PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Wednesday, October 6
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrainian Cultural Center will host the National
Academic Drama Theater of Kyiv at 7 p.m. Ukrainian stage and screen superstar
Bohdan Stupka will be live on stage in the internationally renowned musical
comedy "The Inspector General" based on the work by Mykola Hohol
[Gogol]. In the role of the inspector is Mr. Stupka's son, Ostap, with
a cast of 30 actors. The fast-paced comedy will be staged at the Ukrainian
Cultural Center, at 700 Cedar Road, in Jenkintown. Tickets range from $25
to $40, which includes a "Meet the Artists" reception in the
gallery following the show. The production is part of a U.S. tour with
shows in New York, Washington, D.C., New Jersey and Philadelphia. The tour
is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. For tickets or information call
(215) 663-1166. Website: www.ukrainiancenterphila.org.
Saturday, October 9
- DOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Festival of Morris County, sponsored by
the Ukrainian American Youth Association, Whippany Branch, will take place
at Germania Park in Dover, N.J. There will be great Ukrainian food, good
music, entertainment, children's activities, a variety of vendors and much
more. Festival time: 1-7 p.m.; "zabava" under the stars, 7-11
p.m. with "Svitanok." Admission is $10 (children under 16, free).
For directions to the park, go to www.germaniapark.com.
For more information contact Darka Mosuriak, (973) 401-1092, or Donna Bilanych,
(973) 401-1460.
- PASSAIC, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM), Passaic
Branch, invites everyone to its second annual Fall Golf Outing to be held
at the Emerson Golf Club. The registration fee is $125 per golfer, which
includes range balls, cart, lunch, awards, prizes, refreshments and a buffet
to be held at The Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave., Passaic, N.J. There
will also be a $10,000 hole-in-one cash prize. The donation for a tee sponsorship
is $200. If you would like additional information, send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact
Roman Andrach, (201) 739-8000.
Sunday, October 17
- ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Forte String Quartet will perform works by Beethoven,
Skoryk, Petrova and Piazzolla at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., in
Old Town, Alexandria, at 3:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $15; free for
students. The concert is presented by The Washington Group Cultural Fund
under the patronage of The Embassy of Ukraine, as part of their 2004-2005
Music Series. Free "Dash" Shuttle bus is available every 15 minutes
from King Street Metro Station in Alexandria (on Blue and Yellow lines)
to Washington and King Street, one block from the Lyceum. Seating is unreserved;
the Lyceum is handicapped accessible. For more information, contact Laryssa
Courtney, (202) 363-3964.
Saturday, October 25
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a
lecture by Dr. Ola Hnatiuk of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
titled "The European Challenge in the Discussions of Ukrainian Intellectuals."
The lecture will take place at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between
Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212)
254-5130.
Saturday, October 30
- NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario.: A trilingual historical plaque is being unveiled
at the Niagara Falls Armory to recall the many Ukrainians and other Europeans
unjustly imprisoned there as "enemy aliens" during Canada's first
national internment operations of 1914-1920. The Niagara Falls Armoury
was a receiving station in which detainees were held before being funneled
off to other concentration camps. This event is being organized by the
Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association with the assistance of the
Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko and the Ukrainian Canadian
community of southern Ontario. The ceremony begins in front of the Armory
at 10:45 a.m. The public is welcome.
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26, 2004, No. 39, Vol. LXXII
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