April and May Saroyan Centennial Events in the San Joaquin Valley
March 2008 • Vol. 29, No. 3 (101)
Beginning, Thursday, April 3, 2008 (for the month of April only)
Gallery Exhibit
Corridor 2122
2122 Mono Street, Fresno, California
Art Hop (April 3rd): 5 PM-8 PM
Hours: Thurs., Sat., Sun.
12 PM-4 PM
William Saroyan was a familiar sight riding through Fresno on his bicycle. This invitational exhibition will showcase the bicycle as allegory for William Saroyan’s impact in the Fresno Community.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
International Symposium
“William Saroyan at 100”
Armenian Studies Program,
California State University
Conference Location: Fresno State, Univ. Business Center, Room 191
10 AM-3 PM-Free Admission
Professors Dickran Kouymjian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian are organizing the Saroyan Writer’s Conference, sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program.
For more information contact the Armenian Studies Office at (559) 278-2669.
Tuesday, April 14, 2008
Film Discussion of the
Saroyan Years
Woodward Park Library
944 E. Perrin
Fresno, California
7 PM-Free to the Public
Film historian, Paul Kaser will discuss the Saroyan years in Hollywood, his works which were made into movies, and his relationship with famous stars and film studios. Film clips will be shown. For more information contact the library at (559) 433-3135.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Saroyan Town Walk
Start walk: Saroyan Theater in Downtown Fresno at Inyo
and M Streets
9:30 AM
The Saroyan Town Walk will take you on a tour of the area in downtown Fresno in which William Saroyan lived during his early years and will present information on his early life and times.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Saroyan Musical Celebration!
William Saroyan Theatre at the Fresno Convention Center
700 ‘M’ Street. Fresno, California
7 PM
Join the Academy of Classical Music and Art in celebrating the genius of writer, William Saroyan, with a musical extravaganza, featuring virtuoso duo pianists Gianeh and Ovanes Arakelyan, violinist Patrick Contreras, and musical friends. For more information, contact the Academy at (559) 230-2262 or (559) 577-8495.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
CSU Fresno Satellite
Student Union
2485 E. San Ramon
Fresno, CA 93740
Phone: 488-3856
7 PM-Free admission
The Fresno County Library and Henry Madden Library invite you to a panel discussion featuring authors Aram Saroyan, Thomas Steinbeck, and Susan Cheever moderated by Steve Yarbrough.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Special Guest Appearance by Mickey Rooney at Screening of the The Human Comedy
Fresno County Library and Friends of the Library
Tower Theatre
7 PM and After show Reception
$20 Screening and Talk About the Movie by Mickey Rooney
$50 Screening, Talk About the Movie, and After-show Reception with Mickey Rooney
Take great pleasure in viewing Saroyan’s 1943 film version of The Human Comedy, starring Mickey Rooney. For more information, contact Ms. Jeanne Johnson, Fresno County Library, (559) 488-3856.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Concert of Choral Music by Hovhaness, Stravinsky,
and Brahms
Fresno Community Chorus
California State University, Fresno
Concert Hall
7:30 PM
General Admission $15.00; Students $8.00
Dedicated to the memory of William Saroyan, as part of the 2008 International Saroyan Festival, celebrating the centennial of his birth, the Fresno Community chorus will perform choral music by Hovhaness, Stravinsky, and Brahms.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Richard Hagopian and
Grandsons—In Concert!
Fresno Art Museum
2233 N. First Street,
Fresno, California
2 PM
General Museum Hours-
11:00 AM to 5 PM
Free Admission to Museum
Members
Admission for Nonmembers: General $4.00 and Students/Seniors $2.00
Sponsored by the Armenian Museum and the Fresno Art Museum, Richard Hagopian and his Hagopian Ensemble are well-known world music and traditional Armenian musicians. Richard Hagopian has been a musician since childhood. He started playing the traditional Armenian instrument, the oud, at the age of twelve. Now Hagopian is sharing this rich tradition with his grandsons, who will share the stage with him.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Richard Hagopian Ensemble
Salutes Saroyan
Vineyard Farmer’s Market
Northwest Corner of Shaw and Blackstone, Fresno, California
7 PM
Admission $5.00
Celebrate William Saroyan under Richard Erganian’s beautiful Vineyard Farmer’s Market with music and dance. Under the evening stars, traditional Armenian music will be provided by the Richard Hagopian Ensemble. Food and drink will be made available. This evening is sponsored by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts and the Armenian Museum.
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