PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Monday, December 2
- CHICAGO: A "Friends of Radiology in Ukraine" meeting will
be held in Room E262, McCormick Place, at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. as part of
the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Invited
Ukrainian faculty includes Association of Radiologists of Ukraine Vice-President
Volodymyr Rohozhyn, M.D., director, Radiological Center, Ukrainian Academy
of Medical Sciences; and RSNA International Young Academic Roman Kostrytsia,
M.D.. Ongoing collaborative efforts between Ukrainian and Western radiologists,
including participation in the Ukrainian Congress of Radiology (October
27-30, 2003, in Kyiv) will be discussed. A Thanksgiving dinner for the
Ukrainian radiology community will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center,
2247 W. Chicago Ave., at 7-10 p.m. Meeting and dinner are open to all RSNA
attendees. For more infomation e-mail: baranetsky@pol.net
or go to the RSNA website: http://rsna2002.rsna.org.
- EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) is holding
a lecture by Dr. Olena Boriak, Institute of Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology,
National Academy of Sciences, on "The Midwife in Ukrainian Traditional
Culture: Ritual, Folklore, Mythology." The talk is co-sponsored by
the Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography and will be held
in Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta at 3:30 p.m.
For more information contact: CIUS, 450 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E8; telephone, (780) 492-6857; fax, (780) 492-4967;
e-mail, cius@ualberta.ca; website,
www.ualberta.ca/cius.
December 7-8
- NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble under the
direction of Alexander Kuzma will present a program of Ukrainian and Western
European Christmas music in a joint concert with the renowned Chorale Connecticut
under the direction of Dorothy Barnhardt. The unique twin concerts titled
"An Old World Christmas" will take place on Saturday, December
7, at First Congregational Church in Meriden at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday,
December 8, at 3 p.m. at Welte Auditorium on the campus of Central Connecticut
State University in New Britain. Tickets: $15 in advance; $18 at the door;
free admission for children under age 12. The program will include works
by Bortniansky, Liudkevych, Avdievsky and Stetsenko, as well as Praetorius,
Randall Thompson, John Carter and Max Biebl. For the finale the combined
choir of 80 voices will perform Bortniansky's Christmas concerto "Glory
to God in the Highest" and Thompson's "Aleluia." For tickets
call Stefan Norton, (860) 666-4800, or Ihor Stasiuk, (860) 621-0661.
Sunday, December 8
- PASSAIC, N.J.: All are invited to "The Ukrainian Mall" bazaar
being sponsored by the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave. Over 25 vendors
will be selling merchandise in time for Christmas shopping. Also, dine
with family and friends at the Kozak Café, located on the second
floor; the menu features varenyky, holubtsi, kovbasa, kapusta, fliachky
and borsch. Admission free; doors open at 8 a.m.
- YONKERS, N.Y.: Ukrainian National Women's League of America Branch
30 will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic
Church, Shonnard Place and North Broadway, at 9 a.m.-noon. This is an opportunity
to purchase ceramics, prints, hand-painted ornaments, crafts, Christmas
cards and baked goods. Among artists whose work will be for sale are: Marta
Anna, Slava Gerulak, Irka Dmyterko, Halyna Slaboduh and Serhij Lukianenko.
For more information call (203) 975-8388.
Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15
- PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center is holding
their annual Christmas Bazaar at 700 Cedar Road in Jenkintown, Pa., at
9 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be many vendors selling Ukrainian crafts, Christmas
ornaments, pysanky, paintings, jewelry, music recordings, books and much
more. As always, the kitchen will be serving a superb meal consisting of
borsch, varenyky, holubtsi, kapusta and kovbasa; food may be purchased
to take home for the holidays. Also, baked goods will be available along
with all the necessary ingredients for uzvar and kuttia. It's a perfect
occasion to buy all your holiday gifts. For directions and information,
visit the UECC website at www.ukrainiancenterphila.org.
Sunday, December 15
- FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa.: The Sisters of St. Basil, in conjunction with
the priests of the Philadelphia Deanery of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy
of Philadelphia, present an "Advent Afternoon of Recollection,"
on the topic "The Spirit of Christmas." The Rev. Robert Hitchens,
director of Evangelization for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
and chaplain for the Sisters of St. Basil, will present the program. In
preparation for the coming feast of the Nativity, confession will be provided
at 3:45 p.m. Donation: $25; register by December 6. Please make checks
payable in the amount of $25 to: Sisters of St. Basil the Great, 710 Fox
Chase Road, Fox Chase Manor, PA 19046. For additional information call
(215) 342-8381.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November
24, 2002, No. 47, Vol. LXX
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