PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/28/05)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, September 8

EDMONTON: The Peter Jacyk Center is holding a launch of Volume 9, Book 1, of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's "History of Ukraine-Rus'" at 3:30 p.m. The "History of Ukraine-Rus'" is the magnum opus of Ukraine's greatest historian. The English translation makes this outstanding history available to the international scholarly community and the Western reading public. The program will include presentations by Dr. Natalia Yakovenko, chair, department of history, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy; Dr. Frank E. Sysyn, director, Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research, and editor-in-chief, the Hrushevsky Translation Project; and Dr. Serhii Plokhii, associate director, Peter Jacyk Center, and consulting editor of the volume. The book will be available at a significant discount. A reception will follow the launch. The book launch will be held at the Saskatchewan Room, Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, University of Alberta. Readers may contact the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 450 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E8; phone, (780) 492-2927; e-mail, [email protected].

Friday, September 9

PHILADELPHIA (PAOLI), Pa.: The World Affairs Council of Greater Valley Forge cordially invites everyone to a reception and luncheon with Alexander J. Motyl, Ph.D., professor of political science, Rutgers University, who will address the topic "Ukraine's Orange Revolution: Why it Happened, What it Means, What's Next?" The event will take place at the Waynesborough Country Club on Route 252 just south of Route 30 in Paoli, Pa. The reception will be at 11:45 a.m. followed by a luncheon at noon. Tickets: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Please mail checks to WAC of GVF, P.O. Box 632, Southeastern, PA 19399. For inquiries call (610) 687-9895. Those who wish to attend must make a paid reservation in advance.

Saturday-Sunday, September 10-11

CHICAGO: Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago cordially invites the entire community to the Ukrainian Village Fest. Located in the heart of the Ukrainian Village at Chicago Avenue and Oakley Boulevard, this wonderful neighborhood festival will feature a terrific beer garden, live Ukrainian music, a performance by the Hromovytsia and Ukraina dance ensembles, great food, raffles, games and much more. The festivities are on Saturday at 3-10 p.m., and Sunday at 1-10 p.m. An entrance fee donation of $5 for the festival goes toward the ongoing support of the parish. For festival vendor applications please contact the parish office at (312) 829-5209.

Saturday, September 17

YONKERS, N.Y.: Children age 3-4 may be registered for the Ukrainian pre-school, or Svitlychka, of the local branch of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America. Svitlychka meets on Saturdays from 10 a.m to noon at St. Michael's Church on Shonnard Place at North Broadway starting on Saturday, September 17. For additional information or to register your child, call Nadia Cwiach, (203) 975-8388.

Tuesday, September 27

WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America is co-sponsoring its annual conference titled "Ukraine's Quest for Mature Nation Statehood." Roundtable VI will focus on "Ukraine's Transition to an Established National Identity." The event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The two-day conference will bring together a veritable "who's who" from the American, Ukrainian and European governmental, NGO and private sectors to evaluate domestic and foreign policies of the new Ukrainian government and their impact on the development of a new global face for Ukraine. For more information call the UCCA National Office, (212) 228-6840, or e-mail [email protected].