PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/29/05)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday-Sunday, June 11-12

CHICAGO: Ukrainian American Veterans 1st Lt. Ivan Shandor Post 35 in Palatine, Ill., will host the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) Conference to be held Saturday, June 11, at the Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, 2332 W. Chicago Ave., at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will serve as an educational forum on the UPA's war on fascism and communism and compare it to today's Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Keynote speaker is Dr. Peter Potichny, professor emeritus, McMaster University, and former member of the UPA and the Marine Corps. Conference speakers include: Dr. Myron Kuropas, adjunct professor, Northern Illinois University; Lt. Col. Orest Logusz, author, "Galician Division"; Maria Pyskir, author, "A Thousand Roads"; Cmdr. Chuck Dobra, post JAG, recently retired; and Lt. Col. Roman Golash, post commander. Discussions will follow the morning and afternoon sessions; presentations will be in Ukrainian and English. Discussions will center on how the UPA, based on values and principles, was able to sustain combat operations into 1956 and how core values impact today's U.S. armed forces. Post 35 plans to fund a new UPA book and announce a new civilian task force, "Friends of UPA." Conference co-sponsors include the SUM, Plast and ODUM youth organizations. Cost of program: $25 (includes lunch). Proceeds will fund historical publications. On Sunday, June 12, a military liturgy will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Bloomingdale, with post chaplain Father Bohdan Kalynyuk officiating. For additional information e-mail [email protected].

Sunday, June 12

NEW HAVEN, Conn.: The New England Regional Council of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA) invites the public to an "Afternoon Tea," to be held in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the UNWLA's founding. The event will be held at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 569 George St., at 3:30 p.m. As part of the program, there will be a display of both traditional and contemporary Ukrainian embroidery, as well as the modeling of traditional national dress and the display of contemporary embroidered attire. The event is open to all. Refreshments will be served. Admission: $5.
CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art invites the public to the opening of an exhibition of the works of painter, sculptor and photographer Edward Matwijkiw. The opening reception, to be held June 12 at 2-6 p.m., will feature a poetry performance by members of the literary magazine Spirits (Best Literary Magazine of the Year 2004) at 3-4 p.m., followed by a musical interlude with cellist Jason Raynovich at 5-6 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through July 24.

Saturday, June 18

EAST HANOVER, N.J.: Dr. Taras Kuzio, visiting professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, and leading analyst of current Ukrainian affairs, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming meeting of the Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons Association of New York and New Jersey. Dr. Kuzio's topic, "Ukraine's Orange Revolution," will be supplemented with a multi-media presentation, including photographs, video footage and music. The event takes place at the Ramada Hotel, Route 10, at 7 p.m.

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