PREVIEW OF EVENTS (04/06/03)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, April 10

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the New York Bandura Ensemble present "Meet the Writer," an evening featuring author Irene Zabytko presenting her new book "When Luba Leaves Home," a reflection of the experience of coming of age in Ukrainian Chicago in the 1960s. Bandurists Julian Kytasty and Michael Andrec of the Experimental Bandura Trio will perform musical interludes drawn from their recent work. Donation: $7; students, $5. The Mayana Gallery presents "Shevchenko in Kazakstan," an exhibit of graphics by Taras Shevchenko (reproductions) as well as woodcuts by Vitaliy Lytvyn illustrating Shevchenko's poetry. The evening will be held at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (212) 260-4490. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana; email: nybandura@aol.com. Bandura performances are partially funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Saturday, April 12

GLEN SPEY, N.Y.: The Ukrainian American Cultural Foundation will hold its annual meeting at the Verkhovyna Resort at 2 p.m. For the agenda or additional information contact Dr. Oleh Kolodiy, (973) 763-1797.

Sunday, April 13

MILWAUKEE: Nastasia Zhmendak, an artist specializing in weaving and embroidery, will have an exhibition of her work at the St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall, 123I W Scott St. Ms. Zhmendak, a recent émigré who has exhitied widely in Ukraine, creates original and compelling works that synthesize ancient Ukrainian traditions with contemporary art. Ms. Zhmendak's forthcoming exhibit will be at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago this August.

Monday, April 14

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is pleased to announce that this year's Vasyl and Maria Petryshyn Memorial Lecture will be given by Alexander J. Motyl, associate professor, department of political science, and deputy director, Center for Global Change and Governance, Rutgers University-Newark. Prof. Motyl's lecture, titled "Making Ukraine, and Remaking It," will take place at 4-6 p.m. in the Thompson Room of Barker Center, 12 Quincy St. Directions may be found on the website, www.huri.harvard.edu. For more information contact the institute, (617) 495-4053.

Monday, April 21

STANFORD, Calif.: Laada Bilaniuk, assistant professor of anthropology, University of Washington, will give a lecture titled "The Politics of Language in Ukrainian Popular Culture," as part of seven distinguised lectures in the series titled "Ukraine: Emerging Nation," sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Stanford University. The lecture will take place at the Hartley Conference Center, beginning at 4:15 p.m. For additional information access http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CREEES/UkrainianStudies.html, or call the center, (650) 723-3562.

Sunday, April 27

HILLSIDE, N.J: Children will have an opportunity to learn basic "hahilky," ritual songs associated with spring and Easter - under the direction of Odarka Polanskyj-Stockert. An Easter egg hunt will also be held. All activities will be held at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church (Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street) immediately following the 9 a.m. Sunday divine liturgy. All are invited. For further information contact Mike Szpyhulsky, (908) 289-0127, or Joe Shatynski, (973) 599-9381. In the event of inclement weather, activities will be held in the parish hall. Directions to the parish may be found on the parish website at www.byzantines.net/immaculateconception.

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