 Cynthia Lennon, Pattie Boyd to visit Yerevan for Grand Opening of Cafesjian Center for ArtsOctober 9, 2009 - 23:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cynthia Lennon and Pattie Boyd - former wives of Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison - will visit Yerevan to take part in a series of special events marking the Grand Opening of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts on November 8. Lennon and Boyd will share the stage for the first time ever, and lend intimate insight into their husband's extraordinary lives and music. A book signing of John by Cynthia Lennon and Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd - who was also married to the blues musician Eric Clapton - will follow the interview. "The Beatles were the single most influential cultural phenomenon of the 20th century," Dr. Michael De Marsche the Executive Director of the Cafesjian Center for the Arts recently stated. "Their music was one of the first things to blast through the iron curtain of the Soviet Union, and for many people, especially the generation of the 1960s, the Beatles represent freedom," Dr. De Marsche added. Tickets are required and limited to the interview, which will take place in the Center's new Special Events Auditorium. Lennon and Boyd will take the stage and answer questions from Dr. De Marsche. The afternoon will conclude with questions from the audience. An exhibition of Pattie Boyd's photography, entitled Pattie Boyd: Yesterday and Today will open November 8th and be on view until January 31st. The exhibition lends an intimate view into the lives of George Harrison, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and Pattie Boyd herself. This unique body of photographs, representing 40 years of work, has garnered attention from art critics internationally, and much of it has toured two continents. The Cafesjian Center for the Arts reminds the public that its Grand Opening Celebration will begin on the evening of Saturday, November 7th with a spectacular fireworks display near the Cascade monument. Taking over two years to complete, the Cascade has been completely transformed into one of the world's outstanding contemporary art centers. On Sunday, November 8th, the Center invites the public to view all the renovations that have taken place inside the Cascade and to enjoy an outstanding schedule of exhibitions, visiting lecturers, book-signings, concerts and events. For this one day only, the Cafesjian Center for the Arts will be open to the public with no admission fee.   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 “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol  Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |
