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April 2008
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Boston’s Armenian Heritage Month Events
April
2008
Armenian
Heritage Month
invites visitors to Greater Boston exhibits &
banquets to celebrate Armenian
culture & heritage
BOSTON- The
Greater Boston area celebrates the 5th annual April Armenian Heritage Month with a series
of dinners, lectures, museum exhibits and special events.
Home
to the American Armenian Museum and Library as well as two Armenian newspapers,
Watertown, Massachusetts ranks as the third-largest Armenian community in the
U.S.
These events are constantly updated; please return to this site for more events.
- Armenian Relief Society 75th
Anniversary Dinner Celebration, Sunday, April 6, 2008
The Shushi Chapter of Cambridge, MA celebrates its anniversary at the
Armenian Cultural & Education center in Watertown, MA. For
tickets, table reservations of more information, visit www.acecwatertown.org
or call (617) 926-0172.
- "Armenian Textile Art"
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Friday, April 11, 2008
The New England Rug Society will host a discussion on "Armenian
Textile Art" at the Armenian Library and Museum of America
(ALMA). ALMA curators Gary and Susan Lind-Sinanian will be the event's
keynote speakers. For more information, call (617) 926-2562 or email info@almainc.org.
- Black Sea Salsa Band, Charles Mosesian Theatre,
Watertown, Friday, April 11, 2008
Come and hear the big band sound at Watertown's new
Mosesian Theatre. Led by Dan Teager and featuring the fabulous sounds of
John Baboian, Black Sea Salsa is a 15 piece band, 6 horn, 5 rhythm, and 4
vocalists which plays original tunes of Middle Eastern and Latin Jazz. For
more information, call (617) 828-6294 or email atmmahdasian@wellington.com.
For tickets, call the box office at (617) 923-0100.
- Holy Trinity's Antique Appraisal Day,
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Two appraisers from Skinner, Inc., auctioneers and appraisers of Boston
and Bolton, MA, will be available to appraise your antiques. Everyone has a
treasure. What is it worth? Hosted by the Holy Trinity Armenian Church of
Greater Boston. For more information, call (617) 354-0632 or email office@htaac.org.
- St. James' 7th Annual Genocide Commemoration,
Watertown, Sunday, April 20, 2008
This commemoration will be held at Keljik Hall in Watertown, MA. For
more information, call the St. James Armenian Church office at (617)
923-8860.
- Margaret Ajemian Ahnert Lecture,
Harvard University, Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Author of the "Knock at the Door: A Journey Through the Darkness of
the Armenian Genocide" will speak at Harvard University's Center for
Government and International Studies. Call (617) 489-1610 or email hq@naasr.org
for more information.
Boston
visitor information - from updated weekend event information to special hotel
offers during March Greek Heritage Month visits are available
www.BostonUSA.com; toll free 1-888-SEE-BOSTON; e-mail
visitus@BostonUSA.com