PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, March 12
- NEWARK, N.J.: The Ukrainian Sitch Athletic and Educational Association
is holding soccer tryouts for boys teams in the 8-to-11 and 12-to-16 age
groups at the St. John's Ukrainian Catholic School Gymnasium, Sandford
Avenue and Ivy Street, at 3:30 p.m. Resulting teams will be managed by
experienced coaches and will join the Junior Division of the New Jersey
Soccer League. For more information call Michael Palivoda, (908) 352-6333.
Saturday, March 13
- NEW YORK: "Music at the Institute" presents the Auryn Quartet
- Matthias Lingenfelder, violin; Jens Oppermann, violin; Steuart Eaton,
viola; Andreas Arndt, cello - and Natalia Khoma, cellist, in a program
of works by Bartók, Haydn and Schubert. A leading ensemble of its
generation, the Auryn Quartet of Germany regularly performs at Wigmore
Hall and at the City of London Festival, at the Concertgebouw and at the
Wiener Konzerthaus. Since winning numerous prestigious international competitions,
Ms. Khoma has distinguished herself as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras
throughout the former USSR, as well as the United States, Canada, Europe
and Israel. Currently, she is professor of cello at Roosevelt University
in Chicago. The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America,
2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m.
- WASHINGTON: The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies will hold
a wreath-laying ceremony in tribute to Taras Shevchenko on the occasion
of his 185th birthday. The ceremony will be held at the Shevchenko Monument,
22nd and P streets, at 12:15 p.m. The Ukrainian Saturday School of Baltimore
will participate as will representatives of local Ukrainian organizations.
For further information call (301) 622-4488 or (301) 840-1713.
- TORONTO: The Arkan Dance Company presents its annual show of regional
folk dances of Ukraine at the Etobicoke School of Arts, 675 Royal York
Road, at 7 p.m. An art show and sale, with portion of proceeds to benefit
the dance company, starts at 6 p.m. Tickets: $20; $15, seniors and students.
For more information or to order tickets call (416) 255-8577; website,
http://ARKAN.Bizhosting.com
- OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma Friends of Ukraine is sponsoring pysanka demonstrations
and hands-on workshops. For more information call (405) 943-9590, or e-mail
atibrclf@aol.com
Sunday, March 14
- WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian Association of Washington is sponsoring a
Shevchenko concert, featuring renowned bandurist Julian Kytasty. The concert
will take place at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine, 4250 Harewood
Road, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $10 or at the
door for $15. School children are admitted free of charge. Call (301)770-6911
for additional information.
- YONKERS, N.Y.: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch
30 invites the public to a showing and sale of artwork by Bohdan Borzemsky.
The exhibit will be held at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shonnard
Place, at 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information call Nadia Liteplo, (914)
949-4911.
Monday, March 15
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, as part
of its seminar series, is holding a lecture by Ihor Zhuk, editor-in-chief,
"Atlas of the Architectural History of Lviv," and visiting scholar,
HURI, on the topic "The Architectural Development of Lviv and Kyiv:
Metropolises between East and West." The presentation will be held
the HURI seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m.
Saturday, March 20
- NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: A Ukrainian Easter festival will be held at St.
Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 54 Winter St., (behind Newbrite
Plaza), at 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Featured will be traditional Ukrainian Easter
breads and baked goods. Pysanky and egg decorating supplies will also be
sold. Pysanky-making demonstrations will be held on the hour. Lunch and
takeout are available. Snow date is March 27. Admission and parking are
free. For information call the parish, (860) 229-3833.
Sunday, March 21
- CHICAGO: The Chicago District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association
is holding a meeting with Roma Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief of The Ukrainian
Weekly, who will speak on the topic "The Ukrainian Press in America:
Do We Need It?" The meeting will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural
Center, Chicago Avenue and Oakley Boulevard, at 1:30 p.m.
- WASHINGTON: The 16th annual pysanka workshop, featuring a detailed
slide presentation with step-by-step instruction, will be held at the Ukrainian
Catholic National Shrine, 4250 Harewood Road NE (Brookland/Catholic University
Metro stop), at 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fee: $10 (includes materials). There will
also be a bazaar featuring art and gift items, pysanka kits and supplies,
how-to books, as well as Ukrainian foods and fresh baked breads. There
will also be a potluck luncheon: adults, $6; children under 10, $3. For
more information and reservations call Sophika, (301) 946-6588, or Jurij,
(301) 649-6558.
Friday, March 26
- OTTAWA: The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa
and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association (UCPBA)
of Ottawa co-present the 13th Ivan Franko Memorial Annual Lecture. Dr.
Radoslav Zuk, professor of architecture at McGill University, honorary
professor of the Kyiv Technical University of Building and Architecture,
and co-recipient of the Governor-General's Medal for Architecture, will
speak on "Ukrainian Architecture in the Context of European Culture."
The illustrated lecture will be held in Room 257, Arts Hall, University
of Ottawa, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Admission is free. Refreshments
follow. For information call Irena Bell, (613) 730-4725.
Sunday, March 28
- HAMPTON, Va.: The Tidewater Ukrainian Cultural Association (TUCA) will
hold its quarterly meeting at 5 p.m. An invitation is extended to everyone
of Ukrainian ancestry living in the Virginia Tidewater area (Virginia Beach,
Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, York County and
Williamsburg) to come and get acquainted. A special welcome is extended
to all armed forces personnel assigned to military bases in this area (Norfolk,
Little Creek, Oceana, Dam Neck, Fort Monroe, Fort Eustis, Fort Story, Langley
AFB, Yorktown NWS, Yorktown USCG RTC, etc.). For directions and further
information contact Andy Grynewytsch, (757) 874-3155, or e-mail andygryn@aol.com or vaukes@aol.com
- LOS ANGELES: The Ukrainian Art Center is holding its annual Pysanky
Festival and Easter Open House at the Ukrainian Art Center, 4315 Melrose
Ave., at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Also featured will be the Zaporizhian Kozaks Ukrainian
Dance Company from Toronto, and an exhibit by Andrej Baczynskyi, master
craftsman specializing in leather, wood and metal work. Admission: $5;
children age 5 and under, free. For more information call (213) 668-0172.
Pysanka workshops will be held prior to the festival on Saturday, March
20, and Sunday, March 21, at 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fee: $25 per person.
Monday, March 29
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, as part of its
seminar series, is holding a lecture by Dr. Anatoliy Kruglashov, department
of history and political science, Chernivtsi State University, and Visiting
Ramsay Tompkins Professor, University of Alberta, on the topic "The
Political Ethics of Mykhailo Drahomanov in Light of the Views of His Contemporaries."
The lecture will be held in the CIUS Library, 352 Athabasca Hall, University
of Alberta, at 3:30 p.m.
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7, 1999, No. 10, Vol. LXVII
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