PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/12/02)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, May 12

ENCINITAS, Calif.: Adrian Bryttan will return to conduct the Lake San Marcos String Orchestra at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena at 2:30 p.m. The LSM String Orchestra is composed of the top professionals from Los Angeles and will feature Clayton Haslop as soloist in Mendelssohn's rarely performed Violin Concerto in D minor. The program will also include Tchaikovsky's String Serenade, Vivaldi's "Sinfonia alla Rustica" and Quincy Porter's "Ukrainian Suite." The president and artistic director of the LSM Chamber Music Society is Gregory Bemko. Tickets: $20; $10, students. For further information call (760) 744-7516.

Friday, May 17

NEW YORK: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch 123 is holding a festival-zabava at 9 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Ave. Tickets: $20; proceeds to benefit the initiation of the "Aid to Women of Chornobyl" Fund. To reserve a table call Christina, (212) 982-6366 (evenings), or Roma, (212) 777-7324.

Saturday, May 18

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society is holding a musicology conference dedicated to Dmytro Bortniansky (1751-1825). Participating in the program will be: Andrij V.R. Szul, Penn State University; Roman Sawycky, Lviv Academy of Sciences; Jaropolk Lassowsky, Clarion University; Stepan Maksymiuk, Voice of America; Vasyl Hrechynsky, Dumka Chorus, with soprano Natalia Honcharenko and pianist Christine Karpevych. The exhibit "Bortniansky in Iconography: Text and Music Publications," prepared by Messrs. Sawycky and Maksymiuk, will be on view. The conference will be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave., at 4 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.
WASHINGTON: The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies invites the public to attend its annual graduation dance, which will be held at the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE. Cocktails are at 7 p.m.; the graduating class will be presented at 8 p.m.; a short program and dancing to the sound of the Mandry Band will follow. Tickets are $15 (cash buffet and cash bar); free admission for children and students. For more information call (310) 779-8468 (after 8 p.m.).

Sunday, May 19

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.: The Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble presents "Echoes of Spring," a concert pertormance of Ukrainian folk, classical, liturgical and bandura music. Under the direction of Alexander Kuzma, the choir will perform works by Leontovych, Bortniansky and Koshetz, and some well-loved folk songs from the villages of our ancestors. The performance will be held at 2-4 p.m. at the West Hartford Meeting and Conference Center, Town Hall Auditorium, 50 S. Main St.; (minutes from I-84, Exit 41; parking off Burr Road and entrance on South Main Street). Admission to this full-length concert: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. For information and tickets in New Haven call (203 ) 265-2744; in Hartford, (860) 563-5983.
PHILADELPHIA: The School of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is hosting its annual Spring Festival at St. Michael's Church, 700 Cedar Road, in Jenkintown, Pa. The festival begins at 1 p.m., with a performance by the Voloshky School at 2:30 p.m. Admission: adults, $5; children between the ages of 3 and 12, $3. Come join us for an entertaining day on the beautiful grounds of St. Michael's. For additional information contact Nina Prybolsky, (215) 572-1552.

Saturday-Sunday, May 25-26

CHICAGO: The Kryla Soccer Club of Chicago, under the auspices of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) of Chicago, will be celebrating 50 years of national and international soccer this year and is honored to be able to host the seventh annual Great Lakes Cup. This international tournament will be played over two days and involves American and Canadian cities with Ukrainian soccer clubs located around the Great Lakes. The tournament will be held on Memorial Day weekend and will involve a youth division, men's open division and an over-30 division. The games will be played at three locations: youth games will be played at Palatine Ukrainian Community Center, 136 E. Illinois St.; men's open and men's over 30 at Cardinal Park and Virginia Lake Park, also in Palatine. On Friday, May 24, Kryla SC will host a Pub Night at Chicago SUM; music, food and drink will be available. For more information contact Taras Jaworsky, (773) 384-1719.

ONGOING

Through Wednesday, May 15

DENVER: Tatianna Gajecky-Wynar, artist/photographer, is the current "Art on the Wall" exhibitor at the Denver West Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 14347 W. Colfax Ave. Ms. Gajecky-Wynar's exhibit, titled: "A Glimpse of Ukraine - Its Land, People and Architecture - Through the Lenses of Tatianna Gajecky," features 65 photographs works in color, taken during her most recent visits to Ukraine in 2001 and 1998. (The exhibit, which opened April 1, is on view through May 15.) Ms. Gajecky's original artwork, based on Ukrainian themes, has been viewed in Ukraine, Canada and the United States. This is her first comprehensive photography exhibit. Ms. Gajecky may be contacted at (303) 238-3523.

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