PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Friday, June 2
- WASHINGTON : The Washington Group Cultural Fund, under the patronage
of the Embassy of Ukraine, invites the public to attend a benefit concert
in memory of Daria Telizyn (1961-2005) featuring aspiring young musicians
performing works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Skoryk and others at 7 p.m.
at the Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St. NW. RSVP to 202- 349-2961 or nholub@ukremb.com. Suggested donation:
$50. All proceeds from the benefit concert will be used to assist qualified
young musicians from Ukraine with expenses associated with participation
in international classical music competitions in the Greater Washington
area.
Saturday, June 3
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites all to a
presentation by the poetess Maria Shun of her new Ukrainian-language book
"Verlibrariy. Abetka" (Kyiv: Fakt, 2006). Ms. Shun, poetess,
translator and member of the Writers Union of Ukraine, used to work at
the Institute of Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
in Lviv. She is the author of three collections of poetry (in Ukrainian):
"My, Kotri Ye" (1990), "Abetka-Rozmaliovka" (1992)
and "Pomizh" (1994), and of many publications in the press. She
has resided in New York since 1995. There will be an introduction by Prof.
Vasyl Makhno. The presentation 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.
Saturday, June 10
- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) invites all to an
evening dedicated to the memory of Dr. Wolodymyr Stojko (1926-2006). Prof.
Stojko was a full member of NTSh in the U.S. and the chair of its Auditing
Committee; vice-president of the World Council of NTSh; professor emeritus
of history at Manhattan College; chair of the Ukrainian Free University
Foundation; and editor of the periodicals Horyzonty and The Ukrainian Quarterly.
The speakers at this memorial program will be Dr. Orest Popovych, Dr. Larissa
Onyshkevych, Dr. Ivan Holowinsky and Dr. Leonid Rudnytzky. 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.
Friday, June 23
- GLENDALE, Calif.: Famed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors
trio, New York Metropolitan Opera bass Stefan Szkafarowsky and film/TV
actor George Dzundza, along with the Pasadena Community Orchestra, join
with the Ukrainian National Choir Kobzar of Los Angeles in a concert of
rousing patriotic American and Ukrainian songs. "A Musical Salute
- God Bless America" is presented by the Ukrainian Culture Center
of Los Angeles as a tribute to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces,
with proceeds going to support children of those fallen in our military
during "Operation Enduring Freedom." The event will be at the
Alex Theater, 216 N. Brand Blvd., starting at 7:30 p.m. Ticket reservations
are available from Kobzar by contacting Dareen Swartzlander, 909-860-2102,
or online via www.alextheatre.org.
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28, 2006, No. 22, Vol. LXXIV
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