PREVIEW OF EVENTS (02/22/04)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, February 15

CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents the classical music concert titled "Natalia Khoma & Friends," which will be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 2 p.m. For additional information call (773) 227-5522.

Wednesday, February 25

NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute at Columbia University presents, as part of its Ukrainian Lecture Series, Dr. Petro Mishchenko, head of the Russian-Language Unit, Department of Public Information, United Nations, who will speak on the topic "Ukrainian Discourse in the U.N. Context." Moderator: Antonina Berezovenko, Columbia University. The lecture will be held in the International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th St. For additional information e-mail the institute at [email protected] or call (212) 854-4697.

Sunday, February 29

PHILADELPHIA: A music festival, sponsored by the Philadelphia Branch of the Ukrainian Music Institute, will be held in the Alexander B. Chernyk Gallery, Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa., at 2:30 p.m. Taking part will be a children's choir, a women's choral ensemble, a children's string trio, as well as piano, string, woodwind and bandura student soloists. Light refreshments will be served after the performances. For more information contact Lesia Penkalskyj, (215) 677-7226, or e-mail [email protected].
NEWARK, N.J.: The Mothers' Club of St. John the Baptist School invites the public to a Tricky Tray/Gift Auction (aka Chinese Auction) to be held in the school gym, 746 Sanford Ave. Doors open at noon, a chicken dinner will be served at 1 p.m., and the auction begins around 2:15 p.m. Tickets, at $15 per person, may be purchased in advance by calling the school, (973) 373-9359, or the following mothers after 7 p.m.: Halya Podberezniak, (973) 376-5287, Teresa Szpyhulsky, (908) 289-0127, or Chrystya Woch, (973) 887-1588. Come and enjoy the dinner and great prizes. (Snow date: Sunday March 7).

Monday, March 1

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will host a lecture given by Dr. Roman Szporluk, Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History, and director, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University. Dr. Szporluk's lecture, "The Making of Modern Ukraine: The Western Dimension," will be held in the Seminar Room of the institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. The seminar will feature a discussion of the speaker's paper, available in hard copy at the Institute's main office and in electronic form on the Institute's website: http://www.huri.harvard.edu. For more information, contact HURI by calling (617) 495-4053 or e-mailing [email protected].

Tuesday, March 2

NEW YORK: The New York City Chapter of the Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America presents, as part of its lecture series, Peter Halatyn, president of KDM Aero Inc., whose topic is titled "Optimal Estimation." Mr. Halatyn has conducted research, published recent papers and worked on practical applications using leading-edge mathematical modeling techniques that span a broad array of application areas, including cybernetics, aeronautical science, electrical engineering, navigational control and stock market forecasting. Mr. Halatyn now runs his own engineering consultant company; previously he has worked for many of the major aerospace/engineering companies, including Sikorsky, Boeing, Lockheed and Honeywell. The talk will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 7:30 p.m. It will be preceded by sign-in/networking at 6:45 p.m. Admission: general public and members, $5; students, free with valid ID.

Friday, March 5

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club, the New York Bandura Ensemble and Mayana Gallery invite the public to "Pereiaslav," a musical evening which explores the tragic legacy of the Pereiaslav Treaty of 1654. The program will feature bandurist Julian Kytasty in a performance of Ukrainian historical songs that reflect Pereiaslav-related themes in the poetry of Taras Shevchenko. Donation: $7; students, $5. The gallery presents an exhibit of etchings by Taras Shevchenko (reproductions) and illustrations to Shevchenko's poetry by Vitaliy Lytvyn (linotypes). The concert will take place at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (212) 260-4490; log on to http://www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/; or e-mail [email protected]. NYBE performances are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Saturday, March 6

EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Professionals and Businessper-sons Association of New York and New Jersey invites the public to its meeting, which will feature special guest speaker Mykola Melnychenko, former member of President Leonid Kuchma's security detail, who will speak on the topic "The Kuchma Tapes and The Current Situation in Ukraine." The event will be held at the Ramada Hotel, Route 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, March 12-13

TORONTO: A graduate student symposium, titled "Exploring Ukrainian Identity: Gender, Ethnicity and Statehood," is being sponsored by the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Foundation and the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto. The symposium program and registration may be accessed at http://www.utoronto.ca or by phone at (416) 946-8113.

Monday, March 15

TORONTO: The Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto presents the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Lecture, featuring Mykola Riabchuk, Kolasky Memorial Fellow, CIUS; Center for European Studies, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy; and editor of the literary journal Krytyka, Kyiv. Mr. Riabchuk's lecture is titled "From Dysfunctional to Blackmail State: The Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine." It will be held at the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Center for International Studies, at 6 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the Wolodymyr George Danliw Foundation. For more information log on to http://www.utoronto.ca or call the center, (416) 946-8113.