PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Saturday, August 5
- JEWETT, N.Y.: "Music at the Grazhda" presents baritone Oleh
Chmyr, soloist with the New Jersey State Opera, in a program of works titled
"European Vocal Miniatures," with Victor Markiw at the piano.
The concert will feature a repertoire of music by Western European as well
as Ukrainian, Polish and Russian composers. Time: 8 p.m. The Grazhda is
located on Ukraine Road, off Route 23 A; it is five miles west of the town
of Hunter, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains. For directions visit www.grazhdamusicandart.org; for
additional information call 518-263-4619.
Sunday, August 6
- NEW YORK: Cheres, the premier Ukrainian folk ensemble in the U.S.,
will be performing at Lincoln Center Out of Doors next month in a special
tribute to international fiddling traditions called "Heritage Sunday:
The World on a String!" Come hear the full-tilt acoustic folk music
as played by the masters from the Carpathian Mountains. The free performance
begins at 3:30 p.m. at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center. For information
log on to www.cheres.net.
Tuesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 10
- NEW YORK: The Pioneer Theater in the East Village presents the New
York City premiere of "Resilience," a feature film by Paul Bojack
(a.k.a. Roman Paul Boychuk). Mr. Bojack's previous work includes "Glass
Necktie," which was praised in the LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times
and Film Threat, and is available on DVD throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Tickets for "Resilience" are available online at www.twoboots.com/pioneer
(scroll down to "Resilience" and click on "Buy Tix")
or call 310-313-1557. The Pioneer Theater is located at 44 Ave. A (near
Third Street). Shows start at 7 p.m. This film is rated R.
Friday, August 11
- JEWETT, N.Y.: "Music at the Grazhda" presents Andrea Odezynska,
independent filmmaker and professor of film, School of Visual Arts, New
York City, who will screen and discuss her two short films: the prize-winning
documentary "The Whisperer" and the short comedy film "Dora
Was Dysfunctional." The screening, sponsored by Music and Art Center
of Greene County, will be held at 8 p.m. The Grazhda is located on Ukraine
Road, off Route 23 A; it is five miles west of the town of Hunter, N.Y.,
in the Catskill Mountains. For directions visit www.grazhdamusicandart.org;
for additional information call 518-263-4619.
Saturday, August 12
- JEWETT, N.Y.: "Music at the Grazhda" presents a program of
children's choral singing, recitations and skits under the direction of
Anna Bachynska, former Lviv Opera soprano and current New York choral director
and music teacher who conducts the two-week folk-singing workshop held
at the Grazhda. The program, sponsored by Music and Art Center of Greene
County, will be held at 7 p.m. The Grazhda is located on Ukraine Road,
off Route 23 A; it is five miles west of the town of Hunter, N.Y., in the
Catskill Mountains. For directions visit www.grazhdamusicandart.org;
for additional information call 518-263-4619.
Saturday-Sunday, August 19-20
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Illinois Division,
is sponsoring Ukrainian Fest 2006 in Chicago's Smith Park, 2500 W. Grand
Ave. (corner of North Campbell Street) from noon to 10 p.m. on both Saturday
and Sunday. The festivities will feature Ukrainian food, crafts, music,
lotteries and much more. Pony rides and children's attractions will add
to the entertainment for the whole family. Dance groups will perform on
Sunday afternoon. A celebration of Ukraine's Declaration of Independence
will begin on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. For more information contact Pavlo T.
Bandriwsky, 773-772-4500.
Saturday, September 2
- KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The 50th annual swimming championships of the Ukrainian
Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK) will take place at Soyuzivka.
The warm-up is at 9 a.m.; the meet begins at 10 a.m. Prizes includes awards
for first, second and third place and team trophies funded by the Ukrainian
National Association. Registration fee of $10 per swimmer (includes commemorative
T-shirt) is due by August 20; there will be no poolside registration. Please
make checks payable to "Ukrainian Sports Federation" and mail
to: Marika Bokalo, 641 Evergreen Parkway, Union, NJ 07083. For more information
call Mrs. Bokalo, 908-851-0617, or log on to www.soyuzivka.com.
Through Sunday, October 15
- CHICAGO: The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs announces the first
major exhibition of early 20th century Ukrainian art in the United States.
"Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930" will be on display
at the Chicago Cultural Center in the fourth floor Exhibit Hall, 78 E.
Washington St., through October 15. Admission to the exhibition is free.
This outstanding exhibit of 21 Ukrainian avant-garde artists includes approximately
over 70 works from the National Art Museum of Ukraine and other collections.
A catalogue of the exhibit will be available for sale. The exhibition has
been organized by the Foundation for International Arts and Education with
the National Art Museum of Ukraine. It is presented by the Chicago Department
of Cultural Affairs and the Kyiv Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities
International Program. The exhibit includes works by Kazimir Malevich,
Alexandra Exter and David Burliuk, Vasyl Yermylov, Oleksandr Bohomazov
and others. For information contact Jill Hurwitz at 312-742-1148 or [email protected].
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30, 2006, No. 31, Vol. LXXIV
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