PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/19/96)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, May 31 - Friday, June 28

CLEVELAND: The Art Avenue Galleries, located at Tower City, announce the exhibit and sale of paintings and sculpture of two renowned Ukrainian artists from Kyiv, Oleksander Dubovyk and Yevhen Prokopov. The Art Avenue Galleries are open Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., and Sunday, noon - 6 p.m. For additional information call (216) 661-1700 or (216) 621-6312.

Saturday, June 1

LAS VEGAS, Nev.: The Ukrainian American Club of Las Vegas will hold a pot luck dinner starting with cocktails at 5 p.m. Bring salads, desserts and beverages; the club will furnish and cook the meat. The dinner will be at 59 Desert Rain Lane. Admission: $7. For more information and to make reservations, call Jan or Steve, (702) 434-1187.

Sunday, June 2

BROOKLINE, Mass.: Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Boston is sponsoring a benefit concert and reception in support of seminarians in Ukraine, at the Longwood Towers Ballroom, 20 Chapel St. The performance starts at 6 p.m. and will feature soprano Oksana Paduchak; bass Viktor Zdyrko; and Zenia Yaskiw on piano. Accompaniment provided by Myroslav Vintoniv. Donation: $25. All proceeds will go to the Theological Academy of Lviv. For ticket reservations call Tania Smolynska, (508) 842-1048; Motria Holowinska, (401) 884-0602; or the Rev. Yaroslav Nalysnyk, (617) 522-9720.

Tuesday, June 4 - Wednesday, June 26

MAYS LANDING, N.J.: Ukrainian American artist Ilona Sochynsky will stage a retrospective exhibition of paintings at the Atlantic Community College Art Gallery, 5100 Blackhorse Pike. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, June 6, 5 - 8 p.m. Additional information is available on-line at http://www.atlantic.edu

Friday, June 7

TOMS RIVER, N.J.: St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church is holding a Chinese auction at the parish center, 1344 White Oak Bottom Road (between New Hampshire Avenue and Old Freehold Road.) Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donation: $4, includes tickets. Door prizes, cake and coffee will be served. No one under 18 will be admitted. For ticket information call (908) 244-1918 or (908) 341-9034.

Sunday, June 9

HAMPTONBURGH, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stamford will conduct its annual pilgrimage to Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. Bishop Basil Losten will be the principal celebrant at a solemn parastas (requiem service) that will be sung for the souls of the faithful departed buried at the diocesan cemetery. For further information, call the diocesan offices, (203) 324-7698.

Monday, June 10 -Saturday, June 15

NEW YORK: Taras Shumylowych will exhibit his pen and ink drawing titled "Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1705, in Nestoriv, West Ukraine," at the art group show sponsored by The Composers, Authors and Artists of America Inc. The exhibit, at the Pen and Brush Club, 16 E. 10th St., is open 1-6 p.m. daily. An opening reception is scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, at 3:30-6 p.m.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2

CARNEGIE, Pa.: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church is holding its fifth annual Vacation Bible School program, "Friendship Adventures with Jesus." The program will run daily, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration, paid before June 1: $15; regular registration: $20. There will be pre-school services for children age 3-4. Children age 3-15 are invited to attend. Sessions each day will start at Holy Trinity Church Hall, with commutes to Trinity Acres for arts and crafts, games, songs, snacks and lots of life-giving Bible interaction. A special field day to Moraine State Park is being planned for this year's program. For enrollment information call (412) 279-4652.