PREVIEW OF EVENTS (06/04/06)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Sunday, June 18

HORSHAM, Pa.: The popular Father's Day Ukrainian Folk Festival will commence at noon here at the Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub, located at Lower State and County Line roads. A stage show featuring the Voloshky School of Ukrainian Dance and various folk musicians, including the Karpaty Dance Band, will take place at 2 p.m. A dance ("zabava") to the tunes of the orchestra will follow the stage show. There will be plentiful Ukrainian ethnic foods (varenyky, holubtsi and kovbasa), picnic fare and refreshments. The center's grounds offer a good view of the aerial acrobatics of the Willow Grove Military Base's 2006 Airshow, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds. Admission: $5 for adults; free for children 13 and under. UASC Tryzub is a tax-exempt non-profit corporation. Proceeds benefit cultural programming and youth soccer.

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.

Friday-Sunday, June 23-25

ELLENVILLE, N.Y.: The Organization for Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine Inc. invites all to the sixth annual Lemko Vatra in the U.S., which will take place at the campgrounds of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM). The program includes a soccer game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed by official opening ceremonies and a concert beginning at 3 p.m. Afterwards there will be a pig roast at 4:30 p.m. and a bonfire (vatra) with the main concert beginning at 6 p.m. There will be two dances at 9 p.m. featuring the Halychany and Chetverta Khvylia bands. Sunday's program includes divine liturgy at 10 a.m., a lecture at 2 p.m. by Katherine Mycio, followed by a concert spotlighting Akkolada and other performers, and closing ceremonies at 5 p.m.. For information call 973-772-3344 or 203-762-5912, or e-mail vatrausa@aol.com.

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