PREVIEW OF EVENTS (10/20/96)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Wednesday, October 23

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center is holding fall classes for adults in "Conversational Ukrainian." The 10-week course will provide conversational skills for purposes of travel, business as well as basic communication skills. Classes will be held at the center, 700 Cedar Road, on Wednesday evenings (or Saturday mornings), starting October 23. For further information call (215) 663-1166 (day); 942-7450 (evening).

Thursday, October 24

TORONTO: The University of Toronto Chair of Ukrainian Studies, as part of its seminar series, is holding a lecture by Walter Smyrniw, professor, department of modern languages, McMaster University, who will speak on "The First Utopia in Ukrainian Belles Lettres: Pavlo Krat's "Koly Ziishlo Sontse." The presentation will be held at 97 George St. (formerly department of Germanic languages and literatures), at 4-6 p.m.

Saturday, October 26

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a lecture by Myroslav Marynovych, former dissident and visiting fellow, Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, who will speak on the topic "First Session of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Sobor and Problems Facing the Church." The presentation will be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m.
CRANFORD, N.J.: "A Celebration of Traditions," a one-day folk arts festival, will take place at Union County College, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Among the performing artists is the Odessa Klezmer Orchestra from Plainsboro, N.J. A demonstration in the art of writing pysanky will be conducted by Odarka Polanskyj of Millburn, N.J. Admission is free of charge. For further information call (908) 558-2550.

Sunday, October 27

NEW YORK: A scholarly conference being held on the 130th anniversary of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's birth will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 2:30 p.m. Among the participants are: Marko Antonovych, Taras Hunczak, Tamara Bulat, Oleksander Dombrowsky, Roman Szporluk, Alexander Motyl and Lubomyr Wynar. The general public is invited to attend.
NEWARK, N.J.: A children's masquerade, sponsored by the Mother's Club, will be held in the gym of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School, 762 Sanford Ave., at 2:30-5 p.m. Featured will be Pani Marta as well as games, food and prizes. For more information call Olia Lukiw, (201) 376-4829.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 108 presents iconographer Halyna Tytla in a lecture and slide presentation, followed by a discussion. The public is invited to meet with the artist, while refreshments are served. The presentation will be held at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall at 2 p.m.
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: The Ladies' Sodality of St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church is holding its annual Christmas bazaar at the parish hall, 74 Harris Ave., 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Featured will be a Ukrainian restaurant (eat-in or take-out), Santa's attic, craft items and pastry table. For more information call Gloria Hreczuk, (508) 883-8187.
KENMORE, N.Y.: The Buffalo district of the Ukrainian National Association is holding a fund-raising dinner to benefit the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine to be held at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 3275 Elmwood Ave., noon-2:30 p.m. Donation: $7, adults; $3.50, children. The entertainment program will feature the Ukrainian American Youth Association dance group and the Ukrainian students' dance group at the University of Buffalo.
CHICAGO: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 85 is holding its traditional children's masquerade dance at St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 5000 N. Cumberland, at 2-4 p.m. For further information call Lidia Olenczuk, (773) 581-3220.

Tuesday, October 29

NEW YORK: Pianist Mykola Suk and soprano Wendy Waller will appear in a concert of works by Franz Liszt as part of the Music at the Institute fall program at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. The all Liszt program includes: Funerailles, "Pace non trovo," "Enfant, si j'étais roi," "Oh! Quand je dors," Sonata quasi fantasia - Après une lecture du Dante and Sonata in B Minor. An exhibit of etchings by the late Hungarian painter J. A. Pecsenke, titled "The Creation," will be showcased as part of the evening. The concert is being held as a benefit for the Music at the Institute program series. Donation: $20; $10, senior citizens; $5, students. For tickets or additional information, call (212) 288-8660.
TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute is holding a series of five lessons on the "Images of Ukrainian Folk Art," by Maryna Strunka PhD. in Ukrainian Ethnography. The presentation, illustrated with slides and conducted in Ukrainian, will focus on such topics as the dwelling, decoration, woodcarving, ceramics and glass and loomwork. The lessons will be held at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., on Tuesdays, starting October 29 through November 26, at 7-8:30 p.m. Fee: $10 per session; $40 for 5 weeks. To register or for additional information call the institue at (416) 923-3318.

Friday, November 1

BALTIMORE, Md.: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 80 of Baltimore and Washington presents "Chornobyl: Our Tainted Future," an exhibition of photographs and children's drawings commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident. The exhibition will be held at the World Trade Center, 27th floor, 401 E. Pratt St. The opening reception is on Saturday, November 2, at 7-9 p.m. Guest speakers are Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, Ukrainian ambassador to the United States and Dr. David Marples, professor of history, University of Alberta. Proceeds from donations to assist in the purchase of medical supplies and equipment to benefit Chornobyl victims. The exhibit runs through November 30. For further information call (410) 539-6036.
TORONTO: The Ukrainian Museum of Canada jointly with the Ontario Branch of the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada invite the public to the opening of the exhibit "Ukraine in Print: Maps, Engravings, Stamps and Publications," to be held at the St. Vladimir Institute museum, 620 Spadina Ave, at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 7

WINNIPEG, Man.: The department of archives and special collections, University of Manitoba Libraries cooperation with the department of German and Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba, is presenting the third annual J. B. Rudnyckyj Distinguished Lecture. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Serhii Plokhii, director, Ukrainian Church Studies Program, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, who will speak on the topic "The Crimean Dispute: History in Russian-Ukrainian Territorial Claims." The lecture will be held in the Moot Court of Robson Hall (Faculty of Law) at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow.