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Whittier Daily News (California)
May 15, 2010 Saturday
There's something for everyone at Montebello's Armenian fair
MONTEBELLO - Celebrate and learn something new about the Armenian
heritage at the Third Annual Armenian Food Fair & Fest from noon to 10
p.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Holy Cross Cathedral, 900 W. Lincoln Ave.
Enjoy food, music, dance and other activities. The event will also
feature a variety of intriguing Armenian cultural artifacts and
history, including the Gampr dog, whose breed originated in ancient
Armenia.
There will also be a chance for those in attendance to participate in
group dance instruction, cooking demonstrations, a drum circle and the
backgammon tournament.
The family-friendly festival will also feature a kids's zone with game
booths, a bouncer, velcro wall and dunk tank.
Many vendors will be on hand to offer festival-goers a unique shopping
experience at a Vernissage Bazaar.
Guests will have the unique opportunity to trace the ancestral
timeline of Montebello Armenian-Americans from the days of ancient
kings to the present.
Ancient history will be reflected through the help of a curator from
the Ararat Home, who will have Armenian antiquities on display from
noon to 6 p.m. at the cultural booth.
Highlights include tapestry, which once belonged to Armenian kings and
an antique belt made by people of Van.
Professor Emeritus Carroll Kearley of Loyola Marymount University,
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., will autograph copies of his most recent book
of poems, "The Armenian Watchmaker."
The cultural booth will show time-worn video footage of those refugees
who founded the Montebello Armenian-American community.
Finally, there will be an Armenian-themed artwork exhibit created by
the current generation.
Families with children interested in contributing art for display in
the cultural booth should contact [email protected] .
Admission is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and under.
There is a free raffle with paid admission.
For information, schedule of performances, activities and sponsorship,
visit www.armenianfoodfair.com or call (323) 893-9053.
May 15, 2010 Saturday
There's something for everyone at Montebello's Armenian fair
MONTEBELLO - Celebrate and learn something new about the Armenian
heritage at the Third Annual Armenian Food Fair & Fest from noon to 10
p.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Holy Cross Cathedral, 900 W. Lincoln Ave.
Enjoy food, music, dance and other activities. The event will also
feature a variety of intriguing Armenian cultural artifacts and
history, including the Gampr dog, whose breed originated in ancient
Armenia.
There will also be a chance for those in attendance to participate in
group dance instruction, cooking demonstrations, a drum circle and the
backgammon tournament.
The family-friendly festival will also feature a kids's zone with game
booths, a bouncer, velcro wall and dunk tank.
Many vendors will be on hand to offer festival-goers a unique shopping
experience at a Vernissage Bazaar.
Guests will have the unique opportunity to trace the ancestral
timeline of Montebello Armenian-Americans from the days of ancient
kings to the present.
Ancient history will be reflected through the help of a curator from
the Ararat Home, who will have Armenian antiquities on display from
noon to 6 p.m. at the cultural booth.
Highlights include tapestry, which once belonged to Armenian kings and
an antique belt made by people of Van.
Professor Emeritus Carroll Kearley of Loyola Marymount University,
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., will autograph copies of his most recent book
of poems, "The Armenian Watchmaker."
The cultural booth will show time-worn video footage of those refugees
who founded the Montebello Armenian-American community.
Finally, there will be an Armenian-themed artwork exhibit created by
the current generation.
Families with children interested in contributing art for display in
the cultural booth should contact [email protected] .
Admission is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and under.
There is a free raffle with paid admission.
For information, schedule of performances, activities and sponsorship,
visit www.armenianfoodfair.com or call (323) 893-9053.