Arts & Culture

  By Brian Lee SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) — In less than a year, 13-year-old Sam Sevian of Southbridge became the youngest-ever US chess Grandmaster. The previous record was[...]

WATERTOWN — The Armenian Museum of America, together with the Thompson Gallery of The Cambridge School of Weston, presents a new exhibition, “Kiss the Ground — A New Armenia, Part[...]

  BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — First-time author Astrig Tutelian was hosted by the Hagopian family at their Birmingham showroom to present her new book, My Life’s Journey. The autobiography chronicles her[...]

WATERTOWN — The Parish Council and pastor, Rev. Arakel Aljalian of St. James Armenian Church, dedicated space and materials in memory of Ara Kalaydjian, former editor of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator[...]

BERLIN — Among the numerous initiatives launched to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian Genocide is a reading of Armenian literary works on a grand scale. Organized by two cultural institutions[...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Cambridge, Massachusetts, will present the EREVAN Chorale and Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert on December 14 at 7 p.m. This time the Chorale and[...]

NEW YORK — The seventh annual Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) New York Special Events Committee’s (NYSEC) Performing Artists in Concert will take place on Saturday, December 6 at 8 p.m.[...]

    MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Author Irene Vosbikian has published her novel, Bedros, detailing her father-in-law’s personal account of his life in Armenia, his escape from the Armenian Genocide of[...]

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff BELMONT, Mass. — Dr. Bedross Der Matossian, assistant professor of Middle Eastern history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, spoke on his newly published book, Shattered[...]

ISTANBUL/YEREVAN — Peter Balakian was part of a US State Department-sponsored literary tour in Istanbul and Yerevan from October 17 to 23 that included five American writers who were part[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — Karen Vardanyan has an ambitious vision for Armenia’s future. If his program continues to garner success, the country will become a[...]