  Armenia to participate Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 29, 2011 - 09:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the first time Armenia will be represented at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The 16th annual event will take place on April 30 and May 1 at the campus of the University of Southern California. The two day event will bring together tens of thousands of avid readers who will have a rare opportunity to meet and interact with their favorite authors and get acquainted with newly published books – both traditional and virtual. One of the largest book shows in the world, the LA Times festival is expected to draw as many 140,000 visitors and hundreds of state and private exhibitors. Program highlights include a debut appearance of the Republic of Armenia, featuring different book genres, such as arts, music, genocide and historic literature in Armenian, English, French and Russian languages. The Armenian booth, which is one of the largest among the participating countries, will have celebrity appearances, book signings, cultural organizations that sell and promote books, live music and much more. Visitors will be able to meet with Armenian writers, journalists, academics and also have discussions with them. A special presentation will be held to introduce the first Armenian virtual book and virtual college, sponsored by the Armenian General Benevolent Union, AGBU, Asbarez reported. Armenia’s debut at the LA Times Festival of Book is dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the first printed Armenian Book (1512-2012), which will be celebrated in 2012. During the festival Yerevan – the capital of Armenia – will be proudly announced for being named the 2012 World Book Capital by the United Nations Cultural and Educational Organization, UNESCO. Armenia’s participation at this important book forum was made possible through the close cooperation and sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles, the West Coast Chapter of AGBU, and the Armenian Publishers’ Association.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
