St. George Church sponsors 26th annual street festival (05/19/02)

St. George Church sponsors 26th annual street festival

NEW YORK - This weekend, Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, Seventh Street, between Second and Third avenues, in the Little Ukraine section of downtown Manhattan will be closed to traffic and open for a celebration by the Ukrainian community of New York City. St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church is sponsoring its 26th annual street festival.

The official opening of the festival is slated for Friday evening. There will be many booths featuring Ukrainian food - varenyky, kovbasa, holubtsi, home-baked goods. In addition, traditional Ukrainian arts and crafts, such as embroideries, wood-carvings, ceramics and pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), will be available for purchase.

The Dumka Chorus of New York will give a concert of sacred Ukrainian music at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sunday, May 19, at 1:15 p.m. The chorus performs under the direction of Maestro Vasyl Hrechynsky.

Festival-goers can enjoy the weekend outdoors, listening to singers and watching various children's groups and Ukrainian dancers with their boundless energy, amazing high jumps and spectacular steps performing the "Hopak" and other folk dances. There will be stage presentations throughout the weekend.

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