CAMBRIDGE TO HOST ARMENIA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
September 14, 2011 – 14:18 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association
(CYSCA), in collaboration with five Greater Boston Armenian
organizations, is sponsoring a program to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia.

According to the Armenian Weekly, featuring keynote speaker will
be Rouben Shougarian, the first ambassador of Armenia to the United
States, currently professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
at Tufts University.

Also featuring will be a musical performance of Armenian choral works
by the Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, conducted by Artistic Director
Barry Singer.

Mistress of Ceremonies will be Rachel Kaprielian, commissioner of
the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. Co-sponsoring groups
are the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), the Armenian
International Women’s Association (AIWA), the National Association for
Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), the Armenian Cultural Foundation
(ACF), and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).

Admission is free, and a reception will follow the program.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress