HAPPENINGS AT GLANCE

1. THURSDAYS VIDEO OF THE MONTH
Free Movie & Coffee
MARCH 31: Arthur C. Clark’s & Stanley Kubrick’s 2001Space Odyssey,
APRIL 28: 1968, 1:41, Keir Dullea. Tarzan,
1999, 2:00, Glen Close & Rosie O’Donnell.
MAY 26: Arabesque, 1966, 1:30, Sophia
Loren & Gregory Peck. 718-428-5650
Reservations Required

2. Bertha Sekdorian has joined the Museum’s Board of Trustees, and since her retirement from the Administration Department of Queensborough Community College, she has been assisting and coordinating many of the projects involved with the Museum’s programs.

3. The Saroyan film, “Hello Out There,” has been entered into several film festivals. The director, Tim
Armen O’Hanlon, is attending the Cannes Film
Festival in May.
We’ll keep you posted.

4. The “Ladies From Your Past” exhibit, scheduled for October opening, is still in the research stages. If you have a favorite lady from your past, please call 718-428-5650.

5. A large 39x32 poster of the 1915 Armenian Genocide Survivors, who were residents in 1984 at the Armenian Home in Flushing, will be displayed during the Armenian
Cultural Awareness Weekend.

 

6. Our talented web designer,
Varoujan Froundjian. is experimenting with digitally created
abstract artwork. Could this be the beginning of the end of paints, brushes and canvasses? We look forward to the results.

 

7. Sports Illustrated writer, Bryan
Armen Graham, (yes! He’s
Armenian) has been invited to speak on Youth Night, Saturday, May 14 at the
Armenian Cultural Awareness Weekend.

 

8. We welcome Josh Wilcox, an anthropology major from the Anthropology Department at Queens College as our new docent volunteer. We still have 2 slots open for volunteers once a week for 3 hours. Can you give the Museum a few hours a week to make your life more meaninful to
others? Do you have a creative flair?
Call 718-428-5650

9. If you have a story to tell, the Museum is collecting oral histories on videotape. Please call the Museum office,
718-428-5650



THE MARK KYRKOSTAS REMEMBER ME WITH MUSIC CONCERT


A live jazz performance of Kyrkostas' musical works will be presented on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 7 pm. The Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs Kalustyan Hall will be filled with the musical sounds of Kyrkostas' well-loved piece, "If I were a River," with Ivy Adrian on piano, Arnold Lee on saxophone (arranger) and Cosmo Mallardi on bass. Adrian will also perform the classical works of Bach, Chopin and Granades. In addition, Mousumi Baidya will entertain the audience with solo folk dances from Bangladesh. The Hye Bar Dance Group under the direction of Mane Antreasyan, a member of the AGBU Antranig Dancers, and the Korean Children Dancers, under the direction of Jiyoung Yang, from P.S. 46 in Bayside, will perform their Doll Dance at this very rhapsodic event.
A reception with refreshments will follow the program. For reservations, information and directions, please call 718-428-5650. Donation $5.



Armenian Cultural Awareness Weekend
Kupferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough
Community College

The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York and the Armenian Cultural Educational Resource Center Gallery at Queens College, Flushing, New York, have partnered with the Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center at Queensborough Community College (QCC), with financial support from AGBU (Armenian General Benevolent Union) and NYCB (New York Community Bank), to present a unique program of exhibits, lectures, food, films, music and dance. The weekend of Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, 2011, the QCC campus at 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York, will be open to the general public, with activities designed to educate and entertain both adults and young people about the talented and vibrant Armenian community in New York City.
Why?
When we involve the next generation in our lives, our heritage is preserved. The Armenian and Jewish communities have joined in this effort to educate our youth.
What?
The exhibits planned for the Holocaust Center will display various aspects of the Armenian culture from 9000 BCE to the present. Among the stories to be presented are the history of the Armenian people, 1915 Armenian Genocide, contributions of Armenians to America. On display will be interesting artifacts, like the autographed tennis ball sent by Andre Agassi and more. Visitors to the Holocaust Center Gallery will be able to view the large silkscreen 12'x6' World Events Comparative Timeline, originally displayed at Ellis Island. Throughout the weekend, talks by Dennis Papazian, Univ. of Michigan; Bryan Armen Graham, Sports Illustrated; and Shant Mardirossian, Near East Relief, will focus on the varied experiences of the Armenian people. Then Voice Verses, the words of the Genocide and Holocaust survivors, gleaned from their oral histories, will be set to music. Saturday, a special treat for young people will be Michael Hovsepian's Avant Garde rock band and Hip Hop dancing to Armenian music. Sunday for the finale, Armenian and Israeli dancers will entertain the audience in the Student Union. Free refreshments and samples of Armenian food will be available throughout the weekend.