The Shushi Dance Ensemble of St. Vartan Cathedral of New York will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, May 13, at the John J. Breslin Theater at Felician University in Lodi, NJ. Guest performers from Armenia, California, and New York will join the dance ensemble during their “Celebration” program. For tickets, call (972) 6-SHUSHI or click here to purchase online. Click here for more information and click here to watch a television commercial.
The Armenian Church of the Holy Ascension of Trumbull, CT, will host a spring dance on May 20, 2017, at 7 p.m., at its newly redecorated Agahigian-Sherinian Hall. The dance will feature a live band, the Harry Bedrossian Ensemble, and mezze and beverages will be served while alcohol is BYOB. Entertainment will also be provided for children. Admission is $25 for adults with advance ticket purchase, $30 at the door; ages 12-20 $10 and children under 12 are free. For more information, contact Adrienne Ziemkiewicz at nursealz@sbcglobal.net (203) 913-7837. Click here for the church’s Facebook page.
The Cultural Committee of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Church of Providence, RI, and the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Committee of Rhode Island are sponsoring the screening of Vigen Chaldranian’s film “Alter Ego.” The film will be screened on Saturday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m., in the Egavian Cultural Center of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Church. Mr. Chaldranian will be present to answer questions. Admission is free. Click on the following links to view a flyer and to read more.
St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ will host a lecture by Ümit Kurt on his research concerning two perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide in Aintab. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 2, at 7:45 p.m. in the church’s Charles and Grace Pinajian Youth Center. It is free and open to the public. Click here to view a flyer for information.
St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, will host a book presentation by Adrienne Alexanian, editor of her father’s newly published memoir, Forced into Genocide. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Leon Church. Forced into Genocide is the riveting memoir of Yervant Edward Alexanian: an eye-witness to the massacre and dislocation of his family and countrymen in Ottoman Turkey during World War I. His memoir is a one-of-a-kind “insider’s account,” documenting the Genocide’s astonishing cruelty— but also its rare, unexpected acts of humanity. Click here to view a flyer.
