PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, February 17
- VENICE, Fla.: The Ukrainian Club of Southwest Florida, based in North
Port, presents "Art Ukraine 2006" - an exhibit of Ukrainian icons
and other art forms - at the Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave. S. Comprising
the exhibit, in addition to icons, will be the following Ukrainian folk
art forms: bead work ("gerdany"), ceramics, Easter eggs ("pysanky"),
embroidery and wood carvings. Lectures on the exhibited art forms will
be presented during the exhibition; and, there will also be live performances
of Ukrainian music. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m. The exhibition opens Friday, February 17, and will be on
view through Tuesday, March 7. For additional information contact Club
President Daria Tomashosky, (941) 426-2542, or "Art Ukraine 2006"
Committee Co-Chairs Christyna Bodnar Sheldon, (941) 460-9890, or Klara
Szpiczka, (941) 423-6590.
Saturday, February 18
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a
literary evening featuring Mykola Ryabchuk, writer, literary critic and
deputy editor-in-chief of the literary review Krytyka (Kyiv) and prominent
political and cultural commentator. The evening's program will also feature
the poetry of Natalia Bilotserkivets from her collection "Hotel Central,"
as well as the prose of Mr. Ryabchuk. The event will be held at the society's
building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For
additional information call (212) 254-5130.
Saturday, February 25
- NEW YORK: The "Music at the Institute" chamber music series
invites the public to a concert by "Laryssa Krupa and Friends."
The program will feature pianist Ms. Krupa, flutist Barbara Siesel, violinist
Marta Krechkovsky, violist Borys Deviatov and cellist Wanda Glowacka performing
Mozart's Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in D Major, K. 285;
Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano (on the Ukrainian
theme "Yikhav Kozak za Dunai") and Brahms' Piano Quartet in C
Minor, Op. 60. The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America,
2 E. 79th St. at 8 p.m. A reception will follow the performance. Donation:
$30; UIA members and seniors, $25; students, $20. For additional information
and reservations call (212) 288-8660 or visit www.ukrainianinstitute.org.
- LOS ANGELES: The California Association to Aid Ukraine (CAAU) will
host its annual charity ball and presentation of debutantes. Pack your
beach hat and join us at the Marriott Hotel in Marina Del Rey, Calif.,
south of Los Angeles. Proceeds from the 2006 ball are designated for biomedical
research in Ukraine. Admission: $95 per person for adults; $85 for students.
Admission price includes champagne and hors d'oeuvres, three-course meal,
live music and dancing. The silent auction will feature a dazzling array
of Hollywood items, Ukrainian gifts, baskets, artwork and toys. For reservations
please send a check to the CAAU treasurer, Marta Mykytyn-Hill, 1219 Via
Arroyo, Ventura, CA 93003. Accommodations are available at the hotel. For
preferred rates please book before February 6; mention CAAU when booking.
Rooms are subject to availability. For further information contact Luba
Keske, (818) 884-3836 (home) or (310) 449-3485 (office), or Shannon Micevych,
(818) 774-9378.
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5, 2006, No. 6, Vol. LXXIV
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