PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, February 17
- VENICE, Fla.: The Ukrainian Club of Southwest Florida presents "Art
Ukraine 2006" - an exhibit of Ukrainian icons and other art forms,
at the Venice Art Center, 390 Nokomis Ave. S., in Venice. 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 February 17 and will be on view through
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.
Sunday, February 19
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Business and Professional Group of Chicago invites
members and the community to a presentation by Dr. Michael Flier on "The
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute: History, Mission Goals." Dr.
Flier is the fourth and current director at the Harvard Ukrainian Research
Institute, and a renowned philologist and author of numerous books and
articles on Slavic linguistics and the Ukrainian language. In his presentation,
Prof. Flier will discuss how the institute is adapting to meet changing
needs and realities in Ukraine and Ukrainian scholarship. The presentation,
at Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, 2332 W. Chicago
Ave., will include a 1 p.m. brunch reception and a 2 p.m. presentation.
Admission: $10 for UBPG members; $15, non-members and guests. For additional
information call 847-359-3676.
Thursday, February 23
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will
host a lecture by Prof. Alfred Stepan about Ukraine and the concept of
"nation-state" vs. "state-nation." Prof. Stepan is
a Wallace Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia whose teaching and
research interests include comparative politics, theories of democratic
transitions, federalism, and the world's religious systems and democracy.
This lecture will be held in Room 1219 (12th floor) of the International
Affairs Building at Columbia University, 420 W. 118th St., starting at
noon. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Diana Howansky
at 212-854-4697 or [email protected].
- CHICAGO: The Young Friends of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
are hosting a launch party for filmmaker Lee Kazimir before he leaves to
start his documentary "More Shoes" on a 2,500-mile walk from
Madrid to Kyiv. The party takes place in the main gallery of UIMA at 7p.m.-9
p.m. Mr. Kazimir will be speaking at 8:30 p.m. about his plans, and the
trailer for his documentary will be screened. For more information visit
the website at www.uima-art.org.
Saturday, February 25
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a
lecture by Dr. Oleh Tretiak, professor of electrical and computer engineering,
Drexel University, on the topic "Ukrainian Engineering Education at
the Crossroads." Dr. Tretiak will discuss the ongoing wave of reorganization
at the universities in Ukraine, with goals of achieving recognition of
equivalency of degrees offered by Ukrainian and European universities.
The lecture is based on Dr. Tretiak's experience during a Fulbright visit
to the Kyiv and Lviv polytechnical institutes. Following his talk there
will be a panel session at which Dr. Roman Kuc, professor, electrical engineering,
and director of the Intelligent Sensors Laboratory and director of educational
affairs, Yale University, will discuss the new ABET Engineering Criteria
2000 that affects U.S. engineering education, which could be of interest
to the engineering community in Ukraine. 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.
Wednesday, March 1
- OTTAWA: The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa
in association with the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association
of Ottawa presents the 20th Annual Ivan Franko Memorial Lecture. Prof.
Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto, will deliver a lecture titled
"Where Does Europe End? Ukraine? Turkey?" The event is a public
lecture. It will be held at 7.30 p.m. at The Lounge, New Residence, 90
University Private, on the campus of the University of Ottawa. Admission
is free. For more information call the coordinator of the chair, 613-562-5800,
ext. 3692; or e-mail [email protected].
Sunday, March 5
- NEW YORK: New York Plast's traditional Children's Costume Party, or
"Kostiumivka," will be held at 2 p.m. in St. George School Auditorium
on Sixth Street. This year's theme is "Museum," and children
will be dressed as characters and items found in museum paintings. Supervised
games will follow, and all children are welcome to attend. Food and refreshments
will be available. For more information call Plast at 212-982-4530.
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12, 2006, No. 7, Vol. LXXIV
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