PREVIEW OF EVENTS (01/16/00)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, January 22

NEW YORK: "Bread with Honey: A Performance of Dance and Music" will be presented at The Bridge for Dance, featuring choreography by Katja Pylyshenko Kolcio and music by Julian Kytasty and Alex Kytasty. The concert, with performances on Saturday, January 22, and Friday, January 28, will take place at 8:30 p.m. at The Bridge for Dance, 2726 Broadway; (between 104th and 105th streets); third floor, (1, 9 train to 103rd Street or 2, 3 to 96th Street). Tickets: $10. For reservations call (212) 924-0077. For information call Ms. Kolcio, (212) 873-2494.
TUSCON, Ariz.: The Ukrainian American Society of Tuscon, together with the Russian and Slavic department of the University of Arizona, will present the annual "Malanka" - a New Year's party according to the Julian calendar - at 6:30-11 p.m. at the University of Arizona Student Union Building in the Senior Ballroom. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for full-time students. Reservations are required and tickets must be purchased by January 18. For reservations call (520) 296-0085 or (520) 531-0787. Music for dancing will be provided by the Troika Band. All profits will be donated to the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund.

Wednesday-Thursday, February 2-3

PITTSBURGH: The Duquesne University Tamburitzans will audition talent for the 2000-2001 performing season. Graduating high school seniors and current college undergraduates with dance, vocal or musical talent may audition for a spot in the ensemble, which presents the music, songs and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring cultures. The Tamburitzans perform from coast to coast, averaging 80 shows per season, which runs from mid-August through May. Successful auditionees will receive substantial scholarship aid to study in the field of their choice at Duquesne University. Selections from Ukraine are featured regularly in the Tamburitzans' production; many talented dancers, singers, violinists, accordionists, clarinetists and other folk instrumentalists of Ukrainian heritage have proudly performed with the ensemble over its 63-year history. For more information, or to schedule an audition, call (412) 396-5185, fax (412) 396-5583, e-mail pudlak@duq2.cc.duq.edu, or visit the Tamburitzans website at http://www.duq.edu/Tamburitzans to download an application. If travel to Pittsburgh is not possible, a 15-minute video showcasing the applicant's talents may be submitted. Deadline for all submissions is February 1.

Saturday, February 12

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) will hold its annual debutante ball at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. Cocktails will be served at 6:30-7:30 p.m., with dinner to follow. Formal presentation of debutantes and escorts will be at 9:30 p.m. Guests will dance to the sounds of Zolota Bulava from Montreal. The ball committee consists of Jaroslaw Palylyk, Alexandra Palylyk and Lydia Mykytyn. For information call Mr. Palylyk, (203) 262-6860.
DETROIT: The Ukrainian Engineers Society of America (Detroit chapter) cordially invites all members and guests to the 2000 winter ball and debutante presentation at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road in Warren. There will be live entertainment, courtesy of Zabava from Canada; open bar through dinner. Dinner tickets: $55, adults, $45, retirees; dance only: $25, adults, $15, students to age 21. Girls interested in being debutantes should contact Oksana, (810) 268-1207, by January 31. For tickets or table reservations, contact Ksenia Kozak, (734) 913-4793.

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