By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff PARIS – Filmmaker Tamara Stepanyan is a true representative of the new generation of diasporan Armenians. Born in Soviet Armenia, and speaking Eastern Armenian and[...]
YEREVAN — A new film by American director Arthur Balder, featuring actress Susan Sarandon and Armenian painter Tigran Tsitoghzhyan is completed, and its first trailer is airing on the net[...]
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Felice Takakjian-Bedrossian, concert pianist and pedagogue with a long and distinguished career, died peacefully on February 11 at age 91. Successful debuts at Weill Hall in 1949[...]
By Taleen Babayan Special to the Mirror-Spectator MAHWAH, N.J. — Crossing the Atlantic to great fanfare, British-Armenian comedian, musician and actor Kev Orkian entertained audiences on Sunday, February 4, at[...]
By Taleen Babayan Special to the Mirror-Spectator NEW YORK —For the first time in the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a large-scale exhibition dedicated solely to the Armenian[...]
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Members of the Zangakner Performing Arts Ensemble gave a performance of part of its Armenian repertoire to help celebrate Poon Paregentan at[...]
LOS ANGELES — Joe Berlinger’s documentary “Intent to Destroy,” a film-within-a film that centers on the Armenian Genocide was a critical favorite at last year’s Tribeca and Hot Docs film[...]
WASHINGTON — For many Armenian parents, it’s a dream come true when their child finds an Armenian spouse. But as soon as the wedding planning commences, that’s when the problems[...]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Dr. Christina Maranci’s 2015 book Vigilant Powers: Three Churches of Early Medieval Armenia (Brepols) became the first recipient of the Karen Gould Prize of the Medieval Academy[...]
LOS ANGELES — The Society for Armenian Studies announced recently the recipients of its 2016 “Best Conference Paper Award.” Recognized are co-winners Jennifer Manoukian for her paper “Translating the Colloquial[...]
By Jen Chaney LOS ANGELES (Vulture) — On January 25’s season-two finale of “Great News,” anchorman Chuck Pierce (John Michael Higgins) fought to keep his job and stay on the airwaves. Which[...]
