By Eugene A. Luciw
UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL – 19th Annual
Celebrating Ukraine’s Independence
Horsham, Pa.—Sunday, August 22, 2010, 12:00 noon. The 19th Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival, celebrating Ukraine’s Independence Day, will be held at the Ukrainian American Sport Center — Tryzub (www.tryzub.org) , County Line and Lower State Roads, Horsham, PA.
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 NINETEENTH 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 The SYZOKRYLI UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE (www.syzokryli.com) ( New York); THE VOLOSHKY UKRAINIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE (www.voloshky.com) (Philadelphia); Violinist INNESA TYMOCHKO DEKAJLO (Lviv, Ukraine) (www.innesa.com
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
