PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Sunday, June 23
- ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill.: The Chicago Regional Council of the Ukrainian
National Women's League of America is holding its annual Den Soyuzianky
picnic at the Ukrainian Oselia, at the corner of Hainesville and Maple.
Divine liturgy will be at 11 a.m., followed by traditional Ukrainian dishes
and a barbecue. Entertainment will include dancing to a Ukrainian band,
a children's magician, juggler and games, all culminating with a grand
raffle at 4 p.m. For more information call Lidia Olenczuk, (312) 581-3220.
- IRVINGTON, N.J.: Pre-School Music presents its annual kazka pantomime,
"Circus - The Clown Who Lost His Smile," at 3 p.m. at the Ukrainian
Community Center, 140 Prospect Ave. See new thrills, hear the crowd and
ferocious animals, watch the young tots' agile performance. All are welcome.
For more information or to register children for summer courses or the
1996-1997 school year call, (908) 276-3134.
- WARRINGTON, Pa.: The annual Ukrainian Festival, hosted by St. Anne
Ukrainian Catholic Church, starts at noon on the spacious 16 acre tract
and in the adjoining church hall, 1545 Easton Road (Route 611). Divine
liturgy will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. The festival will be held rain
or shine. The Voloshky Dance Ensemble will perform, as will the Pennsylvania
Villagers Polka Band, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and continuing until 7:30
p.m. Ukrainian cuisine, such as varenyky, holubtsi and halushky, will be
available. Every palate will be gratified. Various Ukrainian arts and crafts
items will be on sale. Games and novelties await the patron. For more information
call, (215) 343-0779.
Friday-Saturday, June 28-29
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute invites all
former alumni, alumnae and faculty from the summer classes of 1971 through
1995 to attend their first reunion. The two-day event begins with a reception
and dinner on Friday at the Harvard Faculty Club, followed by the Ukrainian
short "Dora was Dysfunctional" and the feature film "Night
of Questions" at the Carpenter Film Center. Luba Demchuk and Andrea
Odezynska will entertain a discussion of their films after the showing.
On Saturday morning, Harvard Profs. George Grabowicz, Roman Szporluk, Michael
Flier and Edward Keenan will hold a discussion on "Ukraine and Ukrainian
Studies" in the Lowell Hall Auditorium. Lunch will comprise a Charles
River cookout for all attendees. The afternoon can be spent viewing an
exhibit of contemporary Ukrainian art from Kyiv's OR Gallery, at Boylston
Hall in Harvard Yard. Saturday evening will feature a reception, banquet
and dancing to the Vodohray band from New York. The banquet speaker will
be Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Harvard Institute for International Development,
who will speak on "Economic reform in Ukraine." The deadline
for registration is June 22. For further information call Patricia Coatsworth
at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, (617) 496-5651.
Thursday, July 4
- LAS VEGAS: The Ukrainian American Social Club of Las Vegas will hold
a pot luck dinner. Guests are invited to bring salads, desserts, alcoholic
and non-alcoholic beverages. The club will furnish and cook the meats.
The revelry commences at 6 p.m. with a cocktail and social hour. At 7 p.m.,
the feast begins and runs until the wee hours. Dress is most casual. The
evening's celebrations are at 7030 West Darby. Admission: $7. For reservations
and additional information call Jan, (712) 434-1187.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June
16, 1996, No. 24, Vol. LXIV
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