Arts & Culture

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[...]

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Friends of Onnik & John organized a tribute dinner to honor two of the community’s most beloved Armenian performers: Onnik Dinkjian and John Berberian, on Saturday, September 27, to a[...]

By Tom Vartabedian WHITINSVILLE, Mass. — If dancing is the best medicine, you won’t have to convince Gracie Stepanian otherwise. The 6-year-old continues to battle a lingering illness from the[...]

BELMONT, Mass. — Dr. Bedross Der Matossian will present a talk titled “Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire,” on Friday, November 7, at 8[...]

  COCONUT GROVE, Fla.  —Armenoid Productions, a documentary film production company announced last week that their most recently documentary, “Orphans of The Genocide,” by Bared Maronian, has been nominated for a 2014[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — How can a film about the Genocide be good? How can one shape the representation of such a crime against humanity[...]

By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff BELMONT, Mass. — The quiet of Belmont Hill was shattered on Saturday, October 4, not by a wild party, but by two musically gifted[...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Julia Zerounian and the Zerounian Ensemble will perform familiar and exotic songs from around the world on October 21 at the Regattabar. According to the Boston Globe, “The[...]

By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff SAN FRANCISCO — For anyone who is a fan of comedy, Andrea Martin’s name is a familiar one. From her early television presence on[...]