ONE OF CANADA'S LONGEST-RUNNING UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE FESTIVALS
Thousands of Kingstonians and visitors to city attended the 45th annual "Lviv, Ukraine" pavilion at Folklore on 13-15 June 2014. Hosted by the Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston this event focused, this year, on the 200th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine's bard, while also recalling the 100th anniversary of the War Measures Act and Canada's first national internment operations - Kingston's own Fort Henry was Canada's first permanent internment camp.
With entertainment provided primarily by the Ukrainian Maky Dancers and Dorist Dance Ensemble, complemented by Oshawa's Ukrainian dance troupe, the pavilion also reminded visitors about the current threat Ukraine faces from Russian imperialism.
Organized by Nadia Luciuk, aided by dozens of volunteers, the "Lviv, Ukraine" pavilion is one of Canada's longest, consecutive-running Ukrainian folkloric events, showcasing Ukrainian home-made cuisine, folk arts, literature, embroidery, and offering guests an opportunity to learn more about Ukrainians in Canada, the Diaspora and in their
