PREVIEW OF EVENTS (03/19/06)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, March 24

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club presents "Past and Present," an evening celebrating 57 years of cultural activity at the UALC. The program will include reminiscences by art critic Theodore Teren-Juskiw, sculptor Anya Farion (Ukrainian Artists Association Gallery director) and artist Jaroslawa Gerulak (UALC director). Donation: $7; students, $5. The gallery presents "The OMYA Collection," featuring artwork from the Ukrainian Artists Association collection (through March 26). The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more information call 212-260-4490 or 212-477-6175, log on to www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/ or e-mail ukrartlitclub@yahoo.com.

Saturday, March 25

HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub is hosting an elegant evening of wine-tasting and an art exhibit beginning at 7 p.m. The well-known wine connoisseur Peter Tabor, a Ukrainian American from Los Angeles, will feature an array of wines from throughout the world. He will also excite your palate with appropriate foods, teaching you the fine art of how wine and food can enhance each other and help fill your afternoons and evenings with attractive, satisfying tastes and pleasures. From aperitifs to hearty reds and whites - the tastes of Tuscany, the Americas, France and the Rhine will all be found against the backdrop of Tryzubivka's natural beauty. A wine bar and buffet selections matching the wines are included. Guests will be able to view and to purchase some wonderful fine art featuring well-known artists from the Philadelphia area. Tryzubivka is located at Lower State and County Line roads, Horsham, Pa. Admission is $25 per person (advance reservations and ticket purchases are recommended, as seating will be limited). Proceeds will be dedicated to youth soccer and cultural programming. Call Nika Czajkowsky, 215-860-8384, or Natalka Luciw, 215-362-5331, for tickets and more information.

Sunday, March 26

PARMA, Ohio: All are cordially invited to attend a special benefit dinner for the Ukrainian Catholic University, to be held at 1 p.m. at Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church, 6812 Broadview Road. The main speaker at the dinner will be the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Bishop Robert Moskal, honorary chair of the event, will be a guest of honor at the dinner. A film will be shown, along with various exhibits from the university. Tickets are $25 and should be purchased by March 19. Tickets may be purchased at the Cleveland Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, from individual committee members or from the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation by calling 773-235-8462.
NEW YORK: Branch 113 of the Ukrainian National Women's League of America invites the public to The Ukrainian Museum to view the exhibit "The Tree of Life, the Sun, the Goddess: Symbolic Motifs in Ukrainian Folk Art." The tour will be led by the curator of the exhibit, Lubow Wolynetz, beginning at 1 p.m. The Ukrainian Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth St. A $25 donation is requested to benefit the museum. No reservations are necessary; for information call the museum at 212-228-0110.

Saturday, April 1

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: All are cordially invited to attend a special benefit dinner for the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, to be held at 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road. The main speaker at the dinner will be the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka, honorary chair of the event, will be a guest of honor at the dinner. A film will be shown, along with various exhibits from the university. Tickets are $40 and should be purchased by March 27. Tickets may be purchased at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, the Byzantine Church Supply Store at the cathedral, Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, First Security Bank or from individual committee members. For more information call the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation at 773-235-8462 or e-mail flanagan@ucef.org.
NEW YORK: The Music at the Institute chamber music series invites the public to a concert titled the "James Giles Project" as part of this season's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. The program will feature James Giles and Sevgi Giles, pianists, Julie Rosenfeld and Solomiya Ivakhiv, violinists, Borys Deviatov, violist, and Wanda Glowacka, cellist, performing Hummel's Grand Sonata for Four Hands Piano in A-flat Major, Op. 92; Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452 (arranged for piano and strings by Czerny); Mozart-Busoni's Andantino from Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271; and Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414 (arranged by Mozart for piano and string quartet). The concert will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. at 8 p.m. Donation: $30; UIA members and seniors, $25; students, $20. For additional information and reservations call (212) 288-8660 or visit www.ukrainianinstitute.org.

Sunday, April 2

HILLSIDE, N.J.: A pysanky (Ukrainian Easter egg) workshop will be held at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, located at Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street, immediately after the 10:45 a.m. Sunday divine liturgy. The workshop is oriented toward children, as well as adults. After brief instruction, participants will be encouraged to begin writing their own pysanky. The instructor will be available to provide advice and to assist as needed. All supplies and a light lunch will be provided. To attend, please contact Teresa, 908-289-0127, by March 29. All are welcome. For further information visit the parish website at www.byzantines.net/immaculateconception.

Tuesday, April 4

OTTAWA: The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa will host a roundtable discussion on the results of the 2006 parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Speakers are: Francoise Ducros (Canadian International Development Agency), Pierre Guimond (Foreign Affairs Canada), Andrew Robinson (former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine) and Borys Wrzesnewskyj (member of Parliament). Prof. Dominique Arel, University of Ottawa, will chair the discussion, which will be held at 7.30 p.m. in the lounge of the Residential Complex, 90 University Private, University of Ottawa campus. The event is free and open to public. For more information contact Halyna Mokrushyna, 613-562-5800, ext. 3692, or ukraine@uottawa.ca.

Saturday, April 8

NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites all to a presentation of two Ukrainian-language publications about Lesia Ukrainka (1871-1913) in honor of her 135th birthday. Tamara Skrypka will present "Aristocratic Origins of the Kosach Family" (Lviv, 1999) and "Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka). Biographic Materials. Memoirs. Iconography" (Kyiv-New York, 2004). There will be an introduction by Dr. Olexa Bilaniuk and a commentary by NTSh President Dr. Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych. The program 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.

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