Luncheon, Houston, Texas, 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.; Exhibition opening at Houston Museum of National Science, Houston, TX, Fri, June 3, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Washington, D.C., Monday, May 16, 2011

Luncheon, Houston, Texas, 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.; Exhibition opening at Houston Museum of National Science, Houston, TX, Fri, June 3, 2011, 6:00 p.m.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND the "Ukrainian Business & Investment Luncheon & Roundtable" in downtown Houston, Texas and the opening of the Ancient Ukraine: Golden Treasures & Lost Civilizations: Ukraine Exhibition" at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, on Friday, June 3, 2011.

The "Ukrainian Business & Investment Luncheon and Roundtable," will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at a location in downtown Houston. The gala opening of the "Ancient Ukraine: Golden Treasures & Lost Civilizations" exhibition will be held at the Houston Museum of National Science, www.hmns.org, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

The "Ukrainian Business & Investment Luncheon & Roundtable" will feature a panel of top business leaders whose companies are doing business and investing in Ukraine. Panelists will include (1) Sergey A. Taruta, leading Ukrainian businessman, philanthropist and chairman, Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD), www.isd.com.ua/en/, one of the largest private companies in Ukraine; (2) Michael Bleyzer, Founder and President, SigmaBleyzer, www.SigmaBleyzer.com, Houston, TX, one of the largest private equity investors in Ukraine. Additional panelists, including energy company executives, and a representative of the Embassy of Ukraine to the USA, will be announced shortly.

Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office, for the SigmaBleyzer private equity investment management group, who serves as President of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) will moderate the business luncheon and the panel of business experts roundtable.

HOUSTON LUNCHEON COORDINATING COMMITTEE - ANDREW PIDGIRSKY
The chair of the Coordinating Committee in Houston for the "Ukrainian Business & Investment Luncheon & Roundtable" is Andrew A. Pidgirsky, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP, Houston. Andrew represents the Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA), http://www.uaba.org/, on the Board of Directors of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and is a member of the USUBC Executive Committee. Andrew Pidgirsky can be contacted at 713 308 4056; mobile: 713 492 6183, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Ukrainian business luncheon and roundtable in Houston, Texas is sponsored by the over 160 members of U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.usubc.org. The Ancient Ukraine exhibition is sponsored by The Foundation for International Arts and Education (FIAE), www.fiae.org, a member of USUBC, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, www.hmns.org.

You will not want to miss the exciting events taking place in Houston, Texas on Friday, June 3, 2011. Please send this invitation to the representatives of your companies and organizations who work in the Midwest/Southwest part of the USA and invite them to attend these special events in Houston, TX.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ----
Friday, June 3, Houston, Texas

1. "UKRAINIAN BUSINESS & INVESTMENT LUNCHEON AND ROUNDTABLE"- 12:30 p.m. p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - at a location in downtown Houston, Texas, Friday, June, 3, 2011.

2. OPENING: "ANCIENT UKRAINE: GOLDEN TREASURES & LOST CIVILIZATIONS," 6:00 - 8:45 p.m., Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030, Friday, June 3, 2011.

RSVP: Attendees are welcome to attend one or both of the events. Please register your attendance at Event 1 (luncheon) and at Event 2 (exhibition) as soon as possible to Morgan Williams, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Additional information about the business & investment luncheon will be distributed shortly.
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6,000 YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGY! ANCIENT UKRAINE OPENS IN HOUSTON
Ancient Ukraine - Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations

Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Texas, Monday, May 16, 2011

HOUSTON- On tour for the first time in the United States, the exhibit ДРЕВНЯ УКРАЇНА (Ancient Ukraine) - Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations covers 6,000 years of history and prehistory of various cultures that once inhabited the territory of modern Ukraine. A gala opening for the exhibition will take place at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas on Friday evening, June 3, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Ancient trade routes crossed this part of the world for countless centuries. As a result, trade items from many of the Old World’s civilizations have been found in Ukraine.

The Beginning: Trypilian culture
The exhibit starts with the Trypilian culture, dating back to 5,000 BC. Pottery decorated with red and black paints, sacred symbols, as well as temple models and animal sculptures, will be on display.

Scythian Style
Between the 7th and 3rd centuries BC, the Scythians, known for their beautiful stylized animal-shaped ornaments, roamed what is now Ukraine. The fertile soil of the region attracted Greek settlers as early as the 7th century BC.

Hellenistic Influences
Greek presence lasted well into the Hellenistic period (around the 2nd century BC), represented here by a dazzling array of bronze sculpture, exquisite gold jewelry, extraordinary rhytons (drinking cups partially in the shape of a ram), black-slip pottery, and amphorae.

Roman Might
Rome’s might reached the Black Sea—and the shores of Ukraine—as early as the 1st century BC. We see Roman presence reflected in art forms that blend traditions from both Greek and Roman worlds. Among the items on display are bright red and orange pottery, transparent glass, bronze and silver vessels, and jewelry incorporating precious stones, filigree, granulation and inlays.

Byzantine Treasures
Discover treasures from the Byzantine Empire, the ancient Slavic state of Kyivan Rus’, and various steppe nomads, spanning the 5th through the 13th centuries AD. Utensils, relics, chalices, kolts, pendants, rings, bracelets and necklaces provide an idea of the array of objects used by the inhabitants of medieval Ukraine.

This exhibit is presented by the Foundation for International Arts & Education of Bethesda, Maryland in cooperation with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council and with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
LINK: http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=442&Itemid=463