I have a tree, my own tree in Stockholm. A dead oak tree. Majestic from a distance. Yet it holds as its secret the big hole inside its trunk. You will not see it unless you climb down and examine it closely.

The Los Angeles Affiliate of AIWA’s Board of directors attended a luncheon at Tripod Gallery on May 1 to view the photography exhibit, “Armenia Observed.”

Peter Balakian is undeniably one of the prominent authors whose literary work, which includes six books of poems, numerous essays, non-fiction books and a memoir, have influenced and transformed literary, cultural, political, social, and psychological understanding of the issues surrounding memory and historical trauma.

Here, the latest film from director Braden King, which is set and was shot in Armenia and stars Ben Foster (The Messenger, Contraband) and Lubna Azabal (Body of Lies, Paradise Now) opened in New York Friday and will screen in Los Angeles on April 27 and in San Francisco on May 11.

The Music Center, one of the top performing arts centers in the world, announced the winners of the 30th Annual Music Center BRAVO Awards on March 1. This year’s Fifth Supervisorial District Winner, under Supervisor Michael Antonovich, was Shahé Mankerian, the Principal of St. Gregory Hovsepian School in Pasadena.

Directing an iconic play is always a risky business, and Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, “Waiting for Godot,” is not easy fare. It is thin on plot and heavy on existentialism. “I saw a production when I was younger, and I was going to shoot myself,” a friend joked to me recently.

On April 12, Beirut audiences will have a rare opportunity to enjoy the artistry of soprano Hasmik Papian, as she will appear in a major concert at the Emile Lahoud Hall.

It’s unnerving to think about how few Armenian-language plays have been staged in Southern California since Vahe Berberian’s last outing, “Baron Garbis,” four years ago. The arrival of Berberian’s newest drama, “Gyank” (Life), reminds us exactly what we’ve been missing.

The Armenian jazz ensemble Vahagni will perform at the Vanice Beach’s Joe’s Restaurant monthly jazz series to coincide with the First Friday’s Art Walk

I don’t speak Armenian. I’ve never been to the Republic of Armenia. I rarely eat the food or attend Armenian Church services. But I can’t shake the feeling that I am definitely Armenian. Yet as much as I feel that I am Armenian, I also can’t seem to figure out what that means.

Images of every day life and every day people of Armenia adorn the gallery walls of award-winning photographer Peter Carapetian’s Tripod Studios just a few blocks from the famed Venice Boardwalk.

Eric Bogosian, the star of “Law & Order-Criminal Intent” and the now cult-classic “Talk Radio,” spoke to an audience of about 100 people on February 2 at the Cornell Club in New York about his artistic career, his Armenian background, and his research project on Soghomon Tehlirian.

Living in foreign lands outside of the homeland, it is every Armenian family’s dream to raise their children with strong ties to their ancestral and cultural roots.

With a shout-out to her fellow Armenians – “my people” – Andrea Martin charmed her way through her cabaret-style show last week at the Samueli Theater of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.