St. Leon Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, will hold a “Spring Soiree with Onnik Dinkjian,” on Saturday, May 7, at 7 p.m., at the church’s Abajian Hall (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Click the link to view a flyer with information on tickets, reservations, and more. (Proof of COVID vaccination or test required.) E-mail Linda Araz Berenson at berensonl@aol.com for details, or click here to purchase tickets online.
The theatrical film Songs of Solomon, about Gomidas Vartabed, will have two screenings in the New York/New Jersey region: on Friday, Apr. 29, at 7:30 p.m., at Regal Battery Park (102 North End Ave., New York, NY); and on Saturday, Apr. 30, at 7:30 p.m., at Teaneck Cinemas (503 Cedar Ln., Teaneck, NJ). Click the following links to view the trailer, to access the movie website, and to order tickets online (for New Jersey showing).
The theatrical film Songs of Solomon, about Gomidas Vartabed, will have two screenings in the New York/New Jersey region: on Friday, Apr. 29, at 7:30 p.m., at Regal Battery Park (102 North End Ave., New York, NY); and on Saturday, Apr. 30, at 7:30 p.m., at Teaneck Cinemas (503 Cedar Ln., Teaneck, NJ). Click the following links to view the trailer, to access the movie website, and to order tickets online (for New York showing).
The University of Chicago’s prestigious Dumanian Lecture Series for 2022 will feature Dr. Rachel Goshgarian (Lafayette College), speaking on “The City and its Hinterland, the Monastery and its Villages: Revisiting Late Medieval Armenian Geographies and Landscapes.” The online lecture over the Zoom platform will take place on Thursday, Apr. 21, at 6 p.m. CDT. Presented by the U. of Chicago’s Near Eastern Civilizations & Languages Dept. To pre-register (required) click here.
Smyrna, My Beloved, a dramatic feature film depicting the burning of Smyrna (commemorating the 100th anniversary of that terrible event), will receive two special screenings in the New York area: on Friday, Apr. 29, at 7 p.m., at the Directors Guild Theater (110 West 57th St., NYC); and on Sunday, May 1, at 4 p.m., at the Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, NY). The screenings are presented by the Hellenic Film Society USA. Smyrna, My Beloved is in Greek and English, with English subtitles. Click the links to read a press release with details of the screenings and the film; and to access the website of the Hellenic Film Society USA, to view a trailer and purchase tickets online.
