GROONG's Calendar of events (All times local to events) ========================================= What: Ararat Phoenix Rising-Reawakening of the Armenian Identity Lecture Series by Mher Koubelian When: Aug 25 2017 7:30pm Where: Armenian Society of Los Angeles 117 S. Louise St., Glendale, CA 91205 Misc: Throughout millennia, Armenia has been born and reborn, struck down only to rise again from ashes. This historic survival could be explained by divine providence and a unique national identity. This presentation seeks to awaken hearts and empower them to take their rightful place, by exploring first Armenian's God given calling through many key elements from mythology, history, linguistics, genetics, culture, etc. Online Contact: [email protected] Tel: 800-435-0097 ========================================= What: Ararat Phoenix Rising-Reawakening of the Armenian Identity Lecture Series by Mher Koubelian When: Aug 27 2017 6:30pm Where: South Bay Armenian Community Center 2222 Lomita Blvd., Lomita, CA 90717 Misc: Throughout millennia, Armenia has been born and reborn, struck down only to rise again from ashes. This historic survival could be explained by divine providence and a unique national identity. This presentation seeks to awaken hearts and empower them to take their rightful place, by exploring first Armenian's God given calling through many key elements from mythology, history, linguistics, genetics, culture, etc. Online Contact: [email protected] Tel: 800-435-0097 ========================================= What: Ararat Phoenix Rising-Reawakening of the Armenian Identity Lecture Series by Mher Koubelian When: Aug 31 2017 7:30 Where: Tekeyan Cultural Center 1901 Allen Ave., Altadena, CA 91001 Misc: Throughout millennia, Armenia has been born and reborn, struck down only to rise again from ashes. This historic survival could be explained by divine providence and a unique national identity. This presentation seeks to awaken hearts and empower them to take their rightful place, by exploring first Armenian's God given calling through many key elements from mythology, history, linguistics, genetics, culture, etc. Online Contact: [email protected] Tel: 800-435-0097 ========================================= What: Ararat Phoenix Rising-Reawakening of the Armenian Identity Lecture Series by Mher Koubelian When: Sep 1 2017 7:30pm Where: Organization of Istanbul Armenian 19726 Sherman Way, Winnetka, CA 91306 Misc: Throughout millennia, Armenia has been born and reborn, struck down only to rise again from ashes. This historic survival could be explained by divine providence and a unique national identity. This presentation seeks to awaken hearts and empower them to take their rightful place, by exploring first Armenian's God given calling through many key elements from mythology, history, linguistics, genetics, culture, etc. Online Contact: [email protected] Tel: 800-435-0097 ========================================= What: Film Premiere (English) "Voskan Yerevantsi - the Epic First Printing of the Armenian Bible by Hakob Papazyan and Nver Mnatsakanyan." When: Sep 5 2017 7pm Where: The Soho Hotel, Screening Room 1, 4 Richmond Mews, London W1D 3DH Misc: Organised by AGBU London. Online Contact: [email protected] ========================================= What: "The Rescue, Rehabilitation and Fate of Captive Armenian Genocide Survivors in Syria: From WWI-Present" a lecture in Armenian is given by Professor Vahram Shemmassian When: Sep 17 2017 1pm Following Church Divine Liturgy which starts at 10:30am Where: Armenian Apostolic Church of Crescenta Valley Western Prelacy's Hall, 6252 Honolulu Ave., La Crescenta, Misc: Professor Shemmassian will describe the attempts and organizations that engaged in the rescue and rehabilitation of Genocide survivors in Syria, especially children and women, who through forced marriages and religious conversions were absorbed into Muslim society across Turkey and the Arab Near East. The talk will conclude with comments on the issue of Islamized Armenians, currently a hot topic in private and public discourse. Dr. Vahram Shemmassian is Professor and Director of the Armenian Studies Program in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at the California State University, Northridge. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The event is free to the public. Online Contact: [email protected] Tel: 818-244-9645 *************************************************************************** Armenian News's calendar of events is collected and updated mostly from announcements posted on this list, and submissions to [email protected]. 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