Area artist honored for her art with fellowship

Patricia Zalisko of Estero, an active member of the North Port branch 56 of “Soyuz Ukrayinok” (Union of Ukrainian Ladies) and of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God (St. Mary’s) Ukrainian Catholic Church in North Port, had been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Center for the Creative Art. The VCCA is near Sweet Briar College in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in rural Virginia.
Zalisko will be among approximately 25 Fellows focusing on their own creative projects at this working retreat for visual artists, writers and composers. Each artist is provided with a comfortable private bedroom, a private studio and three prepared meals a day The VCCA is one of the world’s most prestigious and nation’s largest year-round artists’ communities. VCCA fellows have received worldwide attention and major awards and accolades, including Pulitzer prizes, Guggenheim fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts awards, Academy Award nominations and others.
Zalisko was a successful lawyer in New York City who decided to give up her legal practice and devote her time and talents to painting. She had several successful exhibits of her paintings in various cities, including New York City.
My wife Katrusia and I, as well as all members of the Southwest Florida Ukrainian American community, including her husband, Walter, are very proud of Patricia Zalisko, and wish her continuous success and more honors.
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The very popular traditional Ukrainian American dinners will commence to be served at the Ukrainian Catholic Parish Center on Friday, Sept. 30 between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m.
The Parish Center is near the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God (St. Mary’s) Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1078 North Biscayne Drive (corner of Biscayne Drive and West Price Blvd.), North Port.
Volunteers will gather at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, to make the traditional Ukrainian potato and cheese, and fried cabbage “varenyky” (also known as pierogis) and “holubtsi” (cabbage rolls) with rice and hamburger meat, and rice and mushrooms. The dinners also include a piece of chicken or fish, soup or compote, and home baked pastries with coffee or tea.
More volunteers are always welcome. The time spent making varenyky and holubtsi is also a wonderful time to socialize with other parishioners and friends, and making new friends. For more information call 941-426-7931.
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The first post-vacation membership meeting of Ukrainian American Club of Southwest Florida, headed by Daria Tomashosky, of North Port, will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Religious and Cultural Center, 4100 S. Biscayne Dr., North Port. In addition to the standard reports of officers, there will be an interesting presentation by Lieda Boyko of Port Charlotte, who visited for over one month Ukraine last summer.
She traveled to various parts of Ukraine, including the Sumy region, and visited with families of Ukrainian soldiers defending Ukraine from the Russian aggression in the eastern region of Ukraine, including wounded and dead.
The traditional social hour with beverages and home-baked pastries will follow. There is no admission charge and all are welcome.
 

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