PREVIEW OF EVENTS (09/10/06)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, September 11, through Monday, September 25

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The School of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will begin its school year on Monday, September 11. Registration of children age 4 and above will occur on Monday, September 11, through Monday, September 25, at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Classes are held weekly on Monday evenings at the Cultural Center. For additional information contact Andreja Kulyk, the school's assistant director, at 215-917-1263 or [email protected].

Saturday, September 16

GLEN SPEY, N.Y.: Verkhovyna Mountainview Resort will close out the season with its traditional Pechennia Baraboli (Potato Bake) at 2 p.m. This will be followed by a concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Franko and conclude with an evening screening of the documentary film "The Orange Chronicles" by Damian Kolodiy. For further information e-mail [email protected] or call Oleh Kolodiy, 973-763-1797.

Sunday, September 17

MINNEAPOLIS: The sixth annual Ukrainian Heritage Festival of Minnesota will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Event Center, 301 Main St., in northeast Minneapolis. The festival will feature dance performances by the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, area singers and musicians. Other highlights will include exhibitors' booths selling everything from pysanky to embroidery and amber, a varenyky-eating contest, election of the festival king and queen, children's games and great food. The festival is organized by members of the Twin Cities' diverse Ukrainian community, including representatives from local Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches. Admission and parking are free. For more information call the info line, 612-379-3193 or 612-379-1956.
ASTORIA, N.Y.: Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church of Astoria will hold its annual Ukrainian Heritage Day Festival on the church grounds, located at 31st Avenue and 30th Street, beginning at 1 p.m. Festivities include: music, games, raffles, prizes and home-made Ukrainian food. The concert will feature the Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Group. Free admission; donations are accepted. Come one, come all. For information call the parish, 718-932-4060.

Thursday, September 21

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University will launch its first event of the 2006-2007 academic year with a new installment of its series "Ukraine: A Cinematographic View from the West," which will include the chance to meet New York-based director Andrij Parekh and writer/co-director Sophie Barthes, who will present two of their short narrative films, "Zymove Vesillia" (Snowblink, 2004) and "Mertvi Pivni" (The Dead Roosters, 2002); as well as a screening of "Dai Bojé" (God Bless, 1994), a documentary by Jean Bojko and Guy Chanel about French-born Mr. Bojko's journey to discover his roots in a remote Ukrainian village. This event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 717 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York (subway train No. 1 to 116th St.). All films will be shown free of charge in their original languages (Russian, French or English) with English subtitles. Yuri Shevchuk, director of the film club, will give an update of the summer's Ukrainian film developments before the screening. For more information see the film club's website at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ufc/.

Saturday, September 23

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites all to a presentation by Dr. Taras Hunczak of his two books: "My Memoirs: The Paths of Life" (Dnipro, 2005) and "Ukraine: XX Century" (Dnipro, 2005) (both in Ukrainian). The presentation 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.

Sunday, September 24

ALEXANDRIA, Va. : The Washington Group Cultural Fund is pleased to invite the public to the first event in its 2006-2007 Sunday Music Concert Series. Opera diva Oksana Krovytska (soprano) will perform a program of arias by Verdi, Puccini, Dvorak, and art songs by Barvinsky, Liudkevych and Kolessa. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. at the Lyceum Theater, 201 South Washington St., Old Town Alexandria, Va. Seating is unreserved; suggested donation is $20. For more information call 703-241-1817. To become a sponsor of the 2006-2007 season send a check made out to TWGCF ($100 for individuals; $160 for couples) to Rosalie Norair, 9311 Persimmon Tree Road, Potomac, MD 20854.

Sunday, October 1

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 78 invites the young and young-at-heart to its annual Children's Masquerade. Children should come dressed in costumes and ready to have fun. They will play, sing, dance and participate in a special children's show by popular entertainer Olya Chodoba-Fryz. Children's snacks will be provided; refreshments will be for sale. The event will be held at 2:30-5 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20017. Admission: $10 per person or child over the age of 1 (includes snack and goody bag). For more information contact Tunia Gast-Yearout at [email protected] or 703-430-2693.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Sunday, November 5

NEW YORK: A benefit luncheon for the Ukrainian Catholic University featuring Father Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., rector, will be held at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave. For more information call the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, 773-235-8462.

Sunday, November 12

CHICAGO: A benefit luncheon for the Ukrainian Catholic University featuring Father Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., rector, will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave. For more information call the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, 773-235-8462.

Sunday, December 3

WARREN, Mich.: A benefit luncheon for the Ukrainian Catholic University featuring Myroslav Marynovych, senior vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road. For more information call the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, 773-235-8462.