PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, March 31
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club presents "Remembrances,"
an evening of personal accounts by members of the Shukhevych family. Speakers
will include Ulana Starosolska, George Jarymowycz, Jaroslawa Gerulak and
others. Lavrentia Turkewicz will provide an eyewitness account with commentaries
on the Shukhevych convention in Ukraine which took place in July 2005.
Donation: $7; students, $5. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the
Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call
(212) 260-4490 or (212) 477-6175, log on to www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/,
or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, March 31-Friday, April 7
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club finalizes its activities
at its present location with an exhibit titled "The Shukhevyches:
A Family Album," featuring a historical overview of the legendary
clan through photos. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday,
1-5 p.m.. The exhibit will open at 7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second
Ave., fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 477-6175,
log on to www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/,
or e-mail [email protected].
Saturday, April 1
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Business and Professional Group (UBPG) of Chicago,
the Ukrainian National Museum (UNM) of Chicago and the Ukrainian Studies
Program at Columbia University invite members and the community to a panel
discussion on "Culture and Identity in Contemporary Ukraine."
Three scholars from Ukraine and North America will tackle issues of religion,
politics and language: Dr. Mykola Riabchuk, National University of Kyiv
Mohyla Academy, will discuss the policies of post-Communist governments
in Ukraine; Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University,
will analyze the desire for cultural autonomy and the continuing dominance
of Russian culture in Ukraine; Dr. Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian
Studies at the University of Alberta, will examine the role of religious
affiliation in the Orange Revolution. The presentation will be held at
7 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago, 721 N. Oakley Blvd.
Admission: $10 for UBPG and UNM members; $15 non-members and guests. For
additional information, call the museum, 312-421-8020, or Anna, 847-359-3676.
- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: All are cordially invited to attend a special benefit
dinner for the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, to be held at 5 p.m.
at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road. The main
speaker at the dinner will be the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of the
Ukrainian Catholic University. Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka, honorary
chair of the event, will be a guest of honor at the dinner. A film will
be shown, along with various exhibits from the university. Tickets are
$40 and should be purchased by March 27. Tickets may be purchased at the
Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, the Byzantine
Church Supply Store at the cathedral, Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit
Union, First Security Bank or from individual committee members. For more
information call the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation at 773-235-8462
or e-mail [email protected].
Saturday-Sunday, April 1-2
- SILVER SPRING, Md.: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, located
at 16631 New Hampshire Ave., will hold an Easter Bazaar from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Traditional Ukrainian food, to eat in or take out, will be available;
selections include varenyky, holubtsi, bigos, borsch, babka and paska.
Pysanky and Ukrainian crafts will be on sale. For information call 301-365-2490.
Saturday, April 8
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites all to a
presentation of two Ukrainian-language publications about Lesia Ukrainka
(1871-1913) in honor of her 135th birthday. Tamara Skrypka will present
"Aristocratic Origins of the Kosach Family" (Lviv, 1999), and
"Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka). Biographic Materials.
Memoirs. Iconography" (Kyiv-New York, 2004). There will be an introduction
by Dr. Olexa Bilaniuk and a commentary by NTSh President Dr. Larissa Zaleska
Onyshkevych. 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.
- NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The 12th annual Ukrainian Easter Festival will
be held at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall, 54 Winter St. (behind
Newbrite Plaza) at 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Snow date is Saturday, April 15. Pysanky
and egg-decorating supplies will be featured; other highlights: Easter
breads, varenyky, stuffed cabbage, borsch, home-made cakes and desserts.
Lunch and takeout will be available. Admission and parking (behind the
church) are free. For information call 860-828-5087 or 800-829-1999.
Sunday, April 9
- ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington Group Cultural Fund cordially invites
the public to the final event of its Sunday Music Series, 2005-2006 season.
This not-to-be missed concert will feature the U.S. debut of winners of
the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir
Horowitz. The two very talented winners - from Ukraine and Russia - will
perform works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Lysenko, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky,
Skjiabin and Sousa. The concert will take place at 3 p.m. at The Lyceum,
201 S. Washington St., Old Town, Alexandria. Suggested donation: $20; free
for students. This concert is sponsored by TWGCF in cooperation with the
Embassy of Ukraine. For more information please call 202-244-8836 or 703-838-4994.
Tuesday, April 11
- TORONTO: The Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the University
of Toronto invites the public to attend the roundtable "2006 Parliamentary
Elections in Ukraine" that will feature Dominique Arel (Chair of Ukrainian
Studies, University of Ottawa); Daniel Bilak (United Nations Development
Program, advisor to the government of Ukraine); Adrian Karatnycky (founder
and president, The Orange Circle); and Inna Pidluska (president, Foundation
Europe XXI, Kyiv). The event will start at 5 p.m. at the Vivian and David
Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Center for International Studies, 1
Devonshire Place. For information call 416-946-8113, e-mail [email protected]
or log on to www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/.
PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES
Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to
the public. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by
The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community.
Listings of no more than 100 words (written in Preview format) plus payment
should be sent a week prior to desired date of publication to: Preview of
Events, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ
07054; fax, (973) 644-9510.
Items may be e-mailed to [email protected].
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March
26, 2006, No. 13, Vol. LXXIV
| Home Page |