PREVIEW OF EVENTS (09/19/04)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday-Sunday, September 25-26

Silver Spring, Md.: The Washington Ukrainian Festival sponsored by the Ukrainian Festival Committee with the support of the Ukrainian Embassy and local organizations will be held on the grounds of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 5100 New Hampshire Ave. The festivities will be opened by Archbishop Antony and Mykhailo Reznik, ambassador of Ukraine. The program will feature Ukrainian singers, dancers and other performers from the U.S., Canada and Ukraine. It will also include the well-known violinist virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk from Canada. All are invited to view a variety of vendors featuring and selling Ukrainian crafts, arts, paintings, ceramics, jewelry and much more, and to visit Ukrainian and American food concessions and the now famous Kozak Beer Garden with its selection of Ukrainian beers and liqueurs. There will be a dance (zabava) on Saturday in the St. Andrew Founder's Hall with a Ukrainian band. For further information contact Val Zabijaka, (301) 593-5316, or visit www.StAndrewUOC.org.

Sunday, September 26

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites the public to a program titled "Mychajlo Moroz (1904-1992) and His Contemporaries," being held as part of the centennial celebrations marking the birth of the eminent Ukrainian émigré artist of the post-war generation. Introductory remarks will be by artist Zenowij Onyshkewych, followed by a lecture by Dr. Daria Darewych, president of NTSh-Canada and professor of art history at York University. The program will be held at the society's building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 2 p.m. For additional information call (212) 254-5130.

Saturday, October 2

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Engineers' Society of America (UESA) and the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) invite the public to a post-Labor Day "zabava" to benefit the Ukrainian Institute of America. The dance will be held at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., starting at 9 p.m. Music to be provided by Fata Morgana. Admission: $45; $25 for students. Donation forms will be available at the door. For more information visit www.uesa.org or e-mail nyc@uesa.org.
EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The jubilee committee for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Chornomorska Sitch sports organization invites its members, Summer Sports School attendees and their parents, representatives of other Ukrainian American sports clubs and friends to the jubilee banquet and ball which will take place at the Ramada Hotel, 130 Route 10 (westbound). Music will be by Luna. Tickets for banquet and ball: $65 per person; for ball only, $25 per person. For reservations and additional information call (973) 829-6857 or (908) 688-8323 (evenings).

Saturday-Sunday, October 2-3

EAST CHATHAM, N.Y.: The Khmelnychenky Plast fraternity is holding its summer "rada" (council) at the Vovcha Tropa campgrounds. The opening is scheduled for 2 p.m., with members requested to appear in Plast uniforms or in Kozak attire in front of the Red Building. Registration fee: Khmeli, $50, Khmel candates, $25. All young adult Plast members ("starshi yunaky" and "starshi plastuny") who wish to join the Khmelnychenky are invited to attend. For more information visit the Brattya Board at www.xmel.org.

Sunday, October 3

EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Regional Council of New Jersey, will hold its 45th anniversary jubilee celebration with liturgy to be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, N.J., followed by a program and reception at the Ramada Inn, 130 Route 10 (westbound) at 1 p.m. Donation: $35 per person. For more information call Lida Kramarchuk, (973) 773-4548.
CHICAGO: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, located on the corner of Rice and Leavitt streets, will hold its second Autumn Fest celebration for adults and children from noon until 10 p.m. Come and enjoy music and dancing along with Ukrainian and American food and drink. For more information call (773) 276-4537.
JENKIN TOWN, Pa.: The School of the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, which began its school year September 13, is holding registration of children age 4 and above through September 27. Registration is at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, Pa. Classes are held weekly on Monday evenings at the center. For additional information contact, Nina Prybolsky, school director, (610) 591-2492 or (215) 572-1552.

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