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The Newark Museum will host a concert-performance of Gorky’s Dream Garden—a musical-theater opera of love, courage, & modern art—on Saturday, Sep. 7, at the museum (49 Washington St., Newark, NJ). A pre-concert spectacle starts at 1:30 p.m., with the performance starting at 2 p.m. The multi-media show based on the life of Arshile Gorky is by award-winning composer Michelle Ekizian; this live performance includes stars from ballet, opera and Broadway. Admission is included with Newark Museum admission (for details contact www.newarkmuseum.org, or call (973) 596-6550). Click on the following links to view a flyer with information, and to read more about the production.

Hye Pointe Church of Haverhill, MA, will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, Aug. 25, 12-5 p.m., at the church facility (1280 Boston Rd., Haverhill). Live music, Armenian delicacies. For information call (978) 372-9227, or visit the parish website. To view a flyer, click here.

St. Mesrob Church of Racine, WI, will hold its “Armenian Fest” on Sunday, Aug. 4, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., at Rotary Park in downtown Racine on Lake Michigan (5 Fifth St., Racine). Food, live music, silent auction. Free admission. Click here to view a flyer with details.

St. Gregory the Enlightener Church in White Plains, NY, will hold its annual picnic and “Fall Family Fair” on Sunday, Sep. 22, from noon until 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the church (1131 North St., White Plains; Exit 25 on Hutchinson R. Pkwy.). Dance music by the Johnny Berberian Ensemble; performance by Antranig Dance Ensemble. Homemade Armenian cuisine; games, sports, and prizes for kids in Harry and Edna Keleshian Hall. 50/50 raffle. For information call (914) 428-2595; click the link to view a flyer.

St. Peter Church of Watervliet, NY, will hold a concert, Jazz on the Hill, featuring New York Voices, on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m., at the church (100 Troy Schenectady Rd., Watervliet). Rain or shine. For ticket information, click the following link to view a two-page flyer.