PREVIEW OF EVENTS (06/17/01)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, June 23

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is sponsoring a presentation by Oleksiy Haran, Director of the Center for National Security Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, on the topic "Can the Communists and Socialists Come to Power in Ukraine?" Mr. Haran is currently based in Washington as a Kennan Institute Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The presentation will be held at the Shevchenko Scientific Society building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For further information call (212) 254-5130.

Friday, June 15 - Sunday, July 8

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and Mayana Gallery invite the public to "Rusalia: Fertility Rites of Spring," an exhibit of photo reproductions featuring the ancient ritual celebrations as depicted on Ukrainian bracelet jewelry from the Kyivan-Rus' period (12th-13th centuries). Opening is at 7 p.m.; exhibit tour and explanations by Slava Gerulak. Donation: $7. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The Mayana Gallery is located at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144; visit the website http://www.brama.com/mayana; or e-mail ukrartlitclub@aol.com.

Saturday, June 23

NEW YORK: Yara Arts Group presents "New Traditions for Midsummer Night," an indoor concert celebrating Kupalo, with Mariana Sadovska and Yara artists, the Experimental Bandura Trio, the Budmo Musical Group and Eugene Hutz's Gogol Bordello at 8 p.m. at La MaMa, 74 E. Fourth St. Tickets: $5. For information call (212) 475-7710. Or visit http://www.brama.com/yara/

Sunday, June 24

ENCINITAS, Calif.: The Lake San Marcos Chamber Music Society presents distinguished Ukrainian pianist Mykola Suk in a solo recital. The program will start at 2:30 p.m. and will include the Mozart Sonata in C major, K330, Mozart Sonata in A minor, K310, and the Twenty-Four Preludes by Chopin. The concert will take place at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena (one block east of I-5 and one block south of Encinitas Boulevard). Tickets: $20, general admission; $10, students. For further information call (760) 744-7516.
CHICAGO: The Foundation for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Illinois invites everyone to a banquet to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the "Annual Conference on Ukrainian Subjects" at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave. The 20th conference, titled "Ten Years of Independence of Ukraine," will be held June 18-23 at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. The cost of the banquet on June 24 is $50 per person. For information about the conference call Prof. Dmytro Shtohryn, (217) 356-9195. For information about the banquet call Raisa Bratkiv, (847) 991-3136.

Thursday, June 28 - Tuesday, July 2

TORONTO: Ukrainian schooner Batkivschyna and the Discover Ukraine project will participate in Toronto Harbor's "Parade of Lights." Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the captain and crew of the Batkivschyna, which will be docked behind the Harbour Castle Hilton by the Island Ferry docks. "Parade of Lights" is a boating festival in which each boat is decorated with Christmas lights. Visitors are encouraged to donate strings of decorative (Christmas) lights for the ship's participation in the event. Any winnings will be donated to charity. For more information the captain and crew can be reached via e-mail at Discoverukraine@hotmail.com.

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 3-4

BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund (Buffalo Chapter) will host the Ukrainian gaff schooner Batkivschyna at the Canada-U.S. Friendship Festival at the Erie Basin Marina. There will be a ceremony to greet the crew on Tuesday, July 3, at 7 p.m. at the marina. The community will welcome the crew at 9 p.m. at the Ukrainian Home Dnipro, 562 Genesee St. ($5 admission). On July 4 from noon to 10 p.m. there will be a series of performances including the Chaika Dance Ensemble from Hamilton, Ontario, and the Zoloti Struny Bandura Group from Rochester, N.Y. For more information call Olenka Bodnarskyj-Gunn, (716) 886-5881.

Friday, July 6

NEW YORK: Yara Arts Group presents "Kupalo Freakout- Midsummer Night Rituals, Songs and Anarchy." Featured artists include Mariana Sadovska, Yara artists, the Experimental Bandura Trio, the Budmo Musical Group and Eugene Hutz's Gogol Bordello, who will be joined by singer Alexis Kochan from Winnipeg, singer Alla Kutsevych, food artist Olesia Lew, Yara's Jina Oh and many others. The events take place at 8:30 p.m. in the Community Garden at East Sixth Street and Avenue B; admission is free. For updates see http://www.brama.com/yara/.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Sunday, July 29

PITTSBURGH: A dinner-dance, "Vyshyvani Vechornytsi," commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Pittsburgh branch of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America (UNWLA), will be held at the Holiday Inn in Greentree. The social hour will begin at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m., followed by dancing to the orchestra Lvivyany. We encourage everyone to wear his or her embroidered ethnic costume during this evening. After dinner, branch members will have delicious multi-layered tortes for sale. For more information or to obtain tickets, call Branch President Anne Z. Konecky, (412) 343-0309; fax (412) 207-7899 or e-mail unwlabranch27@hotmail.com.

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