Holy Ascension Church of Trumbull, CT, will host a concert titled “Music of Poetry,” on Friday, Apr. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the church (1460 Huntington Trnpk., Trumbull). Featuring singer-songwriter Vahan Artsruni and flautist Nelly Manukyan. Reception to follow. Click the following link to purchase tickets online. For contacts and other information, click here to view a flyer.
St. Gregory the Enlightener Church of White Plains, NY, will hold its 21st annual “Lionel Galstaun Memorial Concert” on Sunday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m. at the church (1131 North St., White Plains). Featured artists are Jared Blajian, cellist, with Nara Avetisyan, pianist. Complimentary luncheon in Tutak Hall follows badarak. Presented by the parish cultural committee. Free and open to the public; donations will help support young Armenian musicians. RSVP (by Apr. 26) to (914) 428-2595, or stgregoryculturalcommittee@gmail.com. Click on the following links to view a flyer and access the parish website.
The 2024 Times Square Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide will be held on Sunday, Apr. 21, at 1:30 p.m., at West 44th St. & Broadway, New York City. This is the 39th annual gathering, sponsored by the Knights of Vartan and a host of Armenian organizations. Follow the latest updates on the Knights of Vartan Facebook page. Click the following links to view a flyer, and find details of contacts and transportation to and from the event. To learn more, click here.
Sts. Vartanantz Church of Chelmsford, MA, will host its 55th season of Lenten programs—the “Fr. Ghevont Samoorian Lenten Program of Spiritual Renewal”—as in-person lectures on Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. through Lent (final session Mar. 22) at the church (180 Old Westford Rd., Chelmsford). This year’s theme will explore “Holy Scripture and You”; each session includes worship service (with online broadcast; see flyer), light dinner, lecture. For topics, speakers, and details, click on the links to view a flyer and log onto the parish website.
The award-winning documentary on the 2020 Artsakh war, titled 1489, will have its New York premier at the Museum of the Moving Image’s Redstone Theater (36-01 35 Ave., Astoria, NY), on Saturday, Mar. 16, at 6:15 p.m. First-time director Shoghakat Vardanyan will attend the screening in person to discuss the film, which traces her experience during the war when her brother, 21-year-old student-musician Soghomon, was thrust into battle, and subsequently went missing in action. (His disappearance was assigned the clerical case number 1489, hence the film’s title.) The film was named as “Best Film” at the 2023 International Documentary Film Association (IDFA) Festival, among other awards. For information on the screening, and to purchase tickets, click here.
LEARN MORE about 1489: Click the following links to read an interview with director Shoghakat Vardanyan, on the IDFA website. Also, read about the impression the film made during the IDFA Festival, as depicted in Variety Magazine.
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Museum of the Moving Image:
https://movingimage.
