PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Monday, September 22
- PHILADELPHIA: The School of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble,
which began its academic year on September 8, will hold registration for
new students at 6 p.m. in the Ukrainian Educational Center, 700 Cedar Road,
Jenkintown, Pa. The school accepts students age 4 and above (students must
be 4 by September 1). For further information contact Nina Prybolsky, (610)
591-2492 or (215) 572-1552.
Saturday, September 27
- CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and the Ukrainian Language
Society invite the public to a literary evening featuring poet Vasyl Makhno
to be held at the institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 7 p.m. Introductory
remarks will be by Prof. Bohdan Rubchak. For additional information call
the UIMA, (773) 227-5522.
Monday, September 29
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is pleased
to announce that its first lecture of the fall semester will be given by
George Grabowicz, Dmytro Cyzevskyj Professor of Ukrainian Literature at
Harvard University. The lecture, titled "Taras Shevchenko as Poet
and Painter," will take place at 4-6 p.m. in the institute's seminar
room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave. Directions can be found on the HURI website:
www.huri.harvard.edu, or you
may phone the Institute, (617) 493-4053, or e-mail huri@fas.harvard.edu.
Thursday, October 2
- WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Iskra Ukrainian Dance Group, under the direction
of Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, will be holding registration for new students
at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 7 Jefferson Road
and Route 10 East. Beginners's registration: 4:45 p.m.; intermediate students;
6 p.m.; and advanced students; 7:15 p.m. Please bring your dance wear and
shoes. For more information call Karen Chelak, (973) 543-3202, or e-mail
moyehoist@aol.com.
Saturday, October 4
- DANBURY, Conn.: The Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund and the Danbury
Ice Arena are hosting "Viktory for Kids," a charity gala skating
show featuring World and Olympic Champion Viktor Petrenko, and an all-star
cast including World and Olympic Champions Brian Boitano, Ilya Kulik, Katya
Gordeeva, Evgeni Plushenko, U.S. National Champions Timothy Goeble, Naomi
Lang and Peter Tchernyshev, and the Ukrainian National Ice Dance Champions
Grushina and Goncharov, among others. This one-night-only performance will
be held at the Danbury Ice Arena's Patriot Rink, 1 Independence Way in
downtown Danbury. Tickets: $100, $125 and $150. All proceeds to benefit
CCRF's hospital partnerships and neonatal programs in Ukraine. VIP reception
and celebrity auction will be held at the Colorado Brewery and Steakhouse.
For more information contact Irene Oleksiak, (860) 652-0458, or call the
Danbury Ice Arena, (203) 794-1704.
Sunday, October 5
- CHICAGO: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, corner of Rice
and Leavitt streets, will hold its AutumnFest celebration for adults and
children, at noon-10 p.m. Come and enjoy music and dancing, along with
Ukrainian and American food and drink. For further information call Patti
Mackiw, (800) 488-4280, ext. 6578.
Monday, October 6
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding
a lecture by Nadia Diuk, director, Europe and Eurasia at the National Endowment
for Democracy. Dr. Diuk's lecture, titled "The First Free Generation:
Youth, Politics and Identity in Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan," will
take place at 4-6 p.m. in the institute's seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts
Ave. Directions can be found on the HURI website: www.huri.harvard.edu,
or you may phone the institute, (617) 493-4053, or e-mail huri@fas.harvard.edu.
Saturday, October 18
- NEW YORK CITY: The Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America, the Ukrainian
Institute of America, and the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America
invite the public to the "Fall Zabava in New York City," which
will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., starting
at 9 p.m. Music to be provided by Tempo. Admission: $30, students; $40,
members; $50, non-members; cash bar; black-tie optional. Please make checks
payable to Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America. For more information
visit www.uesa.org, e-mail, nyc@uesa.org or call Marco Shmerykowsky, (212)
719-9700.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September
21, 2003, No. 38, Vol. LXXI
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