PREVIEW OF EVENTS (06/16/96)

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.

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