PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/09/03)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, March 15

WASHINGTON: The Washington branch of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization is sponsoring an ice skating party at the Wheaton Regional Ice Arena, 11717 Orebaugh Ave., Wheaton, Md., at 2-3:30 p.m. Admission is free; rental skates will be available at $3 plus tax. Directions are available at http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/facilities/skate.shtm.
CLEVELAND: MN2 Productions presents the Slava Modern Dance Company in an evening of dance choreographed by its founder and artistic director, Natalie M. Kapeluck. This newly formed company of professional dancers will perform two concerts, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., at Cleveland Public Theater's Mainstage Theater. Tickets: general admission, $15; students and seniors, $12. Tickets may be reserved by calling (216) 749-0060 or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Joining the Slava Modern Dance Company will be special guest performers MorrisonDance.

Monday, March 17

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will host a lecture by Ihor Zhuk, director and curator of the "Leopolis Project" at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar at HURI, on the topic "The Ukrainian Painter Oleksa Novakivskyi (1872-1935): Putting an Artist in His Place - on the Internet." The lecture will take place at 4-6 p.m. in the institute's Seminar Room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave. For additional information and directions check the HURI website, www.huri.harvard.edu, or call the institute, (617) 495-4053.

Saturday, March 22

BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Buffalo Chapter of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund presents a benefit concert featuring bandurist Julian Kytasty in concert at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1185 Elmwood Ave. Gallery tour, reception and concert: $75; concert only, $20. The pre-concert tour and reception will begin at 4 p.m.; the concert starts at 6 p.m. For ticket reservations call (716) 886-5881.

ADVANCE NOTICE

April 4-6

SLOATSBURG, N.Y.: The League of Ukrainian Catholics (LUC) is sponsoring an annual retreat during Lent for Catholics in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Open to all Catholics, the weekend of prayer, reflection and fellowship in spiritual preparation for Easter will be held at St. Mary's Villa Retreat Center of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. The theme of the retreat is "To Be a Witness of Christ Today," with the Rev. Valerian M. Michlik, administrator of St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, as the retreat father. A fee of $110 will cover the cost of room Friday-Sunday, and meals on Saturday and Sunday. For additional information and/or reservations contact Marion C. Hrubec, 400 Dewey Ave., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663-5902. The reservation deadline is March 28.

PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES

Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the public. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community.

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