PREVIEW OF EVENTS (08/18/02)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, August 23

SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The Central New Jersey Branch of the Committee for Aid to Ukraine will host a celebration of the 11th anniversary of Ukraine's independence at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., Somerset, N.J. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a greeting from Ukraine's Consul General in New York Serhiy Pohoreltzev. Performances will feature soprano Lesia Hrabova, baritone Yaroslav Hnatiuk, pianist Svitlana Hnatiuk, actor Rostyslav Wasylenko, bandurist Halia Cechovska, actress Tamara Hajenko, and the Yunist and Barvinok dance ensembles. The entrance fee is a $10 donation toward the betterment of education in Ukraine. For more information about the program or the cause it supports call Michael Shulha, (908) 534-6683, or the Rev. John Lyszyk, (908) 253-0410.

Sunday, August 25

HORSHAM, Pa.: The Tryzub Ukrainian American Sports Center will celebrate Ukrainian independence with its 11th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival at the Tryzub Center on County Line and Lower State roads in Horsham. The festival will feature Ukrainian folk music and dance performances, including solo artist Ihor Bohdan, the Ridna Dusha trio, the Voloshky and Obrij dance ensembles, the Harmonia Orchestra and Ukraine's Oros Sisters. Vendors will sell traditional Ukrainian crafts and foods, as well as favorite American picnic fare. The festival begins at noon and concludes with a zabava (dance) at 4 p.m. As an alternative to dancing, guests are invited to watch the Ukrainian Nationals amateur adult soccer team in an exhibition match. Admission is $10, children 13 or under are admitted free. For more information call (215) 343-5412.