PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Saturday, November 20
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Film
Club at Columbia University invite the public to the screening of the film
"Mamay" by film-maker/director Oles Sanin of Kyiv. Released in
2003, "Mamay," is loosely based on the 16th century Ukrainian
duma, "Flight of Three Brothers from the City of Azov"; it relates
a love story between a Ukrainian Kozak and a Tatar woman that defies ethnic
and religious taboos. Stylistically innovative, with an intense color palette,
breath-taking camera shots and a hypnotizing soundtrack, the film - which
was submitted for an Oscar - marks the directorial debut of the 32-year-old
Mr. Sanin. "Mamay" will be shown in the original Ukrainian and
Tatar languages, with English subtitles. Commentary on "Mamay"
and Ukrainian film will be by Yuriy Shevchuk, professor of Ukrainian language
and culture, Ukrainian Studies Program, Columbia University. The screening
will be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and
10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.
- PARMA, Ohio: The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus and the Ukrainian Museum-Archives
invite you to enjoy the afternoon with friends watching one of college
football's best rivalries on the big screen - the University of Michigan
Wolverines vs. the Ohio State University Buckeyes. Join us at noon-5 p.m.
at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Upper Back Hall, 7700 Hoertz
Road. A $40 donation includes open bar, hor d'oeuvres, etc. Proceeds from
the event go to assist the programs of the Ukraniain Bandurist Chorus and
the Ukrainian Museum-Archives. For ticket reservations contact Nick Schidowka,
(216) 534-4777 or [email protected].
Visit www.bandura.org for more details.
Monday, November 22
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will
host a lecture by Ihor Chornovol, researcher in history, Ivan Krypiakevych
Institute of Ukrainian Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Lviv, and HURI research fellow, on the topic "'Wild West' and 'Wild
Fields': Comparative Perspectives on the Frontier in Ukrainian History."
The lecture will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, 583 Massachusetts Ave.,
at 4-6 p.m. For additional information contact the institute at (617) 495-4053
or [email protected].
Sunday, November 28
- PHILADELPHIA: The executive board of the United Ukrainian American
Relief Committee invites the community to attend its 60th anniversary banquet
to be held at Dugan's Restaurant, 7900 Roosevelt Blvd., starting at 4 p.m.
The keynote address will be by Borys Tarasyuk, national deputy of Ukraine,
chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on European Integration, and Ukraine's
foreign affairs minister in 1998-2000. Featured in the musical program
will be Lesia Hrabova, soprano and Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin. The program
will also include special recognition of exceptionally generous donors
and long-term UUARC volunteers. Donation: $50 per person. For additional
information call (215) 728-1630.
- WARREN, Mich.: The Ukrainian Arts Society will host a presentation
of the opera "Moisei" (Moses) by composer Myroslav Skoryk to
be held in the Carpathia Hall at the Ukrainian Culture Center, 26601 Ryan
Road, at 4 p.m. The program includes a video viewing of highlights from
the opera as staged by the Lviv State Academy of Opera and Ballet and a
special appearance by baritone Oleh Chmyr, who will perform selected arias
from the opera, accompanied on the piano by Maestro Skoryk. Tickets: $20;
$10 senior citizens and students, $10. For more information contact Marusia
Lisowsky, (248) 879-8169.
- SCRANTON, Pa.: Celebrate authentic Ukrainian Christmas customs with
St. Nicholas when he makes his annual visit at the Pennsylvania Anthracite
Heritage Museum in McDade Park at 2-4 p.m. The theme this year is the "Legend
of the Christmas Spider." Festivities will include Christmas songs
and skits performed by the Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble. St. Nicholas
will appear in his impressive vestments to greet the children and present
each of them with a bag of traditional Christmas treats. Admission: $5,
for all ages; reservations required by advance ticket purchase, available
from Ukrainian Heritage Council members or the museum. Last day to purchase
tickets is November 19. The event is jointly sponsored by the museum and
the Ukrainian Heritage Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The museum
is located in McDade Park, off Keyser Avenue (Exits 182 or 191B off I-81,
and Exit 38 or 122 from I-476/Pennsylvania Turnpike). The Pennsylvania
Anthracite Heritage Museum is one of 26 historic sites and museums on the
Pennsylvania Trail of History. For additional information call the museum,
(570) 963-4804, or visit www.phmc.state.pa.us.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday, December 4
- CHICAGO: The Chicago Business and Professional Group invites members
and friends to "An Evening in Granada" holiday party featuring
music, socializing and a delectable assortment of tapas. Entertainment
will feature the Los Flamencos group, with guitarist, singer and dancers.
The party will be held at 7 p.m. at La Tasca Restaurant, 25 W. Davis St.,
Arlington Heights, lll. Admission: members, $35; guests, $40. Please mail
payment and reservation requests to: Chicago Business and Professional
Group, P.O. Box 46333, Chicago, IL. Deadline for reservations: November
30. For additional information call (773) 883-9737.
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14, 2004, No. 46, Vol. LXXII
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