Events

03.24.2015 “Remembering Armenia: A Journey through Historical Fiction & Memoir”

remembering_armeniaDate: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 6:00PM
Location: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, 405 Babbidge Rd, Storrs, CT.
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Agenda:
6:00-6:45 pm Reception
6:45-7:45 pm Discussion
7:45-8:00 pm Q&A
8:00-8:30 pm Book Signing

A conversation with:
Chris Bohjalian, Author, The Sandcastle Girls
Armen T. Marsoobian, Professor & Chair of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University

Moderated by:
Dr. Daniel Adler, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Connecticut

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03.12.2015 – 05.15.2015 We are the Armenians

A Norian Programs Exhibition
Celebrating Armenian Culture & Heritage

Date: March 12 – May 15, 2015
Location: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT (Get directions)

This is a two month community exhibition celebrating the history, strength, vibrancy, and accomplishments of New England’s Armenian American community. The exhibition will showcase artifacts, photographs & family heirlooms belonging to members of Connecticut’s Armenian community and the Armenian Museum of America (Watertown, MA).

Download the 2015 Norian Exhibit Poster.

The Thomas J. Dodd Center is open from 9:00am until 5:00pm daily, other than those extended hours posted below.

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Orphans of the Genocide

FILM SCREENING

Followed by discussion with Bared Maronian,Executive Producer, Armenoid Productions
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 7:00PM
Southern Connecticut State University
Adanti Student Center Theater
Phone: (203) 392-6777
Refreshments will be served

Download the flyer for the 09.09.2014 Film Screening – New Haven

Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00PM
Armenian Church of Holy Resurrection
1910 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06053
Phone: (860) 223-7875
Refreshments will be served

Download the flyer for the 09.11.2014 Film Screening – New Britain

 

April 2015 – Armenian Oral History and Community Exhibition

The Norian Armenian Programs has undertaken an Oral History Project and Community Exhibition, aimed at providing a forum for individuals from the Armenian American community throughout Connecticut and the greater New England region to record, share, and preserve their stories, and in so doing, to contribute to the understanding of themes relating to immigration, cultural diversity, and identity relevant to the Armenian diaspora.

The exhibition will be in March-May 2015. Learn more about the exhibition and how you can contribute by visiting the exhibition page or the event page on Facebook!

11/1/2013 In Search of Historic Western Armenia

The Norian Armenian Programs Committee at the University of Connecticut is pleased to host a lecture titled:

“In Search of Historic Western Armenia,”

by the distinguished historian of Armenia, Dr. Richard Hovannisian

Date: November 1, 2013
Time: 6:00-8:30 PM (6:00PM Reception, 7:00PM Lecture)
Location: School of Social Work, Zachs Community Room, 1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian is Professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History and Immediate Past Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Hovannisian is a Guggenheim Fellow and has received many honors for his scholar-ship, civic activities, and advancement of Armeni-an studies. He is a founder and six-time president of the Society for Armenian Studies.

Please RSVP by 10/25/2013
SSWEvents@uconn.edu
860-570-9129