UPAS
A look back at the theatre nights, traditional dances, workshops and youth events our community has built together.
Our largest vertep yet — three sold-out performances of the traditional nativity play with a live folk choir.
Forty dancers, ages six to sixty, performed hopak, kolomyika and regional dances to a packed hall.
Two weekends of traditional wax-resist egg decorating, from first kistka strokes to museum-worthy patterns.
A week of language games, campfire songs, dance and leadership workshops for teens — planned by teens.
Staged readings and scenes celebrating Ukraine’s greatest playwright, followed by a community discussion.
Three generations cooking side by side — recipes collected from community grandmothers into a printed zine.
Traditional harvest dances and songs performed outdoors, closing with a community wreath ceremony.
Ten teens trained to run their own cultural events — two are now on our organizing committee.
A monthly embroidery circle that grew into a community exhibition of thirty finished vyshyvanky.
Every one of these events started with someone showing up for the first time.