PREVIEW OF EVENTS (05/23/04)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Wednesday, June 2

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America, New York City Chapter, will present a lecture by Dr. Lubomyr T. Romankiw, IBM Fellow, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., on the topic "Magnetic Hard Disc Storage: Past, Present and Future." The lecture will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. Sign-in/networking begins at 6:45 p.m., and the lecture at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $5; students, free with valid ID. The lecture will count towards New York State continuing education credit for licensed professional engineers. To receive announcements about these and other UESA events send a blank e-mail to: uesa-event-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Friday-Sunday, June 4-6

NEW YORK: As part of the "Archetypes of Ukrainian Culture" series, the Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and Mayana Gallery present "Rusalka in the White Birch Tree," an evening dedicated to "Rusaliyi," an ancient Ukrainian springtime fertility celebration. The program will include Jaroslawa Gerulak who will speak on "Depictions of the Rusalia Ritual on Bracelets from the Kyivan Rus' Period (11th-13th century)"; a sound recording of the Sonatina for Clarinet ("Rusalka") by composer Volodymyr Tkachenko, with commentary by Lavrentia Turkewicz; and a video showing of "Kupalo Rounds" as performed by the Kyiv Dyvotsvit Folk Ensemble. Time: 7:30 p.m. Donation: $7. In the gallery, the "Rusalia: Spring Fertility Rites" exhibit will be on view through June 6. Gallery hours: Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The Mayana Gallery is located at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information, call (212) 260-4490 or log on to http://www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/.

Saturday, June 5

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a lecture by Judge Bohdan Futey of the U.S. Federal Claims Court, titled "The Rule of Law and Constitutional Reform in Ukraine Today." The lecture will take place at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.

Sunday, June 6

HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM), Philadelphia Branch, invites the area community to attend SUM's traditional Youth Day and picnic, which will be held on the grounds of the Tryzub Ukrainian American Sports Center, Lower State and County Line roads. The official program will commence at 10:30 a.m. with flag-raising and opening ceremonies, including commendations and awards, to be followed by the celebration of liturgy. The sports program will include soccer, volleyball and track and field events. The artistic program will be held in the afternoon; among featured performers will be the Vesna Ukrainian dance ensemble, under the direction of Halyna Kozak. Picnic fare will be available throughout the day. These will also be music in the evening for the public's entertainment and dancing.

Saturday, June 12

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a showing of two short films produced and directed by Lesya Kalynska, a graduate student in the department of film and television, New York University, Tisch Graduate School of the Arts. To be screened are the documentary film "Niko" (2004), directed by Ms. Kalynska, and the feature film, "Debt" (2004), directed by Levan Koguashvili and produced by Ms. Kalynska. The films will be shown at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.