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CHARLES & AGNES KAZARIAN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT CULINARY ARTS INITIATIVE IN PAWTUCKET
Health & Beauty Close-Up
January 30, 2012 Monday
The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation has agreed to be a founding
member and supporting organization of a "new" Pawtucket Culinary
Arts Initiative.
The mission of the Initiative is to enable Pawtucket to become a
creative center for vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic culinary arts.
According to a release, the co-chairs are Paul Kazarian, formerly of
Japonica Street, and current Pawtucket resident Richard Kazarian. Paul
Kazarian previously worked with Richard Kazarian's father, Richard
"Dick" Kazarian, on the Model Cities Program in Pawtucket during the
1960s and 1970s. Interviews are currently underway for other high
value-add Initiative board members with a global perspective.
Paul Kazarian, Ambassador for the Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation,
said "Much like my parents who immigrated to Pawtucket from Armenia
in 1921, a creative culinary arts center will capture the pioneering
spirit of the city."
Richard Kazarian said "Pawtucket is an ideal location for healthy
culinary arts, as the City already has several similar creative
initiatives, including Hope Artiste Village, Pawtucket Arts Festival,
Slater Mill and Wintertime Farmers Markets, the Gamm Theater, and
Foundry Artists Show."
The Initiative envisions the building blocks to include approximately
a dozen vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic restaurants; culinary
classes and educational facilities; health food grocery stores, as
well as compatible retail stores. The Initiative will also support
daily on-site musical and theatrical events. Initiative co-chairs
are currently assessing several best-fit locations.
The City of Pawtucket, one of Rhode Island's largest cities, is known
as a center for arts and culture. Even the New York Times has taken
note of this hidden gem-calling it an "Artistic Enclave"- and has
commended the city's efforts to attract artists. The 2008 documentary
Pawtucket Rising also chronicled the influx of artists and cultural
activities into what were previously blighted areas of the city.
The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation is a private operating
foundation established in 1998.
From: A. Papazian
Health & Beauty Close-Up
January 30, 2012 Monday
The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation has agreed to be a founding
member and supporting organization of a "new" Pawtucket Culinary
Arts Initiative.
The mission of the Initiative is to enable Pawtucket to become a
creative center for vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic culinary arts.
According to a release, the co-chairs are Paul Kazarian, formerly of
Japonica Street, and current Pawtucket resident Richard Kazarian. Paul
Kazarian previously worked with Richard Kazarian's father, Richard
"Dick" Kazarian, on the Model Cities Program in Pawtucket during the
1960s and 1970s. Interviews are currently underway for other high
value-add Initiative board members with a global perspective.
Paul Kazarian, Ambassador for the Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation,
said "Much like my parents who immigrated to Pawtucket from Armenia
in 1921, a creative culinary arts center will capture the pioneering
spirit of the city."
Richard Kazarian said "Pawtucket is an ideal location for healthy
culinary arts, as the City already has several similar creative
initiatives, including Hope Artiste Village, Pawtucket Arts Festival,
Slater Mill and Wintertime Farmers Markets, the Gamm Theater, and
Foundry Artists Show."
The Initiative envisions the building blocks to include approximately
a dozen vegan, vegetarian, and macrobiotic restaurants; culinary
classes and educational facilities; health food grocery stores, as
well as compatible retail stores. The Initiative will also support
daily on-site musical and theatrical events. Initiative co-chairs
are currently assessing several best-fit locations.
The City of Pawtucket, one of Rhode Island's largest cities, is known
as a center for arts and culture. Even the New York Times has taken
note of this hidden gem-calling it an "Artistic Enclave"- and has
commended the city's efforts to attract artists. The 2008 documentary
Pawtucket Rising also chronicled the influx of artists and cultural
activities into what were previously blighted areas of the city.
The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation is a private operating
foundation established in 1998.
From: A. Papazian