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The Armenian Church Diocese of Australia & New Zealand will host an online recital of organ and vocal music, titled “Sacred Armenian Music, Part 2,” featuring organist Fr. Mamigon Kiledjian (Sacred Music Instructor fo the Eastern Diocese), on Wednesday, Mar. 30. For viewers in the United States, the concert will take place at 5 a.m. EDT (which, please note, corresponds to 8 p.m. AEDT in Sydney, Australia), over the Zoom conference platform. To receive a registration link, e-mail Nishan Basmajian by Mar. 28, at diocese@armenian.come.au. Click the links to access the Australian Diocese’s Facebook page, and to view a flyer.

Holy Trinity Church of Cheltenham, PA, will hold a meeting of its Zoom Book Club on Thursday, Apr. 21, at 7 p.m. EDT. The group will read Mayrig by Henri Verneuil, with Elise Antreassian (translator of the English edition) facilitating the online discussion. Open to the public; e-mail nancybasmajian@verizon.net for a registration link. Click here to view a flyer with information (including how to obtain a copy of the book).

The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will host a lecture and book signing on Monday, Apr. 18, at 7 p.m. EDT, in Guild Hall of the Diocesan Center in NYC (630 Second Ave., New York). Historian Dr. Vartan Matiossian will discuss his book, The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History, and “Medz Yeghern.” Book signing and reception will follow. E-mail zohrabcenter@armeniandiocese.org for details. Click here to view a flyer; learn more on the Zohrab Center website.

The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will hold another evening of online instruction in classical Armenian, titled “Krapar yev Kini,” on Monday, Mar. 28, at 7 p.m. EDT, over the Zoom video conference platform. This session will be led by Matt Sarkisian, who will present incantations, prayer scrolls, and magical texts from the 15th to 18th centuries. Visit the Krapar & Kini website to learn details and find out about upcoming events. Click the following link to register online. (E-mail zohrabcenter@armeniandiocese.org to receive the texts in advance and be added to the group’s mailing list.)

The ACYOA of Hye Pointe Church in Bradford, MA, will sponsor a Palm Sunday dinner on Sunday, Apr. 10, following services at the church (1280 Boston Rd., Bradford). RSVP (by Apr. 6) to (978) 372-9227, or armenianchurchathyepointe@verizon.net. For information visit the parish website, or click the link to view a flyer.