PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Tuesday, May 14 - Thursday, May 23
- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of America presents an exhibition
of works by two Kyiv artists - paintings by Oleksander Dubovyk and sculptures
by Yevhen Prokopov. The exhibit arrives here after much-acclaimed shows
in Washington and Chicago. Mr. Dubovyk's work utilizes space as a symbol
of emotional states; his paintings embody the underground tendencies of
Ukrainian contemporary art during the 1960s-1980s. Mr. Prokopov's sculptures
challenge the tenets of Soviet art and incorporate metals, stained glass,
plastic and optical prisms into cast bronze forms. The opening reception
is on Tuesday, May 14, at 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are 2-6 p.m. or by appointment.
The institute is at 2 E. 79th St. For more information call (212) 288-8660.
Friday, May 17
- NEWARK, N.J.: The students of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic
School present a program dedicated to Lesia Ukrainka on the 125th anniversary
of her birth. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium,
748 Sanford Ave. Tickets are $3; all proceeds benefit the school. For information
call the school at (201) 373-9359.
Saturday, May 18
- SILVER SPRING, Md.: The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies
invites the public to its graduation dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, at St. Andrew's
Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave. Tickets: adults,
$15; students, $7.50. For more information call (301) 916-0978.
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Academy
of Sciences invite their members and the Ukrainian community to a Shevchenko
Conference, at 5 p.m. in the society's building at Fourth Avenue between
10th and Tenth streets. Speakers will include Dr. Nina Strokata-Karavanska,
"Memorable Days of Shevchenko in May"; journalist Mykola Ryabchuk,
"The Slavophile Heresy of the Kyrylo-Metodiyivtsi"; and Dr. Hanna
Chumachenko, "Ukraine, Women and Archetypes in the Works of Shevchenko."
Sunday, May 19
- WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Whippany Branch of the SUM-A Ukrainian Youth Organization
is honoring all mothers with a variety show and dessert at 2 p.m. at St.
John's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall on Route 10 and Jefferson Road. Children
should bring their moms, grandmoms, godmoms and aunts to enjoy a bit of
dancing, music, drama and a nice surprise for each mom. Dads are most welcome
too. For more information call Chris Bytz, (201) 989-4034.
- HARTFORD: The Greater Hartford Association for Aid to Ukraine invites
the community to its annual meeting, which will take place in the school
hall at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church at 4 p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Dr. Natalia Fendrikova, a gynecologist from Kyiv, who will speak
on current problems associated with the Chornobyl disaster.
Sunday, May 26
- TORONTO: The Ukrainian Academy of Dance invites the public to its ninth
annual year-end concert, featuring 320 performers. The excitement begins
at 3 p.m. at the John Bassett Theater, Metropolitan Toronto Convention
Center. Tickets: $20, $18 and $15, reserved seating. To make reservations
call the academy, (416) 255-8577 or fax (416) 766-3905. Some tickets available
at Arka and Arka West after May 13.
Tuesday, May 28
- WASHINGTON: The Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies and the
Woodrow Wilson Center present, as part of the Noon Discussion series, "Political
Elites of Ukraine Today and Tomorrow," a discourse led by Oleksander
Potekhin, director of the Ukrainian Center for Peace, Conversion and Conflict
Resolution Studies; professor, Institute of International Relations, Taras
Shevchenko Kyiv State University; and USIA-supported regional exchange
scholar, Kennan Institute. The event will be held in the third floor library
of the Woodrow Wilson Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. For more information,
call the Kennan Institute, (202) 287-3400.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, May
12, 1996, No. 19, Vol. LXIV
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