CULTURAL EVENT

The "Project and Organization of the Year-2008"contest declared by the National Museum-Institute of Architecture in May-June is drawing to an end, yet Director Ashot Grigoryan said that the final results of the contest remain unclear. "The jury is still working," said Grigoryan. According to Grigoryan, 18 groups of creators presented their projects, including 1 film, 1 book and the "Architecture and Construction" magazine. Week of Bulgaria Renowned Bulgarian ethnographic and classical art groups will perform on May 29-June 4 within the framework of the Year of Bulgarian in Armenia. Within the framework of the program, a photo exhibition entitled "Churches and Monasteries of Bulgaria" was presented on May 30 at the Home of Architecture and a gala concert took place at the National Academy of Ballet and Opera named after Alexander Spendaryan. The "Arabesque" ballet group, "Soloists of Sofia" chamber choir, "Grandmothers of Bistritsa" ethnographic group and the "Nayden Kirov" ethnographic dance theatre performed in a number of cities of the regions. The series of events ended with the performances of the "Arabesque" ballet group and the "Soloists of Sofia" chamber choir at the State Theatre of Comedy named after Hakob Paronyan in Yerevan. "Vardaton": Celebration of Roses The monument of Sayat Nova by a Georgian sculptor will be opened on June 7 at the former "Turkish Public Square" in Tbilisi. This is the reason why the "Sayat-Nova" folk song group will celebrate "Vardaton" (Celebration of Roses) a month later. "Vardaton" (Celebration of Roses) is traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of May in the yard of Armenian See of St. Gevorg Church near Sayat-Nova's tombstone in Tbilisi. The celebration will be launched by the "Sayat-Nova" group and the RA Ministry of . Young folk singers and intellectuals will also leave for the opening of the monument with the "Sayat-Nova" group of the school of folk song named after Jivani.

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Headlines for June 04, 2009

100 EXTRA ENVELOPES
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CULTURAL EVENT
The "Project and Organization of the Year-2008"contest declared by the National Museum-Institute of Architecture in May-June is drawing to an end, yet Director Ashot Grigoryan said that the final results ...