GROONG's Calendar of events (All times local to events) ========================================= What: "The Heritage of the Salmast Region in Art, Culture and History" a lecture in Armenian is given by Dr. Marco Brambilla with the participation of Salmast Heritage Association When: Feb 11 2018 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, CA Misc: This presentation will try to provide a global image of the history of the region of Salmast from the early ages to date, particularly emphasizing the importance of the region, its development and its architectural heritage. It has a specific architectural heritage that is unique in Armenian architecture, and was a cultural region with theaters, schools and active commercial ties from all over the world. Yet it is relatively unknown. Dr. Marco G. Brambilla is a practicing architect and an architectural historian specializing in the history of Islamic and Armenian architecture. He has taught and lectured extensively in major schools of architecture worldwide. Since 2016, in cooperation with UCLA and Salmast Heritage Association, he has started a major research program about the cultural heritage of the Salmast Region. This will also be the topic of an academic course at UCLA in the spring of 2018. The event is free to the public. Online Contact: cvarmenianchurch@gmail.com Tel: 818-244-9645 ========================================= What: ARS Norian Youth Connect Program When: Mar 3 2018 9am Where: Columbia University, NY Misc: The program is sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA and the Columbia University Armenian Society, directed by, Dr. Khatchig Mouradian. The program is available to any Armenian college student between the ages of 18 and 27 years old. Details to follow. Online Contact: arseastus@gmail.com Web: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.arseastusa.org_&d=DwIB-g&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=LVw5zH6C4LHpVQcGEdVcrQ&m=KDgMJ5F_YX8N4jkboQpY5iJkUQClELLLiAXkYYCPe5I&s=FpGsHE9E1fIjYjjj87yE-VqrChydt13lBrPqA2HYflE&e= *************************************************************************** Armenian News's calendar of events is collected and updated mostly from announcements posted on this list, and submissions to groong@usc.edu. To submit, send to Armenian News@usc.edu, and please note the following important points: a) Armenian News's administrators have final say on what may be included in Armenian News's calendar of events. b) Posting time will is on Thursdays, 06:00 US Pacific time, to squeeze in a final reminder before weekend activities kick in. c) Calendar items are short, functional, and edited to fit a template. d) There is no guarantee or promise that an item will be published on time. e) Calendar information is believed to be from reliable sources. However, no responsibility by the List's Administation or by USC is assumed for inaccuracies and there is no guarantee that the information is up-to-date. f) No commercial events will be accepted. (Dinners, dances, forget it. This is not an ad-space.) g) Armenian News is a non-commercial, non-partisan, pan-Armenian outlet. ******************************************************************* The Critical Corner The Literary Armenian News Review & Outlook World News The Entertainment Wire Probing the Photographic Record Armenia House Museums ...and much more © Copyright 2017, Armenian News Network / Armenian News, all rights reserved. Regards, -- Armenian News Network / Armenian News Los Angeles, CA / USA