PREVIEW OF EVENTS (04/16/06)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Thursday, April 20

NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University will conclude its 2005-2006 season with an April event titled "When Difference Enrich and Energize," screening three films representing different languages, cultures and religions of contemporary Ukraine: "The Drizzle" (2004; Heorhiy Deliev), a story of two women - one Ukrainian, the other Jewish - who lost their families in World War II, yet managed to break a circle of hatred and forgive their German enemies; "Wish Best Wishes, Enver" (2006, Viktoria Melnykova), a portrait of the Ukrainian-Tatar jazz musician Enver Izmaylov, who, after years of exile, returns to his ancestral land, Crimea; and "Sound of the Wind" (2002, Serhiy Masloboyshchykov), a poignant search for the meaning of love, human attachment, loss and death by one of the best, intellectually subtle Ukrainian filmmakers. Introduction and post-screening discussion led by Yuri Shevchuk, director of the Film Club. The screening of the films (all with English subtitles) will be free of charge at 7:30 p.m. in 717 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University. For more information see www.columbia.edu/cu/ufc or call 212-854-4697.

Tuesday, April 25

NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute at Columbia University will host the "Commemoration of the Chornobyl Disaster: The Human Experience Twenty Years Later" in Room 1512 (15th floor) of the International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th St., 9 a.m. The program will feature opening remarks by Prof. Mark von Hagen, director of the Ukrainian Studies Program; and Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations; 9:30-11 a.m. - Mary Mycio, author of "The Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl"; Dr. Norman Kleiman, associate research scientist, Columbia Department of Environmental Health Sciences; William M. Novick, M.D., founder of International Children's Heart Foundation; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Lisa Milanytch, co-director of procurement, Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund; Sherrie Douglas, director of Chernobyl Children's Project International; Irene Zabytko, author of the novel "The Sky Unwashed"; 2-3:30 p.m. - screening of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Chornobyl Heart," followed by a question and answer session; 3:30-4 p.m. - closing remarks by Mykola Riabchuk, National University of Kyiv - Mohyla Academy, Petro Jacyk visiting scholar. For more information call Diana, 212-854-4697, or e-mail ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu.

Saturday, April 29

NEW YORK: The Cornelia St. Café's "Ukrainian Night" will feature Andriy Milavsky and Halyna Remez of the Cheres musical ensemble, documentary filmmaker Damian Kolodiy ("The Orange Chronicles"), readings by poet Vasyl Makhno, and fiction writers Alexander Motyl ("Whiskey Priest") and Irene Zabytko ("The Sky Unwashed" and "When Luba Leaves Home"). Yuri Shevchuk will introduce Ihor Strembitsky's "Wayfarers," winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The program will be offered in two sets, 6-8:30 p.m. and 8:45-11 p.m.; admission of $10 per set includes one house drink. The Cornelia Street Café is located in the heart of Greenwich Village, 29 Cornelia St. For more information log on to www.corneliastreetcafe.com or e-mail ajmotyl@andromeda.rutgers.edu.

Friday, June 16

ROCK HALL, Md.: The Ukrainian American Nautical Association Inc. (UANAI) will hold its annual three-day Chesapeake Sail on June 16-18. If you have your own boat, we'd love to have you join us. We have chartered two sailboats. A few crew spots are still available (cost is $300 person). For further details call Petro, (610) 225-0211, or e-mail usail2006@comcast.net.