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Armenian Pianist Celebrates the Schumanns
FRANKFURT — “My name is Clara, Clara Wieck.” She stands in center stage, her hands clasped, dressed in an elegant blouse and long skirt, her dark hair pulled back to accentuate the fine features of her...
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Carolyn Mugar Recognized for Decades of Environmental and Charitable Initiatives
YEREVAN/BOSTON — Armenia Tree Project (ATP) founder and activist Carolyn Mugar was honored at last month’s “Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia” in recognition of her decades of devotion to...
View ArticleSen. Sanders Meets with LA Armenian-American Representatives
LOS ANGELES — Representatives from the Armenian Council of America (ACA) along with the Armenian Assembly of America, Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD), and the Armenian National Committee...
View ArticleErevan Choral Society Presents Holiday Concert
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Boston tradition for more than 50 years, the includes gifted and versatile singers from the Greater Boston communities is complemented by a professional 23-member orchestra. The...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Resolution Blocked in US Senate Again: Video Clip
WASHINGTON – Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) again attempted to bring the Armenian Genocide S. 150 resolution to the Senate floor, seeking unanimous consent for the floor voting. Senator Ted Cruz...
View ArticleConstantine Orbelian Nominated for Grammy
LOS ANGELES — It was announced this week that a recording featuring Stephen Costello and the Kaunas City Symphony, led by Constantine Orbelian, has been nominated for the 2020 Grammy Award in the...
View ArticleBath House Designed by Ottoman-Armenian Architect for Sale
ISTANBUL (Panorama.am) — A 16th-century bath house designed by renowned Ottoman-Armenian architect Mimar Sinan is being offered for sale in Turkey at 2.5 million euros, Ermenihaber reports. The...
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Legendary Soviet intelligence officer Gohar Vardanyan Dies
MOSCOW (Armenpress) — Soviet intelligence officer Gohar Vardanyan, the wife of the Hero of the Soviet Union Gevorg Vardanyan, died at age 93, the Armenian Embassy in Russia said in a released...
View ArticleArmenian Wines Presented at Polish Expo
KRAKOW, Poland (Armenpress) — Through an initiative of the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia, Armenian wines were presented at the 17th EnoExpo 2019 international wine fair in here November 20 to 22,...
View Article2019 Trinity Christmas Bazaar to be held December 6, 7
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Always an anticipated event, Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater Boston will usher in the holiday season with its 2019 Trinity Christmas Bazaar, on Friday, December 6 and...
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Recipe Corner: Bijug (Bulgur Patties in Tomato Sauce)
Sonia Tashjian, a noted Armenian food expert and cooking enthusiast, is a never-ending source of interesting, delicious, and easy-to-prepare recipes from numerous Armenian regions. Here is a tasty dish...
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Berberian’s and Zeitlian Watenpaugh’s Books Chosen for SAS Outstanding Book...
FRESNO — The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Houri Berberian’s Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds (Oakland: UC...
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Nairi Demirchian-Gazarian Receives Armenian American Pharmacists’ Association...
By Sossy Yogurtian BELMONT, Mass. – During my 20 years working at Osco Pharmacy in Belmont, I had the privilege of training many student pharmacists and one student stood out to me the most, Nairi...
View ArticleGomidas Vartabed: The Most Distinguished Armenian Musicologist (1869-1935)
By Father Zaven Arzoumanian, PhD This year the Armenians worldwide are most worthily celebrating the 150th year of Gomidas Vartabed’s birth, the internationally distinguished Armenian talented...
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22nd ARPA International Film Festival Wraps Up
HOLLYWOOD — The 22nd Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF), one of Hollywood’s longest running film festivals, showcased features, documentaries, shorts, animated films and music videos from 15...
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Review: A Party Girl Gets Her Comeuppance in San Francisco Opera’s ‘Manon...
By Joshua Kosman SAN FRANCISCO (San Francisco Chronicle) — It’s no easy matter getting an opera audience to warm to the title character of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.” She’s vain, flighty, materialistic...
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Rohingya Human Rights Activist and 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung...
YEREVAN — Despite the tragic nature of its focus, this year’s Aurora Forum had many uplifting and even joyful moments. One took place on October 16 at the bright and modern-looking Kamar Business...
View ArticleArmenia Is Top Destination According to Travel Magazine
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenia is once again among the top 2020 tourism destinations, this time in Condé Nast Traveler luxury magazine’s “20 Best Places to Go in 2020” article. According to Condé Nast...
View ArticleForeign Minister Says Turkey Should Address Reports of Attack Plans
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said on December 2 it is important for Turkey to react to the leaked memo which reportedly revealed that Ankara has a...
View ArticleArmenian Christmas Pudding (Anooshabour)
Anooshabour means “sweet soup” in Armenian. ”That’s the legend that Armenians recall on their Christmas, January 6, as they eat ‘sweet soup’ in thanksgiving,” wrote reporter Nancy Ayer in the Detroit...
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