PHOTO REPORT: Canada's National Ukrainian Festival - the 41st

DAUPHIN, Manitoba - The 41st edition of Canada's National Ukrainian Festival took place here on August 4-6. Featured entertainers were: Canadian Bandurist Capella, Oakville, Ontario; Victoria (Vika) Vasilevich, Kyiv; Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theater, Calgary, Alberta; Zeellia, Ukrainian singers and instrumentalists, Vancouver; Millennia, dance band, Sherwood Park, Alberta; Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Selkirk, Manitoba; Zirka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Dauphin; and Canada's National Riding and Dancing Cossacks and Company, Dauphin. Activities included amateur talent competitions, traditional "pich" bake ovens, children's and adult's cultural workshops, a dulcimer demonstration, fine arts competitions, the festival parade, a re-enactment of a traditional Ukrainian wedding, the Ukrainian Festival Idol competition and culinary demonstrations. Seen on this page are some of the festival's highlights. A point of interest: the late Joseph Lesawyer, former supreme president of the Ukrainian National Association, was named one of the honorary life members of the festival. He and his wife, Mary, served as "hospodar" and "hospodynia," or hosts, of the festival in 1973 and in 1975. The Dauphin festival's website address is www.cnuf.ca.

- Al Kachkowski

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September 10, 2006, No. 37, Vol. LXXIV

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