St. Sahag & St. Mesrob Church of Wynnewood, PA, will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, Sep. 25, from 12 noon to 6 p.m., on the church grounds (630 Clothier Rd., Wynnewood). Enjoy Armenian cuisine, live music, activities & fun for children. Rain or shine. For information call (610) 642-4212. To view a flyer, click here.
I Am Like You, by Armenian filmmaker Haik Kocharian, will premiere in New York City on Friday, Sep. 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Cinema Village (22 East 12th St., NYC), and thereafter will run for one week (through Thursday, Sep. 22) with four daily screenings. A Q&A with the director and cast will follow the Sep. 16 premier (which is sold out), as well as the evening shows on Saturday, Sep. 17 and Sunday, Sep. 18 (at 6 and 8:30 p.m. both days). Click the following link for information and to purchase tickets. To view a flyer, click here.
Holy Virgin Mary and Shoghagat Church of Belleville, IL, will hold its 20th annual Armenian Fest on Sunday, Sep. 18, from 12 noon to 3:30 p.m. at the church (400 Huntwood Rd., Swansea, IL). Armenian food and music, games for children and adults; raffle drawings. For information, e-mail info@BellevilleArmenianChurch.org, log onto the parish website, and view a flyer.
The Eastern Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, along with St. Nersess Seminary and St. Leon Church, will sponsor a panel discussion and book signing on Monday, Sep. 12, at 7 p.m. EDT, in Abajian Hall of St. Leon Church (12-61 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn, NJ). Dr. Abraham Terian will present his new book, From the Depths of the Heart: An Annotated Translation of the Prayers of St. Gregory of Narek, and discuss it on a panel featuring Bishop Daniel Findikyan and Dr. Jesse Arlen. A book signing and reception will follow. The event will also be broadcast online over the Zoom platform. Click here to register for both the live and online events. (Watch the online broadcast on the St. Leon Church YouTube channel.) Click here to view a flyer; learn more on the Zohrab Center website.
St. John the Baptist Church of Metro Milwaukee, WI, is sponsoring an in-person concert, “An Evening of Classical Opera & Armenian Folk Songs,” featuring Yeghishe Manucharyan & Victoria Avetisyan, on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m., at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center (901 15th St., So. Milwaukee, WI). Click the following links to find information on the parish website, to view a flyer, and to reserve tickets in advance.
