PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Saturday, November 1
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America, New York
Metropolitan Chapter, in cooperation with the Self Reliance Association
of American Ukrainians, New York Branch, will hold a community-based medical
lecture at 2 p.m. The featured physician is Dr. Mary Efremov whose topic
will be breast cancer. The presentation will be held at 98 Second Ave.
Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For further information
call Dr. Ihor Magun, (516) 766-5147.
- CHICAGO: The Chicago Business and Professional Group is sponsoring
a panel discussion and reception with 10 journalists from several different
newspapers serving the Lviv area who are in Chicago as part of an exchange
program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The evening also will
feature a presentation by representatives from the International Visitors
Center of Chicago, a non-profit organization that works with various U.S.
agencies and is the official host of the journalists. The event will be
held at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at
7 p.m. Admission: $10, members; $15, non-members.
Sunday, November 2
- SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America,
Branch 4, will present a unique fashion show titled "Vesillia"
to be held at 1 p.m. in the small reception hall beside St. Andrew's Ukrainian
Orthodox Church on Main Street. Featured will be bridal wear treasures
of the past and present, including some folkloric dresses. A refreshment
hour will start at 1 p.m. The "reception dinner," with light
beverages and champagne included, will be served at 2 p.m. There will be
a short musical interlude and a silent auction of fine items. Price of
admission: $25 per person. For tickets and information contact Luba Siryj,
(908) 534-3728. Order tickets early, as seating is limited and there may
be no tickets available at the door.
- MILWAUKEE, Wis.: Nastasia Zhmendak, an artist specializing in weaving
and embroidery, will have an exhibition of her work at St. Mary's Ukrainian
Orthodox Church, 1231 W. Scott St. Ms. Zhmendak recently celebrated the
20th anniversary of her work with an exhibit of 135 works at the Ukrainian
National Museum in Chicago. She creates original and compelling works which
synthesize the ancient Ukrainian traditions of Bukovyna with contemporary
art.
Monday, November 3
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute announces
that the Zenovia Sochor Parry Memorial Lecture will be given by Timothy
Snyder, assistant professor of history, Yale University, on the topic "Ukraine
and the Enlarging West." The lecture will be held in the Thompson
Room of Barker Center, 20 Quincy St., at Harvard University at 4-6 p.m.
A reception will follow. For more information contact HURI, (617) 495-4053,
or [email protected].
Tuesday, November 4
- CHICAGO: The Young Friends of the Institute present artist John David
Mooney, who will give a lecture and slide presentation on his large-scale
public sculptures in Malta, Dubrovnik, Rome and Miami. The presentation
will be followed by a reception. The program, to be held at the Ukrainian
Institute of Modern Art, 2320 West Chicago Ave., will begin at 8 p.m. Admission
is free. For information call (773) 227-5522.
Friday, November 7
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club, jointly with Ukrainian
National Women's League of America, Branch 127, and the New York Bandura
Ensemble present a program titled "Obzhynky" (Harvest), as part
of the "Archetypes of Ukrainian Culture" series. The program
will include a videofilm of ritual enactments of harvest customs as performed
by the Kyiv Dyvotsvit Folk Ensemble; a presentation by musicologist Oksana
Lykhovyd, who will speak about Dyvotsvit soloist Claudia Kaninska; and
bandurist Lavrentia Turkewicz, who will provide commentary and song demonstration
from her own repertoire. Time: 7 p.m. Donation: $7; students, $5. In the
Mayana Gallery, the "Fruits of Ukrainian Soil" exhibit will be
on view through November 19. The gallery is located at 136 Second Ave.,
fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777 8144.
Website: www.unwla.org or www.brama.com/mayana/.
- BALTIMORE: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) invites the
public to a concert featuring The Telnyuk Sisters vocal duo, and a "vechirka"
(dance) to be held at the Domivka, 301 Eastern Ave. The duo's distinctive
style incorporates soft rock, jazz and folk music, using such instruments
as the flute, piano, violin, bandura and the drymba. The concert program,
which begins at 7:30 p.m., will be preceeded at 6 p.m. by an Obolon Happy
Hour. Admission: $10 (includes concert and Obolon beer). Proceeds to benefit
independent Ukrainian artists. For more information call (410) 747-7279.
The event is also sponsored by Selfreliance Baltimore FCU, Charchalis &
Co., CPA, and The Washington Group.
Friday-Sunday, November 7-9
- PARMA, Ohio: Branch 12 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of
America presents its sixth annual art exhibit featuring: Wasyl Barabash,
Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak, Andriy Wynnytskyi, Christina Debarry, Natalia
Kormeliuk, Nina Lapchyk, Andrij Maday, Aka Pereyma and Orest Poliszczuk.
A preview reception will be held on Friday, November 7, at 7 p.m. in the
UNWLA Room, St. Josaphat's Astodome, 5720 State Road. The exhibit is open
on Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds will benefit
the charitable and educational programs of the UNWLA. Everyone is cordially
invited. For additional information call (440) 526-6863.
Saturday, November 8
- EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons
Association of New York and New Jersey invite the public to a reading by
Margaret Siriol Colley from her book "Gareth Jones: A Manchukuo Incident."
Ms. Colley is the niece of Gareth Jones, the first Western correspondent
to expose the horrors of the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. The
event begins at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel on Route 10 (westbound).
ADVANCE NOTICE
Friday, November 14
- EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America
(UMANA) New York Metro Region, invites its members and the general public
to a presentation by Mark T. Olesnicky, M.D., president of the Medical
Society of New Jersey, on the topic "New Jersey Health Care Issues
for You and Your Family." The presentation will be held at the Ramada
Inn, 130 Route 10 W., at 7 p.m.; telephone, (973) 386-5622. Light refreshments
will be served. For further information contact Dr. Marta Kushnir, (508)
890-5886.
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26, 2003, No. 43, Vol. LXXI
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