GROONG's Calendar of events


(All times local to events)

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What: "Catholicos Movses III Tatevatsi (1629-1633): The Revival of
the Armenian Church and Culture in Eastern Armenia
in the 17th Century"
Gevorg Ter-Vardanian (Matenadaran, Yerevan)
When: May 10 2001 7:30pm
Where: Haigazian University auditorium, Kantari, Beirut
Misc: Free admission. Part of lecture series dedicated to the 1700th
anniversary of the proclamation of christianity as the
official religion in Armenia.
Online Contact: Ara Sanjian
Web: http://www.haigazian.edu.lb/

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What: Exhibit: 1900: Two Armenian Sisters and their Dowries
Starts: May 12 2001 1pm-3pm
Tours: Sundays May 20, May 27, June 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 2-4pm
Public Programs on Sundays June 3, 10, 24 from 1:30 - 3:00pm
Ends
When: Jun 10 2001 1:30-3pm
Where: Doctors' House in Brand Park
Glendale, California 91209
Misc: The exhibit includes dowry items and clothing left by
Victoria and Mannik nee Telfeyan from Istanbul
(Constantinople) and Kayseri, Turkey.
Online Contact: Tina Demirdjian
Tel: 818-547-9507 or Isabelle Meyer 818-242-4290
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~poetina

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What: Lecture on Armenian National & Revolutionar songs & their
significance in Armenian music, by Grigor Pidejian (U.S.A.)
When: May 12 2001 8:30pm
Where: A. Aharonian Hall, Armenian Community Centre,
3401 Olivar Asselin, Montreal
Misc: Organized by Hamazkayin-Sanahin & AYF-Levon Shant
Online Contact: aprhsma@alcor.concordia.ca
Tel: 514-337-7753

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What: Peter Balakian reads from his new book
JUNE-TREE: New and Selected Poems: 1974-2000
When: May 15 2001 7:30pm
Where: Borders Books, 1727 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Tel: Dawn DiCenso at 212-207-7362

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What: Peter Balakian reads from his new book
JUNE-TREE: New and Selected Poems: 1974-2000
When: May 16 2001 pm
Where: Armenian Embassy, Washington, DC
Tel: Dawn DiCenso at 212-207-7362

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What: Armenian Constantinople - Eighth in the UCLA Series on
Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces
When: May 19 2001 9:30am-6pm
May 20 2001 10:30am-5:30pm
Where: Dickson Auditorium, UCLA, Los Angeles California
Misc: Sponsored by the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair
in Armenian History, UCLA.
Parking is available in Structure 3, Hilgard & Sunset.
Online Contact: R.G. Hovannisian

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What: Pilgrimage to Antelias, Lebanon
When: May 23 2001 9am
Blessing of the Holy Chrism (Muron) May 26 2001
Where: Armenian Prelacy 138 East 39th Street, New York, New York 10016
Misc: Eastern Prelacy organized Pilgrimage to Holy See
of Cilicia for the Commemoration of the 1700th Anniversary
Pilgrimage to continue on to Der Zor and Armenia
Online Contact: Prelacy@mindspring.com
Tel: 212-689-7810 fax: 212-689-7168
Web: http://www.armprelacy.org/

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What: 6th annual Hamazkayin-Canada Armenian Studies Course
When: May 28 2001 7pm
Ends: Jun 1 2001 10pm
Where: Sourp Hagop School, 3400 Nadon, Montreal
Misc: "Armenian literature and the Armenian liberation movement"
Dr. Rubina Piroumian, from Los Angeles
Online Contact: aprhsma@alcor.concordia.ca or salpiaskan@hotmail.com
Tel: 514-737-8351 or 514-339-1257

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What: Armenia: Photographs of Monasteries and People
Black and White prints by Edwin Nazarian
Begins: Feb 1 2001 and ends
When: May 31 2001 5pm
Where: Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown, MA
Misc: Photos of Monasteries only, part of ALMA's celebration of the
1700th anniversary of Christianity in Armenia
Online Contact: Edwin Nazarian

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What: Screening of "I Will Not Be Sad in This World"
1-Hour Documentary on the Armenian Genocide by Karine Epperlein
When: Jun 3 2001 2pm
Where: Pacific Film Archive Theater, UC Berkeley Campus
2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch St.
Misc: Free of charge.
Online Contact: mail@ancsf.org
Tel: 510-642-1412

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What: FAAE, 3rd Annual Conference
When: Jun 1 2001 9am
Ends: Jun 4 2001
Where: Bonn, Germany
Misc: Annual meeting of FAAE member Communities and organisations
from Europe to exchange information and discuss communal and
national issues.
Online Contact: faae@users.ch
Tel: 0041-22-7741175
Web: http://www.users.ch/faae/

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What: International Symposium on Armenian Spirituality
When: Jun 25 2001 9am
Last until Jul 1 2001
Where: Ecumenical Institute, Chateau de Bossey,
1298 Céligny, Switzerland.
Misc: Occasion: 17th Centenary of the Proclamation of Christianity
in Armenia, by the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, and the
University of Geneva and the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey.
Online Contact: nareg@inco.com.lb
Tel: Very Rev. Nareg Alemezian, at Antelias, Lebanon
+961.4 410001/3; Fax +961.4 410002; Cell: +961.3 964218

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What: One World Festival 2001
When: Sep 8 2001 11am-9pm
Sep 9 2001 12-6pm
Where: St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 35th Street and Second Ave. NYC.
Misc: Admission is free, Weekend of cultural dance, music, food &
fun of the many and varied nationalities and ethnic groups
in New York.
Online Contact: TSesetyan@aol.com
Tel: 212-686-0710

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What: A 1700th Celebration Event. 1700th Anniv. of the
Christianization of Armenia, full-day academic symposium
When: Sep 15 2001 10am-6:30pm
Where: Kavookjian Auditorium, Armenian Diocese,
630 Second Avenue, NYC (at 35th Street)
Misc: 10 distinguished scholars discuss topics in Armenian
Christianity. Free admission. Organized by the Krikor and
Clara Zohrab Information Center of the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America with support from the Armenian Center of
Columbia University. Part of the yearlong 1700th Celebration
of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.
Online Contact: zicoff@armeniandiocese.org
Tel: Ludmila 212 686 0710 x25

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What: "The Origins and Limits of Armenian Evangelical Ecumenism"
Rev. Paul Haidostian (NEST)
When: Oct 18 2001 7:30pm
Where: Haigazian University auditorium, Kantari, Beirut
Misc: Free admission. Part of lecture series dedicated to the 1700th
anniversary of the proclamation of christianity as the
official religion in Armenia.
Online Contact: Ara Sanjian
Web: http://www.haigazian.edu.lb/

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What: "Restricted Revival: The Armenian Church in the
Soviet Union (1941-87)"
Felix Corley (writer on the post-Soviet republics with a
special interest in the Caucasus and religion, London)
When: Dec 13 2001 7:30pm
Where: Haigazian University auditorium, Kantari, Beirut
Misc: Free admission. Part of lecture series dedicated to the 1700th
anniversary of the proclamation of christianity as the
official religion in Armenia.
Online Contact: Ara Sanjian
Web: http://www.haigazian.edu.lb/