St. Leon Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, will hold its annual two-day Food Festival on Saturday, Oct. 14 (4-8 p.m.) and Sunday, Oct. 15 (12-4 p.m.), on the church grounds (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn). Enjoy traditional Armenian foods, music, artwork, games and crafts for kids, plus a Country Store featuring gifts and packaged items. Rain or shine. For information, call the church at (201) 791-2862, or click the link to visit the parish Facebook page.
St. Mary Church of Livingston, NJ, will hold its annual two-day Armenian Food Festival on Saturday, Sep. 9 (11 a.m.-8 p.m.) and Sunday, Sep. 10 (12 noon-5 p.m.), on the church grounds (200 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ). Traditional Armenian foods, Armenian vendors, live Armenian music, 50/50 raffle, and lots of children’s activities. Rain or shine. For information, call the church at (973) 533-9794. Visit the parish website and the parish Facebook page for information. Click the link to view a flyer.
The event has been POSTPONED, with a date yet to be announced, in light of the crisis concerning Artsakh.
Holy Trinity Church of Cambridge, MA, will hold a “Great Gatsby Gala” to celebrate the parish’s 100th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., in the church’s Charles and Nevart Talanian Hall. The church is located at 145 Brattle St., Cambridge. Click the following link to view an announcement.
Holy Trinity Church of Cambridge, MA, will mark its 100th anniversary on Sunday, Sep. 24, with a banquet directly after badarak, in the church’s Charles and Nevart Talanian Hall (145 Brattle St., Cambridge). Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan will preside over the Diamond Anniversary Banquet, honoring all of Holy Trinity’s past Parish Council members. Click the following links to purchase tickets and view a flyer.
An award-winning animated feature film on the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath, titled Aurora’s Sunrise, will open in theaters nationwide on Friday, Aug. 11. In New York City, the film will debut at Village East Cinema (click here for info and showtimes); see below for the link to screenings elsewhere. The film by director Inna Sahakyan tells the story of Aurora Mardiganian, who lost everything as a 14-year-old enduring the horror of the Armenian Genocide. Two years later, through luck and courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring as herself in “Auction of Souls,” an early Hollywood blockbuster, Aurora became the face of one of the largest charity campaigns in American history. With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora’s Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival. Click the following links to view the trailer on YouTube; to read about the production in Animation Magazine; and to find theatres in your area showing the film.
