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24 Feb 2010
www.panarmenian.net, Feb. 24
An exhibition of Martiros Saryan’s paintings dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the renowned artist will open in Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, on February 26.
Martiros Saryan (1880 -1972) is one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, an outstanding colorist. He was born in an Armenian family in Nor Nakhijevan (now part of Rostov-on-Don, Russia). In 1895, at the age of 15, he finished the Nakhichevan school and from 1897 to 1904 studied at the Moscow School of Arts. From 1910 to 1913 he traveled extensively to Turkey, Egypt and Iran. In 1915 he went to Etchmiadzin to help refugees who had fled from the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. In 1916 he traveled to Tiflis. After the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 he went with his family to live in Russia. In 1921 they moved to Armenia. While most of his work reflected the Armenian landscape, he also designed the coat of arms for Armenian SSR and designed the curtain for the first Armenian state theatre. From 1926 - 1928 he lived and worked in Paris, but most works from this period were destroyed in a fire on board the boat on which he returned to the Soviet Union.
Saryan's paintings, created in bright, saturated colors represent a new aesthetic perception enable us to understand that art is not only an imitation of reality but, it is the use of free imagination and abstraction. At the same time, Saryan adheres simple natural shapes in his paintings, always believing nature to be his main mentor. 23 Feb 2010
www.panarmenian.net, Feb. 23
On February 21-23, Yerevan State Olympic Reserve College was hosting Armenian Weightlifting Championship.
Women's Weightlifting Championship gold went to: Isabella Yalyan (weight category 53kg), Elen Grigoryan (weight category 55kg), Alla Samvelyan (weight category 63kg), Kristine Petrosyan (weight category 69kg), Meline Daluzyan (weight category 75kg) and Hripsime Khurshudyan (weight category +75kg).
Men's Weightlifting Championship gold went to: Mais Tatosyan (weight category 56kg), Vanik Avetisyan (weight category 62kg), David Muradyan (weight category 69kg), Aghasi Aghasyan (weight category 77kg) and Gevorg Poghosyan (weight category 85kg). 23 Feb 2010
www.armenpress.am, Feb. 23
"Armavia" airlines will restart Yerevan-Beirut-Larnaka flight. According to the source the flights will be implemented once in a week. This year the airline will also implement new flights to Barcelona, the USA, Poland, Rimini, proposal on opening of new flight to Canada is also being discussed.
In general the implementation of transit flights to Europe through Yerevan have also been activated. In late February "Armavia" will operate Yerevan-Delhi-Yerevan flight and from March 28 another direction Yerevan-Tel Aviv-Yerevan will operate twice in two weeks.
As of today, the company has seven jets. This year the national air carrier is planning to acquire jets for Trans-Atlantic flights and another two "Sukhoi Superjet". 20 Feb 2010
www.panarmenian.net, Feb. 20
Armenian first championship of chess compositions kicks off in Yerevan on February 20.
20 participants, including chess players, referees, take part in the championship, dedicated to 100th anniversary of Armenia's multiple champion Henrik Kasparian.
The winner will receive a monetary award from the Chess Federation of Armenia and the right to play at an international tournament. Organizers plan to make the championship traditional.
Several youth tournaments have been dedicated to 100th anniversary of Kasparian. 18 Feb 2010
Los Angeles, Feb. 18
Armenia and Karabakh made their first appearance at the LA Times Travel and Adventure Show last week and were greeted by a two-day throng of more than 40,000 people, according to show organizers.
Representatives of the two countries distributed travel information and staffed a booth that showed video clips about Armenia and Karabakh. Armenian dance groups in native attire performed folk dances on each day of the show. And a travelogue and slide show by the authors of an Armenia travel guide attracted a standing-room-only crowd.
News of Armenia's participation at the LA travel show—which is the largest travel show in the US-- generated excitement even before the show doors opened, according to Kazazian.
The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce and the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles co-sponsored Armenia’s participation at the travel show in close collaboration with the Armenian Tourism Development Agency (ATDA) based in Yerevan, Armenia, and with the Office of the Representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in Washington, DC.
On the first day of the show, which was held at the massive Los Angeles Convention Center, every person received upon entry a flyer that exclaimed "Welcome to Armenia" and which promoted traveling to Armenia and Karabakh to see the natural beauty, history, and culture.
The distribution of the flyer to such a large crowd of potential tourists was part of the AACC’s objective of introducing Armenia to everyone, including to those for whom 'Armenia' might not have been on the tip of their tongues, according to Nick Hacopian, who is a member of the AACC and the Chair of the committee that organized Armenia’s participation in the travel show.
Armenia made a dynamic first appearance at the travel show through its sponsorship of several cultural performances. The country was represented on the "Global Beat Stage" with music and dance performances by the Gevorkian Dance Academy which performed modern and folk dances in traditional attire, and by a band of folk musicians. The Lilia Dance Studio and the Dynamic Duo Dance Studio performed Armenian folk dances on the second day of the show, as well.
Armenia and Karabakh also sponsored a "Destination Workshop" that featured a slide show travelogue. This slide show, entitled "Welcome to Armenia: Ancient Nation, New Republic," was presented by Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian, the authors of Armenia’s first-ever commercial travel guidebook dedicated solely to Armenia and Karabakh. The show attracted a standing-room-only crowd of more than 120 people at the Convention Center's "Destination Theatre."
The authors' guidebook on Armenia, "The Stone Garden Guide: Armenia and Karabagh," is the best-selling guide to the country and also highlights the environment and conservation. It is the winner of three national book awards, and has been featured on National Public Radio.
Armenian Consul General Grigor Hovhannissian attended the show and said he was pleased to see the interest and enthusiasm that greeted the Armenian presence at the show. "Tourism is a priority sector for the country’s economic development," he said. "And the interest that was generated by Armenia at the LA show is a very encouraging sign," he added.
Hovhannissian noted that approximately 650,000 tourists traveled to Armenia in 2009—a ten-fold increase over the number who visited just a decade ago. More than a million visitors are projected to annually travel to Armenia by 2020.
Representatives of Levon Travel and Sidon Travel—two Los Angeles travel agencies that offer tours to Armenia-- were at the Armenia booth each day to explain the logistics of traveling there. And several tour operators traveled to Los Angeles from Armenia to be at the booth, including Armenia Travel + M; Elitar Travel; and Nueva Vista Travel.
Actress Charlene Tilton made a special guest appearance at the Armenia booth on the show's opening day. Armenia's participation at the travel show was featured on KTLA-TV News with Gayle Anderson and also on the Armenian American cable channels USArmenia TV and Horizon TV. There was also televised coverage of the event on Armenia Public TV in Armenia. 17 Feb 2010
www.envoyhostel.com/blog/
Every year Hostelworld holds a conference in Dublin and for the first time, Envoy Hostel participated in this even in 2010.
The conference was attended by more than 350 delegates from different hostels across the world on the 25th and 26th January. The focus of this years conference was around effective utilisation of Social networks. This is a topic close to Envoy’s heart.
Envoy has been one of the first to adopt and harness the social network channels in Armenia. It was encouraging to find out at the conference that most people have heard about Envoy through facebook and twitter.
The conference was an excellent opportunity to network with other hostel owners and managers and to exchange ideas and learn more about the hostel industry.
Hostelworld also holds an awards event called the Hoscars (Hostelworld Customers Annual Ratings), where the top ranking hostels are recognized. The ranking is based on six criteria: character, security, location, staff, fun and cleanliness.
This years winners included Lisbon based hostels’ Travellers House, Rossio Hostel and Lisbon Lounge (respectively ranked at 98%, 96% and 96%). To compare Envoy Hostel enjoys a ranking of 93% and has consistently achieved the ranking of a Top European Hostel since its inception in 2005. 15 Feb 2010
www.armenpress.am, Feb. 15
In "Eurovision 2010" Armenia will be represented by Eva Rivas who will perform "Apricot Stone" song. The author of the song is composer Armen Martirosyan, the words are Karen Kavaleryan's one of the well-known figures of the Russian show-business.
Armenia will perform in "Eurovision 2010" song contest in Oslo on May 27. According to the eurovisontv.com, on the same day representatives of Switzerland, Lithuania, Georgia, Turkey, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Romania and Israel will perform too. 11 Feb 2010
www.news.am, Feb. 11
At the RA Government's sitting on February 11, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan approved the 2010 tourism development plan for Armenia.
The plan is designed to shape a favorable and attractive image of Armenia as a tourism destination, present Armenia to the international tourism market and ensure the country's international integration through an effective marketing policy.
A total of 650,000 tourists are expected to visit Armenia this year due to the program - an increase of 7-10 per cent. The plan will also enhance international awareness of Armenia.
The plan also provides Armenia's participation in international exhibitions, publication and dissemination of advertising material, organization of festivities in the regions of Armenia and development of international cooperation in tourism industry. 08 Feb 2010
www.reporter.am, Feb. 8
Los Angeles - For the first time in the history of the Los Angeles Times Travel and Adventure Show, the Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) will be represented in the main Exhibition Hall, on-stage with cultural performances, and with a photo travelogue.
The tourism offices of Armenia and Karabakh will share a large Welcome to Armenia booth in the Exhibition Hall of the Travel Show, which organizers estimate will be seen by as many as 50,000 people over the course of the two-day show. The Los Angeles event is the largest travel show in the US.
Armenias participation is co-sponsored by the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC), located in Glendale, Calif., the Armenian Tourism Development Agency (ATDA), based in Yerevan, Armenia, and the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia, in Los Angeles.
Armenia will also be represented on the Global Beat Stage with a music and dance performance at 11:10 am on each day of the show. The Gevorkian Dance Academy will perform modern and fold dances in traditional attire, and the Armenian music and dance group Duo Images will perform, as well.
And there is a Destination Workshop featuring a slide show travelogue about Armenia and Karabakh at 3:30 pm on the first day of the show, Feb. 13.
This slide show, entitled Welcome to Armenia: Ancient Nation, New Republic, will be presented by Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian, the authors of first-ever commercial travel guidebook dedicated solely to Armenia. The show features spectacular photography of the people, vistas, and historic sites of Armenia and Karabakh.
In addition to showcasing the beauty of Armenia and Karabakh in photographs, Karanian and Kurkjian will discuss the current state of tourism in the two republics and explain some of the logistics of getting there and getting around. They will also discuss Armenias prospects for developing as an eco-tourism destination. Their guidebook on Armenia, The Stone Garden Guide: Armenia and Karabagh, is the best-selling guide to the country.
This is a huge event for Armenia, but also especially for Karabakh, says Zaven Kazazian, a member of the AACC. This is a rare opportunity to showcase Armenians at one of the largest travel shows in the world, he said.
Participation in the travel show caps a decade of growth in Armenias tourism market, according to the Armenian Consul General Grigor Hovhannissian. Armenia attaches a special importance to tourism, and has declared it to be a priority sector for the countrys economic development, he said. This is a joint undertaking [by the government and the private sector] and I am sure the Armenia booth will attract a lot of visitors, he added.
Approximately 650,000 tourists traveled to Armenia in 2009, a ten-fold increase over the number who visited just a decade ago. More than a million visitors are projected to annually travel to Armenia by 2020.
The event is a milestone for the development of tourism in Armenia, says Nick Hacopian, a member of the AACC and the Chair of the committee that organized Armenias participation in the travel show. This is the largest travel event in the US, and our presence will help showcase Armenia to a vast new audience, he said.
Representatives of Levon Travel and Sidon Travel, two Los Angeles travel agencies that offer tours to Armenia, will be at the Armenia booth each day to explain the logistics of traveling there. And several tour operators will travel to the Los Angeles from Armenia to be at the booth, including Saberatours-Sevan; Armenia Travel M; Elitar Travel; and Nueva Vista Travel.
The LA Times Travel Show will be open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 08 Feb 2010
www.panorama.am, Feb. 8
The allocation draw for the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was held in Oslo. Armenian singer will perform in the second semifinal on 27 May. Cyprus, Israel, Georgia, Lithuania, Turkey, Azerbaijan and other foreign countries are also included in the second semi final. The first semi final is scheduled on May 25 and 16 countries will attend it including Russia, Serbia, Latvia, Greece. 06 Feb 2010
www.panarmenian.net, Feb. 6
International Judo Federation rating list includes 10 Armenian sportsmen, with 2009 World Championship bronze medallist and World Cup winner Hovhannes Davtyan having shown the best results. Armenian judo wrestler ranks 6th in IJF rating with 620 points.
Judo meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)—as well as weapons defences—are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools (koryū). In addition, the worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka. 05 Feb 2010
www.aysor.am, Feb. 5
The number of tourists who visited Armenia in 2009 was increased by 3% in comparison with 2008 according to the Head of the Tourism
and Territorial Economy Development Department of RA Ministry of Economy, Mekhak Apresian.
According to his report, 575 281 tourists visited Armenia last year,
and 60% of them were Armenians from Diaspora. The majority of tourists were from Russia, CIS countries, Europe, the United States, and Iran. Besides, the above mentioned countries there were tourists from Far East, Scandinavian countries, and Turkey traveling to Armenia.
This year according to Ministry's reports, 5 % of growth is expected while there 4 % of decrease in world tourists' number, according to the World Tourism Organization. 03 Feb 2010
www.armenpress.am, Feb. 3
This year is the 125th anniversary the famous Armenian poet Vahan Teryan. For this occasion number of events will be held.
According to the source the events will start on February 9- the day the poet was born.
"With Teryan" traditional ceremony will be held in the Komitas park-pantheon. A 900-page "Teryan" encyclopedia is intended to be published this year. Over 700 pictures, articles about the poet’s life, activities and his poetry will be available in it. A number of memorial events will be organized at Yerevan State University, National Academy of Sciences and at the school after V. Teryan. In addition, a scholarship named after V. Teryan will be provided to any higher educational establishment where departments of philology and linguistics are available. Composition competitions will be held in Armenian schools. 01 Feb 2010
www.panorama.am, Feb. 1
World-famous film director and musician Emir Kusturica's and his The No Smoking Orchestra Band's concert will be take place in Yerevan, Armenia. Emir Kusturica is recognized not only for his talent in movie and film-making, but he is also a member (solo-guitar) of the No Smoking Orchestra (previously known as Zabranjeno Pusenje-which means "No smoking"). The only performance will take place on March 05, 2010 in Yerevan, at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre after Alexander Spendiaryan. |
