Music
Discovering Armenia through Song
I first met Alin Demirdjian in a shared taxi bound for Gyumri. There was something about her that looked familiar to me – I was sure I’d seen those striking curls flash across my Facebook […]
Culture
Music
Humanity will help us prevail
This is a new world. Whether you are a young child adapting to online classes, a grandmother ordering groceries on an app, a parent juggling kids and work, or a single young talent looking to […]
Music
Nvak Releases Komitas Album “I Cannot Come Out and Play”
NEW YORK, NY—Nvak, a music education non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating young global musical talent, has released an Armenian folk album from its collective of singer-songwriters. The album features five songs written by Father Komitas, […]
Music
Musicians Aram Bajakian, Alan Semerdjian Release ‘The Serpent and The Crane’
The newest contribution to the ongoing conversation about the Armenian Genocide and its effect on the generations that came after is here in the form of an evocative poetry and music collaboration between Vancouver-based guitarist […]
Art
Valerie Feinberg Schweitzer: Inspired by Gorky
Valerie Feinberg Schweitzer is an award-winning architect and painter. The New York-based artist grew up in Denver and New York City. She obtained a BA from Princeton, where she received from the Philosophy Department […]
Music
From Our Home to Yours: Pogossian/Manouelian Family to Live-Stream Charity Concert
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the Pogossian/Manouelian family will perform a live-streamed charity concert on April 23rd, 7:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM EDT). Honoring the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the […]
Community
Comedian Mary Basmadjian Delivering the Laughs When We Need Them the Most
PASADENA, Calif.—Mary Basmadjian has mastered the art of comedic timing, especially these days. “As comedians, we take a sad situation, and we laugh at it,” explained Basmadjian of the current coronavirus pandemic during a recent […]
Film
The Making of ‘What Will Become of Us’
Growing up, my father taught me about the evocative power that visual images have in affecting different ways of seeing and thinking about the historical and contemporary circumstances of the world. When he said it, […]
Travel
First Impressions: Part III
My radar was up and running as I spent my days actively listening and looking for people who had the same last name as I do. Even before marriage was in my mind, I always […]
Film
I AM NOT ALONE Coming to US Theaters April 10
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The highly anticipated Armenian revolution film I AM NOT ALONE has just dropped its official trailer and announced its United States theatrical release. After sweeping awards at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), […]