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Country Fiddle Band

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Country Fiddle Band Home # 306 – 13805 – 75 St Edmonton Ab T5C 3H8 home Home Phone: Wally – 780-475-6375home Cell Phone: 780-299-5651cell
Biography

Wally is available to entertain in seniors’ residences, birthday parties and pub nights.

Country Kings Orchestra

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Country Kings Orchestra Contact: Bill Poliakiwski Home 4504 – 49 Ave Vermillion Ab T9X 1P7 home Home Phone: 780-853-5476home Cell Phone: 780-853-3985cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

The Country Kings Orchestra has been playing since 1958. They specialize in Ukrainian music and also play country and western music.

Notes

The Country Kings Orchestra is available to play weddings, suppers, dances and anniversary parties.

Country Sunshine Band

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Country Sunshine Band Contact: Norman Walcheske Home Box 35 Willingdon Ab T0B 4R0 home Home Phone: 780-367-2371home Cell Phone: 780-970-1390cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

The Country Sunshine Band plays Ukrainian music along with Western, Gospel and Orchesta music.

Notes

The Country Sunshine Band is available to play for all occasions. They have CD’s available for purchase as well.

Linda Craddock

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Home Calgary home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.lindacraddock.ca
Biography

Linda graduated from the Alberta College of Art and received an MFA from the University of Calgary. Her visual art practice is informed by her heritage, in particular the series of work called, “Hometown Dreams.”

Notes

Linda is available for art exhibition opportunities and lecture/ presentation about her visual art practice — the autobiographical, sociological, and historical nature of the work.

Gail Demchuk

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Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-982-5643home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.akuladesign.com/finelines/
Biography

Gail has been creating art for most of her life, constantly experimenting with new methods and exploring various mediums. In more recent years, the focus has been on creating beautiful eggshell art for sale and display. Gail has been involved with ACUA (the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts) for a number of years, having hosted workshops in both Edmonton and Calgary to teach others how to create their own etched eggs using her tools and techniques.

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Gail is available to demonstrate and teach etched eggs. Her etched eggs are also available for sale.

Diamonds Band

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Diamonds Band Contact: Craig Repchuk Home Edmonton Ab home Cell Phone: 780-918-4784cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.diamondsband.com
Biography

The Diamonds Band is a versatile band that play a wide variety of dance music.

Notes

The Diamonds Band is a performing band and available for dances, weddings and more.

Dzherelo Children’s Theatre Studio

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Dzherelo Children’s Theatre Studio Work Ukrainian National Federation Hall 10629 – 98 st Edmonton Ab T5H 2N6 work Home Phone: 780-422-5246home Work Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Dzerelo Children’s Theatre Group perform concerts and plays at various cultural events in Edmonton and surrounding communities. This group of 5 – 15 year olds enjoys promoting Ukrainian culture, literature and arts among youth.

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Dzerelo is available for performances.

Larysa Eliuk Matchak

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Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-298-9447home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Larysa Eliuk Matchak is a fine art painter specializing in acrylic and watercolor paintings. As an artist, Larysa describes herself as a “colorist” who uses bold color combinations and brush strokes to convey emotion. Larysa’s works have been featured in ACUA Vitae, “Nasha Doroha” magazine and she has been actively showing and selling her artwork at various art exhibits across Canada for over ten years. Larysa Eliuk Matchak has also created a variety of paintings for private sale and commissions.

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Larysa Eliuk Matchak is availiable for private commissions, and has also participated in live art demonstrations.

Euphoria Ukrainian Variety Dance Band

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Euphoria Ukrainian Variety Dance Band Contact: Adrian Warchola Home Phone: 780-446-4995home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.euphoriaband.ca
Biography

Euphoria Band is a fusion of Ukrainian pop, rock, and traditional music from Ukraine along with English favorites and is creating a transformational sound in the Ukrainian-Canadian music scene.

Notes

The Euphoria Band performs at weddings, anniversaries, festivals, banquets, zabavas, and special events.

Kristen Federchuk

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Work Calgary Alberta work Work Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: Kristen Federchuk Fine Art Website: https://www.artistsforconservation.org/artists/31545
Biography

Kristen is a visual artist working mainly acrylics and more recently in gilding combined with acrylics. Her work achieves a high level of realism and she is a member of the AFC, ASA & SCA.

Kristen is available to teach art classes as often as she can (ages 6 to adult) with a special love for children’s classes. Open to providing demonstrations.

Five on the Side

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Five on the Side Contact: Justin Kowalevsky Home Edmonton home Home Phone: 780-475-4630home Cell Phone: 780-953-3996cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.fiveontheside.com
Biography

Five on the Side is an Edmonton based corporate party band that performs a range of music including pop, rock and country.

Notes

Five on the Side currently performs at casinos, corporate parties and weddings. They have also played for city events such as New Year’s Eve at Churchill Square and Taste of Edmonton.

Paul Gagne

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Home 15615 122 Street NW Edmonton Ab T5X 2V7 home Home Phone: 780 456-4163home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Paul writes pysanky in the traditional style and contemporary colours and styles.

Notes

Paul sells his pysanky at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market before Easter as well as some Ukrainian Festivals. He demonstrates his work at all shows.

George Paleniuk and Friends

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George Paleniuk and Friends Contact: George Paleniuk Home 5304 – Hill View Cresc Edmonton Ab T6L 2E4 Canadahome Home Phone: 780-461-4786home Cell Phone: 780-984-0649cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

George and Friends entertain at a variety of events. Their “welcome” music is especially popular welcoming guests to weddings and special events.

Notes

George performs and also teaches Ukrainian music.

Glendon Shevchenko Ukrainian Dance Club

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Glendon Shevchenko Ukrainian Dance Club Contact: Janice Voltner Home Box 1651 St. Paul Ab T0A 3A0 home Home Phone: 780-645-6888home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Notes

Glendon Shevchenko dancers are willing to perform for small audiences, on request.

Gordon Gordey

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Home Edmonton home Cell Phone: 780-953-5585cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Dancemaker (Concepts/Librettos/Music Shaping)
Dance and Theatre Stage Director

The wonderment of telling stories through movement grounded in Ukrainian culture in an engaging 21st century dance style, with visually inventive scenography and film, and with intriguing music is how Gordon chooses to create art to celebrate our Canada.

Notes

Gordon will work with your artistic leaders in concept development sessions, in studio experimentation with your complete team (choreographers, music, set and costume design, acting coaching, lighting design), in professional staging, and will follow-through to fulfilling performance expectations.

Namisha Greening

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Home Sherwood Park Ab home Cell Phone: 780-554-8543cell Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Namisha is a soprano soloist who also cantors in the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Namisha is available for other performances as well. She is trained in choral conducting.
Namisha is a licensed hair stylist and make-up artist. She specializes in making your special occasion memorable. Be sure to ask about her paper flower arrangements.

Notes

Namisha is available for performances. Her paper flowers and arrangements are available for sale.

Dr. Viktoria Grynenko

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Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: Viktoria Grynenko – Website
Biography

Viktoria Grynenko is a Ukrainian multifaceted violinist, educator, and researcher based in Edmonton, Canada. In 2011 Viktoria received a scholarship from Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba and came to Canada to study with Oleg Pokhanovski. Since then, Viktoria has successfully completed a Bachelor’s Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Manitoba and a Master’s of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Ottawa, were her studies were funded by the prestigious KUN scholarship. Most recently, Viktoria has graduated from the University of Alberta with a Doctor of Music degree. Studying with Guillaume Tardif, her research explored the ‘metaphoric intersectionality’ between violin and dance gestures.

Theodora Harasymiw

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Home Edmonton home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET Website: http://www.theodoraharasymiw.tumblr.com

Skyler Hoffos

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Home Phone: 780-862-5303home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Skyler is a lover of the old arts, woodworking, leather work and blacksmithing. His Ukrainian heritage is often a big influence in his paintings and music, and nature is almost always a part of Skylers photography. Skyler loves painting with oils, and loves doing nature and family photography.

Notes

Skyler sells prints of his paintings and will take commissions for blacksmithing and leatherwork pieces.
Skyler is available to demonstrate his arts and to teach courses.

Elizabeth Holinaty

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Home #203 – 10045 – 118 St Edmonton Ab T5K 2K2 home Home Phone: 780-488-3668home Personal Email: [email protected]INTERNET
Biography

Elizabeth weaves a variety of traditional and contemporary items. She draws
on the richness of the woven textiles and costumes of Ukraine.

Notes

Elizabeth is willing to demo the techniques of handweaving on a loom

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