Berkeley’s exhibit, Armenian Needlelace: Poetry in Thread, is closing Saturday, June 14, 2025. Since launching the exhibit last August, curator Elise Youssoufian has given over 30 tours with wonderfully engaging groups of Armenians and non-Armenians alike!

To experience a tour while you still can:

• email Elise to book a tour with her, available Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays
  • NOTE: She can’t give tours on May 12, 16, 17, 19, 23; or June 7
• contact Lacis Museum at (510) 843-7290 or info@lacismuseum.org to book a tour on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or the days Elise is unavailable as noted above
• tours are by appointment at 1pm or 3pm, have a two-person minimum, and are $3 per person

AYF SF “Rosdom” Chapter Presents…

A Toast to Heritage & Youth

Fundraiser in Support of AYF Youth Corps

Join us for an inspiring evening of wine, community, and purpose!

Saturday, May 17, 2025
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Roaming Goat Wine Bar
1830 Union Street, San Francisco
Ticket Cost $60 (includes first drink)

Enjoy a curated selection of wines from Armenia and Georgia at Roaming Goat, an Armenian-owned wine bar, while connecting with friends old and new.

Open to all AYF alumni, supporters, and community members!

Proceeds benefit AYF Youth Corps, a program that empowers Armenian youth through hands-on service in Armenia.

Let’s raise a glass to the next generation.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Questions: Armen Demirjian 415-515-9426

RSVP Today: https://forms.gle/xYt6buRydKedLq6s5

“Space is limited; Reserve early”

Advance tickets are available online. You are advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. 

Barbar Band

Modern Soundscapes in Armenian Music

Barbar Band is a creative collaboration between Khatchadour Khatchadourian, vocalist and duduk player, and Karine Vann, pianist, and musicologist. Combining modern musical styles with traditional instrumentation, the duo presents arrangements of Armenia’s folk, troubadour, and sacred music, which include musical landscapes both old and new to showcase the incredible diversity in these timeless songs of love, loss, faith, and the land.

Featuring:

Karine Vann – Piano and Vocals
Khatchadour Khatchadourian – Duduk and Vocals

Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94110

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Khatchadour is a Lebanese-Armenian vocalist and musician. He sings in Armenian, Arabic, and Farsi, and plays the Armenian double reed woodwind, Duduk. Khatchadour has released five albums and is working on his sixth album, Shounch: Breath.

Follow his work on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!

Karine Vann is a pianist and researcher with degrees in classical piano from the Jacobs School of Music and Musicology from the University of Oxford. Originally from the DC area, she studied improv with local jazz master Wade Beach for two years before moving to Armenia, where she worked with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage to help preserve and document the country’s rich folk culture. She currently resides in Napa, where she teaches piano, singing, improvisation, and arranging.

Follow her work on Facebook, and Instagram!

EVENT DETAILS

Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior

Note: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT.

Purchase advance tickets for this event

Note: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served.

RSVP to the Facebook event:

Volunteer for this event!

The Verchin Ousoutsitch is a powerful story, based on the novel by Vardkes Petrosyan, written in 2008.  It takes place in Armenia. The story follows a disturbing incident that occurs just before the final exams at a school, (high school) which escalates and causes an unexpected uproar in the city. Vahan Mamyan, a new literature teacher, offers support to the students caught in a web of personal and family complexities.  Despite its setting, the themes of love, relationships, and personal growth are universal and will undoubtedly resonate with young audiences (high school and above) worldwide. 

The Oakland Chapter of the Triple X (Trex) Fraternity is hosting our first-ever “Armenian Fellowship Night” on Tuesday, May 20, to introduce fellow Armenian men around the Bay Area (and beyond!) to enjoy an evening of food and drink, along with the opportunity for prospective new members to learn more about Trex, our chapter, our goals, activities, and the benefits of Brotherhood.