PREVIEW OF EVENTS (09/14/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, September 14

IRVINGTON, N.J.: Stepan Stepan, lead baritone of the Lviv Opera, will appear in concert, with Volodymyr Vynnytsky at the piano, in a program of works by Handel, Donizetti, Mozart, Liudkevych, Lysenko and Kos-Anatolsky. The concert will take place at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Prospect Ave., at 3 p.m.

Saturday, September 20

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.: A concert featuring Maria Stefiuk, lead soprano of the Kyiv Opera; Oleh Chmyr, former baritone of the Lviv Opera and 1996 participant of the Newport Music Festival; and concert pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will be held at the Ivan Truchly Auditorium, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 300 E. Army Road, at 6 p.m. The concert program will feature works by Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi, Liszt, Chopin, Liatoshynsky, Sonevytsky and Skoryk. The concert is being held on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of world-renowned Ukrainian soprano Solomiya Krushelnytska. Also appearing will be the Ukraina Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Yevhen Litvinov.

Saturday, September 20

NEW YORK: The New York Branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM-A) announces the beginning of Ukrainian Saturday School classes. The school year opens with liturgy at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, followed by class registration (children age 4 through 17), a parents' meeting and an opening ceremony at 1 p.m. to be held at SUM-A headquarters 136 Second Ave. For more information call (212) 473-3467 (after 6 p.m.)
HOLMDEL, N.J.: Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. will take place at the PNC Bank Arts Center (formerly the Garden State Arts Center), exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway, at 10 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be continuous folk entertainment on the mall, a prize giveaway, a children's corner, a food court, a shopping village featuring fine and folk art, and sporting events. Parking is free. Admission: $10; children under 12 free. For tickets in advance and information contact Greg Hywel, (908) 354-5123. The traditional festival dance will be held at the Ramada Hotel, Route 10 westbound, East Hanover, N.J., beginning at 10 p.m. Admission: $15.

Friday, September 26

NEW YORK: The Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research, the Harriman Institute, the Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, CIUS press, and the Shevchenko Scientific Society invite the public to attend a book launch for the English-language edition of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus', volume 1. Main speaker: Dr. Paul Hollingsworth, State Department, former managing editor of the Harvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature; other participants: Ambassador Anatolii Zlenko, Dr. Frank Sysyn, Marta Skorupska and representatives of the sponsoring organizations. The event is being held at the International Affairs Building, Room 406, Columbia University, 420 W. 118th St., at 6 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, September 26-27

DENVER, Colo.: Oksana Krovytska, lead soprano at New York City Opera, will appear with the Colorado Symphony in Rossini's "Stabat Mater," with Marin Alsop conducting. Ms. Krovytska will sing the solo aria "Inflammatus" and perform in duet and ensemble with other soloists in this oratorio-style piece. The performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Sunday, September 26-28

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: Ukrainian American Veterans will hold their 50th national convention at the UNA estate Soyuzivka. A banquet and commanders ball will be held and music will be by the Lviviany. For reservations call the convention chairman, Steven Szewczuk, at (516) 361-7972, or Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641.

Saturday, September 27

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.: The College of Staten Island (CUNY)/Center for the Arts presents the Tamburitzans at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Celebrating 60 years, the Tamburitzans will present an evening of song, folk dance and music of Eastern Europe, using over 500 costumes and performing in a dozen different European language. Highlights from the program include a Croatian girls' chorus, a medley of Serbian tunes, dances from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, and Greek, Russian and Ukrainian music. Advance tickets are $15 before September 26; $20 thereafter: $10 students/seniors. TDF vouchers are welcome. Call the Center for the Arts Box Office, (718) 982-ARTS; for tickets and information contact Eric Thomas, (718) 982-2366.
LEHIGHTON, Pa.: Lehighton veterans of the 1st Division of the Ukrainian National Army, and the Ukrainian Homestead invite all veterans and the general public to their traditional "potato bake," to be held at the Ukrainian Homestead at 1 p.m. Dancing will begin at 9 p.m. to the sounds of the Mandry orchestra from Ukraine. Traditional Ukrainian food and pastries will be available during the festivities.

Sunday, September 28

DENVER: Soprano Oksana Krovytska will appear with the Colorado Symphony in Rossini's "Stabat Mater," with Marin Alsop conducting. The performance will be held in Boettcher Hall at 2:30 p.m.
MANVILLE, N.J.: Branch 92 of The Ukrainian National Women's League of America invites the public to its 30th anniversary dinner to be held in the hall of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1700 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough, N.J., at 2 p.m. The artistic program will include the Lvivski Mysyki ensemble. Admission: $20 per person. For tickets, which are by reservation only, call Maria Harvist, (908) 356-9434, by September 19.