PREVIEW OF EVENTS (07/13/03)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Tuesday, July 15

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute invites you to a special guest lecture "The Making of Modern Ukraine and the European Connection" by Roman Szporluk, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Professor of History, Harvard University, and director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Free and open to the public, the lecture will be presented in William James Hall, Room 105, 33 Kirkland St., at 7:30 p.m. For more information contact the Ukrainian Research Institute at (617) 495-4053 or huri@fas.harvard.edu; or visit the website at http://www.huri.harvard.edu.

Sunday, July 20

CHICAGO: The Foundation for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Illinois invites everyone to attend a roundtable titled "Political and Economic Situation in Ukraine after the Last Parliamentary Elections in the Opinion of the Ukrainian Scholars of the United States and Canada." The following scholars from the 21st annual Conference on Ukrainian Subjects at the University of Illinois will participate: Profs. Taras Hunczak, Vasyl Markus, Petro Potichnyj and Jaroslav Rozumnyj. This event will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave. A light luncheon will be served at noon and the roundtable discussion will begin at 1 p.m. Donation: $20 per person. For information call Raisa Bratkiv, (847) 991-3136.
PHILADELPHIA: St. Andrew's Ukrai-nian Catholic Church, located at 427 Pine St., is hosting an old-fashioned picnic, ice cream social and flea market. The festivities will start at 1:30 p.m. following the 12:30 liturgy. Anyone interested in donating items for the flea market may call St. Andrew's, (215) 925-7024. In case of rain the event will be held in the church hall.

Monday, July 21

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute invites you to a special art lecture and slide presentation, "Taras Shevchenko as an Academic Painter," to be given by Myroslava Mudrak, associate professor of art history at The Ohio State University. The presentation will take place in Harvard Hall, Room 102, in the Harvard Yard (near main entrance off Massachusetts Avenue/Harvard Square) at 7:30 p.m; it is free and open to the public. For directions and more information contact the Ukrainian Research Institute at (617) 495-4053 or huri@fas.harvard.edu; or visit the website at http://www.huri.harvard.edu.

Wednesday, July 23

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute invites all to a special guest lecture by Paul Bushkovitch, professor of history at Yale University, titled "Ukrainian-Russian Relations from 1648 to 1905." The lecture will be presented in William James Hall, Room 105, 33 Kirkland St., at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Ukrainian Research Institute at (617) 495-4053 or huri@fas.harvard.edu; or visit the website at http://www.huri.harvard.edu.

Friday, July 25

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute presents a Concert of Ukrainian Folk Music by the Kyiv-based ensemble Ukrainski Barvy. The concert will consist of vocal and instrumental performances by classically trained musicians Oksana Stebelska (artistic director), Roman Kuka, Denys Boyev and Serhiy Tsukhay. Among the array of instruments in the concert will be the violin, clarinet, accordion, saxophone, modern and classic bandura, hammer dulcimer, pan flute, folk flute (sopilka), block flute, bells, zozulia and others. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Lowell Hall Auditorium, 17 Kirkland St. at 7:30 p.m. For more information contact the Ukrainian Research Institute at (617) 495-4053 or huri@fas.harvard.edu; or visit the website at http://www.huri.harvard.edu.

Saturday, August 2

HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian Ameri-can Sports Center Tryzub's renowned Majors Division Team, the Ukrainian Nationals, will host an international men's soccer exhibition match against Dynamo FC, a semi-professional soccer team from Manchester, England. Dynamo FC is touring along with and as a supporter of its parent, Manchester United, throughout the United States. Proceeds from Dynamo FC's team tour are being donated to an international fund for innocent victims of land mines. The match starts at 2 p.m. A kitchen featuring Ukrai-nian ethnic foods and cool drinks and refreshments will be available on the premises. A reception for the players will follow the game. Admission is free.

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