PREVIEW OF EVENTS (01/17/93)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, January 23

NEW YORK: The Taras Chuprynka Branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM-A) in New York and Branch 2 of the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms of Ukraine in New York will hold a winter "zabava," to be held at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave., starting at 9 p.m. Featured will be the Syny Ukrainy band. There will be a buffet throughout the evening. Formal attire is requested. For table reservations, call the Dibrova Club, (212) 473-2955.
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: The Ukrainian subcommittee of the Rhode Island Heritage Commission is sponsoring a Ukrainian Heritage Evening, featuring a dinner/dance to be held at the Embassy Restaurant. Performing will be the Mandrivka Ukrainian folk dance ensemble of Boston, with dancing to the music of Hryts and Stepan. (the Soyuzivka house band). Cocktails are at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets, $20 per person. Proceeds will go to the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. For information or tickets contact Olga Kun Santos, (508) 222-9972, or Dmytro Sarachmon, (401) 766-3669.

Sunday, January 24

NEW YORK: The United Ukrainian American Organizations Committee of New York and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Academic Council will sponsor a symposium-panel "Ukrainian Independence: January 22, 1918, and August 24, 1991 - Similarities and Differences," at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave., at 2 p.m., with moderator Dr. George Soltys and panelists Profs. Ivan Holowinsky (Rutgers University, New Jersey), Volodymyr Stojko (Manhattan College, New York) and Lubomyr Luciuk (Kingston University, Ontario.) For more information, call (212) 228-6840.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y.: A program of Ukrainian songs and dance will take place at Sacred Heart Ukrainian Hall, Ukrainian Hill Road, at 6 p.m. The special guest will be Taras Koznarsky of Lviv, who is currently studying at Harvard University's Ukrainian Research Institute. Mr. Koznarsky will speak in English and Ukrainian on the topic "January 22, 1918 - Ukraine's Road to Independence." The public is invited to attend. Admission is free.

Saturday, January 30

NEW YORK: A master class by pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, artist-in-residence at the Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA), will be held at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., as part of the "Music at the Institute" series. Free admission.