San Diego's House of Ukraine to host festival over Labor Day weekend (08/08/04)

San Diego's House of Ukraine to host festival over Labor Day weekend

SAN DIEGO - House of Ukraine Inc. located in Balboa Park, Calif. will sponsor its annual Ukrainian Festival during Labor Day weekend, Friday through Sunday, September 3-5.

Festivities start on Friday with a welcome get together in the sand in front of "The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster" in Mission Beach. This is a great opportunity for festival guests to meet the dancers and to visit the modern-day beach attraction and centerpiece of the San Diego area.

The weekend continues on Saturday. Due to the success of last year's wine country tour, it is being repeated this year for festival attendees age 21 and over. Pick-up will be in front of the House of Ukraine at 9:30 a.m. There will be stops at three wineries: one will include a tour of how champagne is made, another will include a picnic lunch and the last will include a private tour with a winery owner, with a return time of 5:30 p.m. This gives a bit of time for rest then there is a show at 7:30 p.m. featuring Cheremosh Ukrainian dance company from Edmonton, Alberta, presently under the artistic direction of Mykola Kanevets. This will take place at the Shiley Theatre on the University of San Diego campus located at 5998 Alcala Park.

On Sunday at noon, Ukrainian ethnic food and refreshments will be available for purchase at the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages' Lawn Stage in Balboa Park. At 2 p.m., a short program of Ukrainian dance will take place, featuring the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company with the Holy Cross Zorianka Ukrainian Dancers of Edmonton, under the artistic direction of Volodya Makarov.

Festivities end on Sunday night with a dinner and zabava (dance) at 6 p.m. at Red Lion's Hanalei Hotel in Hotel Circle, with Ukrainian dance music by Millenia from Edmonton.

This year's festival proceeds are going toward a major interior renovation of the cottage, which is the only publicly supported Ukrainian institution of its kind in the United States. Ingrid Kytasty is chairperson of the project committee.

For more information on House of Ukraine's Ukrainian festival located in San Diego, call or fax House of Ukraine at (619) 291-0661 or e-mail houfestival@yahoo.com.

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