ANCA-WR Hosts Press Conference with Hayk Demoyan to Preview his California Tour
March 22, 2011LOS ANGELES, CA. – Hayk Demoyan, the Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum – Institute, Yerevan is touring the Western region of the United States with stops in San Francisco, Fresno and Los Angeles. He is presenting a series of lectures on a range of topics related to the Armenian Genocide and the Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia (event details below)
WHO: Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum–Institute, Yerevan Armenia.
WHAT: Press Conference previewing Hayk Demoyan’s tour and lectures throughout LA.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7:00PM.
WHERE: 104 North Belmont Street, Glendale CA 91206 – 3rd Floor.
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UPCOMING LECTURES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA BY DR. HAYK DEMOYAN
Director, Armenian Genocide Museum Institute, Yerevan
“ARMENIAN SPORTS AND ATHLETICISM IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE”
and
“THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEMORATION STRATEGIES”
SCHEDULE OF LECTURES
Thursday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. (in Armenian)
“Armenian Sports and Athleticism in the Ottoman Empire”
Location: 2324 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.
Co-sponsored by Homenetmen Regional Executive Committee, Armenian National Committee of America- Western Region, Organization of Istanbul Armenians, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research.
Friday, March 25, 8:00 p.m. (in Armenian)
“Armenian Sports and Athleticism in the Ottoman Empire” (in Armenian).
Location: Organization of Istanbul Armenians Center, 19726 Sherman Way, Winnetka, CA.
Co-sponsored by Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region, Organization of Istanbul Armenians, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research.
Saturday, March 26, 6:00 p.m. (in English)
“The Armenian Genocide: Centennial Anniversary and Commemoration Strategies”
Location: Ararat-Eskijian Museum, 15105 Mission Hills Rd., Mission Hills, CA.
Co-sponsored by Armenian National Committee of America- Western Region, Organization of Istanbul Armenians, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research. This event is presented with the generous support of the Hampartzoum & Ovsanna Chitjian Foundation.
Sunday, March 27, 4:00 p.m.
“The Armenian Genocide: Centennial Anniversary and Commemoration Strategies”
Location: Woodbury University, Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium in the School of Business, 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA.
Co-sponsored by: Armenian National Committee of America- Western Region, Organization of Istanbul Armenians, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, and the Woodbury University Armenian Student Association.
For more information about the these events, you can contact NAASR at 617-489-1610 or hq@naasr.org; Ararat-Eskijian Museum at 818-838-4862 or ararat-eskijian-museum@netzero.net; ANCA-WR at 818-500-1918; Ohannes Kulak Avedikian of Organization of Istanbul Armenians at 818-800-1976.