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UNWLA Branch 118 of Houston, Texas, Reports on October-November Activities St. Cyril and Methodius Slavic Heritage Festival The Ukrainian Zhuravli Dancers o f Houston. On October 19, 2003, UNWLA Branch 118 of Houston, Texas, participated in the annual Sts. Cyril and Methodius Slavic Heritage Festival, which took place at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Hall. The festival is an annual event during which members of area Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, and Croatian com munities gather to celebrate the two saints. Each year, the festival begins with a divine liturgy. Dancing, sing ing, and ethnic food representative of each par ticipating Slavic Community follow. The Ukrainian food booth of UNWLA Branch 118 was beautifully decorated with flowers and post ers, with blue and yellow predominating, and compli menting the red, white, and blue decor of the church hall auditorium. Ukrainian lunch plates prepared by branch members Halya Seniw, Svetlana Krutikiv, and Justyna Uschak, sold quickly as people were drawn to the booth by the wonderful aroma of fresh varenyky, kapusta, and kovbasa. Tortes baked by Eugenia Bala- ban and breads baked by Justyna Uschak and Olia Hirka also sold quickly and coffee and assorted pas tries prepared by branch members were served throughout the afternoon by Chrystia Bryndzia and Helen Klimko. Branch president, Martha Noukas, took care of permits and other administrative functions to assure that everything ran smoothly. Mrs. Noukas also served as the Ukrainian en tertainment coordinator for the festival and arranged to have school children from Houston's Ridna Shkola perform. Under the direction of branch member Tet- yana Lytvynchuk and accompanied by guitarist Roman Cherwonogrodsky, the children sang Ukrainian folk songs. The Zhuravli Ukrainian Dancers of Houston, directed by Martha Noukas, brought the audience to their feet during both of their afternoon performances with their renditions of the lively and crowd-pleasing kozachoks, sword dances, and hopaks. This year's Ukrainian princess was Olha Seniw, daughter of branch member Halya Seniw. Lecture on Contemporary Ukrainian Art On Sunday, October 26, 2003, UNWLA Branch 118 hosted a lecture by Mykola Marychevsky, chief editor of the Fine Arts journal and the Artania magazine published in Ukraine. The lecture, entitled "The Reality of Ukrainian Contemporary Fine Arts," focused on Mr. Marychevsky's observations of recent trends in the art world and was presented at the Learn ing Center on the grounds of the Protection of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church in Houston. Mr. Marychevsky, who has been visiting the United States and conducting research on contemporary Ukrainian art, was warmly welcomed by branch vice president Svetlana Krutikov. Light refreshments, pre pared by branch members, were served. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 2003 9
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