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OAKLAND FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ARMENIAN CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND FOOD
San Francisco Chronicle
http://blog.sfgate.com/inoakland/2011/10/06/oakland-festival-celebrates-armenian-culture-through-music-dance-and-food/
Oct 6 2011
Armenian Americans may be one of the Bay Area's less-noticed ethnic
groups, but this Friday and Saturday at the Armenian Bazaar & Food
Festival, their rich cultural legacy will be on full display for
anyone interested in learning more.
"This event is for everybody, not just Armenians," said Father Hovel
Ohanyan, Parish Priest of the St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church
in Oakland, which has hosted this event annually for more than five
decades. "The purpose is to present our culture, our history, and
our church to the community."
Friday and Saturday's event will be a showcase of Armenian culture,
Ohanyan says. Both days will feature Armenian music and dance
performances, and a variety of spice-infused Mediterranean dishes and
appetizers, including stuffed grape leaves, called farma; cheese or
spinach-stuffed pastries, called beoreg; lamb, beef and chicken kebabs;
and imam bayildi, a meat and eggplant dish typical of the region.
For more about the festival read the rest of Alex Park's story at
Oakland North.
From: Baghdasarian
San Francisco Chronicle
http://blog.sfgate.com/inoakland/2011/10/06/oakland-festival-celebrates-armenian-culture-through-music-dance-and-food/
Oct 6 2011
Armenian Americans may be one of the Bay Area's less-noticed ethnic
groups, but this Friday and Saturday at the Armenian Bazaar & Food
Festival, their rich cultural legacy will be on full display for
anyone interested in learning more.
"This event is for everybody, not just Armenians," said Father Hovel
Ohanyan, Parish Priest of the St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church
in Oakland, which has hosted this event annually for more than five
decades. "The purpose is to present our culture, our history, and
our church to the community."
Friday and Saturday's event will be a showcase of Armenian culture,
Ohanyan says. Both days will feature Armenian music and dance
performances, and a variety of spice-infused Mediterranean dishes and
appetizers, including stuffed grape leaves, called farma; cheese or
spinach-stuffed pastries, called beoreg; lamb, beef and chicken kebabs;
and imam bayildi, a meat and eggplant dish typical of the region.
For more about the festival read the rest of Alex Park's story at
Oakland North.
From: Baghdasarian