Community gathers for 'Pysanka' workshop in New Haven

Community gathers for 'Pysanka' workshop in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Community members gathered today to partake in a Ukrainian Easter Egg Pysanka workshop on Sunday. Organizers say the art of Pysanka is over 2000 years old. Restaurant week returns to New Haven in April Guests of the workshop got to learn more about the history and try it for themselves. "I've been decorating pysanka since I was six years old, but my favorite is decorating but also demonstrating or lecturing so tha…

Pysanki Egg Decorating workshop at S. Derry Library

Decorative Pysanka Easter eggs. T he South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St. in South Londonderry, will be hosting a Ukrainian Pysanki Egg Decorating Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. The event is free and geared toward adults and their families. Children 8 to 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bring three uncooked eggs with you  to allow enough supplies for everyone. Sign up by calling the library at 802-82…

There are only three weeks left until Easter, so it's the perfect time to break out of the mold! If you want truly special painted eggs, in the heart of Bukovina a folk art exhibition awaits you at the Museum of Painted Eggs, where thousands of exhibits will leave you speechless. And in another corner of the country, the magic of the craft comes to life before the eyes of the little ones, who learn directly from a folk craftsman how to transform…