Events  2011

 

Holiday Festival of Trees House Tours Exhibit
November 15 to December 31, 2011

The Manor College Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center together with Branch 88 UNWLA and the Manorly Bead Club present the world renowned children's tale The Mitten, in a Ukrainian Christmas display, at the Pearl S. Buck House Festival of Trees. The Christmas tree exhibit runs now through December 31, 2011.

Pearl S. Buck House celebrates the holidays by decorating the estate house. With over a dozen trees, beautifully decorated by community organizations, the House is something to experience during the festive season. Tours are conducted during the Festival of Trees, Tuesday through Saturday at 11, 12, 1,2, and 3 and on Sunday at 12, 1, 2, and 3. There is an admission fee of $9/Adults, $8/Seniors and Students.

Last year Manor's exhibit at the Pearl S. Buck Festival of Trees, A Ukrainian Christmas won first prize!!

The Mitten display organizers are thankful to Luba Chornodolsky for her inspiring story telling, and animal characters; and to Lydia Dychdala (Manor '55) for making the delightful Ukrainian children's costumes. The scenes on display plus the Christmas tree ornaments convey the magic of The Mitten and evoke both awe and humor.

The Pearl S. Buck (psbi.org) estate house is located at 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944; phone 215-249-0100 ext. 110.  Please note, there will be a special Open House tour December 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

 

YM@UM Holds Inaugural Event
By Unia Knarvik

The Ukrainian Museum in New York was "the" place to be on Friday evening, November 4, as the Museum held its first YM@UM (Young Members at The Ukrainian Museum) event, specifically for young adults aged 21 to 40.

Organized to introduce young adults to the Museum and its many exhibits and programs, the event attracted more than 55 attendees, the majority of whom became new members.

With music selected by DJ Matej Liteplo playing in the background, and surrounded by the art and culture of their ancestral heritage, guests mingled, reconnected with old friends, made new acquaintances, and feasted on a scrumptious buffet with many items provided by the East Village Meat Market and the Cloisters restaurant. New members received a voucher for the Veselka restaurant on the trendy Bowery as well as a raffle ticket; among the prizes: dinner for two at Soyuzivka (donated by the Ukrainian National Association) and gift certificates for Starbucks, Veselka, and the East Village Meat Market.

Among the highlights of the evening were guided tours of two of the Museum's exhibitions – Invitation to a Wedding: Ukrainian Wedding Textiles and Traditions and The Worlds of Sviatoslav Hordynsky.

Throughout the evening, the Museum's director, Maria Shust, the president of the Board of Trustees, Mykola Darmochwal, and several trustees and members of the Board's Public Relations and Membership committees circulated among the attendees, answering a wide range of questions. They were also pleased to hear so much positive feedback.

Katria Misilo, for example, said, "It's nice to have a group at the UM for us to get together, have fun, and support our culture."

Lida Doll felt that it's important to know what you're getting for your membership – and the UM offers a lot, including fascinating exhibits and great raffle prizes. (Among the many benefits of membership: discounted admission to future YM@UM events; free admission to exhibitions; invitations to members-only previews, openings, and other special events; reduced rates for film screenings, concerts, lectures, workshops, etc.; and a 10% discount on all gift shop purchases).

A young man from Brooklyn said he was moved by a Hordynsky painting and felt it truly spoke to his soul.

On her Facebook page, Larissa Nycz Montecuollo later wrote: "It's great that the UM is taking steps to reach our younger generation; all of us are interested in participating within the Ukrainian community, and the Young Members evening gave us an opportunity to visit the Museum, tour the current exhibitions, and catch up with friends. It was a great time, and I look forward to another YM@UM evening soon."

Indeed, everyone left the YM@UM event pleased and excited about the prospect of more events in the future. Many headed to the Veselka Bowery to redeem their vouchers for one of the newly opened restaurant's signature cocktails.

The YM@UM inaugural event was made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lewko of Little Falls, New Jersey, and UNWLA Branch 131 in Hillsboro, New Jersey.

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The inaugural YM@UM event was a resounding success, with more than 55 young adults enjoying the evening at New York's Ukrainian Museum.

Among the highlights of the evening was a guided tour of the Museum's Invitation to a Wedding exhibition.

The inaugural YM@UM event was organized by a committee consisting of (l-r): Stephen Misilo, Roksolana Misilo (Museum Trustee), Mykola Darmochwal (President, Board of Trustees), Zoriana Haftkowycz (Museum Trustee), Olia Basarab (Membership Committee), Unia Knarvik (PR Committee), Bob Knarvik, and (not shown) Tanya Temnycky (PR Committee).

 

Save the Date! 

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Ukrainian National Women’s League of America
Branch #75, Morris County, New Jersey
invites you to a
MEMORIAL CELEBRATION of the LIFE & WORK of
JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY
Authorized Art Exhibition & Sale
of Original numbered Woodcuts, Linocuts & Etchings

Screening of the award-winning SLAVKO NOWYTSKI film
“SHEEP IN WOOD”
depicting JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY as he creates his woodcut
“TWO RAMS”

Sunday, October 16, 2011
1 PM – 4 PM
Main Hall
Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey
60-C North Jefferson Road
Whippany, New Jersey 07981-1030
www.uaccnj.org
(973) 585-7175

Admission $20. includes champagne welcome and hors d’oeuvres

preview the artwork of JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacques_hnizdovsky/

Proceeds to benefit UNWLA #75

Nusia Denysyk
Event Co-Chair
Viddil #75 Imprezova

 

 

UNWLA Branch 8
Inviting the entire Ukrainian-American Community!!!

Come celebrate One World Day 2011
 at the Ukrainian Cultural Garden
on Sunday, August 28th at 1:00PM
Featuring the rededication of the newly restored Lesya Ukrainka statue along with festivities
commemorating her 50th anniversary.

Delicious food and door prizes will be available.

Busses to the event will be available for the first 75 people who prepay
 by sending their checks payable to: UNWLA, Branch 8
Checks in the amount of $10.00 (round trip) should be sent to:
UNWLA, Branch 8
P.O. Box 34194
Parma, Ohio 44134

By Friday, August 15th, 2011

Busses will depart from St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
 on Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at 12:15 PM

Leaving the Garden at approximately 4:30PM

Click here to read about the Ukrainian Cultural Garden in Cleveland ,OH. ( written in Ukrainian) .

 

 

Save the Date! 
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Authorized Jaques Hnizdovsky Art Exhibit and Sale sponsored by  Ukrainian National Womens League of America Branch#75 at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey,

60-C North Jefferson Road, Whippany, New Jersey 07981-1030.

Nusia Denysyk
Event Co-Chair
Viddil #75 Imprezova

 

Revisiting Chernobyl
 … 25 years later
 Sponsored by Branch 12 in Cleveland, Ohio

 

Gerdany Ukrainian Exhibit
April 1 -3, 2011

Sponsored by Branch Eighty-Eighty, UNWLA,
 Philadelphia Regional Council &
Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center at Manor College

and their co-sponsors:
mb financial bank
Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia, Pa
Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, Newark, NJ
Har♦Man Importing  Corp.
 

Click on the picture for more information

 

UNWLA Branch 75

Our next meeting will be this Fri. Jan. 21st, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the home of Ivanka Olesnyckyj:

201 Dey St   Unit # 119
Harrison, NJ 07029
Cell- 551-655-5149

See link to the location of the community's buildings but it might be more helpful to say that Olesnycky’s are one block from the Spanish Pavilion and two blocks from the Jackson Street Bridge.

 http://riverparkatharrison.com/location.html