Children's
Activities

Pony Rides &
Miniature Petting Zoo
(Sunday)

Inflatable Bounce
Room
(Saturday & Sunday)

Carnival Games &
Giveaways
(Saturday & Sunday)
Food Vendors

Ukrainian Cultural
Center

Magic Jug

Kasia's Deli

Home Bakery &
Festival

Zhivago Restaurant

Mancini Pizza
Merchandise
Vendors

Over 35 vendors of
arts & crafts, music,
clothing and more!
Sports
Competitions

Soccer
(Saturday & Sunday)

Volleyball
(Sunday)

Chess & Checkers
Tournament
(Sunday)
Sponsors

GOLD LEVEL

MB Financial Bank

Selfreliance
Ukrainian American
Federal Credit Union

SILVER LEVEL

Meest Karpaty

United Equity
Mortgage

UA TV

Viche

Western Union

BRONZE LEVEL

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UCCA- Illinois Division
Katya Mischenko-Mycyk, webmaster
"Every year,
this Festival is
organized with the
intention of providing
an opportunity for
people to get
together, have a good
time and show
solidarity
as one big
Ukrainian
family."
UCCA- Illinois Division
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc.
Schedule of Ukrainian Days Festival Events>
A taste of Ukraine in the heart of Chicago!

Ukrainian Days 2006 Festival
& Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of
Ukraine's Independence

will take place at
Smith Park
2500 West Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL
on
Saturday, August 19th & Sunday, August 20th

Street parking is available along the Park Perimeter.  
Please do not park on Ohio or Artesian Streets as they require a City parking permit.

Suggested Donation for admittance to Ukrainian Days is $5 for both days.

Masters of Ceremony:
Halyna Kuleshko & Serhiy Mykhalyuk
2006 Ukrainian Days Festival
Main Stage Schedule
Saturday - August 19th, 2006
2:00 pm
Opening of Festival by Pavlo Bandriwsky, President of UCCA,
Illinois Division
2:10 pm
Vasyl Petrovanchuk - tsymbaly and sopilka
2:30 pm
Young Talent - Nastya Lototska
2:45 pm
Duo "Cheremshyna", Directed by Y. Bodnar
3:10 pm
Soloist Halyna Gerasymenko, Pianist Oksana Pidruchna
3:30 pm
Ensemble "Kalyna" (Bloomingdale, IL)
4:00 pm
Vocals by Roman Sydoruk
4:15 pm
Vocals by Liliya Tkachyk
4:35 pm
Humor by Yaroslav Bodnar
4:45 pm
Vira Boychuk - Soprano (Kyiv, Ukraine)
5:00 pm
Fashion Show and Main Lottery Announcements
5:30 pm
"Malgivski Sisters" - (Kyiv, Ukraine)
6:00 pm
Musical Ensemble of Evangelical Church of Bensenville, IL.  
Program director Father Oleg Tsymbalyuk
6:35 pm
Dance Group "Ukraina" (CYM - Chicago)
7:00 pm
Anatoliy Putrenko - Author and Singer
7:10 pm
Musical Ensemble "Karpatski Zori", Musical Director Ihor Khytryy
7:40 pm
Vocals by Bozhena Suska and Musical Ensemble "Karpatski Zori"
7:50 pm
Vocals by Valerij Venher (Minneapolis, MN)
8:20 pm
Vocals by Olga Popova
8:45 pm
Rock Group "Ephira", Musical Director Marko Krutyak
   
Sunday - August 20th, 2006
1:30 pm
Opening Ceremonies of the Celebration of the 15th
Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence
1.
Opening Remarks - Paul Bandriwsky, President, UCCA - IL Division
2.
American National Anthem
3.
Ukrainian National Anthem
4.
Benediction
5.
Resolution and Greetings from Distinguished Guests
6.
Keynote Speech (English)
7.
Greetings from students of the Ukrainian "Ridna Shkola"
8.
Keynote Speech (Ukrainian)
9.
Speech - Bohdan Melnyk (UCCA - IL Division)
10.
Poetry - Anna Lukach
11.
"Bozhe Velykyy, Yedynyy" - Vocal Quartet "Zhayvir"
2:30 pm
Orchestra "Berkut", Directed by Bohdan Skavinsky
3:00 pm
Greeting from Ukrainian School of Arts "Barvinok" in memory of
Rev. Yaroslav Svyschuk.  Established by Nadiya and Lyubov
Yakovenko
3:15 pm
Young Talent - Nastya Lototska
3:30 pm
Dance Group "Iskra" (CYM - Palatine)
3:50 pm
Vasyl Petrovanchuk - Tsymbaly and Sopilka
4:05 pm
Humor by Yarsolav Bodnar
4:15 pm
Ukrainian Art Center - Choir "Surma", Directed by Zeonid
Modrytskyy, Pianist Oksana Pdiruchna
4:35 pm
Vira Boychuk - Soprano (Kyiv, Ukraine)
4:50 pm
Vocal Quartet "Zhayvir", Directed by Volodymyr Duda
5:10 pm
Myroslav Kuka - Soprano
5:25 pm
"Jazz Group", Directed by Mykhaylo Vachko
5:45 pm
Fashion Show and Main Lottery Announcement
6:15 pm
Musical Ensemble of Evangelical Church of Bensenville, IL.  
Program Director Father Oleg Tsymbalyuk
6:30 pm
Duo "Cheremshyna", Directed by Y. Bodnar
6:45 pm
Ukrainian Folk Songs by Anna Lukach and Guitarist Bohdan
Buchwak
7:00 pm
Musical Ensemble "Karpatski Zori", Music Director Ihor Khytryy
7:20 pm
"Malgivski Sisters" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
7:40 pm
Dance Group "Ukraina" (CYM - Chicago)
7:55 pm
Duo "Mogikan" - Lyubko Fedyuk and Oleg Aspiryan
8:05 pm
Dance Group "Hromovytsya"
8:20 pm
Vocals by Lilya Tkachyk
8:35 pm
Dance Group "Hromovytsya"
8:45 pm
Vocals by Olga Popova
9:05 pm
Rock Group "Ephira", Musical Director Marko Krutyak
10:00 pm
Closing of the Festival
Schedule subject to change
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Ukrainian
Days 2006
Festival Photo
Album!