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Armenian Library & Museum of America
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Talk by Tom Vartabedian
“A 50-year Retrospective into Journalism”
September 15, 2013

DATE AND TIME
Sunday, Sept. 15
7:00PM

LOCATION
ALMA
Contemporary Art Gallery
3rd Floor

ADMISSION
Free
Open to the public
Refreshments following program

Tom Vartabedian, award-winning writer and photo-grapher, will kick off
the fall season at ALMA with a talk about his 50-year career with The
Haverhill Gazette and his work as a correspondent with the Armenian
Press since the early 1960s, associated especially with The Armenian
Weekly. His column entitled, “Poor Tom’s Almanac,” is the
oldest-running column in the Armenian Press. Vartabedian is also a
regular contributor to other publications including The Armenian
Mirror-Spectator, Armenian Reporter, USA Armenian Life and Asbarez. He
will reminisce about some of his favorite stories — both nostalgic
and entertaining. An exhibit of his photojournalism images over the
past five decades will be displayed.

A reception will follow the program in the Contemporary Art Gallery of
ALMA (3rd floor). Admission is free and open to the public.

The event is co-sponsored by Project SAVE Armenian Photograph
Archives, Inc.

Vartabedian, born and raised in Somerville, studied journalism at
Boston University. As a writer-photographer for The Haverhill
Gazette, he garnered more than 50 awards from United Press
International, Associated Press and New England Press Association
before retiring in 2006.

Left: Vartabedian with the Prelacy’s Eagle Award for community service.