PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Monday, October 4
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will
host a lecture by Oxana Shevel, assistant professor of political science,
Purdue University, on the topic "Defining the 'Official' Nation in
Independent Ukraine: Challenges and Paradoxes of the Process and the Outcome."
The lecture will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, 583 Massachusetts Ave.,
at 4-6 p.m. For additional information contact the institute, (617) 495-4053
or [email protected].
Sunday, October 10
- WASHINGTON: The Shevchenko Scientific Society, Washington branch, presents
a lecture by Judge Bohdan A. Futey on "Judicial Independence and Elections
in Ukraine." The talk will be in Ukrainian, preceded by a summary
in English. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Catholic National
Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE. (Metro: Brookland/CUA).
Admission free; contributions accepted. For further information call (301)
230-2149.
Sunday, October 17
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) presents pianist
Roman Rudnytsky in a program of works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Chopin,
Antin Rudnytsky, Rachmaninoff, Albeniz, Granados, Gottschalk and Bizet-Horowitz.
An internationally active concert pianist who has performed in some 80
countries, Mr. Rudnytsky is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the
Peabody Conservatory, and since 1972 a member of the piano faculty of the
Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University in Ohio. The concert
is being held in honor of Vera Chreptowsky, longtime UIMA friend and supporter.
The concert, which is sponsored by MB Financial Bank, will be held at the
institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 2 p.m. For additional information call
the UIMA, (773) 227-5522.
- ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Forte String Quartet performs works by Beethoven,
Skoryk, Petrova and Piazzolla at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. in the
Old Town section of Alexandria, at 3:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $15; students,
free. 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, Va. (on Blue and Yellow lines)
to Washington and King Street, one block from the Lyceum. Seating is unreserved.
Handicapped accessible. For more information contact Laryssa Courtney,
(202) 363-3964.
- MIAMI: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 17 will
host a theatrical presentation of a traditional "Hutsul Wedding"
("Vesillya na Hutsulschyni") to be held in the parish hall of
the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church, 39 NW 57 Court, at 1 p.m. The
colorful rituals will feature the musical talents of Alla Kutsevych, Distinguished
Artist of Ukraine, flutist Andrij Pidkivka, principal soloist with major
orchestras throughout the U.S. and Europe, and piano accompanist Rusia
Osajlenko. A wedding dinner consisting of popular Hutzul dishes is included.
Admission: $15, adults; $5, children. For further information or reservations
call Dr. Irena Dzubinski, (954) 893-5288 or Oksana Piaseckyj, (305) 935-7151.
Saturday, October 23
- HARTFORD, Conn.: The board of directors of the Ukrainian National Home
of Hartford invite members and guests to the annual dinner/dance to be
held at 6 p.m. in the main hall, 961 Wethersfield Ave. The program will
include performances by the Zolotyi Promin Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and
the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble. The buffet dinner will be followed
by dancing to the music of the Sviatkovi Dni Holiday Ukrainian Band from
Stamford, Conn. Donation: $20, adults; $10, students. Advance tickets can
be obtained from UNHH board members or by calling the UNHH office, (860)
296-5702 by October 9. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday, November 6
- NEW YORK: Bishop Basil Losten of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of
Stamford, will host a dinner for the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of
the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv. The UCU Rector's Dinner,
which is to benefit the university, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at St. George
School Auditorium, 215 E. Sixth St. Admission: $100; additional donations
are encouraged. Checks should be made out to the Ukrainian Catholic Education
Foundation (UCEF); donations are trax-deductible. Ticket requests should
be made by October 30 and sent to St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church,
30 East 7th Street, New York, NY, 10003.
Sunday, November 14
- CHICAGO: Bishop Richard Seminack of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy
of Chicago, invites the public to a Rector's Luncheon for the Rev. Dr.
Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. The
luncheon, which is to benefit the university, will be held at the Ukrainian
Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., at 1 p.m. For further information,
contact the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, (773) 235-8462.
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3, 2004, No. 40, Vol. LXXII
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