Friday 17 February 2012

OF WINNERS, PYSANKA WRITERS, AND POETS

2012 SUPERBOWL RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS

A great big Superbowl-sized "ДЯКУЄМО" to everyone who sold and bought raffle tickets in our 2012 Super Bowl Raffle, in support of Oseredok!
2012 OSEREDOK SUPERBOWL RAFFLE WINNERS
February 5, 2012
MGCC 546-RF

FIRST QUARTER SCORE:
Correct – No Winner
Reverse – No Winner
SECOND QUARTER SCORE:
Correct – M. Pawlyshyn - $100
Reverse – D. Bousquet - $25
THIRD QUARTER SCORE:
Correct – M. Paetsch - $100
Reverse – M. Karpa - $25
FINAL SCORE:
Correct – M. Kulyk - $200
Reverse – A. Hawaleshka - $25


BECOME A PYSANKA WRITER...sure you can!

Go on - admit it! You've always been intrigued by how those pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) are made.
And you've always wanted to try your hand at making one, but didn't know where to start!
Here's the perfect opportunity!


OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE is Winnipeg's best source for all your pysanka-writing supplies. We carry a full supply of dyes (in every color of the rainbow), beeswax, kistky, a great selection of design books to inspire you, and more! 
Open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm.



PYSANKA
Talisman, Decorative Art, Identity Marker




ERIN MOURE, Poet
Launch of The Unmemntioable

Join us for the launch of The Unmemntioable
a new book of poetry by Erín Moure
with an evening of varied voices on Ukrainian identity and experience in poetry and film

Each poet and filmmaker will briefly present their work, followed by an open discussion of ideas on home, identity, experience and displacement.
Moderated by Dr. Alison Calder.

March 3, 7:00 p.m.
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
184 Alexander Ave. East

Erín Moure is a Montreal poet, essayist and translator of poetry from Galician, French, Spanish and Portuguese. She has published 16 books of poetry and a book of essays in English, and poems, reviews and essays in many countries. Her new work, The Unmemntioable, is an investigation into subjectivity and experience in Ukraine and Alberta.

Alison Calder is an award-winning poet and eco-critic, specializing in prairie literature and regionalism. Her book Wolf Tree won the Manitoba Book Award for best first book and best book of poetry, and was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award and the Pat Lowther Award.

Maurice Mierau is a Winnipeg writer, editor and teacher. His first book of poems is Ending with Music, and his second book, Fear Not, won the ReLit Award for poetry in 2009. He is past president of the League of Canadian Poets.

John Paskievich is an award-winning Ukrainian-Canadian documentary filmmaker and photographer. His 2001 film My Mother’s Village delves into the experience of Ukrainian-Canadian identity and displacement, and his short film Ted Baryluk’s Grocery won a Genie Award in 2006.


SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Oseredok Boutique is gearing up for its first big event of 2012 - SPRING FAIR! and JEWELRY SALE!
Friday March 23 - 10am to 9pm and Saturday March 24 - 10am to 4pm
Featuring artisans and jewelry-makers MARIYA, PATTY M. KIW, and DANGLE-ICIOUS DESIGNS!
Plus - lovely ideas for home decor, everything you need for your Великодний кошик (Easter basket), and wonderful gift ideas for showers, weddings, and graduations!








Thursday 9 February 2012

OF CHRIS REID'S TRUTH, AND VALENTINES

CHRIS REID
I like to believe that I am telling the truth

Opening Reception and Artist Talk
tonight at 7:00 pm at
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational
Centre
184 Alexander Ave. East



VALENTINE'S DAY AT OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE 













Open Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm
184 Alexander Ave. East, Winnipeg
(204) 942-0218
ucec@mymts.net

Friday 3 February 2012

OF BLOWOUTS, PYSANKY AND TELLING THE TRUTH

OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE'S
BLOW OUT JANUARY SALE ENDS SATURDAY!
Tomorrow is your last chance at huge discounts on books, children's books, embroidered hoodies, ceramics, knitwear, and much, much more!
And remember, if you're a member of Oseredok, add your 10% to the discount!
We're open Saturday from 10am to 4pm! See you there!



PYSANKY by HALYNA BADULAK...
                                               ...AND PYSANKY by...YOU!

Oseredok Boutique is once again proud to offer an exclusive - pysanky written by Master of Pysanky Helen Badulak. Only 5 in stock!

Also available PYSANKY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, by Helen Badulak

As for pysanky by YOU...remember that Oseredok Boutique is your source for everything you need to write your own pysanky. From dyes in (almost) every colour of the rainbow, to kistky (including electric), to templates and egg blowers....we have it all! And we have it in stock!


CHRIS REID
I like to believe I am telling the truth
A co-presentation of Gallery 1C03 and Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
February 9 - April 14, 2012

Chris Reid, Screaming Bread Flees Grain Elevator, 2010, hard pastel on paper, 50" x 60"
Opening Reception at Gallery 1C03 - Thursday, February 9 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Artist talk followed by opening reception at Oseredok - Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 pm