OF BOOKS, A SPECIAL MIDSUMMER NIGHT, AND BABY HATS

DOORS OPEN THIS SATURDAY AT OSEREDOK!

Oseredok is taking part in the 90th annual Doors Open Winnipeg event tomorrow, May 26th from 10am to 5pm. People who have never been to Oseredok, who are curious about our building and what we do in the building, are invited to drop by to take a look!

As part of Doors Open Winnipeg, Oseredok will offer a FREE PYSANKA WORKSHOP from 1 pm to 3:30 pm...First come, first served! Maximum 30 participants.

Doors Open - Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27 -  is a free public event put on annually by Heritage Winnipeg. For more information visit the Doors Open Winnipeg website -  http://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/


BOOK LAUNCH THIS WEEKEND

Halyna Kravtchouk
My Village in Ukraine
Sunday, May 27 at 1:30 pm

Halyna Kravtchouk's book (in Ukrainian) traces the story of the life and struggles of a Ukrainian village for its independence and its villagers' search for a better future outside Ukraine, especially Canada. The narrative is described against a background of significant historical world events and particular circumstances in Ukraine.




BOOK LAUNCH - With Alec in Mind
Book Launch and Reading by Kegan McFadden
Thursday June 7 at 7 pm

Please join us to celebrate the launch of the latest artist book by Kegan McFadden - With Alec in Mind. Published as one part of a much larger project with components in Brandon, St. Boniface, Winnipeg, and Toronto, With Alec in Mind tells the story of McFadden's great uncle, Alexander Tabolotney, and his murder on a homestead in rural Manitoba in 1995.

Kegan McFadden is a writer, curator, and artist from Winnipeg. His projects in exhibition and book form have been presented across the country and internationally, and often blur the lines between cultural research and storytelling.

The exhibition, With Alec in Mind, continues at Oseredok until June 19, 2012.
The book is available for purchase at Oseredok Boutique.


A MIDSUMMER NIGHT OF KUPALO

The Kupalo Festival is a uniquely Ukrainian twist on the ancient midsummer night's celebration of the Summer Solstice. This shortest night of the year is full of mystery and magic when ferns bloom, herbs and flowers have magical powers, and the forest is shrouded in mist. It is a witching night with eerie appearances of rusalky-nymphs and other mystical creatures. It is also a night for divining love through age old songs and rituals.

This summer, celebrate the magic of the Kupalo Festival with Oseredok!
Thursday, July 5 from 7 - 10 pm at the Qualico Family Centre, located in the lush, natural settings of Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park.

Tickets at $100 are now available at Oseredok. Call 204-942-0218, or email ucec@mymts.net  

 

The Qualico Family Centre at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg



The Qualico Family Centre at night



NEW IN THE BOUTIQUE!

GREAT NEW SUMMER READING - Baba's Kitchen Medicines by Michael Mucz...Ravenscraig by Sandi Krawchenko Altner...plus Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell (2012 Kobzar Literary Award winner)!

FOR YOUR PATIO OR DECK - beautiful ceramic boot planters, available in a variety of patterns!

FOR YOUR BABIES AND ВНУКИ - youth "tryzub" caps and "tryzub" baby bucket hats, available in many colour combinations! An Oseredok Boutique exclusive! 

Open tomorrow - Saturday May 26 until 5 pm!

Regular hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm

OF CELEBRATIONS OF HERITAGE, AND MIDSUMMER MAGIC!

INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

Today is International Museum Day, a global celebration of the importance of museums to our communities.

Celebrate International Museum Day with a visit to Oseredok, and be awe-inspired by the exquisite textiles and fascinating historic maps of the 17th and 18th centuries in its current exhibition - Legacy of the Cossack Elite. Open Saturday from  10am to 4pm. Closed Monday, May 21 for the Victoria Day holiday.

And if you live outside Winnipeg, make a point of visiting your local museums this weekend.

Connect to your heritage! Be inspired! Show your support!



 

FREE EVENT!
Doors Open Winnipeg - Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27, 2012


Doors Open Winnipeg is a free public event put on annually by Heritage Winnipeg. This year there are over 80 buildings and events that have committed to participating in the 9th annual Doors Open Winnipeg event...including Oseredok!

Doors Open originated in France in the 1980s, with the number of participating countries increasing in ten years to 47 and the number of visitors reaching the 20 million mark in 2000.  Building on the European success, New York City, Sydney, Australia, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched their own Doors Open programs. The Doors Open phenomenon came to Canada when Toronto began an annual event in 2000, attracting 76,000 visitors to over 90 buildings. Since then, events have been held in Ottawa, Calgary, St. John's, Brandon, and, of course, Winnipeg!

Oseredok will be participating in Doors Open Winnipeg on Saturday, May 26, 2011 from 10 am to 5 pm!

Oseredok has been participating in Doors Open Winnipeg since 2010 inviting people to discover our institution and learn about the history of our facility.

Our building has landmark visibility from Main Street and the Disraeli freeway. It was erected in 1912 by the British and Foreign Bible Society and was hence known for a long time as Bible House. William Bruce was the architect and John Dolmer the contractor. Purchase of the site in 1911 cost $14,000 and construction costs came in at about $75,000. The Children's Aid Society was a major tenant between 1913 and 1957.

The Bible Society sold the building in 1949 to the Ukrainian National Publishing Company, the publisher of the Ukrainian newspaper the New Pathway (Novyi Shliakh). Subsequently, the Ukrainian National Federation, the Ukrainian War Veterans' Association and the Ukrainian Women's Organization became tenants in the building. Many of these organizations were relocated to Toronto by 1958. In 1971 Oseredok leased the top two floors for a museum/art gallery and library, and in 1974 it purchased the entire building. New Pathway remained a tenant until 1977 when it, too, moved to Toronto. The building was then renovated at a cost of approximately $500,000 as a heritage centre for Ukrainian culture housing Oseredok's library, archives, ethnography and art collections.

As part of Doors Open Winnipeg Oseredok will offer a FREE PYSANKA WORKSHOP from 1:00 - 3:30 pm May 26, 2012. First come, first served! Maximum 30 participants.

AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER EVENING!

A mystical, magical evening with music,

'zakusky' and friends!

Tickets - $100

For tickets or sponsorship opportunities contact Oseredok

at 184 Alexander Ave. E.

Call 204-942-0218, or email  ucec@mymts.net

Proceeds to benefit Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre

OF MOTHER'S DAY, SOCCER, AND SUMMER JOBS

MOTHER'S DAY - This Sunday!

From cards to Manitoba-made honey and jam pots...from fashion embroidery to trinket boxes, OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE has a wonderful selection of beautiful gifts for Mother's Day.

New jewelry in amber, sterling silver, and other precious stones and metals...hand-painted bowls and platters by Victoria Ceramics...herbal tea from Ukraine...and a great selection of books for summer reading!

OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE features a fine selection of art works and art prints by Larisa, Wasylyshen, Kulyk, Hnizdovsky, Mol, Kozak, Trishchuk, Kuziw, Zurawsky, and many others!






JUST IN...AND AVAILABLE NOW!
IT'S HERE! Official UEFA EURO2012 merchandise! The official Capitano Euro2012 soccer ball, Ukraine stadium tshirts, Euro2012 caps, kid's Slavko and Slavek backpacks, pencils, markers, and more!
These make great gifts for school and Рідна Школа graduation!
Hurry - limited quantities!

SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY
ONE STUDENT POSITION
Receptionist/Sales Clerk in Oseredok's Boutique

Great opportunity to meet interesting people who visit Oseredok from various parts of the world. 
Student to work between 30 and 40 hours per week July and August, 2012 (including Labour Day weekend).
Must have good interpersonal skills. Will be required to work Saturdays.  Conversational Ukrainian is a good asset, but not an essential requirement. Hourly wage commensurate with experience. Must be 18 years of age or over.
Submit your resume by email or fax to Sophia Kachor, Executive Director,
on or before May 31, 2012.
Email: ucec@mymts.net
Fax: 204-943-2857


 

Oseredok is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
184 Alexander Ave. E., Winnipeg
204-942-0218
ucec@mymts.net

NOT TO BE MISSED EXHIBITIONS AND MOTHERS DAY!

LEGACY OF THE COSSACK ELITE
Textiles, Embroidery and Maps from the 17th and 18th c.
From Oseredok's Permanent Collection

Don't miss this exhibition of exquisite textiles and fascinating historic maps!
Continues through September 15, 2012

WITH ALEC IN MIND

This intimate audio and visual installation by Kegan McFadden references the life of his murdered great uncle, Alex Tabolotney. It is an exploration of family memories and moments in time from family albums.

Until June 9, 2012

MOTHER'S DAY IS AROUND THE CORNER!
Oseredok Boutique has a large selection of lovely and original gift ideas for мама or баба!

Make mama's quiet moments pleasurable with herbal tea, imported from Ukraine, and a lovely teapot to pour it from!
Give her a new look with a contemporary embroidered blouse or tunic! Beautifully designed embroidery on cool summer-weight linen fabric...perfect with a skirt or summer capris!
Make her feel special with a new piece of jewelry - a necklace by MARIYA, amber bracelet from PATTY M. KIW, earrings by SCYTHIAN ETNIKA - so many styles and jewels to choose from!

Come in to Oseredok Boutique...browse around, and find a gift for Mother's Day that is truly unique and special!

COMING SOON! GREAT SUMMER READING!

RAVENSCRAIG by Winnipeg author, Titanic fanatic and former television news reporter SANDI KRAWCHENKO ALTNER.

Winner of the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award

“Wonderful…Welcome to Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs with a Winnipeg twist.”   ~Winnipeg Free Press

BABA'S KITCHEN MEDICINES                                                              MICHAEL MUCZ'S prolonged primary research into Ukrainian-Canadian folk history culminates with a book bursting with the cultural memory of pioneering folk from Canada's prairieland. From fever to frostbite, this incomparable compendium of tinctures, poultices, salves, decoctions, infusions, plasters, and tonics will fascinate and often mortify readers! A deep and charming book!  

OSEREDOK HOURS:

Open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4pm

(204) 942-0218



 

 PS...OMG...OMG!

Start packing your tents!
MANDRY are coming to Canada's National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin this summer! And so is Oseredok!

http://www.mandrymusic.com/

THE BEST VOLUNTEERS...AND THE RETURN OF THE COSSACKS!

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, APRIL 15 - 21

  

Oseredok has the best volunteers! Whether coming for their shift in the Boutique, picking up boxes of stuffed envelopes to deliver to the post office, or meticulously sorting through boxes of donated documents, our volunteers do so with extraordinary dedication.
Some proudly call their volunteer work "my job", others say "I just love being here at Oseredok".
Whatever the reasons driving them to be here or to answer a call for assistance, we are truly and humbly grateful for them!
In the course of a year approximately 60 volunteers spend over 2,000 hours helping Oseredok with workshops, exhibits, receptions, collections management, building maintenance, and so much more!
They help get every job done, and they make every job easier!
We salute their dedication and their incredible spirit of volunteerism!

Дякуємо!

 LEGACY OF THE COSSACK ELITE

A repeat performance, this exhibition highlights some unusual artifacts in Oseredok's collection from the 17th and 18th centuries. Cossack society of that time was made up of various social classes. At the top of the social structure was a wealthy and powerful political elite called the Cossack starshyna. Its tastes permeated the arts, literature, music, education, customs and manners, including fashion. Legacy of the Cossack Elite places textile design within the context of the clothing of the period, reflecting on secular life and religious ritual of the time.

WITH ALEC IN MIND
Kegan McFadden
April 21 to June 9, 2012

Related to an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, this show consists of a series of images on postcards referencing the life of Alex Tabolotney, McFadden's great uncle, who was murdered in 1995. The images represent an exploration of family memories, moments in time from family albums.

The book With Alec in Mind is available at Oseredok Boutique!


COMING SOON TO OSEREDOK BOUTIQUE...
Flash Ukraine's Euro 2012 colours with the coolest UEFA Euro 2012 stuff!
From the official Ukraine UEFA Euro 2012 Capitano soccer ball (in two sizes!) to officially licenced t-shirts showcasing Ukraine's participating Euro 2012 stadiums!
PLUS! Backpacks, markers and lunch boxes featuring Euro 2012 mascots Slavek and Slavko! These make great graduation or birthday gifts for your kids or grandkids!
Coming soon, in limited quantities!

OF BOOKS AND EASTER CELEBRATIONS

BOOK LAUNCH TONIGHT!
Serge Cipko,
Ukrainians in Argentina, 1897 - 1950: Making of a Community

Thursday April 12, 2012 at 7:00pm
184 Alexander Ave. East, Winnipeg

Dr. Serge Cipko

Published in 2011 in Edmonton by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) in association with the Shevchenko Scientific Society of Canada, the book examines the contributions of immigrants to Ukrainian cultural, political, religious and social life in Argentina. It also provides insights into ties with Ukrainian communities in other countries.

Dr. Serge Cipko is coordinator of the Ukrainian Diaspora Studies Initiative at CIUS at the University of Alberta.

Sponsored by Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre and The Department of German and Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba.

The book will be available for purchase!


EVERYTHING FOR ВЕЛИКДЕНЬ!
 

Oseredok Boutique has what you need for your Easter celebrations!

Make your Easter кошик especially beautiful with a hand-embroidered Easter rushnyk - many designs, colours and sizes to choose from!

Find a fresh, new pysanka for yourself or to give as a gift! Pysanky by Katya Trischuk, Iris Evankewich, Michele Kotak, and others! Add a little something special to your table! Easter themed serviettes, specially-made "prayer" beeswax candles, a new свічник, or beautifully hand-painted serving bowls and platters from Victoria Ceramics! And don't forget to get your Pysanka Cookies by Krystyna's Kitsch-N...delightful and delicious, and more fun than a chocolate bunny!

OSEREDOK IS CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 13,

OPEN SATURDAY APRIL 14 FROM 10am TO 4pm.

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Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес!

Please accept our most heartfelt Easter greetings!

SPRING IS HERE!

AND SPRING FAIR BEGINS TOMORROW!

Oseredok Boutique invites you to celebrate Spring

at its annual Spring Fair 

Friday March 23  10am - 9pm

and Saturday March 24  10am - 4pm

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FEATURING 

 artisan jewelry by

MARIYA

 PATTY M. KIW

 DANGLE-ICIOUS DESIGNS

The variety of designs and styles are sure to please!

(As will the variety of pleasing prices!)

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FORGET THOSE CHOCOLATE ЗАЙЧИКИ !

Oseredok Boutique proudly presents artisan cookies from

KRYSTYNA'S KITSCH - N

the hottest-selling pysanka cookies in North America!

Each cookie is a beautifully hand-decorated work of art...made from the finest ingredients with NO ADDITIVES OR PRESERVATIVES, and NUT FREE!
A delicious alternative to those chocolate bunnies!

JUST IN! 

Oseredok Boutique carries Manitoba's largest selection of beautiful, hand-written and etched PYSANKY by Iris Ewankewich, Katya Trischuk, Michele Kotak,Veronica, and other pysanka writers... in traditional, trypillian, or contemporary motifs on pullet, chicken and goose  eggs!

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Come to Spring Fair for a great selection of traditional and contemporary embroidery - from Easter basket covers to embroidered hoodies and tshirts.

Be delighted with good things for your Easter table - Easter-themed serviettes, beeswax candles, hand-made little bowls for your salt or butter...and Canada's newest favourite cookbook

"From Baba with Love" for that perfect babka or paska recipe!

Find that just-right gift for a wedding, bridal shower or graduation!

Discover new children's toys, books and family games for March break!

Pick up a good book or a great music CD!

REMEMBER!

Oseredok members get a *15% discount on everything during Spring Fair.

(*Not including food items)

SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!