PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/24/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 30

HUNTER, N.Y.: Maria Stefiuk, lead soprano of the Kyiv Opera, with Volodymyr Vynnytsky at the piano, will appear in concert with a program of works by Cherubini, Rossini, Donizetti, Mozart, Verdi, Stepovyi and Kos-Anatolsky at the Grazhda at 8 p.m. The concert concludes the 15th summer concert series of the Music and Art Center of Greene County.

Wednesday, September 3

NEWARK, N.J.: St. John's Ukrainian Preschool will re-open with Ukrainian-language Montessori sessions each weekday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Extended hours, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., are available to serve working parents. Minimum age is 2 years 6 months. Emphasis is placed on respect for the child, individualized learning and promotion of the child's independence. For more information call Olenka Makarushka-Kolodiy, (201) 763-1797.

Friday, September 5

SILVER SPRING, Md.: Volodymyr's Institute, a research, training and production corporation specializing in Eastern Europe and NIS affairs, and the Ukrainian Citizens in the U.S.A. Association are pleased to announce the opening of Ukrainian House, an information, culture and business center of Ukraine in the Washington area. The first Ukrainian House meeting is dedicated to the sixth anniversary of Ukraine's independence. It will be held at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Hall, 15100 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, at 7 p.m. Donations welcome. For more information call or fax, (301) 593-9394, (301) 774-9656.

Saturday, September 6

GLEN SPEY-KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Bicycling Club will make its second annual 50-mile bicycle ride from Verkhovyna in Glen Spey, N.Y., to Soyuzivka in Kerhonkson, N.Y. All bicyclists are welcome to join. Participants will leave from the Main House at Verkhovyna at 8:30 a.m. For more information contact Tony Pytlar, (201) 933-8244, or e-mail loneryder2@aol.com

Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7

WATERVLIET, N.Y.: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church will hold its 16th annual street festival on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street on Saturday at 1-8 p.m. and on Sunday at 1-6 p.m. Highlights: Ukrainian kitchen, games, prizes and crafts. For information call the parish, (518) 273-6752.

Sunday, September 14

TORONTO: If you were one of 150 people who participated in the 1992 Europe Concert Tour of Prometheus, Dibrova and Baturyn of Toronto, come to the 25th anniversary reunion to be held at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 182 Sixth St. (at Lakeshore Road), Toronto, at 4 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring photo albums, slides, old programs, souvenirs and memories. For further information or input into organizing contact Genya Schnayder, (416) 239-3629; Lesia Capar, (416) 431-7037; Stefa Radewych, (416) 535-3516; Yurko Mets, (416) 248-1027; or Yaroslaw and Olya Grod, (416) 622-3727.
STAMFORD, Conn.: The Connecticut State Ukrainian Day Committee will sponsor the 30th Ukrainian Day Festival on the grounds of St. Basil's Seminary, Glenbrook Road, Stamford. The day will begin with a pontifical divine liturgy at 11 a.m. celebrated by the Bishop Basil H. Losten of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stamford. Throughout the day, Ukrainian food, picnic food and other refreshments will be available. At 2:30 p.m. there will be a program of Ukrainian dances, songs and music performed by various groups from the area and featuring the Lvivyany Ensemble. Tours will be given of the unique Ukrainian Museum on the grounds, and vendors will display arts and crafts. There will be activities for children as well as volleyball. Entrance to the festival, which includes parking, is $4 at the gate and $3 for advance tickets, which can be obtained by contacting ticket chairwoman Helen Rudy, (860) 568-5445. The festival will be held rain or shine. For more information call (203) 269-5909.

Tuesday, September 16

PHILADELPHIA: The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will hold its annual audition for entrance into the ensemble's apprentice program at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa. The audition will begin at 6 p.m.; registration for the audition will be at 5:45-6 p.m. Individuals age 14 and older with a minimum of four years' dance experience are eligible to participate. The apprentice program for the 1997-1998 season will begin on Thursday, October 2. For information call (215) 763-6443.

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