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6,000 attend ninth Ukrainian festival at Soyuzivka
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KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Approximately 6,000 people attended the ninth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival under the theme “Solidarity with Ukraine” during a beautiful summer weekend on July 10-12 at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center. That spirit of solidarity could be seen all around the Soyuzivka grounds, not only the stage show, but among the vendors, the delicious food, the exhibits and film screenings, with the sounds of “Glory to Ukraine, Glory to the Heroes” echoing throughout the festival. The schedule of events offered festival-goers a variety of things to enjoy. Friday’s evening stage show got under way promptly at 6 p.m. with emcee Marta Czurylowicz, a Canadian television journalist. Two top-notch dance groups shared the festival stage: the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop and the Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company from Australia (which had just wrapped up a multi-city tour in the U.S. and Canada).