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Five years without Vartan Gregorian: The road to home and the bridge to the future
34+ min ago (276+ words) I remember receiving the news of Vartan Gregorian's passing on a spring afternoon in 2021." Immediately, the world felt a little less brilliant." It has been five years since we lost that "one-man academy,' and while the institutions he helmed'from the…...
Mosaics of Armenia: A celebration of Armenian musical heritage comes to Lexington
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (221+ words) The performance will feature cellist Suren Bagratuni, silver medalist of the prestigious 1986 International Tchaikovsky Competition; pianist, conductor, composer as well as MCMA founder Kar'n Hakobyan; and violinist Haig Hovsepian, a noted soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. For MCMA founder Hovsepian,…...
Taraz traditions: Armenian heritage from Toronto to New York
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (877+ words) As a first-generation Armenian Canadian, I am fortunate to have grown up with a rich and varied heritage, including music, clothing and food. While this was impactful, it was usually limited to personal homes, church or the occasional secular event....
Joe Kassabian on "The Highlands Burn
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (711+ words) Fantasy is a genre often dominated by the pseudo-Medieval that rarely looks outside of a narrow European world. But Joe Kassabian, a Michigan-born, U. S. Army veteran turned Armenian citizen, is changing that. His forthcoming novel, "The Highlands Burn," is a "gunpowder…...
Armenian Heritage Walk dedication to honor Armenian American legacy with Awards for Excellence
2+ week, 5+ day ago (832+ words) The Armenian Heritage Walk, an historic, winding pathway of Armenian art and culture next to the world-renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art, will be dedicated and its first phase unveiled on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 in memory of the Armenian…...
Silk geometry: Rediscovering Armenian needlelace
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (85+ words) In the world of economics, numbers are concrete, and logic is dry and uncompromising. However, for Iskuhi Sargsyan, numbers have never been mere symbols; they are the hidden pulse of the universe. In 2017, she moved from the world of figures…...
Not your typical Armenian wedding " and that's the point
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (407+ words) What started as curiosity about what an Armenian wedding once was grew into a search for memory, identity and meaning " one that would eventually reshape not only their own lives but also the way others return to their roots. In…...
Sarkisian workshop series: Indigenous climate narratives with Diane Wilson
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (194+ words) The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), Mizna and the Asian American Writers" Workshop (AAWW) invite you to the second installment of the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Centering Indigenous Experiences in Climate Narratives with Diane Wilson. The virtual workshop will take place…...
FOX 11 LA celebrates Armenian Heritage Month with cultural special
6+ day, 18+ min ago (621+ words) LOS ANGELES " KTTV FOX 11 is marking Armenian Heritage Month with a new special that brings viewers closer to Armenia and the Armenian American community across Southern California. This year's broadcast features a virtual journey through Armenia, offering viewers a look…...
Capturing Eternity: A landmark volume on Armenian photography in Jerusalem is published
6+ day, 10+ min ago (78+ words) Capturing Eternity: Jerusalem Armenian Entanglements with Photography, edited by Karen Jallatyan and Diana Ghazaryan in cooperation with B'lint Kov'cs (L'Harmattan, Budapest and Leipzig University Press, 2026), brings long-overdue attention to a vital yet underexplored dimension of Armenian cultural history. While the…...