PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/20/05)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Wednesday, March 23

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will hold a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS in Ukraine, featuring Alexander Kuzma, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund; Kate Schecter, American International Health Alliance; and Stephen Massey, Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS; with Prof. Mark von Hagen, moderator. The panel discussion will be held in Room 1512, International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th St., at noon-2 p.m. For additional information call the Ukrainian Studies Program, (212) 854-4697; e-mail [email protected], or visit its website, http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ukrainianstudies.

Friday, March 25

NEW YORK: The Language Policy and Language Development in Ukraine Roundtable Series at Columbia University presents a lecture by Dr. Antonina Berezovenko, Kyiv State University, and visiting scholar, Harriman Institute, titled, "The Rhetoric of Presidential Elections in Ukraine - 2004." The lecture will examine public relations technologies relevant for today's Ukraine and how language serves particular political goals and attempts to influence particular social communities or groups within Ukraine. The lecture will be held at noon in Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, 420 W. 118th St. For additional information call the Ukrainian Studies Program (212) 854-4697; e-mail [email protected] or visit their website, http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ukrainianstudies.

Thursday, March 31

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will host a talk, followed by a reception, with the popular Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka. During this event, which kicks off Ms. Burmaka's visit to North America, the artist will discuss the influence of music on the Orange Revolution and meet with the public. Ms. Burmaka, who graced the stage in Kyiv during recent demonstrations in Ukraine, is traveling to New York City as part of a concert tour titled, "Maria Burmaka: Songs and Stories from the Orange Revolution." The talk and reception will be held in the Harison Room, Faculty House, Columbia University, 400 W. 117th St., starting at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 1

NEW YORK: The exhibition "Visible Traces: Still Lifes and Figures," featuring new works by Alexander Motyl, opens at the Ukrainian Institute of America Gallery, third floor, 2 E. 79th St., with an opening reception at 6:30-8:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on view through April 17. For additional information call UIA, (212) 288-8660, or visit the Tori Collection website, www.toricollection.com.
NEW YORK: The Brooklyn Ukrainian Group in partnership with the United Ukrainian American Organizations of Greater New York is pleased to announce that the popular Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka, a leading female artist of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, will arrive in North America for a three-city concert tour, that begins in New York City on April 1. Ms. Burmaka will share her songs and stories from the Orange Revolution in a performance at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Space is limited! Tickets, at $20, are available at Surma, 11 E. Seventh St.; telephone: (212) 477-0729.
NEWARK, N.J.: The Rukh Educational Foundation of Northern New Jersey will host a program titled "At the Maidan," featuring Felix Chmelkowski of Cherkasy, director of the Stefanus Christian Center in Ukraine, a branch of the U.S.-based Voice of Martyrs association. Mr. Khmelkovsky will speak of his participation in the Orange Revolution and present his photo-album of the events at Kyiv's Independence Square. The photo collection has recently come out as a bilingual Ukrainian-English publication of the Lviv-based Svichado Catholic press. The presentation will take place at St. John's Church parish hall, 719 Sandford Ave., at 7 p.m. The photo album will be available for purchase at $25.
HARTFORD, Conn.: The Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble, Yale Russian Chorus and Yale Slavic Chorus, in their first collaborative performance, will present varying choral styles, from the dissonant harmonies and unusual rhythms of the Balkans, to the classical and more melodious works of Ukrainian and Russian composers. The choruses will combine to sing beloved hymns and classically arranged folk music, rarely heard on stage. Tickets, at $15-$20, are available at the Theater of the Performing Arts, 359 Washington St.; performance time: 7:30 p.m. For reservations call (860) 757-6162 or visit www.crec.org.

Saturday, April 2

PHILADELPHIA: The Brooklyn Ukrainian Group in partnership with the United Ukrainian American Organizations of Greater New York is pleased to announce that the popular Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka, a leading female artist of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, will be in Philadelphia as part of a three-city North American concert tour. Ms. Burmaka will share her songs and stories from the Orange Revolution in a performance at the Ukrainian League, 800 N. 23rd St., at 7:30 p.m. Space is limited! Tickets, at $20, are available at Dnipro, 1801 Cottman Ave.; telephone: (215) 728-6040.

Monday, April 4

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will host a lecture given by Serhiy Bilenky, Ph.D. candidate in history, University of Toronto, and HURI Research Fellow on the topic "Russia's Italy or Poland's Scotland? Toward the Meaning of Ukraine in the Romantic Age." The lecture will be held in the Institute's Seminar Room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For further information contact HURI, (617) 495-4053, or visit the website http://www.huri.harvard.edu.
EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, as part of its winter seminar series, presents a lecure by Dr. Vadim Kukushkin, department of history and classics, University of Alberta, who will speak on the topic "An Airtight Empire? Emigration, Society and the State in Imperial Russia." The lecture will be held in the Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m. For more information contact CIUS, (780) 492-2972, or e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday, April 5

TORONTO: The Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the University of Toronto will host the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Annual Lecture, which will be presented by Alexander Duleba, director, Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, who will speak on the topic "Ukraine and the Eastern Policy of the Enlarged European Union." The lecture will be held at the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Center for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, at 5-6:30 p.m. Registration required. To register e-mail [email protected]. For additional information call (416) 946-8113 or visit www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/.

Friday, April 8

CLEVELAND: Ukrainian-born singer Mariana Sadovska will lead a singingworkshop emphasizing the "white voice" (open throat) singing of folk music traditions. Based on her experience with the Gardzienice Theater of Poland, Ms. Sadovska has developed a system of exercises for enabling participants to discover the connections between movement and singing, gesture and sound, rhythm and breath. Ms. Sadovska has led workshops at the Grotowski Center, Poland; Giving Voice Festival, Great Britain; International Workshop Festival, Israel; and the Royal Shakespeare Company, London. Participants do not need to be able to read music or be fluent in Ukrainian to take part in the current workshop. Workshop fee: $20. The workshop will take place at the Old Parish Hall, 6205 Detroit Ave. For more information or to reserve a space in the workshop call Nadia, (216) 832-4225, or e-mail, [email protected].

Saturday, April 9

CLEVELAND: Singer Mariana Sadovska has spent years collecting ancient folk songs in rural Ukraine and Poland. Combining storytelling with singing, her performances are a theatrical expression of her inner desire to connect the past with the present through music. Ms. Sadovska will present some of these musical treasures at the Orthodox, a concert venue located at 6203 Detroit Ave. Tickets: $15, general admission. For more information or ticket reservations call Nadia, (216) 832-4225, or e-mail [email protected].
TORONTO: The Brooklyn Ukrainian Group in partnership with the United Ukrainian American Organizations of Greater New York is pleased to announce that the popular Ukrainian singer Maria Burmaka, a leading female artist of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, will be in Toronto as part of a three-city North American concert tour. Ms. Burmaka will share her songs and stories from the Orange Revolution at The Golden Lion, 15 Canmotor Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Space is limited! Tickets are available at West Arka, 2282 Bloor St. W.; telephone: (416) 762-8751.

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Sunday, April 10

BERKELEY, Calif.: The Chamber Chorus at the University of California, Berkeley, and the the University Chorus, under the direction of Marika Kuzma, present the concert titled "Poyte Pesni!" in a program of choral concertos by Bortniansky, choral arrangements of Glinka's artsongs, and Stravinsky's Svadebka (Les Noces). The concert is part of the Cal Performances Series and the final event of the department of music conference "Glinka and His Legacies." The concert will be held in Hertz Hall at 3 p.m.

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