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Holy Trinity Church of Cambridge, MA, will present its “Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Distinguished Speaker Series” on Thursday, Apr. 25, at 7 p.m., in the church’s Charles and Nevart Talanian Cultural Hall (145 Brattle St., Cambridge). This year’s speaker is Anthony Ray Hinton, author of The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row. Mr. Hinton, a death-row exoneree, will share his story of wrongful conviction, survival in prison, and decades-long journey to freedom. Reception and book signing to follow. Open and free to the public. For information, contact the church at (617) 354-0632; office@htaac.org; or click to the parish website.

In collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Armenia!” exhibit, St. Vartan Cathedral will hold a special liturgical program on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Through a “vespers” service, participants will experience the spiritual environment that gave birth to the art on display at the Met exhibition—and appreciate their beauty, function, and place in Armenian civilization. Diocesan Primate the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan will preside. Area clergy will participate, with St. Nersess seminarians and the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Maestro Khoren Mekanejian. The event (part of the cathedral’s 50th anniversary) is open to the public, and admission is free. A reception will follow. St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral is located at 630 Second Avenue (at 34th Street), New York City.

Armenia’s United Nations Mission will take part in a panel discussion, “New Initiatives for Armenia’s Security,” sponsored by the Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund, on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m., at LMHQ conference center (150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York). For information, click on the link to view an Eventbrite page.

St. Thomas Church of Tenafly, NJ, will hold a New Year’s Eve celebration on Monday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m., at the church facility (174 Essex Dr., Tenafly). Reservations required; click on the link to view an informative flyer.

St. Thomas Church of Tenafly, NJ, will host a medical workshop on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, sponsored by the Armenian-America Health Professionals Organization (AAHPO), on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m., at the church facility (174 Essex Dr., Tenafly). Click on the link to view an informative flyer.