PREVIEW OF EVENTS (11/09/97)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, November 13

NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute at Columbia University is holding lectures by Yuri Shapoval, professor of history, Hrushevsky Institute of Ukrainian Archeography and Source Study, Kyiv, on the topic "Archival Sources of the Soviet Secret Police and Current Efforts of the Ukrainian Security Service to Rehabilitate the Victims of Stalinism"; and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Prystaiko, deputy-director, Ukrainian Security Service and retired KGB, on "Bolshevik Political Beliefs and the Ukrainian Intelligentsia." The presentations will be held in Room 1219, The Harriman Institute, International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., at noon-2 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, November 14-15

WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA) will open its 20th anniversary commemorative meeting with a reception on Friday, November at the Embassy of Ukraine at 7-10 p.m.; tickets: $20. A conference will be held Saturday, November 15 with a morning session titled "UABA - A Historic Perspective" at 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and an afternoon session "UABA: QuoVadis?" at 2-5 p.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel; there will be a working lunch at the hotel at 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.; cost: $28. The dinner-dance, with music by Tempo, will be at the Metropolitan Club at 7 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; $125, includes bar. For additional information, contact UABA President Bohdanna Pochoday, (973) 701-0544 or (888) UABA-LAW; web page, http://www.brama.com/uaba.

Sunday, November 16

NEW YORK: The Verkhovynky Plast sorority invites members of Plast and the Ukrainian community to its celebration of the organization's 85th anniversary. The program, will include a panel discussion, a Plast "vatra" and a reception. A photo exhibit opens at 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. Admission: $10.

Sunday, November 16

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior College, a private co-ed Catholic College founded in 1947 by Ukrainian Sisters of St. Basil the Great, will host an open house/career day at 1 p.m. Admission is free. In addition to seminars on a variety of careers in health, business and education, there will also be workshops titled "Financial Aid," "Return to Learning for Adults," and "I'm Undecided About a Career." To complement its extensive scholarship program, there will be a presentation on scholarships specifically for Ukrainian and Ukrainian American students. For high school athletes, Manor will also showcase its championship athletic programs, which include men's soccer and basketball, and women's soccer, basketball and volleyball. For more information or directions, call the Admissions Office or Ihor Czenstuch, dean of admissions, at (215) 884-2216.

Monday, November 17

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture by Volodymyr Dibrova, HURI fellow, on the topic "The End of 'Literary Ukraine': Observations of a Practitioner on the Current State of Ukrainian Literature." The lecture will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.

Friday, November 21

SEATTLE, Wash.: The Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research and the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies are hosting a book launch and reception to celebrate the publication of the new English translation of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus', volume 1. The event will be held at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel, 1400 Sixth Ave., in the East Room, at 8:45 p.m. Featured are talks by Prof. Thomas S. Noonan, University of Minnesota; Prof. John S. Reshetar, University of Washington; and Dr. Zenon Kohut, director, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. The event is part of the national convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, which is being held in Seattle this year. The Ukrainian community of greater Seattle is invited to attend.

Sunday, November 23

WARREN, Mich.: The Ukrainian Arts Society of Detroit presents the young pianist Darrett Zusko, first-place winner of the 1996 Music Competition at Guelph and finalist at the Saskatoon Festival, where he represented the province of Ontario and placed third in all of Canada, in a recital to be held at St. Josaphat Hall, Ryan Road, at 4 p.m. Tickets: $12, adults; $8, seniors; $5, students; children under 13, free. For information call (248) 879-8167.