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- Learn traditional
Armenian dance steps including the circle dance along with
their history and meaning.
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12:30 – 12:50 PM
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Welcoming and Opening Remarks
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1:00 – 1:45 PM
- Barev dsez!
Everything you need to know about Armenian people, history,
language, traditions, and culture all rolled into 45
minutes.
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2:00 – 2:45 PM
- Toumanian’s famous
folk tales come to life in English with the talented cast of
Arena Productions.
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3:00 – 3:45 PM
- Learn to sing
traditional Armenian songs accompanied by famous
contemporary folk and rock singer, Gor. Transliterated and
translated lyrics will be provided.
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4:00 – 6:45 PM
- Introduction and
screening of Saroyan’s film followed by question and answer.
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7:00 – 7:45 PM
- Authors of
“William Saroyan: Places in Time” and Armenian-American
authors from Fresno discuss their experiences of writing in
and about Fresno.
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8:00 – 10:00 PM
- A memory play
loosely based on Lucy, Aram and William Saroyan in London
during the Mod & Rocker summer of 1966. A fifty-something
father does some late-inning parenting with his two hippie
kids.
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12:30 PM –
1:45
PM
- Learn about some
of the prevalent symbols in Armenian miniature art and
create your own letter. Space is limited.
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2:00 -
2:45 PM
- A Journey through
Armenian myths and legends told in songs and stories.
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3:00 – 4:15 PM
- A visual
presentation of Historic Armenian monuments and structures.
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4:30 – 5:45 PM
- What defines a
piece of literature as Armenian, English, or American?
- Is it language,
country of origin, national or ethnic affiliation? Authors
discuss their perspective while presenting their own work.
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6:00 – 7:00 PM
- The Daredevils
of Sasoun
(Armenian)
- Peter Cowe &
Anahid Halabi
- Deconstruction and
presentation of Armenia’s oldest legend.
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7:15 – 8:30 PM
- Lecture and
performance.
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8:30 –
8:50 PM
- Closing Remarks
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- * Bilingual
presentations will be in English and Armenian.
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