An Open Letter to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
By Sona Hamalian Mr. Prime Minister, This is one letter I wish I never had to write. Yet now I know I must, because passive resignation and complacency should no longer be requirements for those of us...
View ArticleItalian Lower House of Parliament Adopts Armenian Genocide Resolution
ROME (mixed sources) – The Italian parliament’s lower house on April 10 approved a motion calling on the Italian government to “officially recognize the Armenian genocide” and raise the profile of this...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Guest Recipe: Lemon Curd with Fresh Summer Berries in a Phyllo...
Contributed by David Vartanian of the Vintage Press Restaurant, named one of America’s Best Chefs* Lemon Curd: 9 large egg yolks 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice Phyllo...
View ArticleObituary: Sam Pilafian, 69 Tuba Maestro of Multiple Genres
By Richard Sandomir TEMPE, Ariz. (New York Times) — Sam Pilafian, a virtuoso tuba player who performed an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, pop and rock music and brought unflagging exuberance to...
View ArticleA Response to the Recent Upset at Yerevan’s Opera House in the Armenian Republic
By Michelle Ekizian Whether the recent grapevine gossip floating around in the Armenian press of the possible dismissal of conductor Constantine Orbelian from his dual post as artistic director and...
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House and Senate Introduce Bills on Genocide Recognition as Members...
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues this week for the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Capitol Hill. Prior to...
View ArticleArmenian Heritage Park: Meaningful Public Art, Reconfigured
By Steven Vilkas BOSTON — In my article “In Appreciation Of Boston’s Armenian Heritage Park”, I began laying the foundations for why this place has quickly become one of my absolute favorite...
View ArticleDiscovering Armenian Heritage and Culture
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut was home to a program of music, demonstrations, a panel of renowned scholars and Armenian food on Saturday, March 30, as the University of Connecticut presented a...
View ArticleSt. James Armenian Church to Host 117th Diocesan Assembly and Gala Banquet
WATERTOWN — St. James Armenian Apostolic Church of Watertown will welcome all of the Clergy and lay delegates of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church, as it hosts the 117th Diocesan Assembly and...
View ArticleKomitas Vartabed Takes Centerstage at the Western Diocese
By Taleen Babayan BURBANK, Calif. — The religious, spiritual and cultural influences of Komitas Vartabed headlined the 2019 Reclaim Conference in honor of the 150th anniversary of his birth, in an...
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How Vardges Sureniants Inspired Antoine Wagner
By Marine Karoyan YEREVAN — Antoine Wagner (b. 1982) is a European/American artist. He has a background in theater, filmmaking and photography. Wagner explores the limits of his media through...
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Shahnazaryan Illuminated Women’s Role in Velvet Revolution and Aftermath in...
GLENDALE, Los Angeles – It has been almost a year since the historic Velvet Revolution in Armenia and many of us are still wondering how our small country was able to overturn decades of corrupt...
View ArticleInjured Armenian De-Miner Returns after Treatment in Russia
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — An Armenian de-miner, who was wounded during the humanitarian mission in Syria, has returned to Armenia, PR manager at the Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise Nazeli...
View ArticleTaner Akçam Lectures at USC
LOS ANGELES — At a recent lecture at the University of Southern California (USC), historian Taner Akçam said the trove of documents he discovered in a once-obscure archive in 2015 “blows up this main...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Panel Sponsored by CYSCA
MEDFORD, Mass. — The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA), in partnership with the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Tufts Armenian Club, presented a...
View ArticleLibyan Interim Government to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide
BENGHAZI, Libya (The Address) — The Libyan Interim Government announced through its Foreign Ministry on Thursday, April 18, that will commemorate the Armenian Genocide, committed by the Ottoman Empire,...
View ArticleChurch, Government Extend Condolences to Sri Lanka
YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has sent a condolence cable to President Maithripala Sirisena of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the...
View ArticleCleveland Parish hosts Armenian Miniature Icon Painting Workshop
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The St. Gregory of Narek parish of Cleveland Ohio for the second consecutive year held a painting workshop for children and adults. With the success of last year’s workshop The Art of...
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Young Musicians Prepare for a Better Future
YEREVAN — “If music be the food of love, play on!” Shakespeare’s Duke of Orsino, who could not get enough if it to surfeit his appetite, may have been a hopeless romantic, but he had a point. Music is...
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Gerald Papasian Speaks Out on the Orbelian Controversy
PARIS — The controversy about the dismissal of three-time Grammy award nominee conductor Constantine Orbelian as managing or executive director of the Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Theater of...
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