For Immediate Release

Media Contact: 
Thomas R. Lorenz, Director of Communications & Community Relations

Tamar Hadjimanoukian, Community Outreach Assistant 

100th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide: April 26

Glendale, CA - April 24, 2015 is the 100^th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.  Every year, April brings about a time to reflect upon the lives of the 1.5 million Armenian people who senselessly lost their lives in an act of genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.  Glendale is home to the largest Armenian population outside of Armenia and annually remembers the victims of the Armenian Genocide and the victims of man’s inhumanity against others throughout the world.  

The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event will take place at 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. This year’s event will feature multiple traditional Armenian dance & musical performances by local students and keynote speaker Dr. Jermaine McCalpin, Ph.D. McCalpin is Political Scientist and Expert in Transitional Justice. He is also one of the authors of the Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group’s Report entitled "Resolution with Justice;" he was lead author of Part 7 of the Report. He focuses on and examines the ethical and moral dimensions and desirability of reparations for genocides. The event will also feature two short films. One titled, "America We Thank You: An Armenian Tribute to the Near East Relief." The second film produced by Ani Hovannisian Kevorkian's is titled "Yevnige."

Tickets to the event are free (limit 4 per person) and are now available at the following locations: Alex Theatre, Americana at Brand Concierge Services, and Glendale Community College. The program begins at 7:00 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available online at http://www.alextheatre.org. Tickets are not available over the phone.

To learn more, please call Community Relations Coordinator Dan Bell at 818-550-4424.

Learn more about other events taking place throughout Glendale here.

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