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Watertown TAB & Press, MA
April 15 2005
Armenian Genocide commemoration events
Friday, April 15, 2005
The Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide, an umbrella organization of all area churches and major
civic groups, announces the following community-wide commemoration
events for the 90th anniversary of the Genocide. All events are free
and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information,
and periodic updates, log on to www.weremember1915.org.
"Victims of 1915 and We Today"- Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m., at
Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church, 200 Lexington St., Belmont. A
memorial service and evocation.
"Remembrance and Commemoration through Armenian Culture and
Music"- Sunday, April 17, 5 p.m., at St. James Armenian Apostolic
Church, 465 Mount Auburn St., Watertown. Featuring Sayat Nova Dance
Company and Zulal Armenian Folk Trio.
"The Road to Redemption: Memories of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide"- Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at Boston University's
Morse Auditorium, 602 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Presented by the
Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide.
Massachusetts State House Commemoration - Friday, April 22, 11
a.m., in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, followed by an
informal reception in the Great Hall. George Keverian, former Speaker
of the House, will be honored for his service and respect of the
state's Armenian community.
Ecumenical Service and Memorial Service - Saturday, April 23,
6:45 p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 145 Brattle
St., Cambridge. A service for 250 Armenian intellectuals who perished
on April 24, 1915. Presented by the Honorable Clergy of Boston
Armenian Churches.
Requiem and Memorial Concert for the 90th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide - Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity
Armenian Apostolic Church. Presented by Erevan Choral Society, under
the direction of the Very Rev. Oshagan Minassian.
Rally to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide in New York -
Sunday, April 24. Busses depart from St. James and St. Stephens
Armenian Churches in Watertown to Times Square, for those wishing to
take part in the rally to commemorate the Genocide and denounce the
denial of the Turkish government. For more information, log on to
www.weremember1915.org.
The Films of J. Michael Hagopian - Friday, April 29 and May 6,
various times, at Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Screenings of "Germany and the Secret Genocide" and "Voices from the
Lake." Presented by the Greater Boston Committee for the
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, with cooperation of Kendall
Square Cinema.
April 15 2005
Armenian Genocide commemoration events
Friday, April 15, 2005
The Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide, an umbrella organization of all area churches and major
civic groups, announces the following community-wide commemoration
events for the 90th anniversary of the Genocide. All events are free
and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information,
and periodic updates, log on to www.weremember1915.org.
"Victims of 1915 and We Today"- Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m., at
Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church, 200 Lexington St., Belmont. A
memorial service and evocation.
"Remembrance and Commemoration through Armenian Culture and
Music"- Sunday, April 17, 5 p.m., at St. James Armenian Apostolic
Church, 465 Mount Auburn St., Watertown. Featuring Sayat Nova Dance
Company and Zulal Armenian Folk Trio.
"The Road to Redemption: Memories of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide"- Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at Boston University's
Morse Auditorium, 602 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Presented by the
Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide.
Massachusetts State House Commemoration - Friday, April 22, 11
a.m., in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, followed by an
informal reception in the Great Hall. George Keverian, former Speaker
of the House, will be honored for his service and respect of the
state's Armenian community.
Ecumenical Service and Memorial Service - Saturday, April 23,
6:45 p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 145 Brattle
St., Cambridge. A service for 250 Armenian intellectuals who perished
on April 24, 1915. Presented by the Honorable Clergy of Boston
Armenian Churches.
Requiem and Memorial Concert for the 90th Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide - Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity
Armenian Apostolic Church. Presented by Erevan Choral Society, under
the direction of the Very Rev. Oshagan Minassian.
Rally to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide in New York -
Sunday, April 24. Busses depart from St. James and St. Stephens
Armenian Churches in Watertown to Times Square, for those wishing to
take part in the rally to commemorate the Genocide and denounce the
denial of the Turkish government. For more information, log on to
www.weremember1915.org.
The Films of J. Michael Hagopian - Friday, April 29 and May 6,
various times, at Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Screenings of "Germany and the Secret Genocide" and "Voices from the
Lake." Presented by the Greater Boston Committee for the
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, with cooperation of Kendall
Square Cinema.