PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/05/96)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Tuesday, May 7 - Friday, June 7

NEW YORK: Soho Photo Gallery invites all interested to "Studies in Black and White," an exhibit by Petro Hrytsyk. The opening reception is at 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Fridays-Sundays, 1-6 p.m.; and by appointment. The gallery is located at 15 White St. For further information call (212) 226-8571.

Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, May 19

NEW YORK: The La MaMa Experimental Theater will present a workshop production of "Wayward Wind" by Yara Arts Group, directed by Virlana Tkacz, designed by Watoku Ueno, with music by Obie-Award winning composer Genji Ito and the foremost Buryat composer, Vladilen Pantaev. The piece employs Buryat Mongolian myth and music to illuminate a Ukrainian poem, Oleh Lysheha's "Swan," written in Kyiv in 1994. La MaMa E.T.C. located at 74A E. Fourth St., presents "Wayward Wind" as a work-in-progress. Performances are Thursdays through Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12; the box office number is (212) 475-7710.

Friday, May 10

WASHINGTON: The Washington Group invites the public to a slide show presentation on "Ancient Kyiv and its Relics," by Ljudmila Pekarska. The presentation will deal with archeological finds in the city. Ms. Pekarska is a special assistant at the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities at the British Museum. The presentation, in Ukrainian, will culminate in a reception. The program starts at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Ukrainian National Shrine, 4250 Harewood Road, NE. Donations are welcome. For more information call Marta Zielyk, (202) 647-2197 (daytime) or (202) 244-8836 (evenings).

Friday - Saturday, May 17 - 18

YORKTON/SASKATOON, Sask.: The Black Sea Ukrainian Dance Ensemble brings its fiery and vibrant style of folk dance to the prairie with two performances. Friday, the program starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Ann Portenuff Theater, Yorkton Regional High School, 150 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: adults, $20; seniors, $18; children, $10. Saturday, the lights go down at 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Auditorium in Saskatoon. Tickets: $25, $23 and $10. For further information call Jeffrey, (306) 865-3308.

Saturday, May 18

CLEVELAND: The Ukrainian American Museum-Archives cordially invites all to a wine tasting fund-raiser at The Club at Society Center, 127 Public Square. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Donation: $50 ($25 is tax-deductible). Reservations must be made by May 15. For more information call (216) 356-2584.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Friday - Sunday, June 28 - 30

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute holds its annual reunion. Alumni from the classes of 1971-1995 are invited to participate. Reunion activities will include a buffet supper at the Harvard Faculty Club on Friday, followed by a film. Saturday, a roundtable discussion on Ukraine and Ukrainian studies will be followed by a cook-out, art exhibit, banquet and dance in the evening. Sunday, participants may attend church services or rest up in a leisurely fashion. For more information call Patricia Coatsworth, (617) 496-5651.