Canadian National Ukrainian Festival CNUF 2010 in Dauphin, Manitoba this weekend!

This weekend July 30, July 31 & August 1 is the 45th annual Canadian National Ukrainian Festival (CNUF) in Dauphin, Manitoba.

Immerse yourself in the rich culture of many proud Ukrainian Canadians at Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, a lively celebration of dance, music, food and family. Home of the only 11,000-seat, hillside amphitheatre in Canada, CNUF features many high-energy main stage shows, as well as an exciting lineup of entertainment on two additional open air stages.

Dance the weekend away at the nightly zabavas or parties, thrown in honour of CNUF’s guests. Experience traditional Ukrainian hospitality and be part of a Ukrainian wedding celebration. Sample delicious, authentic Ukrainian cuisine or watch amateur talent competitions.

You will literally see and feel the past come alive by touring the heritage village with its clay bake ovens and costumed interpreters.

Children and their parents will enjoy the children’s festival featuring special performers, crafts, games and workshops geared to different age groups.

[Dauphin.ca]

How to Get Here

North of Brandon and Clear Lake MB…

Head straight north on Hwy 10.At the last hill on the scenic Riding Mountain you will be presented with a beautiful panoramic view of the intermountain heartland. Selo Ukraina is just off to the left at the base of that last hill.

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Summer site updates

It’s summer time, and hopefully you’re enjoying some time off sight-seeing or checking out some good cultural events. One thing you’ll probably have less time for is internet reading, and shame on you if you do 😉 For the rest of the summer you’ll probably see a little less frequent posting as we’re spending some more time enjoying the gorgeous weather and getting in a little R & R, but don’t fret as this site isn’t planning to go away anytime soon.

Originally this site wasn’t as devoted to the political siimagetuation in Ukraine, but with the end of the Orange revolution and the blatant attack on Ukrainian statehood and nationalism by Russia there was no choice but to focus on these important issues. Not an easy task from half-way around the world! In the summer as politicians head on vacation, hopefully less alarming news comes out of the country.

With that, in the summer slow time, more time will be devoted to polishing up some of the rough edges of the site and tying up some loose ends. A few op-ed’s I have been slowly writing are in need of serious attention that focus on some core issues that I am really excited to finish. As well there is an About page that finally needs to be written, as many people have visited that page and found little information on there.

Some other pet projects that I hope to work on this summer:

Podcast – I am looking into producing an online radio show to discuss current issues and hopefully get some special guests.

The Demjanjuk Trial – Admittedly when the latest trial in Germany happened I knew little about this man who was acquitted by the Israeli Supreme Court of being Ivan ‘The Terrible’ Marchenko (who by all evidence died in the Treblinka Uprising of 1943). Now this Red Army P.O.W. is facing prosecution again by a country that shamefully harbors the real war criminals and perpetrators of these atrocities.

There has been no new evidence presented since his original trial in Israel in the 1980’s, and I have been reading the memoirs of his Israeli defense lawyer ‘Defending Ivan the Terrible’. I hope to use this as a great outline of the trial and all the evidence that’s being re-introduced in Germany. I will breakdown the facts so the public can follow the trial without the many sensational headlines that have already falsely judged him as guilty.

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Cooking – Finally, I need to put some of my Ukrainian cookbooks to the test against their toughest challenge: The 20-something male!

North Dakota Ukrainian Festival 2010 this weekend

For anyone who’s following our extensive event calendar, North Dakota’s Ukrainian festival started last Wednesday and continues on to Sunday 10:30am and features Ukrainian buffets, arts, exhibits, talk stories, tours, dance and concert.

Address:    1221 West Villard, Dickinson, North Dakota
Phone:    701-483-1486

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Schedule of events (courtesy of Visit Dickinson)

Wednesday, July 21:
5:00pm ~ Ukrainian supper – Pavilion in Belfield
Thursday, July 22:
8:00am – 4:30pm ~ Chernobyl pre-Symposium workshop
@ DSU’s Murphy Hall
Friday, July 23:
10:00am ~ Chernobyl pre-symposium workshop @ DSU’s Beck Aud
12:00pm ~ Ukrainian luncheon @ UCI
1:30 – 2:30pm ~ Chernobyl Symposium @ DSU’s Beck Auditorium
2:30 – 4:30pm ~ Chernobyl Panel Disc.
7:30pm ~ Ukrainian Dancers Stepovi @ DSU’s Stickney Auditorium
9:00pm ~ Street dance/beer gardens @ Ukrainian Cultural Institute
Saturday, July 24:

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A Ukrainian guide to New York

If you’re heading to New York this summer (like I am this week), I’ve highlighted some noteable Ukrainian areas in and around the state to see in your travels:

 

Ukrainian Museum

222 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003-8201, United States
(212) 228-0110

The Ukrainian Museum is the largest museum in the U.S. committed to acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting articles of artistic or historic significance to the rich cultural heritage of Ukrainians. It was founded in 1976 by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA). Each year, the Museum organizes several exhibitions, publishes accompanying bilingual catalogues, and conducts a wide range of public programming, frequently in collaboration with other museums, educational institutions, and cultural centers.

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The Museum’s archives boast more than 30,000 items — photographs, documents, the personal correspondence of noted individuals, playbills, posters, flyers, and the like, all documenting the life, history, and cultural legacy of the Ukrainian people. The history of Ukrainian immigration to the United States, which dates back well over 100 years, is chronicled in the Museum’s rich collection of archival photographs.

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One of the latest exhibitions being showcased is Ukraine–Sweden: At the Crossroads of History (17th-18th Centuries). The exhibition explores a pivotal period of European history through the prism of the alliance between Sweden, then a preeminent European power, and Ukraine whose Cossack leaders (Hetmans) were striving to establish an independent state.

 

Veselka Restaurant

144 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003-8305, United States
(212) 228-9682

Veselka is a 24-hour restaurant in New York City’s East Village. It was established in 1954 by post-World War II Ukrainian refugees Wolodymyr and Olha Darmochawal and is one of the last of the many Slavic restaurants that once proliferated the neighborhood.

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