Prior Years
LITERARY LIGHTS: All the Ways We Lied ~ Saturday 27, 2024 ~ On Zoom
Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the IALA, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series features new works of literature by Armenian authors. Each event—held online—will feature a writer reading from their work, followed by a discussion with an interviewer and audience members.
RECREATING KHARPERT IN MASSACHUSETTS ~ Thursday, January 25, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Having lost everything in their homeland—family members, homes, farms and businesses—they did their best to recreate Kharpert in Massachusetts as a coping mechanism for the trauma they endured in addition to helping them adjust to a strange new land and society.
TEACHING WITH TESTIMONY: Denial and the Armenian Genocide ~ Tuesday, December 12, 2023 ~ Webinar
In this webinar, educators will learn about the impact of genocide denial and distortion on Armenian Genocide education as well as strategies on how to integrate testimony into the classroom to develop students' agency and resilience to misinformtaion.
REVEALING THE MURALS OF AMENAPRKICH VANK OF NEW JULFA ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
In this presentation, Ani Babaian will talk about S. Amenaprkich Vank’s murals — the artistic styles, the artists, the projects to conserve the murals, and new findings discovered during the conservation process.
NAASR HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In Person
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 4:00pm EasternIn-Person at the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building, 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478Bring family and friends. All are welcome!FEATURINGAll-day Booksale - 20% off all items in the Bookstore. For online book orders enter the PromoCode: Holiday 2023 at check-out.7:30pm Illustrated lecture by Ani Babaian, "Revealing the Murals of Amenaprkich Vank of New Julfa." This talk will also be on Zoom and the NAASR YouTube Channel.Light refreshments prior to the lecture. Click here for the flyer.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Film Screening and Discussion ~ Saturday, December 9, 2023 ~ In-Person
The screening will be followed by refreshments and discussion with writer/director Ophelia Harutyunyan and Yvette Amirian, Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Division of Film & Television Production at USC, moderated by Zareh Arevshatian of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
EARLY MODERNITY & MOBILITY: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800 ~ Tuesday, November 28, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
Early Modernity and Mobility explores the disparate yet connected histories of Armenian printing establishments in early modern Europe and Asia.
SECURITY SUMMIT: Rethinking Armenia's Geopolitical and Defense Trajectory ~ Tuesday/Wednesday, November 28-29, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom
Join us in forging innovative solutions and strategies that will empower Armenia to navigate and overcome its security challenges and ensure a secure and resilient future.
POSTPONED ~ LITERARY LIGHTS: The Institute for Other Intelligences ~ POSTPONED
Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the IALA, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series features new works of literature by Armenian authors. Audience members are invited to read along with the series.
GHAPAMA ~ Sunday, November 19, 2023 ~ In-Person Children's Event
Ghapama is a tasty Armenian dish made with a roasted pumpkin, stuffed with rice, nuts, dried fruits, etc.