PREVIEW OF EVENTS (01/14/01)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, January 13

HARTFORD, Conn.: A traditional Ukrainian New Year's Eve dance, "Malanka," will be held at the Ukrainian National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ave., at 9 p.m.-2 a.m., featuring the Svitanok orchestra. For tickets and table reservations call the Ukrainian Gift Shop, (860) 296-6955. Donation: adults, $20; students, $15.

Friday, January 19

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the New York Ukrainian Bandura Ensemble (NYBE) present "The Feast of Yordan: Blessing of the Waters" as part of the "Archetypes of Ukrainian Culture" series. The program will feature ritual songs (schedrivky), beliefs and divinations associated with Ukrainian pre-Christian and Christian mid-winter water celebrations. The performance will include members of the NYBE under the direction of Alla Kutzevych, with commentary by Jaroslawa Gerulak. Donation: $7. 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. E-mail: ukrartlitclub@aol.com. The performance is funded in part by the New York State Council of the Arts.

Saturday, January 20

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) of Passaic, N.J., cordially invites you and your family to a celebration of its 50th anniversary, beginning at 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, Route 3 East. Dance to the music of the Burlaky orchestra from Montreal. Admission: $25 per person. For tickets or information call (973) 772-3344 or (201) 323-1703, or e-mail: Passaic@CYM.org.
NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society will host a performance by the Les Kurbas Theater from Lviv titled "At the Origins of Ritual." Featured will be Volodymyr Kuchynskyi, Natalia Polovynka, Oleh Stefan and Andriy Vodychev. The performance will be held at the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.

Friday, January 26

TORONTO: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Seminar at the University of Toronto is holding a lecture by Dr. Frank Sysyn, University of Alberta, titled "Anatomy of a Revolt: Hrushevsky's Analysis of the Causes of the Khmelnytsky Uprising." The lecture will be held at University College, 15 King's College Circle, Room 256, at 4 p.m. For additional information call (416) 978-6934.
NEW YORK: Yara Arts Group, the New York School of Bandura and the Ukrainian Institute of America present: "Malanka: Contemporary Artists, Writers and Performers React to the Pagans." As part of the Malanka festival held Friday-Sunday, January 26-28, there will be an opening of an art exhibit, at 8 p.m., which includes works by Rosie Cutler, Jason Eksuzian, Anya Farion, Mark Ferguson, Annette Friedman, Petro Hrytsyk, Alexandra Isaevych, Cynthia Karalla, Yuri Lev, Maria Lupo, Olga Maryschuk, Margaret Morton, Kateryna Nemyra, Algis Norvila, Andrea Odezynska, Carmen Pujols, Joel Schlemowitz, Ilona Sochynsky, Youlia Tkatchouk, Mariana Trofimova, Marybeth Ward and Tristan Wolski. Admission: $15, Friday; $35, for the entire festival. For information call (212) 475-6474, e-mail yara@prodigy.net or visit www.brama.com/yara. All events will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. (at Fifth Avenue).

Saturday and Sunday January 27-28

NEW YORK: Yara Arts Group, the New York School of Bandura and the Ukrainian Institute of America present: "Malanka: Contemporary Artists, Writers and Performers React to the Pagans." Art exhibit continues. On Saturday, January 27, at 8 p.m. there will be a concert of traditional winter songs (koliadky, shedrivky, malanky and kozy) performed by Maryana Sadovska, Alexis Kochan, Julian Kytasty, Yaryna Turianska, Eugene Hutz, as well as performances by Yara of prose and poetry. Followed by Yara's 10th Anniversary Party, to be held Sunday at 4 p.m. Music will be by Yaryna Turianska, Odarka Polanska, David DiPietri and the Experimental Bandura Trio. Tickets: $20, Saturday; $15, Sunday; $35, for the entire festival. Information is available at (212) 475-6474, yara@prodigy.net or www.brama.com/yara. All events will take place at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. (at Fifth Avenue).

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