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@usukraine.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CONCERT BY PIANIST NATALYA SHKODA

WHAT:
Pianist Natalia Shkoda will perform works by the Ukrainian composer Viktor Kossenko:  "Eleven Etudes in the Form of Dances," Op.19 from her new CD released on the Toccata Classics label in the fall of 2006. Op.
19 offers listeners a synthesis of the late-Romantic piano tradition, neo-classical impulses expressed through the use of Baroque forms and dances, and elements of Ukrainian folk music. Meet the artist at a reception immediately following the program.
 
WHEN:
Sunday, May 18
3:00 pm
 
WHERE:
The Lyceum
201 South Washington St.
Alexandria, VA

Unreserved seating.
 
COST:
Suggested donation: $20
students free.
                  
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Christine Lucyk at: 301-229-2615 Venue phone: 703-838-4994

 

GETTING POWERS RIGHT VERSUS GETTING INSTITUTIONS RIGHT - THE TALE OF CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLES IN UKRAINE
 
WHAT:
Pavlo Kutuev, Professor of Sociology, Mykhailo Drahomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv, will discuss "Getting Powers Right Versus Getting Institutions Right - The Tale of Constitutional Struggles in Ukraine."

President Yushchenko’s series of decrees dissolving the Ukrainian legislature in 2007 triggered a chain of events which cannot be explained in terms of mere power struggle among political actors with conflicting interests and/or agendas. The political crisis that followed highlighted the institutional incoherence and inconsistency of the political system of Ukraine. Both politicians and citizens now realize that the idea of the American Founding Fathers–a competition among branches of power as a safeguard against tyranny–was implemented in Ukraine in a haphazard fashion, tearing up the very fabric of the political system while failing to provide a broader institutional framework for conflict resolution. Thus, the talk will focus on the shaping and reshaping of the Ukrainian constitutional framework within which this multifaceted conflict occurs.

WHEN:
Monday, May 19
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004-3027

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call 202-691-4000

 

VIDEO INSTALLATION OF THE "LAND OF DILEMMAS" MOVIE

The video installation Land of Dilemmas by Olha Onyshko and Sarah Farhat is being exhibited at Artomatic from May 9th until June 15th 2008. Artomatic is a month-long multimedia arts event that draws together visual artists, musicians and performers and brings their work to the community without charge. 

Where: Capitol Plaza I, 1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002  - Location: Fourth Floor
Metro: Red Line, New York Ave., M St exit

When: May 9 – June 15, 2008

Wednesdays and Thursdays 5 pm – 10 pm
Fridays and Saturdays noon – 2 am
Sunday noon – 10 pm

About the video installation:

The video installation "Land of Dilemmas" is a part of an on-going multimedia project by Olha Onyshko and Sarah Farhat, which also includes an interactive website and a feature length documentary currently in production.

In the region of Halychyna/Galicia that is now Western Ukraine, during and after the Second World War, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were fueling ethnic conflicts among Ukrainians, Poles and Jews in order to advance their own political interests. This project features stories of people who had to face major dilemmas and who chose to do what's right rather than what's easy.

They refused to be caught up in the general hatred derived from inter-ethnic conflicts and risked everything in order to save the life not only of strangers, but also of members of an ethnic or religious group perceived to be their enemy.

The filmmakers want this piece to be more than just a video, and more than just a tool for recording memory. They want to use the project as a way to foster a dialog around issues that are still very sensitive today. The stories that show the best in people during the worst times will set the tone for a constructive dialog among the communities at stake.

For more information about the multimedia project please visit www.landofdilemmas.org

 

UNDER THREE EMPIRES - THE THORNS AND ROSES OF A LIFE

WHAT:
Izyaslav Darakhovskiy, Holocaust survivor; professor of economics, Soviet Union; and author, United States, will discuss "Under Three
Empires: The Thorns and Roses of a Life."

The speaker will describe his wide life experiences, including life in a Nazi camp, struggles after the war in a small Ukrainian town, and the almost insurmountable obstacles he faced in obtaining an education and profession. Drawing upon his experience as an economist and educator, he will discuss the political and economic atmosphere in the former Soviet Union and its transition from a planned to a market economy, including the dark side of the changes people experienced during this revolutionary time. Finally, the speaker will describe the challenges he faced in coming to the United States and adapting to a new language and culture. It is a story of an individual’s triumph over a sometimes repressive world.

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 27
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-3027

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call 202-691-4000

 

SCREENING OF THE FILM "ORANGE REVOLUTION"

WHAT:
The Arlington Sister City Association-Ivano Frankivsk Exploratory Committee invites you to its next meeting for the screening of the film "Orange Revolution."

Orange Revolution provides an in-depth look at Ukraine's historic non-violent revolution of 2004. With riveting footage, conversations with those who made the revolution and music performed live at pivotal moments, the film captures the spirit and determination of the most successful non-violent political protest of the decade.

A discussion with some of the DC area residents who witnessed the events will follow the screening.

WHEN:
Sunday, June 8
2:00 pm

WHERE:
Shirlington Library
4200 Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Chrystia Sonevytsky at cwsony@yahoo.com.
http://www.arlingtonarts.org/PlanetArlington.htm#orange
or
www.arlingtonsistercity.org