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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 2011 29 A N EVENING WITH LESY A by Marusia Kvit - Flynn Seated: Diana Stachur - Froberg, Dozia Krislaty, Maria Kvit - Flynn, Marta Hruszkewycz. Standing: Lesia Danylo, Irena Orynchak, Christina Abramiuk, Ivann a Leshniowsky, Dr. Maria Strus, Maria Malanchuk, Alex Kaluszyk, Luba Lys, Luba Moysaenko. On Saturday, May 7, 2011, UNWLA Branch 8 of Cleveland, Ohio, hosted a benefit - banquet for the restoration of Cleveland’s beloved statue of Lesya Ukrainka, which stands in Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens. This year marks fifty years since the statue was erecte d and also coincides with 140 years since Lesya’s birth. Chaired by Branch 8 President Dozia Krislaty, the event was a great success and was attended by approximately three hundred guests. The program began with a PowerPoint presentation by Maria Ivankiw, which showed the deteriorating condition of the statue and the gardens where it is situated. After a welcoming greeting from Paul Burik, president of the Cleveland Federation of the Cultural Gardens, guests enjoyed a cultural program, which opened with th e recitation of Lesya Ukrainka’s first poem, “Nadia”(Hope). Written when the famous and beloved poet was nine years old, the poem was recited by six - year - old Kalyna Kulczytska, with a fervor and passion young Lesya herself would have used. A second poem, “ Myi Shliakh” (My Way), a poem about Lesya Ukrainka’s belief in freedom, equality, and brotherhood, was recited by Vira Ivanytska. A third poem, the famous “Contra Spem Spero,” (Hope A gainst Hope), was performed by two bandura soloists, Irena Zawadiwsky and Solomiya Stachiv. The poem is semi - biographical in nature, paralleling Lesya’s lifelong battle with a debilitating disease with her battle for the Ukrainian language and nation. The literary montage was coordinated by Marusia Kvit - Flynn, co - chair and mast er of ceremonies for the evening. The second half of the program featured two guest artists, Metropolitan Opera bass Stefan Szkafarowsky and master bandurist and composer Julian Kytasty. Accompanied by Dozia Krislaty, Mr. Szkafarowsky entertained those att ending the event with his interpretations of two of Lesya Ukrainka’s poems, as well as with arias from famous classical operas. Mr. Kytasty’s bandura performance included music to Lesya’s lyrical “Song W ithout Words” and “On the Crystal Mountain,” as well as his own composition entitled “Lesya and the Kobzars.” The banquet and dinner were held at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Cleveland. Church pastor Father Bohdan Zhoba and Bishop John Bura led the invocation before dinner. During the cours e of the evening, guests participated in a silent auction of beautiful artwork from local Ukrainian artists. The proceeds from the evening will contribute to the restoration of Lesya’s monument and the rededication ceremony scheduled for August 28, 2011.
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