PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/07/99)

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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