NAASR CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FORUM, GALA
Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Actress and author Nora Armani will participate in "NAASR Celebrates
50!" a gala anniversary banquet, on Saturday evening, Sept. 30,
at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge.
Beginning with a 5:30 reception and dinner, the evening will also
include a keynote address by Dr. Gregory H. Adamian, chancellor and
president emeritus of Bentley College in Waltham, remarks by Paul R.
Ignatius, former secretary of the Navy and assistant secretary of
defense, a retrospective video, and will conclude with music and
dancing with the Leon Janikian Ensemble. The banquet is open to NAASR
members and non-members alike.
Born in Egypt of Armenian parents and educated in England, Armani is
an actress whose repertory includes Shakespeare, Shaw, Beckett and
Hammerstein. She has appeared extensively on stage and screen worldwide
including the U.S., Cairo, Paris and London. Her own stage creations,
"Sojourn at Ararat," "Nannto, Nannto," and "On the Couch with Nora
Armani," have earned international accolades during extensive tours
on four continents in over 25 cities. Invited to Armenia to star in
films, she is also a cultural ambassador, promoting Armenian cinema
worldwide. Her poems have been published in art catalogues and poetry
anthologies, her plays have been broadcast on French radio, and her
feature film script, "The Journey Back (Al Awda)," was awarded a
special grant by the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.
Dr. Adamian is a Charter and Life Member of NAASR and a member of
its Board of Directors since 1956.
During more than two decades as president of Bentley College,
the school experienced dramatic academic, financial and physical
growth. His service to the Armenian community was recognized by
Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians, when Adamian was awarded the
St. Sahag and St. Mesrob medal in 1998. He is also the recipient of
an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Boston University.
The NAASR celebratory events of Sept. 30 will commence with a morning
symposium at the Royal Sonesta on "Armenian-Turkish Dialogue and the
Direction of Armenian Studies." The symposium will take place from
9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and is open to the public at no charge.
The symposium will feature Dr. Taner AkíË of the University of
Minnesota, Rachel Goshgarian, Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University,
Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian of the University of California, Los
Angeles, Dr. Gerard J. Libaridian of the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, and Dr. Christina Maranci of the University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee. Dr. Kevork Bardakjian of the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, will serve as panel respondent. Following the presentations
of the panelists, there will be a discussion and question-and-answer
period. Marc A. Mamigonian, NAASR’s director of programs and
publications, will serve as moderator and NAASR Chairman Emeritus
Manoog S. Young will be the honorary chairman of the symposium.
To receive an invitation to the banquet, or for more information about
the symposium, call 617-489-1610, e-mail hq@naasr.org, or write to
NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
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