The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation has published a list of upcoming Ukraine-related events in the United States. The list is being updated regularly. Our website gets thousands of unique visitors weekly, and we believe that this new addition to www.usukraine.org will be a great communications tool. If you know of any upcoming events or organizing an event on your own, please let us know and we will publish it on this webpage.

Please note that the following events are being provided by organizations around the country. For confirmation of events and/or possible changes, please always refer to the organization that organizes an event.

Event anonuncements should be submitted to oleksiy [at] usukraine [dot] org

UPCOMING EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE U.S.-UKRAINE FOUNDATION

President Obama in Moscow: Prospects For Ukraine and the Region

PRESENTATION AND LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST
By Ambassador Steven Pifer and Ambassador William B.Taylor

WHEN:
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)

WHERE:
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
1701 K Street NW  - Suite 903
(Note:  Bldg entrance is on 17th Street, between K & L Streets)

Limited seating. Please RSVP your attendance to: rsvp@usukraine.org or by calling (202) 223-2228

To watch the webcast live, please go to http://usukraine.org/events/obamavisitsmoscow070709.shtml

PRESENTATIONS and live video webcast ON ORPHANS IN UKRAINE

WHEN:
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
 
Ukrainian Orphans' Plight: Education in “Internaty” and Its Implications
Presented by: Alla Korzh
Ms. Korzh holds a Master's Degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education, and is presently working towards her Ed.D. in International Educational Development at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Orphans’ Aid Society for Ukraine
Presented by George Nesterczuk, Board Member of OAS

WHERE:
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
1701 K Street NW - Suite 903
Washington, DC 20006
info@usukraine.org
202-223-2228

Limited seating. Please RSVP your attendance to: rsvp@usukraine.org or by calling (202) 223-2228

To watch the webcast live, please go to: http://www.usukraine.org/events/orphans070909.shtml



Rebuilding Civil Society in Ukraine:  The Role of the Church

PRESENTATION AND LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST
Presented by:  Tetiana Stawnychy, Development Director, Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Patriarchal Curia, Kyiv

Sponsored by:  The Shevchenko Scientific Society, Washington, DC Branch, The Washington Group, and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.

WHEN:
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 6:30pm

WHERE:
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
1701 K Street NW - Suite 903
Washington, DC 20006
info@usukraine.org
202-223-2228

Limited seating. Please RSVP your attendance to: rsvp@usukraine.org or by calling (202) 223-2228

To watch the webcast live, please go to: http://www.usukraine.org/events/civicsociety071009.shtml

WASHINGTON, D.C. EVENTS

THE WASHINGTON GROUP MONTHLY UKRAINIAN SOCIAL

The Washington Group (TWG), an association of Ukrainian American professionals, invites you to join in its series of Summer Socials. Join TWG for a relaxing and fun evening with a live jazz band! Rain or shine.

WHEN:
Friday, July 3
6:00 pm until closing

WHERE:
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
7 Madison Drive, on the National Mall
Washington, DC
(between 7th and 9th Streets NW and Constitution Ave and Madison Drive; to the right of the glass café)

COST:
No cover charge

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call Adrian Pidlusky @ 240-381-0993
or e-mail President@TheWashingtonGroup.org
http://www.TheWashingtonGroup.org

 

EURASIA DANCE SOCIETY SUMMER DAY CAMP

A week of dancing for dancers ages 6-15! Co-sponsored by St Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

WHEN:
Monday - Saturday, July 6-11

WHERE:
St Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church
15100 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please visit the Summer Programs page for camp details and registration guidelines: http://www.eurasiadance.org.

 

NEW YORK, NY EVENTS

Fine Art / Folk Art: A Dialogue
June 14, 2009 – November 29, 2009

Fine Art / Folk Art: A Dialogue examines the profound influence of Ukrainian folk art on the fine art created by some of Ukraine's best known and highly regarded artists. The exhibition includes 70 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and woodcuts by such prominent artists as Alexander Archipenko, Jacques Hnizdovsky, Oleksa Hryshchenko (Alexis Gritchenko), Vasyl H. Krychevsky, and Oleksa Novakivsky, along with a selection of folk art items from the Museum's extensive collection: embroidered shirts, plakhty (wraparound skirts), complete folk costumes, a traditional headdress, a kilim, and an assortment of ceramic and carved-wood pieces and pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs).

WHERE:
The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street  (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

PHILADELPHIA, PA EVENTS

UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL – 18th Annual Celebrating Ukraine’s Independence

Horsham, Pa.--August 23, 2009, 12:00 noon. The 18th Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival, celebrating Ukraine’s Independence Day, will be held at the Ukrainian American Sport Center -- Tryzub (www.tryzub.org) , County Line and Lower State Roads, Horsham, PA.

Exciting, spectacular, dazzling, breathtaking, exhilarating, spirited, soulful, enchanting, captivating, and intriguing – modest words which describe but by no means capture the essence of Ukrainian folk art, music, and dance.  From the rich color and deep symbolism of the delicate “pysanka” (Ukrainian Easter Egg) to the thunderous, climatic, power, rhythm and strength of “HOPAK” – the world’s most exciting ethnic dance, and every brilliant “Kolomiyka” (polka) and soulful folk song in between, we invite you to experience the EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL, celebrating the anniversary of our ancestral homeland’s independence. Enjoy a festival stage show, a public dance, Ukrainian foods and baked goods, BBQ pit, kid’s fun area, and Ukrainian hospitality.

Enjoy The KOZAKS UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE (www.thekozaks.com) ( Toronto, Ont., Canada);   THE VOLOSHKY UKRAINIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE (www.voloshky.com)  (Philadelphia); Violinist INNESA TYMOCHKO DEKAJLO (WWW.INNESA.COM); THE LUNA BAND (www.lunaband.com) (New Jersey); and THE SISTERS OROS (New York City). A Ukrainian Public Dance (Zabava) to live Ukrainian polka, ballroom, traditional and modern music by the LUNA DANCE BAND will follow the stage show. Ukrainian ethnic foods, baked goods, standard picnic fare and cool refreshments will be plentiful. Also enjoy a children’s fun area and a folk arts and crafts bazaar. Info: 215.362.5331; eluciw@comcast.net;  website: www.tryzub.org. Admission: $15.00; kids under 13 free; Free Parking

The sponsor is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt charity: PROCEEDS BENEFIT YOUTH SOCCER AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

For more information, please go to http://www.tryzub.org/ukraine_independence_day_festival.php

 

OTHER EVENTS

YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL “FORTRESS”
June 27-30, 2009
Bilgorod-Dnistrovsky, Odessa oblast, Ukraine
http://fortecya.org.ua/

 

TRYPILSKE KOLO FESTIVAL
4-5 July, 2009
Rzhyshchiv, Ukraine
http://tkfest.com.ua/

 

SVIRZH FESTIVAL
July 31 - August 2, 2009
Svirzh village, Lviv oblast, Ukraine
http://www.gabri.kiev.ua/content/view/86/90/lang,uk/