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St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ will host a lecture by journalist Tatul Hakobyan on the experiences chronicled in his new book/war diary, Valley of Death: A 44-Day Catastrophe, on Saturday, Mar. 27, at 5:30 p.m. EST. The event will be broadcast over the Zoom video platform, but limited in-person seating (observing precautions) is available in the church’s Abajian Hall (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Admission is free. Click the link to register in advance for the Zoom meeting AND in-person attendance. Lecture will also be broadcast live on Youtube. For information call (201) 791-2862, or click the link to view a flyer.

St. John Church (Southfield, MI) will host its 26th annual “Rev. Fr. Divan and Yn. Rosalie Papazian Parish Retreat” on Saturday, Mar. 20, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, as an online event over the Zoom platform. This year’s retreat, titled “Embracing Isolation … Christ’s Way,” features an opening prayer from Bishop Daniel, messages from Fr. Yeprem Kelegian and Fr. Hratch Sargsyan, and breakout sessions. Click the link to view a flyer. For details and to register, click here.

The Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church (Providence, RI) will broadcast another episode of its online series, “Armenian Cultural Hour” on Friday, Mar. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The concert titled “Songs and Dance,” features the Greater Worcester Armenian Chorale and the young performers of the Arevig Dance Group. Click the link to watch the livestream on the parish Facebook page (accessible even if you don’t have a personal Facebook account). Click the following link to view a flyer.

The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will host a lecture titled “Literary Responses to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict,” on Monday, Mar. 22, at 7 p.m. (EST) over the Zoom platform. Scholar Arakel Minassian (M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the U. of Michigan) will present two contemporary literary responses to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Click the links to view a flyer and to register for the event. E-mail zohrabcenter@armeniandiocese.org for details.

The Music Guild of St. John Church (Southfield, MI) will host a virtual concert by organist Charles Miller, on Friday, Mar, 19, at 7 p.m. EST. Click the link to watch the broadcast on the parish Facebook page. For information, click the following link to view a flyer.