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May 2026
Art workshop for kids 5+
Art workshop for kids 5+
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
🗓️ Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
📍 Location: 20701 95th Ave S, Boca Raton, FL 33434 - Palm Beach County Library System - Glades Road Branch, Meeting room
Слобожанський розпис — це традиційний вид українського декоративно-ужиткового мистецтва, що вирізняється яскравою квітковою орнаментикою та живою, імпровізаційною манерою виконання. Особливістю цієї техніки є поєднання роботи пальцем і пензлем, що надає елементам м’якості, об’ємності та природної пластики.
Під час майстер-класу учасники ознайомляться з основними мотивами слобожанського розпису, навчаться створювати характерні квіткові елементи та опанують базові прийоми роботи в змішаній техніці. Кожен матиме змогу створити власну композицію, відчувши свободу руху, кольору й ритму традиційного орнаменту.
Майстер-клас підходить для учасників будь-якого рівня підготовки та стане чудовою нагодою доторкнутися до української культурної спадщини через практику і творчість.
Ми дуже просимо вас про пожертву для можливості проводити такі заходи в майбутьному https://donorbox.org/events/926551/
Slobozhanskyi painting is a traditional form of Ukrainian decorative folk art, distinguished by its vibrant floral ornamentation and a lively, improvisational style. A defining feature of this technique is the fusion of fingerwork and brushwork, which gives each element a sense of softness, dimension, and natural fluidity.
During the workshop, participants will explore the core motifs of Slobozhanskyi painting, learn to create its signature floral elements, and master the foundational techniques of this mixed approach. Each participant will have the opportunity to craft their own unique composition—embracing the freedom of movement, color, and rhythm that defines this traditional art form.
This workshop is open to all skill levels and offers a meaningful opportunity to connect with Ukrainian cultural heritage through hands-on practice and creative expression.
We kindly ask for your donation to help make it possible to continue hosting events like these in the future https://donorbox.org/events/926551/
April 2026
Mother's Day Cards with a Ukrainian Touch
Mother's Day Cards with a Ukrainian Touch
🕐 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
🗓️ Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
📍 Location: 3650 Summit Blvd. West Palm Beach 33406 - Palm Beach County Library System - Main Library, Summit Room
Mother’s Day is just around the corner—what better way to celebrate than by creating a beautiful, heartfelt card? Join the Ukraine Association of Florida for a special event where we’ll guide you in crafting a meaningful keepsake to honor this important day. Come get creative and make something truly memorable! Materials will be provided. Preregister.
Registration required on Library website https://pbclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69bb232a81b67dfe32ad86fc
Ukrainian Petrykivka Painting - workshop
Ukrainian Petrykivka Painting - workshop
🕐 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
🗓️ Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
📍 Location: 3650 Summit Blvd. West Palm Beach 33406 - Palm Beach County Library System - Main Library, Summit Room
Explore Petrykivka folk art, a colorful Ukrainian style. Learn its meaning and create your own design—no experience needed. Children are welcome!
Registration required on Library website https://pbclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69825e83377f55c8ec178e46
March 2026
Як достукатися до Конгресу / How to Make Congress Listen: Advocacy Workshop
Як достукатися до Конгресу / How to Make Congress Listen: Advocacy Workshop
🕐 Час: 12:30 pm - 2 pm
🗓️ Дата: 5 квітня 2026 року / April 5, 2026
📍 Місце: 5031 SW 100th Ave, Cooper City, FL 33328 (St Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox church / Українська Парвославна Церква Св Миколая)
🗓️ Дата: 12 квітня 2026 року / April 12, 2026
📍 Місце: 39 NW 57th Ct, Miami, FL 33126 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church)
🌐Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81147643495?pwd=CC0xeXurivkRyUJxYwIULaKaUM9ZFL.1
Ваші конгресмени хочуть почути саме вас. Один дзвінок в їхній офіс може бути найефективнішим, що ви можете зробити для України, якщо ви живете в Сполучених Штатах.
Запрошуємо на зустріч, де ми пояснимо, як працює advocacy (громадський вплив на владу) в Америці, як American Coalition for Ukraine перетворила звичайних людей на реальну силу в Конгресі, і що можете зробити особисто ви, починаючи з 5 хвилин на тиждень. Також розповімо про Ukraine Action Summit у Вашингтоні (19-22 квітня 2026) і відповімо на всі запитання.
Не потрібен досвід. Не потрібні зв'язки. Лише ваша готовність сказати своє слово. Учасники попередніх Самітів провели сотні зустрічей з конгресменами, що привело до підтримки санкцій, допомоги Україні та повернення викрадених дітей з обох партій. Чим більше нас говорить, тим сильніший наш голос у Конгресі.
Your members of Congress want to hear from you. A phone call to their office may be the most impactful thing you can do for Ukraine if you live in the United States.
Join us for an educational session where we'll explain how advocacy works in America, how the American Coalition for Ukraine has turned ordinary people into a real force on Capitol Hill, and what you can do starting with just 5 minutes a week. We'll also cover the upcoming Ukraine Action Summit in Washington, D.C. (April 19-22, 2026) and answer all your questions.
No experience needed. No connections needed. Just your willingness to speak up. Past Summit participants held hundreds of meetings with lawmakers, leading to bipartisan support for sanctions, aid to Ukraine, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children. The more of us who speak up, the stronger our voice in Congress.
Actions:
Майстер-клас з писанкарства та перегляд мультфільму до Великодня
Майстер-клас з писанкарства та перегляд мультфільму до Великодня
Зголошення на участь в заході https://forms.gle/2XZmCG4oCCgPZ3G78
🗓️ Дата: 21 березня 2026 року
📍 Місце : 5031 SW 100th Ave, Cooper City, FL 33328 (St Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox church / Українська Парвославна Церква Св Миколая)
🎫 Участь: $30 (у вартості - писачок, 2 видутих яйця та інші матеріали для створення писанки) Оплата на Zelle donate@uaflorida.org
Програма:
3pm - 🥚🖌️ МК з писанкарства /Easter egg (pysanka) painting workshop
4pm - Забави з писанками 🏑 та 🎬🇺🇦 перегляд українського мультфільму / Eggs zabava and Ukrainian movie
Долучайтесь до забав зі своєю крашанкою (деревяне, варене, пластикове яйце - беріть таке, що зробить вас непереможним)!
February 2026
Women's Day: Ukrainian Felted Neckleces
Women's Day: Ukrainian Felted Neckleces
🗓️ March 7, 2026
🕓 10 am - 12 pm
📍 Main Library - 3650 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Mark Women's Day by connecting with Ukrainian heritage through craft. Create a felted necklace inspired by traditional design while enjoying a relaxed environment of creativity, conversation, and cultural exchange. All material will be provided.
International Fest in Weston
International Fest in Weston
🗓️ March 1, 2026
🕓 12 pm - 4 pm
📍 Weston Community Center at Regional Park
UA Florida, together with Orlyk and "Ukrainian Dancers of Miami", is inviting you to attend a Ukrainian booth and enjoy a wonderful national dance! You will experience Ukrainian cultural heritage, dive into the beautiful worlds of national art style, and take vibrant photos at our photo zone.
Peaceful Candlelight March
Peaceful Candlelight March
🗓️ February 24, 2026
🕓 4pm - 6pm
📍 Fort Lauderdale Federal Building - 299 E Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
🅿️ City Hall Garage - 200 NE 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4 Years of Resistance. 4 Years of Courage. 4 Years Too Long.
Bring your American and Ukrainian flags. Bring your candles—electronic or real. Bring your voice.
Because silence is complicity.
We gather not just to remember, but to declare: Ukraine is not forgotten. Its people will not be abandoned. Their fight for freedom is our fight for freedom.
The world is watching. History is watching. Will we stand with Ukraine?
Your presence matters. Your voice matters. Be there.
Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
Mayor Dean J. Trantalis
Yulia Drygybka, UA Florida spoke person
Yulia Drygybka, UA Florida spoke person
When Art Serves Peace
When Art Serves Peace
Supporting Local Talent and Shared Values
Supporting Local Talent and Shared Values
UA Florida, as a Palm Beach County-based nonprofit organization, would like to thank the Palm Beach Symphony for making the right decision to replace the Putin-supporting violinist with Valentin Mansurov.
Mr. Mansurov is a local Palm Beach County resident and is more than qualified to perform this music. We fully support him and thank the Palm Beach Symphony for choosing a local resident with extensive experience in the South Florida symphony community to enrich the culture of Palm Beach County.
We would also like to highlight the concerns of the specific music that Mr. Repin was scheduled to perform. He was scheduled to play Prokofiev’s second concerto. Mr. Prokofiev was born and raised in Ukraine, in the Donetsk region. Prokofiev is recognized in Ukraine as one of its greatest composers.
The Donetsk airport, the Philharmonic Hall, and the Donetsk Music academy were all named after him. Unfortunately, we speak in the past tense, as all of those buildings and airfields have been destroyed in the constant bombing of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia.
UA Florida, as a Palm Beach County-based nonprofit organization, would like to thank the public, local Florida residents, the media, and Russian America for Democracy in Russia and Arts Against Aggression (find their letter here) for their strong support of this issue. We also thank the Floridians who initially spoke out against the performance. (Find the article here.)
We encourage the Palm Beach Symphony and the Palm Beach Cultural Council to engage with us, so that we can add to the cultural diversity that we all enjoy in Palm Beach County.
We would also like to respond to a recent article in RealClearPolitics by Judith Miller and Paul Du Quenoy regarding our actions with this performance. Our response is located here.
Again, we assert that culture should not be used to promote war or propaganda.
Urgent Request for the community
Urgent Request for the community
we all did it together on Feb 27, 2026, relevant article
Whitewashing War Crimes With Music
Whitewashing War Crimes With Music
UA Florida, as a Palm Beach County based nonprofit organization, is concerned with the Palm Beach Symphony’s current schedule, specifically, performances by Vadim Repin on February 28 and March 2. Mr. Repin is a well known public Putin propaganda supporter, and has been banned from performing in several prestigious European venues. Repin, who was born in Russia, is currently a naturalized Belgian citizen, living primarily in Austria. However, he is still an active participant in Putin’s cruel, hostile regime.
Repin attends Putin-sponsored government meetings, carries out Putin-directed assignments, and receives state awards and funding for his projects because of his relationship with Putin. Putin has been recognized by the United States as the head of an “aggressor state”. We are concerned with Repin’s desire to “promote culture”, while, at the same time, promoting Putin’s anti-American agenda.
We, therefore, call on the Palm Beach Symphony to follow their European counterparts, and consciences, by canceling Mr. Repin’s performances, as well as a “teach-in” in one of our most valued high schools in Palm Beach County. We are especially concerned about his event at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. Mr. Repin will have access to young people, who may not be fully informed about the political situation in Russia. One can say it’s “just music”, but he is not mentioning the highly talented Russian musicians who have spoken out against Putin, who were either killed, or imprisoned for life in horrifying conditions.
One wonders what Mr. Dreyfoos, who created what we know today as the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, would have to say about such an event. One looks at one of his most remembered quotes: “Let’s hit a home run, or not go to bat at all,”. This is clearly not a home run for the school, the community, or the image of Palm Beach County, as a place that welcomes Putin propagandists.
We are asking the Palm Beach Symphony to address our concerns, as members of the local community. We would ask that the Principal of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Ms. Blake Bennett, to consider canceling his visit, or at least informing the students’ parents of Mr. Repin’s background.
Culture should not be used to promote war or propaganda, and Mr. Repin poses a real danger of doing both.
Relevant publications:
Violinist Vadim Repin booked in US, but cancelled in Europe
Open letter to cancel Putin’s violinist Vadim Repin at the Palm Beach Symphony.
Palm Beach Symphony to World Premiere Paul Moravec’s ‘Lullaby’
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