This month so far we’ve been looking at Ukrainian culture here in Timmins. Concerts and festivals were very popular forms of entertainment and entertainment in the community. So this week we remember the music and dance events at the Porcupine.

Timmins was home to the Ukrainian Mandolin Orchestra and School of Dance. A talented concert was given by the Ukrainian Mandolin Orchestra of South Porcupine at the Majestic Theater in September 1929. A cartoon and a picture, The royal horseman, were also presented. A Miss Kathleen Reynolds accompanied the concert on the piano and Ukrainian dancers provided a performance after the photo. Mary Myronick gave a Ukrainian dance which ended with a loud applause which was followed by other Ukrainian dancers.

In the fall of 1933, the Goldfields Hotel was packed with an audience waiting to attend a concert presented by the Canadian Ukrainian Provista Association of Timmins. A choir of 28 people, dressed in traditional Ukrainian outfits, performed in front of the packed house. Under the direction of Harry Storozuk, the choir performed a number of Ukrainian pieces and ended the evening with the Ukrainian national anthem.

In the summer of 1946, a Ukrainian-Canadian music festival was held at McIntyre Arena.

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