Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 5, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba 21 Winnipeg free press Foay january for people our town Koliada featured on mus camera by Donald Floyd thousands of Winni Eggers of ukrainian origin observe the Julian Calendar for their Celebration of Christmas and new year. This sunday at 9 . Csc s mus camera will join the festivities and provide an insight into the traditions of the ukrainian people their culture and religious customs in a one hour program titled the feast of Koliada. Winnipeg s own Susalka ukrainian dance ensemble is featured along with a Large contingent of our town s ukrainian Community in musical via s Jan 7 production of a feast of Koliada on Csc Channel 6-Cable 2 at 9 . Mus camera will follow members of Winnipeg s ukrainian Community in this Celebration with its unique blend of the sacred and secular. Highlights will include a Brief look at the impressive Midnight Christ Mas eve mass at St. Vladimir and Olga Cathedral in Winnipeg. The cameras will also take viewers into the Home of or. Borislaw hash As family members prepare and enjoy their traditional Christmas eve sup per of 12 meatless dishes. The family will Welcome a group of roving Kolia Dyky Carollees who visit private dwellings and Homes for the elderly sharing the spirit of Christ Mas. The origins of the Observance of the feast of Koliada Are More an. Client than christianity which did not come to the Ukraine until 988. Like most agricultural societies the Ukraine owed its life to the Good offices of the Sun and therefore celebrated its rebirth after its apparent death at the Winter solstice. As the Days lengthened the people were reassured of Bountiful crops for the coming year. This was celebrated in the feast of Koliada a word that came to mean Carol Ling. The songs proclaimed the renewal of life. When christianity gave the Promise of everlasting life after death the ancient magical rites that ensured a. Good Harvest were not abandoned but were rewritten into the new observances. Winnipeg s Oleander Koshetz choir conducted by Walter Klym and the Winnipeg symphony orchestra under the Baton of Piero Gamba will perform the traditional ukrainian carols. With the passing of Viat be Chir the holy eve comes the new year Celebration this opens the door to the Lively Folk dances and songs which will be provided by a number of the City s outstanding ensembles including the Susalka ukrainian dance ensemble the Pic Klyk family dancers the Roosli ukrainian Folk ensemble and the Kol Mayka. The feast of Koliada can Best be described As an example of spirit made Manifest a cultural and human Celebration.1 this week s music is a classical Gas by Paul Sullivan Welcome to the Igloo it s soon cold that the panhandlers Are wearing electric gloves and the pigeons Are Flash Frozen to their statues. The streets Are deserted sane people Long ago fled to equatorial realms. It brings up the question what Are people doing living in. The belly of a Glacier it must be the classical music. International concert Sverre Bruland the conductor of the norwegian radio orchestra and turkish violinist Suna Kan Are Fea Lois Watson lured with the Csc Winnipeg orches tra in a free concert tomorrow night at in the Centennial concert Hall. It s part of a series of International concerts called let us know the names organized by the Europe an broadcasting Union and sponsored in Canada by the Csc. Music includes a work by Irish composer Brian Boydell symphonic in scapes Lalo s symphonic Espagnole and Kodaly s variations on a hungarian folksong. Lois Watson everything else May be Frozen but the classical music season is in full Moom. Elim Chapel choir and the Csc present Lois Watson vocalist in recital Sun Day at in Elim Chapel Portage and Spence. Miss Watson is certainly no Slouch she s received three scholarships from the metropolitan opera won the first prize at the Schubert Institute in Vienna is a Veteran of Csc s hymn sing and will appear this year with the National arts Centre orchestra in Ottawa and the Toronto symphony orchestra. The program includes heeler by Schubert and Brahms. Admission is free Al though a collection will be taken with proceeds to the Elim Chapel rebuild ing fund. Aurora Musicale the second in this series of concerts dedicated to the Best in chamber music is High lighted by the world premiere of the song set by Chester Duncan perhaps the Lone composer of serious songs in the City. Lesser lights Haydn Telemann Danzi and Berg Are also featured. Duncan s songs will be Sung by John Martens Tenor accompanied by Ada Bronstein piano. The 16 other musicians and singers Are also Homegrown a trib Ute to the depth of our classical Bench. It s in the Art gallery Audito 8 at . Tickets Are available at the Art gallery. School of music the Classi Cal concerts in Eva Clare Hall at the University of Manitoba s school of music resume sunday at 3 . With a recital by Angela Hewitt piano. Admission is free and everyone is Welcome As usual. Women s musical club the club presents its scholarship winners in concert sunday at 2 . In the Art auditorium. Featured Are Aeri Lee piano from Korea by Way of Brandon University school of music David Moroz piano currently studying at Julliard in new and Laurie Duncan piano the son of Chester featured above now study ing with Marek Jablonski. Tickets Are available at the door. Wednesday morning Musi cals if you miss pianist David Moroz at the women s musical club sunday hell be featured again in the wednesday morning Musicale scholarship winners recital Jan. 10 at . In the Art gallery auditorium along with Valdine Anderson flute. Admission is 75 cents at the door. Winnipeg contralto Maureen Forrester will be in town again for symphony con certs Jan. 12 and 13 i the Centennial concert Hall at . Shell sing Berlioz Les units d Ete a Cycle of romantic songs. The orchestra con ducted by Ruben Gurevitch will also perform carnival overture by Morawetz and also Pracht Zarathustra by Richard Strauss popularized As the theme music for 2001 a space Odyssey. Tickets 7.50, and available at. Ato co and the Centennial con Cert Box office. Zdenka this is the single exception to the week s menu of classical music. Local group Zdenka moves its circus of jazz Rock and blues into the Serene environs of the Art gallery auditorium Jan. 12 at .a get together with the band is planned after the concert. Tickets Are 14 for gallery Avail Able at the door. Theft tories opening tonight the Garrick i whisks the Wiz away and in its place gives us Blush the girls of Madame Claude which promises to be this year s instalment of High class pornography. Directed by just Jaeckin who gave us Emmanuelle and the Story of 0, the film is indeed about a Bevy of prostitutes. Also tonight Sasquatch opens simultaneously at the Hyland the Park and the Kings. The return of our Friend Bigfoot to the Silver screen. Cinema Canada the last Fea Ture in this Art gallery sponsored series is a Good one. Mon once Antoine is a 1971 film by Quebec Claude Sutra which explores the Sim ple magic of growing up in old Rural Quebec. It won 14 awards including seven etrog the Canadian equivalent of Oscar. Tonight tomorrow and sunday at 8 in the Art gallery auditorium. Admission is and for gallery members at the door. Images ideas and issues the non commercial series at the an gallery continues until May 1. On Jan. 9 at 8 . In the auditorium three films with a feminist perspective will be screened face junk . A feminist Speaks can Ada and woman House . Admission is at the door for gallery Winnipeg Cinema gallery the film series at the University of Winnipeg presents the blockbuster to series the holocaust in four consecutive instalments Jan. 10-11, 17 and Jan. 31-feb. 1. All show Ings Are at the University of Winni Peg Lockhart Hall theatre b at . Tickets Are per showing available at co or at the door. All Star Cinema the univer sity of Manitoba students Union film program presents rape not a pretty picture by . Film maker Martha Coolidge who reconstructs her own rape. Jan. 10 at . In the Multi purpose room of the univer sity Centre. On Jan. 11 at Louis Malta s pretty baby is scheduled. Admission for All shows is Ca Barf the stage doom word is trick Ling out about the changes planned for the Winnipeg inn s cabaret. The new stage door win have Only one act on stage instead of two and will feature a Light and sound Snow which the spokesperson at the stage would t she also refused to comment on rumours of impending dancing. We have Learned that the next act opening Jan. 12, is Michie Sahara a japanese Singer alive and Well in Laguna Beach Calif. She s backed by a group of five musicians together they serve up contemporary and mor including a finale featuring Power bag town n country three Penny opera finishes this weekend. From Jan. 8-13, with love starring Bob Gregory blows in from los Angeles. And for two. Weeks starting Jan. 16, the biggest Elvis Impersonator of them All Alan is Back at the t n c. He did t have to come says proprietor Jimmy Genakis he s just coming because he got his Start gets in the eyes of the fabulous Ink spots in the International lounge. Stillmore the Central Continental cowpokes Are the featured performers at Stillmore Jan. 10 at 8 . In room 204 of the University Centre. Disc maniacs disco inferno at 293 Nairn Avenue and fat Sam s grand slam on Broadway provide late night dancing to monster sound systems. King s plate cabaret has Raintree from Jan. 8 to 19 this weekend main express is the band. Georgie s has Dancin machine for the weekend Lowdown is on stage starting monday. Southeast move ment is still the band at the Marl Borough s Iron Duke and night fever has another weekend at the left Bank before business before pleasure makes its debut direct from the old Gold in Regina. They la be around until Jan. 20. This year it s the return of the potato people plus More. Tickets Are Avail Able at Ato co and at the Mac Box office. Manitoba theatre Centre How the other half loves by Alan a Cobourn is the next production on Mac s main stage. An ingenious com Edy featuring two different dinner parties on two different evenings shown on the same stage featuring the same people. You figure it out. A special preview performance is scheduled for . Jan. 11, the night before opening night. Tickets Are for Rush seats. Studio theatre the University of Winnipeg studio theatre a showcase for one act plays resumes with the dwarfs by Harold Pinter Jan. 11-13 at each night in the studio theatre 223 Bryce University of Winnipeg. Admission is 75 cents. Pui5 Michie Sahara Uncle s Nightengale finishes its gig this weekend starting Jan. 8 clockwise tries a Little Central Stan Dard time. So far we know there Are 10 of them and they re from the . And they la be Here until Jan. 18. Roggi s upper club the newest club in town dares to be different. Its night time entertain ment is pretty Normal fare local band wave with Astrid serves up blues jazz and nostalgia. But this sunday 11 . To 2 . Features classical pianist Ethan Taylor amid the English muffins. From 2 . To 5 ., Ron Paley presents jazz. Note Roggi s has a dress code club Morocco Singer Shirley Granger finishes this weekend. Start ing monday it s Del Wagner for a week. Bob Jackson is the House. Bad. Hollow Mug the intimation ate to True wit i Happy Days. Smoke . The Plaza is holding Gra Ham Shaw up in the pub. Downstairs in the lounge it s still City machinery formerly Purvis with blues and Folk. Starting Jan. 15, the Continental cowpokes return to the pub while downstairs Duck Donald and Dave Mclean team up their unique blend of Bluegrass and blues. At the Royal Albert arms Ron Paley is the week end attraction and Glen Hall starts monday. Starting Jan. 15, the countrified Dale Russell is on stage. At the St. Vital the fuse ends this week end starting monday it s the freeze Natch. The freeze spends the week end at the Norlander the pumps starts monday. Have to travel to Selkirk to see the fuse at the Selkirk starting monday and if you want to see harlequin they re booked at the Albion in Portage la Prairie also starting monday. At the Gordon Chain Brazz tax is on for another week at the ass Boine shades of time has the weekend at the Brook lands free ride begins monday the Curtis holds mystery for another week. Hot stuff starts at the mom Calm monday and main express begins monday at the chalet. Burnt on a Binge has another week at the Village in. Theatre theatre beyond words mime of mime. It s wordless theatre from theatre beyond words every night at with a 4 . Saturday matinee until Jan. 20 at the Manitoba theatre Centre s warehouse 140 Rupert Avenue. One of Canada s most popular mime troupes they tickled As last year with the potato people galleries Osborne gallery in its first exhibition and Sale of .1979, the Osborne gallery has assembled works of 21 artists from Canada and England in the contemporary land scape. The show will run until March 19 and the gallery will feature three or four artists in rotation. It opens sunday at . Out about museum of Man and nature an event in Celebration of ukrainian Christmas at the Manitoba museum of Man and nature features Carol Ling on the planetarium con course level this sunday at . The Perepe Lechky dancers under the direction of mrs. N. Bashuk will sing along with mrs. Kit Ash s Carollees. While you re there for the carols Don t forget the Model of the Crystal Springs Hutt Erite Colony built by children of the Colony on display in the museum foyer and the Algon Quin radio Telescope display from the National research Council also in the foyer. Planetarium eclipses when worlds align begins Jan. 12, again in preparation for the big total eclipse feb. 26. Phone 943-3142 for further details. Guitar appreciation night is the gig Jan. 8 at the weekly get together of the Winnipeg jazz society. Members guests and Plain old John. Q Are invited to bring recordings of their favorite guitarists. Ray Dropko is the Host. It s on the sixth floor of the Viscount Gort hotel at 8 ;