PREVIEW OF EVENTS (02/07/99)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, February 13

UNIONDALE, N.Y.: Branch 42 of the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine (ODFFU) is holding a Valentine's Day dance at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Parish Center, 226 Uniondale Ave., at 9 p.m. Music will be by The Wave. Tickets: adults, $20; students age 13-21, $13; children age 8-12, $5. For more information call (516) 293-7861.
WATERVLIET, N.Y.: St. Nicholas Brotherhood Society, Branch 13 of the Ukrainian National Association, is holding a Valentine's Day party at the Ukrainian Club, 25th Street and Fifth Avenue, starting at 6 p.m. Admission: $2 per person. For additional information contact Nick Fil, (518) 785-7596.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.: The Ukrainian American Club of Southport, Conn. (Exit 19 off Route 95), is holding a Valentine's Day dance at the club hall at 9 p.m.-1 a.m. featuring music by Yuri Furda and Zorepad. Tickets: $15 per person; $10 for students. A Ukrainian/American buffet will be available. For tickets and information call Mary Stec, (203) 367-2956, or John Dobosa, (203) 259-2913 (after 6 p.m.)

Sunday, February 14

NEW YORK: The Mayana Gallery invites the public to an exhibition of paintings by Vasyl Barabash. The exhibit opens on Sunday, February 14, at 1 p.m. and will run through February 28. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The Mayana Gallery is located at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information, call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana

Friday-Sunday, February 19-21

CHICAGO: St. Joseph Parish, 5000 N. Cumberland Ave., will sponsor a Christian (Parish) Leadership Conference titled "Is your Parish Y2K Complaint?: Spiritual Leadership for the Next Millennium." Bishop Nicholas Samra, Auxiliary Bishop of Newton Diocese (Melkite), one of the developers of this program will be the main presenter. The conference will begin on Friday, and will continue all day Saturday. The conference will end on Sunday with one final session and divine liturgy with Bishop Nicholas and Bishop Michael Wiwchar. The cost of the conference is $35 (meals included). Please register for the conference by Monday, February 15. For more information contact the Rev. Pavlo Hayda or Motria Durbak, (773) 625-4833.

Friday, February 19

NEW YORK: The exhibit "Art at the Institute 1991-1996" in memory of the late Daria Hoydysh, art curator and director at the Ukrainian Institute of America in 1991-1996, opens at the institute, 2 E. 79th St. The exhibit opening and a reception will be held at 5:30-8 p.m. Featured will be paintings and sculptures by Archer-Muchin, Barabakh, Ellis, Farion, Gerulak, Hnizdovsky, Hordynsky, Hutsaliuk, Perepelitsa, Olenska-Petryshyn, Saj, Shuhan and Sochynsky. The exhibit inaugurates the founding of the Daria Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts at the institute. The exhibit will run through March 20.
NEW YORK: "Film at the Institute" and the Branch 113 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America invite the Ukrainian community to the screening of the documentary film titled "Eternal Memory" directed by David Pultz and narrated by Meryl Streep. The film focuses on the Stalinist purges and terror in Ukraine during the 1930s and 1940s. Mr. Pultz uses historical footage and interviews witnesses, survivors, historians and public officials. The screening will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 8:30 p.m.; it will be followed by a discussion with the director and a reception. Tickets: $5, members; $7, non-members. For further information call (212) 288-8660.

Saturday, February 20

NEW YORK: "Music at the Institute" presents a special concert in memory of Daria Hoydysh, art curator and director at the Ukrainian Institute of America in 1991-1996. The concert program will feature pianist Mykola Suk performing works by Beethoven, Bartok, Lysenko and Liszt. The concert begins at 8 p.m. For more information call the insitute, (212) 288-8660.

Monday, February 22

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, as part of its seminar series, presents a lecture by Natalia Chechel, associate professor, Karpenko-Karyi Institute of Theater Arts, Kyiv, and Fulbright scholar, Columbia University, titled "Did Les Kurbas Stage King Lear in Moscow?: Unraveling the Mystery of the Kurbas and Solomon Mikhoels Production." The lecture will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.

Tuesday, February 23

EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, as part of its seminar series, is holding a lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Haigh, department of history, St. Mary's University, Halifax, titled "The Founding of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences: Nationalism Confronts Russian Science." The lecture will be held at 352 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, at 3:30 p.m.

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Sunday, February 28

CHICAGO: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 29 invites the community to a meeting with photographer Tania D'Avignon, who will present photographs from her latest album, "Simply Ukraine." The presentation will be held at Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Donation: $10.

Saturday, March 16

FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa.: The Sisters of St. Basil are holding their annual spring symposium on "Iconography: Theology and Spirituality." This year's guest speaker is the Rev. Andriy Chirovsky, director of the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Studies, St. Paul University, Ottawa. Among the topics discussed as part of the presentation will be: the theology of icons, theological messages in icons, the spirituality of the iconographer and praying with icons. The symposium will be held at the Basilian Spirituality Center, 710 Fox Chase Road, at 2-6 p.m. Pre-registration: $25; students, $15; at the door, $30. For further information contact the center, (215) 342-8381; fax, (215) 728-6129.