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Program August 25 - 26, 2018 6th Annual Babas & Borshch Ukrainian Festival Lamont AB You’ve heard great things about Babas & Borshch Ukrainian Festival But isn’t it time to Come See For Yourself! Locally Family Owned & Operated 780-603-5800 Patricia Fedun-Pawluk & Gordon Pawluk 5036-51 Avenue, Vegreville, AB WELCOME! VITAEMO! ВІТАЄМО! Welcome to Year 6! Time truly flies when you’re having fun. In the beginning we invited Ukrainians & wannabes to help us preserve & promote the Ukrainian culture in fun, family-focused festival fashion. We’ve learned & grown & moved & more but our intent remains the same. And it’s never been easier to escape to the country for some Ukrainian fun. Create some lasting memories in our photo booth! We’re especially proud of our programming this year and as Baba Magda says isn’t it time to Come See for Yourself! For those who love to Listen & Learn our speaker series includes Victor Malarek of CTVs W5 fame, the humanitarian founders of Medical Mercy Canada, and Professor Serge Cipko. For those who love to Do & Learn you’ve got sign making, pysanky, wheat weaving, korovai making, painting, and butter churning. For those who love children, see pages 4 & 5 for all the unbelievable options for fun! Enjoy the talented Promin Ukrainian Dancers on Saturday 1:30 pm in the ARENA plus individual youth dancers from Edmonton (times to be determined). We’ve revamped this program format….let us know if it makes your planning Hassle-Free! Hazel Anaka - Festival Coordinator Quick Need to Know Guide Kid Zone p 4/5 Eat. Drink. Be Merry. p 13 Borshch p 6 Off-Site Activities p 15 Zabava p 7 More Ways to Win! p 15 Listen & Learn p 8 Souvenirs p 17 Do & Learn p 9 Supporters p 17 Listen & Enjoy p 10 Sponsors p 18 Baba’s Bazaar p 11 3 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] Lamont County Kid Zone Saturday 10 am -4 pm; Sunday 11 am-3 pm If you’re a kid or simply young at heart we’ve got you covered! Thank you to Lamont County’s Regional FCSS team for designing two full days of activities. You need to know: • some are intended only for kids up to 6 years • some are All Day Drop-In • some are Scheduled, first-come, first-serve & require registration • there is no supply charge Parent Link Activities (0-6 yrs): • Sunflower [Соняшник / Soniashnyk] Planting Station • Larger-Than-Life Eye Spy Bag • Ukrainian Colouring Books Scheduled, Registration Required, First-Come, First-Serve Sessions: Saturday: 10:30-11:30 Kerchief [Хустка / Khustka] 1:00 – 2:00 Sunflower String Art [Соняшник / Soniashnyk] 2:30-3:30 Wreath [Вінок / Vinok) Floral Headpiece Sunday: 12:00-1:00 Kerchief [Хустка / Khustka] 1:30-2:30 Sunflower String Art [Соняшник / Soniashnyk] All Day Drop-In Activities: • Scratch Art Easter Eggs [Писанки /Pysanky] • Christmas Spider Ornament • Wreath [Вінок / Vinok] brooches 4 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] 6-Pony Carousel Rides Join the folks from Jon’s Funny Farm on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm for Pony Rides. Rides cost $2 ea or ride all day for $10. Proceeds go to 1st Bruderheim Guiding. Kids Paint a Masterpiece Andrea Levicki is back by popular demand teaching kids to paint. The 2018 project is an 8 x 10 acrylic Sunflower. Pay $5 for supplies and go home with a masterpiece! Workshops in the Arena: Saturday: 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM Sunday: 11:30 AM, 1 PM Visit the ATCO Energy Education Mobile YOUTH DANCERS Cheer on these young dancers as they show off their budding talent …they are our future! Avriella Sousa Liam Smith Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Alberta Provincial Council 6 Congratulations on th 6th Annual Babas and6 Borshch Ukrainian Festival 5 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] Borshch! Borshch! Borshch! Борщ! Борщ! Борщ! Whether you love borshch for the health benefits of beets; the rich, fragrant, delicious flavour; or the memories of Baba it conjures up, you can satisfy your craving with a FREE borshch sample. Get your coupon at the Welcome Area and redeem it at any Ukrainian food vendor. Borshch [Борщ] Cook Off • The first 15 entrants will get a keepsake Babas & Borshch / Lamont Let Cook Off judges Chef Serge Belair County apron just for entering. (award-winning Executive Chef at the • Deadline for entering is August 11th Shaw Conference Centre), Shaw Chef Myles Fedun, and a celebrity media • Potter Susan Ferbey’s custom-made judge rank your best beet borshch borshch bowls will be awarded to the during this strictly-for-fun competition. top 3 entries. “Join me for the Borshch Cook Off on August 26, 2018” Jessica Littlewood, MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Parliamentary Secretary (Small Business) Economic Development and Trade 6 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] Zabava! Zabava! Zabava! Забава! Забава! Забава! While the Zabava’s location at the festival may have changed, all your favourite components----delicious food, talented performers, great dance music----have remained. We invite you to join us in this celebration of Ukrainian culture! St. John’s Institute Catering & Event Specialists are back with the mouth- watering dishes you’ve come to expect: traditional Ukrainian with an updated twist. Step back in time to the good old ‘family style’ of meal service. Back by popular demand, Edmonton’s Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company is the festival headliner this year. Enjoy the heart- pumping action of these talented performers. Join them for the kolomyika & strut your stuff! Smoky Lake’s Zorya (beginning of dawn) duo, Christine Horne and Rosaline Sliwkanich share their love of Ukrainian music with Zabava guests. Prepare to be thrilled. You’re in for a treat with the popular Alberta band, The Convertibles. Join this versatile former Las Vegas act as they perform a variety of great music and vocals from country, to old time, to rock classics. Advance tickets are still $50 per person regardless of age. Zabava Tickets GREEN dot tickets bought before July 1 Zabava tickets will have a will enter first coloured dot indicating YELLOW dot tickets when ticket holders bought before August 1 can enter the to choose will enter second their seats: RED dot tickets bought after August 1 will enter last 7 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] LISTEN & LEARN Victor Malarek Author Talk Medical Mercy Canada Talk Saturday 12:00 pm, Saturday 2:00 PM, Baba’s Bazaar Sunday 12:30 pm Baba’s Bazaar Listen to Calgary humanitarians, Dr. Myron Join Toronto’s and Elaine Semkuley discuss their 26 years Victor Malarek of sharing and caring with those in need. As as he discusses his founders of Medical Mercy Canada (MMC) first fictional work, they work with other volunteers to “relieve Orphanage 41. suffering and improve quality of life through This prominent the direct provision of supplies, education Ukrainian-Canadian and services to medical facilities and schools is best known for for overlooked and impoverished areas of his long journalism the world.” career. Hear how this retired doctor and pharmacist In 1990 he made the have turned their skill and compassion into move to television relief projects in Ukraine. They welcome after an award-winning career with The the chance to bring their message to north- Montreal Star and The Globe and Mail. central Alberta through the Babas & Borshch After 10 years on CBC’s the fifth estate, he audience. Be sure to visit their booth in moved to CTV’s W5. Over the years he won Baba’s Bazaar for more information. four Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, a Gemini as Canada’s Starving Ukraine: The Holodomor and top broadcast journalist, and three Canada Canada’s Response by Dr. Serge Cipko Screen Awards for his documentaries. He’s Sunday 11:30, Baba’s Bazaar authored seven books and won prestigious News about a awards including the Shevchenko Medal famine in Soviet from the Ukrainian-Canadian community. Ukraine in 1932-33 His life inspired a feature film (Malarek) and that was claiming a TV drama series, Urban Angel. lives on a colossal Orphanage 41 “Mykola Yashan receives news scale traversed that shatters his world and propels him on a the borders of the dangerous journey of roots unknown. His USSR. Although quest is triggered by a stunning discovery in the government of his father’s study, and soon after, the 20-year- the USSR denied old Canadian university student is on his way it, Canadians came to Lviv, Ukraine. His first stop: Orphanage 41 to learn about the where he encounters the director, Natalka famine. Starving Ukraine examines both Matlinsky, who will stop at nothing, including Canada’s reporting of the famine (Holodomor) murder, to keep him from learning the truth and the country’s response to it, highlighting - a secret so scandalous that if revealed will the important role played by journalists and destroy lives and possibly topple a corrupt protesters. In his presentation, Dr. Cipko will government.” emphasize the protests and actions that took Don’t miss the chance to hear this remarkable place in Vegreville, Willingdon, Mundare, man and pick up your autographed copy of and other places in east-central Alberta. Orphanage 41 at the NASHI booth. Serge Cipko is Assistant Director (Research) at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. 8 www.babasandborshch.ca 780-365-2434 [email protected] DO & LEARN WORKSHOPS For classes with supply fees, get your kit at the Welcome Area in the Hall Lobby RUSTIC SIGN CLASS with Donna McIntyre of Nearly New Treasures, Andrew Create a ready-to-hang wooden, Вітаємо sign for your home using paint and stencils! Supply fee applies Arena: SATURDAY 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm; SUNDAY 11:30pm, 1:30pm WHEAT WEAVING WONDERS with Irene Topolnitsky Learn the basics of wheat weaving and leave with your very own creation! Max.