Volodymyr takes on DaVarryl Williamson in Las Vegas for the WBO world heavyweight title Oct. 3... but if sport isn't for you then groove to the western Ukrainian electronica of Zsuf at Store 205 on Oct. 3... or celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of Britain's Fab Four at the Beatles Live Festival at Ukraine Palace.
trippy as they are cheerful. Good art for a gray autumn when the weather’s got you down.
Art-Blues gallery (38 Andriyivksy Uzviz, 229-7388). Open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 2
HOCKEY: Sokil (Kyiv) vs. Nyeman (Belarus).
The Eastern European Hockey League season opens with the capital’s entry in the league hosting one of their Belarusian counterparts. The Belarusians support hockey with almost as much fervor as their president leads the country. There’s no NHL this year, but who cares when the Falcons are playing?
Avant-Garde Ice Palace (46 Melnykova, Dorohozhychi metro). 1 p.m. Free admission.
Sunday 3
BOXING: Volodymyr Klitschko vs. DaVarryl Williamson.
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Klitshcko the Younger (42-3, 39 KOs) steps into the square circle against up-and-coming American DaVarryl “Touch of Sleep” Williamson. This will be Volodya’s first fight since being stopped in the fifth round of the WBO World Heavyweight title bout by Lamon Brewster on April 10. Williamson (20-2, 17 KOs) is the current North American Boxing Federation title holder. We see this one going five rounds, with Williamson throwing in the towel. Vova’s all over the American from the opening bell.
1+1. 7 a.m. Replay at 11:10 p.m.
Sunday 3
ELECTRONIC MUSIC: Zsuf.
From Ternopil, Zsuf and their debut 2003 album “Nameless” present a great leap forward for Ukraine’s electronic scene, given the concentration of electronica acts in Kyiv, Lviv or Kharkiv. Their new project improvises plenty with psychedelic beats and trippy rhythms; imagine a Ukrainian version of Germany’s Kraftwerk. Check out this emerging sound from out west.
Store 205 (8 Kovpaka, 269-3249). 8 p.m. Tickets Hr 15.
Monday 4
CLASSIC ROCK: Beatles Live Festival.
The year 2004 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Fab Four, and to celebrate, look-alikes of Paul, John, George and Ringo have been brought together by the Beatles’ original producer to play a concert of Beatles hits. “Let it Be,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Yesterday,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” and more.
Ukraine Palace (103 Chervonoarmiyska, 247-2476). 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 40 to Hr 450.
Saturday 9
SOCCER: World Cup Group 2 Qualifier: Ukraine vs. Greece.
We got stuck with the Greeks again, in case you didn’t know. They have the same coach who led them to victory in the final of EURO 2004, too. But this is for the World Cup in Germany in 2006. Ukraine already leads the pool (having tied Denmark and beaten Kazakhstan) while Greece is floundering (they lost to Albania and tied Georgia). Go watch Sheva and the boys hammer the Greeks and take away maximum points in this one.
Olympic Stadium (55 Chervonoarmiyska, Respublikansky Stadion metro). 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 10 to Hr 50.
