Festival program
St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yardville will hold its second annual Sunflower Ukrainian-American Festival this Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. at 839 Yardville Allentown Road. The event listing identifies the church as organizer and names Olga Shanis, Oksana Bilozir, Oksana Yakovyna, Nina Patlyka, Hryhoriy Momot, Band RODYNA and Voda Voice among the performers, according to Sharvarok.
The program is described as including Ukrainian food, music, artist performances, sunflower displays and activities for children. 94.5 PST also reports that its Jersey Prize Team will be at the festival from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with games and giveaways, with reporter Mike Brant attending during that period.
Highlights from the previous festival
Last year’s festival opened with a prayer for Ukraine and the consecration of the church’s summer pavilion, according to Vilni Media. The program included performances, traditional culinary masterclasses and the international art competition White Star. Oksana Bilozir performed at that festival and is also listed for this year’s event.
A community event in Yardville
The festival combines Ukrainian cultural programming with food and family activities at St. George’s parish. The available event listing supplies the performer information and identifies the church as organizer; the prior-festival account provides the background on the prayer, pavilion consecration, culinary programming and White Star competition.
