PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Saturday, August 23
- JEWETT, N.Y.: "Music at the Grazhda" presents Natalia Khoma,
cello, and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano, in a program of works by Beethoven,
Sonevytsky and Franck. An integral part of the Ukrainian cultural complex
built around St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Grazhda
is located in the Catskill Mountains on Route 23A, five miles west of the
town of Hunter and two miles east of Lexington. The concert, which forms
part of the Music and Art Center of Greene County summer concert series,
begins at 8 p.m., with tickets, priced at $15 for general admission and
$12 for members, available at the door. Performance schedules, as well
as detailed directions, are available online at www.musicandartgc.brama.com.
Information is also available by calling (518) 263-4335.
Saturday-Sunday, August 23-24
- CHICAGO: Ukrainian Congress Com-mittee of America, Illinois Branch
presents Ukrainian Fest 2003 at Smith Park, Campbell and Huron streets.
Entertainment includes Ihor Bohdan, Lvivyany, dance groups, the Ukrainian
Village Jazz Orchestra and many other musical artists. Also on the schedule:
chess and checker tournaments, a poetry competition, an embroidered shirts
contest, arm wrestling and sports contests. Chicago FIRE Express and U.S.
Army reps will be present. On Sunday at 1:30 a program commemorating the
12th anniversary of Ukraine's independence will take place. A "Kids
Corner" with pony rides, petting zoo, clown and magician is on tap
for Sunday at 2-6 p.m. There will be great food and drinks; a chance to
win round-trip tickets to Ukraine (via AeroSvit) and the continental U.S.
(ATA Airlines) and a color TV. For more information contact Pavlo Bandriwsky,
(773) 772-4500.
Sunday, August 24
- COOPER CITY, Fla.: Ukraine's independence will be celebrated by the
South Florida Community at the church hall of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox
Cathedral, 5031 S.W. 100th Ave., Cooper City, Fla., at 1:30 p.m. The festivities
will include a dinner of traditional Ukrainian dishes, a short commemorative
program and a concert of Ukrainian folk music performed by the folk ensemble
Ukrayinski Barvy. The event is sponsored by the Coordinating Committee
for the South Florida Ukrainian Commu-nity. For further information, please
call Oksana Piaseckyj, (305) 935-7151, or Donna M. Waskiewicz, (954) 434-4635.
- HARTFORD, Conn.: The Greater Hartford Ukrainian American community
will celebrate the 12th anniversary of Ukraine's independence at a family
picnic at the J.B. Williams Park on Neipsic Road in Glastonbury, Conn.,
beginning at 1 p.m. The program will include musical interpretations, sports
competitions and artistic exhibits. Ukrainian foods, hamburgers, hot dogs
and refreshments will be available. For additional information, please
call (860) 647-9946 or (860) 667-9538.
- HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub cordially
invites everyone to attend its 12th annual Ukrainian Folk Festival celebrating
Ukraine's independence. It will commence at noon at Tryzubivka, County
Line and Lower State roads. The stage show features the Voloshky Ukrainian
Dance Ensemble (Philadelphia) and the Unist Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble
(New York), along with bandurist-kobzar Julian Kytasty (New York), the
vocal duo Sisters Oros (Ukraine and New York), soloist Jurij Melnychuk
(Ukraine) and the Harmonia Orchestra. A solemn prayer for Ukraine led by
representatives of all Ukrainian faiths and a soulful a cappella performance
by the Ukrainian Baptist Male Choir will add further depth to the occasion.
The festivities will close with a dance to the tunes of Harmonia and a
U.S. Amateur Division soccer exhibition match between Tryzub's Ukrainian
Nationals and SUM Krylati (Yonkers, N.Y.), commencing at 4:30 p.m. Ukrainian
foods, standard picnic fare and refreshments will be available throughout
the day. There will also be a bazaar with folk arts, crafts, music, and
video vendors, and exhibitors. For information log on to www.tryzubsportcenter.org
or call (215) 343-5412.
- SOMERSET, N.J.: The Committee for Aid to Ukraine (Central New Jersey
Branch) will host a celebration of the 12th anniversary of Ukraine's independence
at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., Somerset, N.J. The
program will begin at 4 p.m., featuring the Dumka Chorus of New York, the
artistic group Homony and Dibrova and the youth dance ensemble Barvinok.
Admission is $10. For more information call Michael Shulha, (908) 534-6683;
Damijan Gecha, (908) 755-8156; or the Rev. John Lyszyk, (908) 253-0410
or (212) 873-8550.
- TRENTON, N.J.: The Ukrainian National Home will host a festival celebration
to honor the 12th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. The celebration
will be held at 477 Jeremiah Ave. beginning at 2 p.m. A moleben will be
celebrated by local priests from Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church,
St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church and St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic
Church. Festivities include performances by the church choirs of the aforementioned
three parishes and the Evangelical Baptist Church, the bandurist trio Namysto
and an address by local municipal officials. Entertainment planned for
children includes pony rides, prizes and volleyball games for young and
old alike. Ukrainian food and drinks will be served. Admission for adults
is $2; free for children. For more information call Roman Kuzyk, (609)
890-7533.
Sunday, September 15
- NEW YORK: A gala concert celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day will
be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue and 27th
Street in Manhattan beginning at 2:30 p.m. This "cultural event of
the year" is co-sponsored by the United Ukrainian Americans Organizations
of Greater New York and the newly formed Ukrainian Studio of Drama in New
York. The director of the program, National Artist of Ukraine Ivan Bernatsky,
promises an inspiring and atypical event. Performers include the Dumka
Chorus directed by Vasyl Hrechinsky; Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky's exciting
Syzokryli Dance Ensemble; renowned pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky; singers
Lyubov Shchypchyk, Anna Bachynska and Roman Tsymbala; violinist Adrian
Brittan; and artists of the Ukrainian Studio of Drama, Volodymyr Kurylo
and Lyudmila Hrabovska.
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17, 2003, No. 33, Vol. LXXI
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