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[Diana Howansky <dhh2@columbia.edu>]

THE UKRAINIAN BANDURIST CHORUS - KAPELIA BANDURYSTIV": Presents its
concert titled "Bandura - The Soul of Ukraine". The internationally
renowned 52 member all male chorus with instrumentalists based in
Detroit, Michigan will perform this Sunday - May 6th at The Great
Hall at Cooper Union - 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue in New
York City at 2:00 p.m.. Tickets ($25.00 General Admission, Students
and Seniors $18.00) may be purchased at Surma Book & Music Store -
11 East 7th Street, New York City - 212-477-0729 or at the door the
day of the show.  The Chorus celebrating its 89th Anniversary
showcases the national instrument of Ukraine - the Bandura - a 46
stringed instrument highlighting a repertoire of Ukrainian sacred,
folk and historic music. The concert also commemorates the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Hryhory Kytasty, musician, composer and
long-time director of the Chorus. For further information, please
visit the Chorus' website: www.bandura.org or call 917-559-8629.

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THE WORLD FAMOUS CORNELIA STREET CAFE PRESENTS

THE SECOND ANNUAL UKRAINIAN NIGHT
Saturday, May 5th, 2007

With TWO SEPARATE SHOWS: 6-8pm and 9-11pm
($10 per set, one drink minimum)

Co-Hosts Irene Zabytko and Alexander J. Motyl

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First set 6-8pm

Readings by: Irene Zabytko, award-winning fiction writer of The Sky
Unwashed, When Luba Leaves Home, Stories, and the forthcoming She
Was Exotic and Strange.

Dzvinia Orlowsky, Pushcart Prize-winning poet and author of A
Handful of Bees, Edge of House, Except for One Obscene Brushstroke,
and the forthcoming Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones.

Alexander J. Motyl, author of Whiskey Priest and the forthcoming Who
Killed Andrei Warhol.

Films by: Andrij Parekh, cinematographer and director, winner of the
Grand Marnier Prize at the New York Film Festival for Dead Roosters.

Roxy Toporowych, producer and director of Folk!, her documentary
film directorial debut.

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Second set 9-11pm

Readings by: Vasyl Makhno, Ukrainian-language poet and playwright,
author of 38 Poems About New York and Other Things and the play,
Coney Island.

Irene Zabytko, Dzvinia Orlowsky, and Alexander J. Motyl

Recent short films from Ukraine: introduced by Professor Yuri
Shevchuk Ukrainian Film Club, Columbia University.

Books and DVDs Available for Purchase

For more information, contact:
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
New York, New York 10012
Reservations: 212 989-9319; Information: www.corneliastreetcafe.com