On the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko, today, as well as throughout this week, a number of festive events are planned to be held in Lutsk. In particular, today in Lutsk, representatives of "Our Ukraine", "Batkivshchyna" and the SPU have already laid flowers at the monument to Taras Shevchenko, which is located in front of the main building of the Volyn State University named after Lesya Ukrainka. Representatives of the Volyn Regional State Administration and the Lutsk City Executive Committee will solemnly lay flowers at the Shevchenko monument after 14:30. Then, in the regional music and drama theater, a literary and artistic evening "The Path to Taras" will take place. Also, a number of festive events dedicated to marking the 190th anniversary of the birth of T.H. Shevchenko will be held in the "Veresneve" microdistrict. In particular, a festive concert "The Immortal Kobzar" will take place in the culture house of the microdistrict.