4TH ANNUAL ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN CALIFORNIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
20.05.2009 01:24 GMT+04:00

California State Assembly member Kevin de Leon has once again joined
LA City Council President Eric Garcetti along with a large list
of elected officials who will co-sponsor the 4th Annual Armenian
Independence Day Festival in Little Armenia, Asbarez reports.

Among the distinguished politicians set to join the Armenian Community
of Southern California are Assemblymember Paul Krekorian and California
State Assembly member Mike Feuer, who will be unveiling the Little
Armenia Freeway sign. The Festival will take place on Sunday, on
Hollywood Boulevard, between Vermont and Alexandria streets.

"We thank our elected officials for their support of this special
event and their continued support of the Armenian American community,"
said Festival Committee Chairman Tro Tchekidjian.

The large scale block party will feature a variety of cultural
displays, musical and dance performances, traditional ethnic food,
and vendors. The festival will also have a kid’s zone, which includes
a petting zoo, pony rides, and various games and rides.

Among the various entertainers that will perform at the festival are
Harout Pamboukjian, Joseph Krikorian, Sahag Sisslian, Ara Shahbazian,
Artin Bedrossian, Arno, Harout Hagopian, Antoine, Erovaski, and
Armenian dance groups.

The Annual Armenian Festival in Little Armenia is the largest
of its kind and is organized by the Armenian Independence Day
Festival Committee, under the auspices of the Armenian Cultural
Foundation. The festival marks the 91st anniversary of Armenian
Independence declared on May 28, 1918 following almost 600 years of
Ottoman Turkish oppression.

The First Republic of Armenia established on this date set the
foundation for today’s independent Republic of Armenia, which was
one of the first former Soviet Republics to declare independence on
September 21, 1991.