What, where, when on the weekend in Transcarpathia (14-15 of January)

January 14 – Transcarpathian holiday "St. Basil’s Day." At 13.00 – the regional festival-contest of caroling groups "New Joy…"        

January 14 – celebration of the Old New Year.  The beginning is at 19.00 (the restaurant "Salamandra", "Derenivska Kupil", the village of Nyzhnye Solotvyno, Uzhgorod district).

January 14 – National festival of pop song "Christmas Star 2017." The beginning is at 11.00 (Christian Cultural Center, Mukachevo).

January 14 – The Movement to support Transcarpathian soldiers invites you to a win-win lottery, delicious mulled wine and tea. The beginning is at 12.00 (the house near the "Owl’s Nest", Uzhgorod).

January 14 – 15 – International Festival "Red Wine 2017." 40 winemakers of Transcarpathia will be offering their products. Plus entertainment. January 14 – 9:00 – 17:30 – carols, Christmas music in the park. Performances of singers and caroling groups of Transcarpathia. 18:00 – 18:40 performance of "Bravis", 18:40 – 19:20 performance of Mykhailo Hrendzha and band ZE-BAR. 19:30 – 21:00 performance of People’s Artist of Ukraine Stepan Hiha. January 15 – 9:00 – 17:30 – performances of singers and caroling groups of Transcarpathia. 18:00 – 18:40 performance of folk singer Miroslava Kopynets. 18:50 – 19:40 performance of the group "Khustyany" 20:20 – 21:00 performance of the group "Chalamada" (Peremoha Park, Mukachevo).

January 14 – 15 – Festival of caroling groups "Den-2017." The festival will feature Christmas carols from leading caroling groups of the region. 14.00 – 17.00 (Peremoha Park, Mukachevo).

January 14 – 15 – fair of hand-made, farm products, honey, cheese and wine; in the yard – food court, workshop zone ("Owl’s Nest", Uzhgorod).

January 14 – X International Christmas basketball tournament among veterans (teams from the cities of Kosice, Presov (Slovakia), Kyiv, Odesa, Zhytomyr, Lutsk, Mykolaiv, Drohobych, Krivy Rih, Uzhgorod and Mukachevo (Children’s Sports School, Mukachevo).

January 14 – 15 – X Children’s Chess Festival "Christmas Mukachevo – 2017". January 14 – 10.00 – rounds 4-7, 17.00 – blitz tournaments, January 15 – 10.00 – rounds 8-9, 14.00 – closing of the festival (chess club "32×64", Mukachevo).

January 14 – 15 – the final competitions of the traditional New Year and Christmas tournament. January 14 at 10.00 – boys (born in 2006-2007). January 15 – boys (born in 2004-2005). The beginning is at 10.00 (sports complex "Yunist", Uzhgorod).

January 15 – Christmas concert of the choir of boys and young men of the Mukachevo choral school. The beginning is at 10.30 (Orthodox Holy Trinity Church, "Palanok" neighborhood, Mukachevo).

January 15 – "Carols in the old village." The holiday program includes: 11.00 – festive procession from Teatralna Square to the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life; 11.30 – 12.00 – holiday prayer service in the XVIII century Shelest Church of the Archangel Michael. 12.00 – opening ceremony and the beginning of festival performances. There will be Transcarpathian Christmas dishes, fair of products by Transcarpathian craftsmen. Caroling in the museum houses from the villages of Orikhovytsya, Dovhe and Bedevlya. Presents from the museum for children (admission is free) (Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Uzhgorod).

January 15 – Christmas concert of the choir of boys and young men of the Mukachevo choral school. The beginning is at 16.00 (Roman Catholic Church of St. Anne and Joachim, Khust).

January 15 – a sentimental story for children above 6 and families based on the works of Charles Dickens’s "Dreams of Achneus." The beginning is at 11.00 and 13.00 (Transcarpathian Puppet Theatre "Bavka", Uzhgorod).

January 15 – concert "From Christmas to Christmas" from the Honored Artist of Ukraine Oleksandr Sadvariy. Yana Sadvariy, Katerina Hazho, Vasylyna Holyanych, Veronica Lenart, Katerina Lintur, Uliana Kastran, Dana Yakobchuk will also take part in the concert. The beginning is at 16.00 (Regional Philharmonic, Uzhgorod).

January 15 – 1st round of the UFL. Group A: "Verest" – "Teamwear", "Avenue" – "UzhNet", "Mynai 1" – "ATO", "Ultimate" – SC "Uzhgorod". Group B: "Medea" – "Epicenter", "Zinedine" – "USB", "Budivelnyk" – "Libyan Lions", "Mynai 2" – "Sportika". Group C: "Radvanka" – "Viking", "KIT" – "Khudlyovo", "Vopak" – "Korytnyany", "Tisa-1" – "UzhNU". The beginning is at 9.00 (sports complex "Zinedine", Uzhgorod district).

– IceLand rink invites. Fees for week days – skating – 40 UAH (per session), skate rental – 30 UAH (per session), on weekend – skating – 50 UAH (per session), skate rental – 30 UAH (behind the "Dastor", Uzhgorod).

Exhibitions:

– Exhibition of contemporary art "Ontology. PROCESS – 3. New Realism". The exhibition features several dozen paintings, art objects made of blown glass and ceramics, metal, plaster and wood by contemporary artists: Angelina Hafynets, Oleksiy Dynnyk, Victor Demin, Ivan Ilko, Mykhailo Ilko, Vasyl Kadar, Valentin Kuzan, Beata Korn, Victor Melnychuk, Ivan Nebesnyk, Nata Popova, Oleg Putrashyk, Petro Ryaska, Taras Tabaka, Albina Tabaka, Natalia Tarnay, Oleg Tokar, Emma Tremba, Ruslan Tremba, Vadim Kharabaruk, Mykhailo Khodanych, Natalia Shevchenko, Volodymyr Pavlyshyn. Tuesday-Saturday – 11.00-21.00, Sunday – 12.00-19.00 (art center "Ilko Gallery", Koshitska st., Uzhgorod).

– Personal retrospective exhibition "Native Land" of People’s Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Svalyavchyk. The selection includes nearly 90 works created by the author in the period of 1970 – 2016. Landscapes, still lifes, wooden sacral architecture of the region. Every day, except Monday, 10.00 -18.00 (Transcarpathian Art Museum, Uzhgorod).

– "Christmas Exhibition" (works of almost all members of the Transcarpathian organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine). Every day (except Monday) 11.00 – 17.00, Saturday – 11.00 – 15.00 ("Uzhgorod" gallery).

– Exhibition "Winter Extravaganza" (F.Silvashi, O.Shandor, P.Kutlan, I.Tokach, H.Matiy, P.Kotsan, V.Hudan, M. Tehze, I.Tovt, Y.Dobosh, V.Kostyo). Except Monday, Tuesday, 11.00 – 17.00, Sundays – 11.00 – 15.00 (exhibition hall "Impasto", Vynogradiv)

– Exhibition "Musical moods" by Victor Andrianov (art cafe "Voto", Voloshin str., Uzhgorod).

– Exhibition and sale of works by Transcarpathian artists (P.Sholtes, P.Svalyavchyk, O.Kashshay, V.Kohutych, R.Pylyp, others) (2nd floor of the supermarket "Dastor" Uzhgorod).

 – Exhibition "Christmas in Irshava district in 1920s – 1930s (about 200 exhibits, including ancient cribs). January 6 – the exhibition is open from 10.00 to 15.00; January 7 – day off; January 9 – from 10.00 to 17.00 (Transcarpathian museum, Uzhgorod).

– New Year’s exhibition: retro Christmas tree encompassing nearly 80 years of a bygone era, Christmas postcards, covering the time period of 100 years. The oldest ones date back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1916, 1918) (during the holidays – by appointment) (District Historical and Local Lore Museum, Irshava).

– Permanent exhibition of master A. Kotska. 10.00 – 17.00 (Memorial House and Museum of People’s Artist of Ukraine Andriy Kotska, Vinnychna Str., 20, Uzhgorod).

– Permanent exhibition of Fedir Manaylo. Every day except Sunday-Monday – 9.00 – 17.00 (Memorial House and Museum of F. Manaylo, Drugety st., 74, Uzhgorod).

– Permanent exhibition of the People’s Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Mykyta (visit by arrangement with the author) (museum of V.Mykyta, Sobranetska Str. 68/2, Uzhgorod).