  Athens hosts event dedicated to William SaroyanJune 8, 2011 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 6, the theatrical hall of the Hellenic American Union hosted an event dedicated to Armenian-American writer William Saroyan. Specifically, visual artist and Adjunct Professor of Painting at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Dimitris Zouroudis presented a lecture entitled “Writing with colors: William Saroyan through his drawings.” In his lecture, Zouroudis drew parallels between Saroyan’s literature works and drawings to present the well-known writer through his color drawings. A range of events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of William Saroyan’s death is organized by Hellenic American Union, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Athens in cooperation with Hellenic-Armenian Studies Center.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
