PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Thursday, September 8
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University launches
its first event of the 2005-2006 academic year, with a performance of Lemko
folk songs by singer Julia Doszna, followed by a wine and cheese reception.
Ms. Doszna, born in the Lemko village of Bielanka, will perform songs from
her newly released album "Immigrant," depicting the life of Lemko
immigrants who came to the U.S. a century ago. The performance and reception
will be held in the Student Lounge of Philosophy Hall at Columbia, 1150
Amsterdam Ave., starting at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more
information contact Diana Howansky at (212) 854-4697 or [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 the 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 please call (610) 687-9895.
People who wish to attend must make a paid reservation in advance.
Saturday, September 10
- WASHINGTON: The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies will hold
registration for the 2005-2006 school year and celebrate Moleben starting
at 9 a.m. at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family,
located at 4250 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20017. Parents will have
an opportunity to speak with the director of the school, Theodore Caryk,
and to meet with teachers. Books for the upcoming school year will be sold
at this time only. The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies is
a cultural school that offers a program of study in Ukrainian language
and culture for children from kindergarten (age 5) through Grade 11. Ukrainian
as a Second Language is being offered and will be divided into two groups,
preliminary and advanced. A pre-school class is also held for children
age 3-5. Classes for the upcoming school year will begin the following
Saturday, September 17, promptly at 9 a.m. at Westland Middle School, located
at 5511 Massachusetts Ave., in Bethesda, Md. For further details, contact
either Mr. Caryk, (301) 840-1713, or Roman Ponos, (703) 867-6847; contact
Zirka Harabatch, (301) 916-0978, regarding pre-school. Additional information
can be found on the school website, http://www.ukieschool.org.
Individuals interested in teaching should contact Mr. Caryk or Mr. Ponos.
- DOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Festival of Morris County, sponsored by
the Ukrainian American Youth Association, Whippany Branch, will be held
at Germania Park at 1-7 p.m. A "zabava" (dance) under the stars
will follow the festival, at 7-11 p.m. with music provided by Burya. Admission
is $10 for those age 16 and over; children under 16 will be admitted free
of charge. Festival attendees will find children's activities, a variety
of vendors, great Ukrainian food, good music and entertainment including
Olya Fryz, Viktoria Vasilevich and Barabolya. For directions to the park
please visit the website at www.germaniapark.com.
For more information please contact Chris Bilanycz, (973) 285-5006.
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a
roundtable featuring the participants of the 2005 international scholarly
conferences on Ukrainian subjects which took place in Donetsk, Berlin and
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: Larissa Onyshkevych, Mark von Hagen, Myroslava
Znayenko, Leonid Rudnytzky, Taras Hunczak and Svitlana Andrushkiw. The
program will take place at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between
Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212)
254-5130.
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrainian Heritage School in Jenkintown, Pa.,
currently the largest institution of its kind in the U.S., in an effort
to better serve the Ukrainian American community of the greater Philadelphia
metropolitan area, is adding another level to its very successful English-based
Ukrainian education program, and also introducing an intensive inclusion/tutoring
support program for those students enrolled in the standard Ukrainian Heritage
Program. The English-based instruction program encourages children of Ukrainian
descent to join in Saturday classes to explore their ethnic Ukrainian roots,
and to receive basic introductory language, general history, geography
and culture instruction in a friendly environment, and gives them an opportunity
to meet other Ukrainian American youths, their language abilities notwithstanding.
Registration will take place on Saturday, September 10, at 9-11:30 a.m.
at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown,
PA 19046. Call (215) 663-5322 for further information.
- MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J.: "Muzychne Doshkillia" (Music & Me)
invites all pupils, alumni, parents and friends to an open house at its
new location, 1136 Route 22 West, Mountainside, N.J. (just past the Getty
station). Also opening is a new Dance Studio, featuring ballroom dancing
for ages 6 and up. Schedules, enrollment information and refreshments will
be available at 3-5 p.m. For more information call Marta Sawycky, director,
at (908) 276-3134 or (908) 232-4497.
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 Ukrainian
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
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a
lecture by Eugene Fishel, U.S. Department of State, Washington, titled
"After the Orange Revolution: Progress to Date and the Challenges
Ahead." The lecture will take place at the society's building, 63
Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information
call (212) 254-5130.
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4, 2005, No. 36, Vol. LXXIII
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