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!
Join the International Armenian Literary Alliance’s second 2024 reading series, Literary Lights, event featuring Ariel Djanikian, author of the Barnes & Noble October 2023 book selection, The Prospectors. Djanikian will be joined by Aline Ohanesian, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Orhan’s Inheritance. The event will take place virtually on March 9, 2024 at 10:00 […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) is turning three! To celebrate our anniversary, join us for a virtual fundraiser on March 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern | 9:00 PM Armenia time. The event will be a marathon of writing prompts and exercises for the IALA community and beyond. Facilitators include award-winning […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) invites you to their April 2024 Literary Lights reading series event, featuring Astrid Kamalyan, author of New York Public Library’s 2023 Best Books for Kids Bábo, and Leila Boukarim, author of Lost Words. The event will take place virtually on April 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Register here: […]
April traditionally marks the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. With the recent ethnic cleansing of Artsakh Armenians in September 2023 repeating a pattern of genocide, these Armenian writers, with roots stretching across Los Angeles, New England, Beirut, Artsakh, and Armenia, will reframe remembering, reading works that “member” the audience – to welcome, honor, […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center are pleased to invite you to their next 2024 Literary Lights event, featuring Armen Davoudian, author of a Publishers Weekly & The Rumpus Most Anticipated Poetry Book of 2024, The Palace of Forty […]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), Pink Armenia, GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society, Entanik, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) are pleased to invite you to their virtual reading and gathering, Queer Speculations. The event will take place on Zoom on June 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific | 1:00 p.m. Eastern […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
