PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Sunday, November 25
- PHOENIXVILLE, Pa.: Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church is
holding a Thanksgiving liturgy, to be followed by a continental breakfast.
For more information call (610) 367-8634.
Wednesday, November 28
- NEW YORK: Columbia University and the Harriman Institute will present
a talk by former foreign minister of Ukraine, Borys Tarasyuk, titled "The
Ukraine-U.S. Strategic Partnership after September 11." The presentation
will be held in the International Affairs Building, 15th floor, Room 1512,
420 W. 118th St., at 4-5:30 p.m. For more information contact the institute,
(212) 854-4623.
Friday, November 30
- CHICAGO: An exhibit and sale of paintings, graphics and sculpture titled
"World in Harmony: A Tribute to Peace and Unity," with Anatoliy
Khmara, Volodymyr Zabeida and Yevhen Prokopov, will be held at the Ukrainian
Instiute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., starting November 30 through
January 10, 2002. The opening reception will be held on November 30 at
5-9 p.m. The exhibit makes a collective statement about the state of the
world and the forces that shape it in the wake of the tragedies of September
11. For more information call the institute, (773) 227-5522, or visit the
UIMA website, www.uima-art.org.
Saturday - Sunday, December 1-2
- BOSTON: An art exhibit and sale of the works of Jacques Hnizdovsky
is being sponsored by Branch 126 of the Ukrainian National Women's League
of America. An opening reception and preview sale will be held Saturday,
December 1, at 7 p.m. at the Parish House of Christ the King Ukrainian
Catholic Church, 146 Forest Hills St. The sale of art work continues the
following day after the liturgy. For further information call (781) 270-4053.
Sunday, December 2
- 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
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present
a lecture by Volodymyr Kravchenko, professor of history, Karazin National
University, Kharkiv, and Shklar Fellow of the Ukrainian Research Institute.
The lecture - "Kharkiv and Sloboda Ukraine in the 19th Century: Cradle
of Ukrainian National Revival or Outpost of Russian Culture?" - will
be held in the institute seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6
p.m. For more information contact the institute, (617) 495-4053.
Saturday, December 8
- NEW YORK: A documentary film on the life and scientific achievements
of the world-renowned Ukrainian mathematician Mykhailo Ostrohradsky, will
be shown at the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave., at 3 p.m.
The film was first shown at the Ukrainian Mathematical Congress in Kyiv
in August on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Ostrohradsky's birth.
Sunday, December 9
- NEW YORK: A Christmas bazaar at The Ukrainian Museum will be held at
11 a.m.-5 p.m., 203 Second Ave., (between 12th and 13th streets). Featured
will be unique hand-made Christmas tree ornaments, Christmas cards, Christmas
carols on disc and tape; children's books from Ukraine, dolls in traditional
Ukrainian folk costumes, teddy bears in Hutsul outfits; art books, exhibition
catalogues and hand-crafted contemporary decorative objects, as well as
home-baked Christmas breads and pastries. For information call (212) 228-0110;
e-mail [email protected];
or log on to www.ukrainianmuseum.org.
Saturday, December 15
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America 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.
- NEW YORK: "Color and Light," an exhibit of artworks by Yuri
Khymych at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., has been
extended through the end of the year. A well-known and respected artist,
Mr. Khymych has taught drawing at the Ukrainian Academy of Art in Kyiv
for over a generation. Also on exhibit are several sculptures by Andriy
Korvach, a young sculptor from Ukraine. The exhibit is sponsored by the
Ukrainian Institute of America, Ihor Figlus and Natalie Jaresko. For more
information call (212) 288-8660.
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25, 2001, No. 47, Vol. LXIX
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