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“The Boikos and the Hutsuls

Saturday, August 18, 2007     2:00 – 4:00 PM

Wayne Public Library

461 Valley Road

Wayne, NJ

C-RS member, Dr. Michele Parvensky, will discuss these ethnographic groups living on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains who traditionally had been defined as Rusyns.  Dr. Parvensky will address their origins, unique cultures and distinguishing characteristics. Her presentation will be enhanced by photos taken on her most recent trip to Romania and Ukraine.

Refreshments will be served.
For further information, call Joyce Barr at (973) 540-0871 or send an E-mail to her at JoyceCBarr@aol.com.

Directions:   Take Route 46 to the Riverview Drive Exit in the direction of Wayne. Continue on Riverview Drive to the traffic light at Valley Road. Turn right onto Valley Road and proceed to the second traffic light at Nellis Drive at the Wayne Municipal Complex. Turn left and then right to access the parking lot and the Library.

From Manhattan: Take New Jersey Transit Bus # 197 from Port Authority Bus Terminal on 8th Avenue at 42nd Street to the Valley Road/Preakness Avenue bus stop in Wayne. The bus stop is across the street from the Wayne Municipal Complex, the location of the Wayne Public Library.  The 1 PM bus arrives in Wayne at 1:47 PM and costs approximately $10 round trip.

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