PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/10/02)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, March 10

NEW YORK: Plast, New York City Branch, invites the public to its annual "Novatska Kostiumivka," whose theme this year is "Princess of the Sea." The children's costume play will begin at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of St. George Ukrainian Catholic School, Taras Shevchenko Place, between Sixth and Seventh streets. There also will be games, a lottery and a delicious buffet. Everyone who attends is sure to have a good time!

Thursday, March 14

WASHINGTON: The Embassy of Ukraine and The Washington Group Cultural Fund present "Cultural Trophies, Ukraine and World War II: An Update on Restitution Politics," featuring Dr. Patricia Kennedy Grimsted, associate, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Dr. Konstantin Akinsha, associate editor, ARTnews. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M Street NW. Registration is required for this event by March 12. Please call the Embassy at (202) 349-2920. For more information contact Larysa Kurylas, (202) 797-8236.

Saturday, March 16

NEW YORK: A presentation on the occasion of the publication of the 14-volume "One Thousand Years of Ukrainian Social and Political Thought," will take place at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 3 p.m. Taking part in the presentation are Prof. Taras Hunczak, editor-in-chief; Oksana Slipushko, executive secretary for the publication; and Prof. Lubomyr Wynnar, historical documentation. There will also be a video screening of the presentation held in Kyiv on January 18. The public is invited to attend.
PLAINSBORO, N.J.: The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission's Folklife Program for New Jersey brings Olga Kobryn's Pysanka Workshop to the Plainsboro Public Library, located at 641 Plainsboro Road. Two 2-hour workshops are scheduled for March 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and are available for a $5 materials fee. Seating is limited to 15 per workshop, so please register early. To register contact Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, (732) 745-4489. All cancellations should be called in to accommodate those on waiting lists. Those with hearing impairments may dial (732) 745-3888 (TTY), or 711 via the New Jersey Relay Service.

Monday, March 18

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will present a lecture by Serhii Plokhy, associate director of the Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, adjunct professor of history and classics at the University of Alberta and Jacyk Distinguished Fellow at HURI. The lecture, titled "The Nationalization of the Past: Mykhailo Hrushevskyi and the Deconstruction of the Russian Imperial Narrative," 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, or [email protected].

ADVANCE NOTICE

Friday, April 5

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian Hockey Night, under the informal aegis of The Washington Group, is back by popular demand. Come and see Peter Bondra (RW), Steve Konowalchuk (LW) and Dmitiri Khristich (RW) of the Washington Capitals take on Curtis Leschyshin of the Ottawa Senators (D). The battle on ice at the MCI Center starts at 7 p.m. Tickets: $32 per ticket. Last day to purchase tickets is March 21. Tickets may be purchased by sending a check or a money order with a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Yaroslav Voloshin, 4250 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20017. For more information call Yaroslav, (202) 269-0522, or e-mail [email protected].

Saturday, April 6

MURFRESSBORO, Tenn.: The International Service of Middle Tennessee State University headed by Dr. Tech Webniah is sponsoring a banquet, to be held at 202 Cope Administration Building at 5:30 p.m. on the occasion of the institution's 12th anniversary. The featured entertainment will be the Dnipro Ukrainian Dance Company of Milwaukee, Wis., under the direction of Chris Bertrand. Financial support is by ACE Machine of Nashville. For banquet tickets call Sandy, (615) 898-2300.

Friday-Sunday, March 15-17

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America (UESA), the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) and the Ukrainian National Association (UNA) invite the community to take part in the 2002 Summit of Ukrainian American Organizations at the UNA estate, Soyuzivka. The theme of the summit will be "Re-engaging the Younger Generation." A pre-summit cocktail reception will be held Friday, March 15. The main panel discussions will be on Saturday, March 16, followed by a summary panel on Sunday, March 17. For more information see the UESA website (www.uesa.org), or send e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected].