The League of Ukrainian Canadians is rallying support for the defense of the Ukrainian language, as the Russian language bill inches closer to becoming law.
When: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 6:00PM
Where: Consulate General of Ukraine, 2275 Lakeshore Blvd. W., Etobicoke.
Oshawa’s Fiesta Week kicked off this week and runs until this weekend (June 17-23). Fiesta Week could simply be described as “A TASTE OF DURHAMâ€. It’s an annual week-long Multicultural Family Festival that gives the residents of Durham Region the opportunity to experience European, Asian and Caribbean cultures and foods without having to get on a plane. They are featuring 2 Ukrainian pavilions this year:
A Fiesta passport is required to enter a pavilion. Passports are available at all pavilions during Fiesta Week.
Adults: $8.00
Seniors: $4.00
Children 14 and under: FREE
(when accompanied by an adult)
LVIV Pavilion – Ukrainian
Location: 38 Lviv Blvd.
Phone: 905-728-1321
Lunch: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.Open: Monday to Friday, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.Show Times: Monday to Friday, 6:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Saturday, 7 p.m.Website: http://lvivpavilion.com/
Dnipro/Odessa Pavilion – Ukrainian
Location: 681 Dnipro Blvd.
Phone: 905-728-1551
Open: Monday to Friday, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Show Times: Monday to Friday, 6 p.m. & 7:45 p.m.
Please note there is no Saturday showing of this pavilion
Making summer plans? Check out this comprehensive list of Ukrainian events happening all over North America:
The Ukrainian Club of Kingston this weekend presents Folklore 2012: the Lviv Pavillion with Ukrainian food, performances and exhibitions.
When: Friday June 8th – 6 – 10pm
Saturday June 9th – Noon -10pm
Sunday June 10th – Noon – 6pmWhere: Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School, 130 Russell Street, Kingston, ON
Admission: Passport $5 – At the door
(613) 549-5060
Canadian National Ukrainian Festival (CNUF)In the fresh air and sunshine, enjoy the incredible view and watch the world-class grandstand shows from the only 11,000-seat, hillside amphitheatre in Canada. Authentic, rich, uniquely Ukrainian and ultimately… delicious! Excite your senses with our all-day-available traditional cuisine. As we tell our stories through costume, song and dance, you will literally see and feel the past come alive. For one whole weekend, escape to become immersed in a new adventure. Let us put a fiddle in your hands, show you a few steps and teach you some Ukrainian songs. Then celebrate with us at the nightly Zabavas; parties thrown in honour of our guests… you!
Heritage FestivalVitaemo. Welcome to the Ukrainian Pavilion as we celebrate over 120 years of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. Come and experience the wondrous sights and sounds of our culture on our large outdoor entertainment stage, learn about our heritage in the Arts & Crafts tent, and savour our culinary favourites in the Food tent.
Here at the Servus Heritage Festival, delight in the beautiful Ukrainian traditional artisan crafts such as pysanky (Easter eggs), embroidery, weaving, jewellery, ceramics, as well as contemporary visual arts. Learn about Ukrainian roots through the genealogical and folklore displays. Watch the lively regional dancing and listen to some of our most talented musicians.
Ukrainian Day FestivalA celebration of all things Ukrainian past and present, Ukrainian Day recognizes the rich tapestry of Alberta’s Ukrainian community today.
Ukrainian Day starts with a pancake breakfast, followed by divine liturgies, memorial services and recognition of east central Alberta’s centennial pioneer families. An afternoon concert features some of the finest musicians, dancers and performers. The ‘Taste of Ukraine’ food fair, the Ukrainian Community Showcase & Art Sale help enrich this celebration of Ukrainian culture, heritage in Alberta. This signature event is co-hosted by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial Council.
http://www.history.alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage/specialevents/specialevents.aspx
http://www.uccab.ca/UkrainianDay/
FolkloramaExperience the true spirit of Ukraine! Enjoy our authentic varenyky, holubsi, borshch, kovbasa and kupusta for dinner and don’t forget to save room for a piece of delicious torte or cheesecake. Try our new Obolon premium lager or Khortytsa Honey pepper hot vodka, imported from Ukraine.
Learn about the Bukovyna Region of Ukraine, a historical region on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining rolling green plains, and take in our explosive show featuring Ukrainian Comedian, Metro, and the Zoloto Ukrainian Dance Ensemble & Company.
After the show feel free to take a spin on the dance floor to the music of BMW.
Children can also have fun learning how to make Ukrainian paper dolls or join in on a mini Ukrainian Dance class.
http://www.folklorama.ca/index.php?option=com_pavilion&view=pavilion&Itemid=54&id=51
The festival will be held at St. Vladimir Orthodox Cathedral (2000 Tecumseh Rd, East). The festival will begin at 6:00PM on the Friday and end at 1:00AM. On Saturday it will run from 12:00PM (noon) to 1:00AM.
St. Josaphats Ukrainian FestivalThe St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival was established in 1973 as an effort to introduce Ukrainian Arts and Crafts, Ukrainian food, and Ukrainian music and dance to the Rochester community. Since its inception the Festival has offered tradition Ukrainian foods such as Varenyky (or pyrohy or pierogies) a potato and cheese dumpling, Holubets (stuffed cabbage rolls), Kovbasa (Ukrainian sausage), Kapusta (Ukrainian style sauerkraut) and Borsch (beet soup) to the public. The Festival also has a number of vendors who display a variety of Ukrainian Arts and Crafts such as ceramics, embroidery, wood carvings, jewelry and Ukrainian Easter eggs. The Ukrainian Stage offers a variety of entertainment including Tradition Ukrainian Folk Dancers and Singers both from Rochester, New York and Canada.
Ukrainian Fall Fest Victoria ParkUkrainian Canadian Congress-Regina Branch proudly announces its annual outdoor cultural festival! The event aims to celebrate Ukrainian-Canadian culture and recognize its people’s contributions to Canadian society at all levels. UCC Regina Branch coordinates the activities for 19 Ukrainian cultural organizations of very dedicated volunteers in our city and this event! Come and Celebrate with us! Bring a lawnchair for your seating comfort!
Ukrainian Folk FestivalExciting, 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 TWENTIETH 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.
Friends’ Ukrainian Music FestivalCatch the musical magic at the Friends’ Ukrainian Music Festival featuring an array of the region’s finest Ukrainian folk musicians. This dynamic event encompasses an abundance of entertainment, exhibits, children’s activities, a village market, and delicious foods. Visit the Historic Village where you can enjoy wagon rides and chat with historic settlers as they go about their daily routines.
http://www.history.alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage/specialevents/
Ukrainian Cultural Program for Commemorating of 20th Anniversary of
Independence of Ukraine
Montreal Ukrainian FestivalQuebec’s Ukrainian community is 18,000 strong with active members in the development of Quebec in areas of art, culture, politics and business. In Canada, Ukrainians constitute more than 1,000,000 in population. Ukraine is an independent democratic state in Eastern Europe with more than 50 million people living in an area of 603,700 sq. km, an area larger than France and fifth in size by population in Europe
Baltimore Ukrainian FestivalBaltimore Ukrainian Festival Committee works to share the Ukrainian heritage & culture by providing the following:
Live Entertainment: Traditional Ethnic Dancers, Musicians & Singers
Serve traditional foods, breads & beverages of Ukraine the bread basket of Europe
Ukrainian Folk Arts: Paintings, Carved Wood & PSYANKY Egg Demonstrations
Novelties: Ceramics, Embroidery Clothing, Jewelry, & Religious artifacts
History of Ukraine – Famine, Chernobyl, Orange Revolution
Toronto Ukrainian FestivalThe Festival was born in 1995 as the result of the twinning of Toronto and Kyiv. It then came under the umbrella of Ukrainian Canadian Congress Toronto Branch as one of its projects. While attendance in the first year was estimated at 3,000, within ten years the Festival has grown to attract audiences of 350,000.
The Toronto Ukrainian Festival is a celebration of Toronto’s diversity. It has established itself as one of the premier Ukrainian festivals in North America. The Festival takes pride in showcasing contemporary professional and amateur artists and performers of Ukrainian heritage who celebrate Ukrainian culture through music, dance and visual arts.
http://www.ukrainianfestival.ca
Another year, another Carassauga showcasing the tastes and sights and sounds of multiculturalism in Mississauga. The award-winning Ukrainian pavilion will be out in full force this weekend:
Carassauga – May 25-27, 2012
Friday, May 25: 7:30pm – Midnight
Saturday, May 26: 12:30pm – Midnight
Sunday, May 27: 1pm – 7pm
Tickets: $10 advance/$12 at door
Free shuttle buses to all the different pavilions.
The full itinerary for the Ukrainian pavilion can be found here.
We’ve covered the past 4 Carassaugas in a row, with lots of photos: 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008!
Today is the 198th anniversary of who many regard as the Ukrainian linguistic and artisanal architect, Taras Shevchenko. Fresh off a quick cameo on TV show ‘House’, his statue that was stolen from an Oakville park a decade ago was recovered last month and is on display now at the museum that bares his name in Bloor West Village, and will also have his official unveiling ceremony tomorrow from 4-6pm.
Today is also Ukrainian literature day and everyone is encouraged to read, and we’ve suggested some great books on the topic.
My Testament (Zapovit)
When I am dead, bury me
In my beloved Ukraine,
My tomb upon a grave mound high
Amid the spreading plain,
So that the fields, the boundless steppes,
The Dnieper’s plunging shore
My eyes could see, my ears could hear
The mighty river roar.When from Ukraine the Dnieper bears
Into the deep blue sea
The blood of foes … then will I leave
These hills and fertile fields –
I’ll leave them all and fly away
To the abode of God,
And then I’ll pray …. But till that day
I nothing know of God.Oh bury me, then rise ye up
And break your heavy chains
And water with the tyrants’ blood
The freedom you have gained.
And in the great new family,
The family of the free,
With softly spoken, kindly word
Remember also me.Taras Shevchenko
Pereyaslav, December 25, 1845
Translated by John Weir Toronto, 1961
