PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Tuesday, April 4

• NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: Rutgers University Ukrainian Students Club is organizing a benefit concert for the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Student Center Multi-Purpose Room on the College Avenue Campus. The following bands will be performing: Ben Trovato, The Copasetic, Faux Monks, Shiloh and Lloyd's Limit.

Thursday, April 6

• SOUTHPORT, Conn.: A one-man show by Zenowij Onyshkewych featuring plain-air paintings of France, Switzerland, Italy, the Florida Keys, Hudson River and local Connecticut scenes is being presented by the Southport Harbor Gallery. The artist, a resident of Ridgefield, Conn., is known for his works done on location in the United States, as well as during his extended stays abroad. His work is included in prestigious national and international collections. The exhibit opens April 6 and will run through April 30, with the artist's reception to be held Sunday, April 9, at 3-5 p.m. The gallery is located in a historic building directly across from the yacht club in Southport at 656 Harbor Road. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; or by appointment. For additional information call (203) 259-2592.

Friday, April 7

• NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the Ukrainian Historical Association (UHA) invite the public to an evening titled "In the Service of Clio: Past, Present and Future," celebrating the 35th anniversary of the UHA. The event will include a lecture by Dr. Lubomyr Wynar, UHA president, and an exhibition of UHA publications. Donation: $5. The evening will be held at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7 p.m. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana.
  
  
• PHILADELPHIA: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 67 invites the community to attend the opening of an exhibit of works by Bohdan Borzemsky at 7:30 p.m. in the gallery of the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa.
  
  
• CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Committee is holding a fund-raiser titled "Have a Heart - Save a Heart," to help bring critically ill children from Ukraine for life-saving heart surgery in Chicago area hospitals. This "Gift of Life" program is sponsored by Chicago's Rotary District 6450 Foundation. The fund-raiser will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 7-10 p.m.; there will be cocktails and entertainment. For reservations and additional information call Marta Ozga, (634) 983-8693.

Sunday, April 9

• MENDHAM, N.J.: New York City Opera soprano Oksana Krovytska, together with soloists Misa Iwama, mezzo-soprano; Francisco Casanova, tenor; and Gary Simpson, baritone; and the New York Concert Opera and Chamber Orchestra will perform at the Mallinckrodt Convent of the Sisters of Christian Charity at 2 p.m. The concert, under the artistic direction of Ulrich Hartung, will consist of various Easter selections from oratorios, as well as operatic scenes from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" and Gounod's "Faust." The convent is located at 350 Bernardsville Road. Tickets: $35 in advance; $40 at the door; patron tickets, reserved seats, $75. For additional information call (973) 543-6528. The concert is presented by New York Concert Opera; proceeds to benefit the Sisters of Christian Charity and their charitable works.
  
  
• MANVILLE, N.J.: The New Jersey Regional Council of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the UNWLA with a program (with a slide presentation) that will focus on the participation of Ukrainian school children in the U.S. and Ukraine in a UNWLA-sponsored contest titled "Nature and We." The program will be presented by Olha Trytiak, honorary president of New Jersey Regional Council of the UNWLA and honorary member of the UNWLA. It will be held in the church hall of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel, 1700 Brooks Blvd., at 3 p.m. Admission: donations.

Monday, April 10

• CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Seminar Series presents "Ukraine and Theories of Empire" with Mark Beissinger, professor of political science, University of Wisconsin, and visiting scholar, Davis Center for Russian Studies. The lecture will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. and will be followed by an open discussion. For further information contact Dr. Lubomyr Hajda, (617) 495-4053.

Saturday, April 15

• NEW YORK: "Music at the Institute" presents a concert of chamber music featuring pianists Norma Fisher and Mykola Suk, and the Vanguard Chamber Players in a program of works by Beethoven, Ibert, Mozart and Poulenc. The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. For additional information call (212) 288-8660.
  
  
• NEW YORK: The Plast sorority "Ti, Shcho Hrebli Rvut" invites the public to its annual Easter Bazaar, to be held at Plast headquarters, 144 Second Ave., at 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Traditional Ukrainian Easter delicacies may be ordered in advance by calling Motria, (917) 841-0962, or by e-mail, motriam@earthlink.net.

Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16

• WASHINGTON: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 78 invites the public to the exhibit "Ikons by Daria Hulak-Kulchytskyj," to be held at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE. The exhibit opening and reception, with introductory remarks by the artist, will be held Saturday, April 15, at 6:30-9 p.m. The exhibit will be on view on Sunday, April 16, at noon-3 p.m. Admission: $5. For more information call (703) 521-3048.

Sunday, April 16

• PASSAIC, N.J.: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 18 is planning an Easter Yarmarok (bazaar) to be held at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 106 President St. Among the featured artists will be Christina Holowchak Debarry, Laryssa Martyniuk, and Slava Gerulak, as well as new artists from Ukraine. As always, pysanky and traditional Ukrainian crafts will be available, along with Ukrainian CDs and videotapes. Prospective vendors may contact the chairperson of the event, Sonya Capar, (973) 473-8755.
  
  
• LOS ANGELES: The Ukrainian Art Center announces its Pysanky Festival and Easter Open House to be held at 4315 Melrose Ave., at 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Highlighted on this day will be traditional Ukrainian Easter Eggs, folk-art artists displaying and offering for sale their pysanky, as well as the sale of Ukrainian ritual Easter breads, ceramics, embroideries, and personal creations at individual tables. There will be a hands-on table for children to make Easter crafts and an exhibit of traditional Ukrainian Easter baskets prepared by the local churches, school, and youth organizations. Traditional foods will be available for sale throughout the afternoon. Admission: $7, (includes one door prize ticket); children age 5 and under, free. For more information contact Daria Chaikovsky at the center, (323) 668-0172.

Wednesday, April 19

• FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.: New York City Opera soprano Oksana Krovytska will perform, together with Emile Fath, baritone, in Brahms' "Ein Deutches Requiem" (texts from Luther's translation of the Bible), with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. The performance will be held on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Ardrey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call toll free, (888) 520-7214; locally, (520) 523-5661.

Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21

• PARMA, Ohio: St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral are hosting the program "United in Christ" to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. There will be vespers at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at St. Vladimir's with the participation of Metropolitan Constantine and Bishop Robert. A banquet and concert will be held at noon, Sunday, May 21, at St. Josaphat's Astrodome Hall. Two Ukrainian choirs, one adult and one youth, will sing liturgical music. Sunday event tickets are $35, adults; $20, children age 15 and under. Sales end May 7. For ticket information call Cornel Osadsa, (440) 526-5580.

ADVANCE NOTICE

May 2 - June 15; July 4 - August 11

• WINNIPEG, Man.: The Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at the University of Manitoba will offer two summer evening courses May 2-June 15 and a six-week Summer Institute in Ukrainian Language and Culture July 4-August 11. The courses to be offered are: "The Ukrainian Arts in Canada," instructor, Dr. Alexandra Pawlowsky; "The Ukrainians in Canada," instructor, Dr. Serge Cipko; "Conversational Ukrainian," Dr. Pawlowsky; "Eastern Christianity in North America," Dr. Roman Yereniuk; and "Ukrainian Canadian Folklore," Dr. Natalia Aponiuk. The courses can be taken either as credit, audited or non-degree courses. For additional information call toll free: Manitoba, 1-800-432-1960, ext. 8906; Canada, 1-888-216-7011, ext. 8906. Visit the center's website at www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ukrainian_canadian/

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