Ukrainian Folk Festival - 21st Annual August 26, 2012

Exciting, 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 TWENTY-FIRST 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.

Enjoy YATRAN UKRAINIAN DANCE AND MUSIC PROJECT (Kirovohrad, Ukraine); DESNA UKRAINIAN DANCE COMPANY (Toronto, Canada) (www.desna.ca); Violinist INNESA TYMOCHKO DEKAJLO (Lviv, Ukraine) (www.innesa.com); and THE VOX ETHNICA BAND (New York City); (www.voxethnika.com). A Ukrainian Public Social Dance (Zabava) to live Ukrainian polka, ballroom, traditional and modern music by the THE VOX ETHNICA BAND will follow the stage show. Ukrainian ethnic foods, baked goods, standard picnic fare and cool refreshments will be plentiful. Also, enjoy a children’s fun area and a folk arts and crafts bazaar. Info: 267.664.3857, eluciw@comcast.net, or www.tryzub.org.

Admission (Open to General Public): $15.00; Students - $10; kids under 15 free; Free Parking

The sponsor is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt charity: PROCEEDS BENEFIT YOUTH SOCCER AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING