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Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region)
Media Contact: Taleen Babayan
Email: [email protected]
100th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE HELD IN
TIMES SQUARE SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1:45 PM -4 PM *
NY, NY-The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held in
Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 26 from 1:45 - 4
pm. This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians
who were massacred by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire
and to the millions of victims of subsequent genocides worldwide.
The Divine Liturgy and Times Square program will begin with church services
at 10 am at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, located at 630 Second Avenue at
34th Street. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian will serve as
celebrant and His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan as homilist. The
procession to Times Square will start at 12:00 pm and the program, which
will feature speakers from the political, media and scholarly fields, will
begin at 1:45 pm. Guest artist is acclaimed musician Sebu Simonian from the
Los Angeles-based indie pop band Capital Cities. Dr. Stephen Smith,
Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, will serve as keynote
speaker. The Areni Choir will be singing the Armenian and American national
anthems as well as God Bless America.
For parishes organizing transportation to New York, buses should drop off
passengers at Second Avenue and park on 35th Street (between First and
Second Avenues). Buses will depart for Times Square following services and
park on 42nd Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway). Passengers will be
picked up from Times Square (at 43rd Street and Broadway, between 4:30 pm
and 5 pm). Sandwiches will be available after services. All events will
move forward, rain or shine.
For more information on the procession, buses, floats and volunteers,
please contact: Edward Barsamian (procession), 347-556-2666, Leo Manuelian
(buses), 917-418-3940, Sona Manuelian (buses), 551-427-8763, Edward
Boladian (floats) 917-885- 0221, Tigran Sahakyan (volunteers) 212-444-8003
The 2015 Genocide Commemoration in Times Square is organized by the
Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan in affiliation with the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region).
This event is free and open to the public. For more information please
visit www.kov.org, www.april24nyc.com, www.armenianradionj.com
, www.theforgotten.org
, www.armenian-genocide.org,
www.twentyvoices.com.
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Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region)
Media Contact: Taleen Babayan
Email: [email protected]
100th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE HELD IN
TIMES SQUARE SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1:45 PM -4 PM *
NY, NY-The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held in
Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 26 from 1:45 - 4
pm. This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians
who were massacred by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire
and to the millions of victims of subsequent genocides worldwide.
The Divine Liturgy and Times Square program will begin with church services
at 10 am at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, located at 630 Second Avenue at
34th Street. His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian will serve as
celebrant and His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan as homilist. The
procession to Times Square will start at 12:00 pm and the program, which
will feature speakers from the political, media and scholarly fields, will
begin at 1:45 pm. Guest artist is acclaimed musician Sebu Simonian from the
Los Angeles-based indie pop band Capital Cities. Dr. Stephen Smith,
Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, will serve as keynote
speaker. The Areni Choir will be singing the Armenian and American national
anthems as well as God Bless America.
For parishes organizing transportation to New York, buses should drop off
passengers at Second Avenue and park on 35th Street (between First and
Second Avenues). Buses will depart for Times Square following services and
park on 42nd Street (between 6th Avenue and Broadway). Passengers will be
picked up from Times Square (at 43rd Street and Broadway, between 4:30 pm
and 5 pm). Sandwiches will be available after services. All events will
move forward, rain or shine.
For more information on the procession, buses, floats and volunteers,
please contact: Edward Barsamian (procession), 347-556-2666, Leo Manuelian
(buses), 917-418-3940, Sona Manuelian (buses), 551-427-8763, Edward
Boladian (floats) 917-885- 0221, Tigran Sahakyan (volunteers) 212-444-8003
The 2015 Genocide Commemoration in Times Square is organized by the
Mid-Atlantic Knights and Daughters of Vartan in affiliation with the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America (Eastern Region).
This event is free and open to the public. For more information please
visit www.kov.org, www.april24nyc.com, www.armenianradionj.com
, www.theforgotten.org
, www.armenian-genocide.org,
www.twentyvoices.com.
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