of Ukraine's independence in Kyiv, will also be shown at 7 p.m. Donation: $7. In the gallery, the exhibit "Landscapes of Zakarpattia," a photo-description of Carpathian massifs by Stepan Slutzky, will be on view November 25-December 2. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The Mayana Gallery is located at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144, or e-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.brama.com/mayana.
TORONTO: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto will celebrate the publication of the Index to the five-volume "Encyclopedia of Ukraine" and the launch of the forthcoming "Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine." In attendance will be Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador of Ukraine to Canada. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, 2118-A Bloor St. W. Refreshments to follow. RSVP by telephone, (416) 978-6934 or e-mail, [email protected].

Sunday, December 2

CHICAGO: The Natalia Khoma Foundation "Children and Music" in Memory of Volodymyr Czyzyk presents a benefit concert featuring Dmitri Berlinsky and Ruggiero Allifranchini, violins; Lei Hou, viola; and Suren Bagratuni and Natalia Khoma - cellos. The program will feature works by Scarlatti, Haydn and Schubert. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave.
WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Branch 78, invites the public to a staging of the award-winning operetta-fable "The Brave Rooster" by Lviv composer Bohdan Yanivsky, performed by the Ukrainian youth of Philadelphia. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ukrainian National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE. Admission: children under 4, free; age 4 and above, $5; adults, $10. For further information call Marta Terlecky, (703) 521-3048, or Ksenia Kuzmycz, (301) 948-7813.

Monday, December 3

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) at the University of Alberta is holding a roundtable discussion on the topic "Ten Years after Independence: Quo Vadis, Ukraine?" Participants: Dr. Taras Kuzio, research associate, Center for International and Security Studies, York University; Dr. David Marples, director, Stasiuk Program for the Study of Contemporary Ukraine, CIUS; Dr. Roman Solchanyk, consultant, Rand Corp.; with Dr. Zenon Kohut, director, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, as moderator. The roundtable will be at 7 p.m. in Room B-10, Computing Science Center (CSC), which is adjacent to Athabasca Hall. For further information call (780) 492-2972, or e-mail [email protected].

ADVANCE NOTICE

Sunday, December 9

FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa.: The Basilian Spirituality Center invites all for an "Advent Afternoon of Recollection" directed by the Rev. Paul Wolensky, rector of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia. September 11 was a life-changing day for us all. The Rev. Wolensky will lead us in a discussion on how we have been confronted by the forces of evil, by our own fears and by the challenge to now transform this tragedy into triumph. The program will be held at 3-5 p.m.; vesper service to follow at Basilian Spirituality Center, Sisters of St. Basil the Great, 710 Fox Chase Road. Please register by December 3 with Sister Marina Bochnewich, OSBM, at the above address. Donation: $20 per person. For more information call (215) 342-8381.
YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Women's League of America Branch 30, is holding its annual Christmas bazaar and bake sale at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall at 9 a.m.-noon. This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase unique gifts, paintings, photographs of Ukraine, ceramics, jewelry, greeting cards, ornaments, etc., for the holiday season. Participating artists: Bohdan Tytla, Petro Holowatij, Marta Iwanycka, Slava Gerulak, Roman Demko, Natalka Kormeliuk and Daria Hanushevsky. For more information call (914) 949-7010.

Saturday, December 15

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Engineer's Society of America (UESA) invites its members and friends to the traditional Christmas celebration of Yalynka to be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., starting at 7 p.m. The evening will feature a short festive program, followed by hors d'oeuvres and refreshments. Admission: adults, $30; seniors, $20. Please make checks payable to the Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America. For more information visit www.uesa.org, e-mail [email protected], or call (212) 719-9700.

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