The 2018 Oceania Street Armenian Festival

Emil Lazarian 2018
Western Queens Gazette, NY
Sept 19 2018


The 2018 Oceania Street Armenian Festival

On Saturday, September 15 the 2018 Oceania Street Armenian Festival was held in Bayside, at the corner of the Horace Harding Expressway and Oceania Street, in front of and surrounding The Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs. Visitors enjoyed live entertainment, delicious food and beverages, and a wide range of attractions, including a children’s arcade, many street vendors, multiple raffles and a fun-filled adventure for anyone visiting the festival. The live entertainment included dancing from many cultures. Armenian, Greek, Chinese and other ethnic dancers entertained the large audience throughout the day. — Tony Barsamian Photos Tony Barsamian

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS