PREVIEW OF EVENTS (10/16/05)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, October 20

EDMONTON: Dr. Bohdan Klid, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, will give a lecture at 3:30 p.m. on "Rock, Pop and Politics in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Campaign and Orange Revolution." The lecture will be held in Room 333, Computing Science Center, located in back of Athabasca Hall. For more information, contact the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, (780) 492-2972, or e-mail [email protected].

Friday, October 21

TORONTO: The Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine and the Institute of European Studies at the University of Toronto will host an international workshop, "North American and European Aid to Ukraine: A Critical Assessment," that will feature presentations by Daniel Bilak, United Nations Development Program, advisor to the government of Ukraine; Alexandra Hrycak, Reed College; Janine Wedel, George Mason School of Public Policy; Françoise Ducros, the director general of the Russia, Ukraine and Nuclear Programs and Institutional Partnerships Division, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); Bruce Steen, country manager, Ukraine, CIDA; Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj, Help Us Help the Children. The event will be moderated by Olga Andriewsky, Trent University, and Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, and held in the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk Center for International Studies, University of Toronto (1 Devonshire Place). The general public is welcomed to participate in a roundtable discussion. For more information contact the Jacyk Program, (416) 946 8113, e-mail [email protected] or check the website www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/.

Sunday, October 23

SKOKIE, Ill.: The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America, Illinois Chapter, as part of its continuing efforts to foster professional development through medical education, is holding a scientific conference on "Forensic Genetics and the Science of Human Identification." Featured speaker is Andrew Melnyk, M.D., director, Section of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Pathology, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago. The history and development of the science of human identification and genetic profiling by means of DNA analysis will be discussed, and various high-profile cases, including the DNA identification of the Romanov family, the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson and the identification of Heorhii Gongadze will be reviewed. The scientific conference and luncheon will be held at noon at Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant of Old Orchard in Skokie, Ill. For further information and reservations, call UMANA (888) RX-UMANA, (773) 278-6262, or e-mail [email protected]. Deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, October 19.

Monday, October 24

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute will host a lecture given by Daniela Hristova, assistant professor, Slavic languages and literatures, University of Chicago, and Eugene and Daymel Shklar Fellow, Ukrainian Research Institute. Her lecture, "The Galician-Volhynian Chronicle: Languages, Writers, Multiplicities" will be held in the Seminar Room of the institute at 4-6 p.m. The institute is located at 1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass., 02138. For more information, please contact HURI at (617) 495-4053 or [email protected].

Thursday, October 27

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Film Club and Ukrainian Student Society at Columbia University will show "Viy," or the "Spirit of Evil" (director Kostiantyn Yershov), which is often billed as the first Soviet horror film, and is based on a short story by the Ukrainian-born 19th century writer Mykola Hohol. Since its release in 1967, "Viy" has captivated the imagination of millions, thanks to its combination of the best talent Soviet cinema could offer and a wealth of cultural material - legends, myths, songs, history and language that are unmistakably Ukrainian. The film will be shown in its original Russian version (with some peppering of Ukrainian idiom) and English subtitles, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 717, Hamilton Hall, Columbia University. It will be introduced by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, director of the Ukrainian Film Club, and followed by a discussion. For more information, contact Diana Howansky at (212) 854 4697 or [email protected].

Saturday, October 29

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites the public to a lecture by Anna Fournier of Johns Hopkins University on the subject "Educational Practice and the Making of Citizens in Ukraine Before and After the Orange Revolution." Ms. Fournier is an NTSh scholarship recipient. 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.

Sunday, October 30

SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: A Ukrainian Fall Festival will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., at 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Featured performers at the festivities are the Voloshky Dance Ensemble, Alla Kutsevych, the Barvinok Dance Group and the Cheres Folk Ensemble. As part of the festival there will be children's activities, a food court and raffle, as well as tours of the center's museum. The Market Place will offer a cornucopia of items: amber and beaded jewelry, Ukrainian embroidery, ceramics, pysanky, glass art, scarves, crafts and souvenir items, as well as CDs, DVDs, videos, T-shirts and athletic gear. Get your Christmas shopping done early by visiting the Market Place. Admission: $5, adults; children, free. For more information contact Luba Shevchenko, (908) 725-5322, or Olha Kryvolap, (410) 744-0168.

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