In joint efforts to unify the Armenian community, The Mirror-Spectator Calendar is a place to find, post and share interesting events and gatherings, ANYWHERE around the world. Posting events is always FREE for everyone!
Acclaimed Jazz Pianist & Composer ALEX MINASIAN has established himself as a versatile pianist, educator, and impresario in many different musical genres. Alex has studied with some of the greatest pianists in jazz history, including Hank Jones, Don Friendman, Jean-Michel Pilc, and James Williams, and has performed in most of the country's most famous jazz […]
Nuovo Armenia, AGBU Milan, and AGBU Arts invite you to enjoy 6 newly selected short films by award winning Armenian filmmakers. Learn more and register today at https://agbu.org/armenians-film-nuovo-armenia-2024. Event may be rescheduled due to weather conditions.
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) is pleased to invite writers and book lovers to IALA Off the Clock, their third annual meet & greet event on July 21, 2024 at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern | 9:00 PM Armenia Time. This is an opportunity for old and new community members to connect […]
Miqayel Voskanyan is visiting Boston to participate in Silkroad Global Musician Workshop at the New England Conservatory. He plays the Tar, an 11-string long-necked string instrument from the lute family used by many cultures and countries including Armenia, Iran, Turkey, and Georgia. His MVF Band in Armenia draws on polyphonic roots, global rhythms, jazz’s tight […]
To mark the launch of the International Armenian Literary Alliance’s New York City Chapter, IALA is hosting a fundraiser featuring special guest and “Cat Person” author Kristen Roupenian, and poet and musician Alan Semerdjian. Join IALA founder Olivia Katrandjian, New York City Chapter Leader Aida Zilelian, and board members for an evening of music and literature. […]
Historian and author Bedross Der Matossian will report on the current status of the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem in the context of the long-held power struggle for the most contested address in the world. The event will be moderated by AGBU Central Board member Arda Haratunian. Space is limited. Registration is highly advised. Organized by: AGBU […]
Though there has always been a connection between songwriting and literature, the consideration of the former as the latter still comes as a surprise to some. In his acceptance speech for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan wrote, “If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the […]
Russian-born Armenian flutist Yulia Musayelyan's music combines modern jazz harmonies, odd meters, and improvisation with folkloric styles from Armenia, Argentina, and other cultures, seeking to bridge distant traditions. She is joined by an international ensemble of some of the most versatile and in-demand jazz musicians in NYC and Boston. The Armenian Mirror-Spectator writes, “ grooves […]
Tekeyan Cultural Association, Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research present “Fighting Misinformation Amid a Security Crisis: The Armenian Media Landscape,” a lecture by Maria Titizian, editor-in-chief of the weekly online magazine EVN Report in Yerevan, on September 5, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the Baikar Building, Main Hall downstairs (Norseman Ave. entrance), 755 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. Free […]
FREE ADMISSION - Click here to get tickets: https://forms.gle/ewWZDHQBwm5VPfzW7 Azad Storytelling Performance is a live storytelling performance. A woman’s magical, multi-generational, healing journey from the Armenian Genocide to the Syrian war, weaving Karagöz shadow puppetry, traditional Hakawati storytelling, and indigenous Middle-Eastern music. Azad ( “Free” in Armenian, Farsi, Kurdish) is a kaleidoscopic story […]
