PREVIEW OF EVENTS (07/17/05)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, July 30

HUNTER, N.Y.: The "Music at the Grazhda" Chamber Music Society - Alexandre Brussilovsky, violin; Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Borys Deviatov, viola; Natalia Khoma, cello; Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano - marks its second season as the Music and Art Center of Greene County's (MACGC) resident ensemble. Comprising the concert program are works by Kodaly, Barber and Chausson.Venue: Grazhda, Route 23 A. Time: 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door for $15; $12 for members and seniors; students, free. Profiles of Grazhda performers, as well as general information - performance schedules, changes and updates, driving directions and membership information, are available online at: www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org. Information is also available by calling (518) 263-4335 (July 13-September 3).

Friday-Sunday, August 12-14

WARREN, Mich.: The 19th annual Ukrainian Sunflower Festival, which will be held at 26401 St. Josaphat Drive, is among the most popular and largest ethnic summer festivals in Michigan, attracting 25,000 people every year. The festival will take place on August 12 at 5 p.m.-midnight, August 13 at noon-midnight and August 14 at noon-10:30 p.m. This three day-event will feature amusement rides, traditional Ukrainian food, folk dancing in traditional costumes, plus exhibitions and demonstrations of Ukrainian folk crafts, especially embroidery and ceramics. Festival entertainment includes performances by the Ukraina, Echoes of Ukraine and Barvinok dance ensembles, and music by several bands, including Dunai, Ephyra and Foghat. The parishes of two Detroit-area Ukrainian Catholic churches, Immaculate Conception Church in Hamtramck, and St. Josaphat Parish in Warren, began the festival during the 1980s to bring Ukrainian communities together, and to share the beauty and importance of the Ukrainian heritage, culture and traditions with other Americans. The Ukrainian Sunflower Festival raises funds in support of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Schools located in Warren. For more information call Andrew Zeleney, (586) 427-7795, or visit the festival website at http://www.sunflowerfestival.org/.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Sunday, September 11

HILLSIDE, N.J.: Religious education classes for children will begin shortly before the 10:45 a.m. Sunday liturgy at the Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, located at Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street. The program is designed for children from pre-school (age 3) through Grade 8. After liturgy on September 11, parents will have the opportunity to speak with the pastor, Father Joseph Szupa, and the religious education teaching staff about the program. For further details, please contact either Patricia Shatynski, (908) 322-7350; Mike Szpyhulsky, (908) 289-0127; Joe Shatynski, (973) 599-9381 by August 14. Additional information may be found on the parish website, www.byzantines.net/immaculateconception.