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American writer, poet and translator William Stanley Merwin has died at the age of 92, RIA Novosti reported. He died in his sleep at his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui. WS Merwin was born in New York in 1927. He is an author of a number of essays and plays. He won Pulitzer Prize two times in 1971 and 2009. Edited and transl...

The French-Armenian Cultural Union (UCFAF) wants to return the positive tapes of 64-feature length, documentary and short films to Armenia which were received from Soviet Armenia 40 years ago, the National Cinema Center of Armenia told Armenpress. In December 2016, the French-Armenian Cultural Union has applied to the Armenian E...

Renowned jazz vocalist Jamie Davis will hold a concert in the Armenian capital of Yerevan in April. The famous musician will perform with the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra led by artistic director and conductor Armen Hyusnunts, the organizers told Panorama.am. During the concert scheduled for April 5 at the hall of the Union ...

March 15 marks the birthday anniversary of renowned clown and actor of the Armenian circus Leonid Yengibaryan. Although he lived only 37 years and his circus career lasted for 10 years, as an actor and an individual, Yengibaryan joined the ranks of the prominent Armenian actors who made their way to the future. Today, Honored...

Renowned jazz vocalist Jamie Davis will hold concert in Yerevan during which he will perform with the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra led by artistic director and conductor Armen Hyusnunts, reports Armenpress. The concert will take place in the hall of the Union of Architects of Armenia on April 5. Jamie Davis was born in 1949. He...

A major exhibition dedicated to the scientific genius of Leonardo Da Vinci opened in Rome on Wednesday, part of a programme of special events across the country to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the artist and inventor, The Local Italy reports. The show at the Scuderie del Quirinale palace, entitled "La scienza pri...

World-renowned Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan will perform jointly with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert scheduled for 20 March at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. The concert program features Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, Panorama.am learned from the orchestra’s of...

14-year-old Armenian pianist Eva Gevorgyan will receive Armenian citizenship, the head of passport and visa department of the Armenian police Mnatsakan Bichakhchyan wrote on his Facebook page. Bichakhchyan cited media reports about the pianist’s wish to receive Armenian citizenship, adding he had discussed with Eva’s father th...

Khachkars (cross stones) dating back to the 11-13th centuries has been discovered in Drmbon community of Martakert, Artsakh. The cross stones were found near the chapel and cemetery of Drmbon by the head of Martakert Regional Service, Avetik Aghabekyan, Artsakhpress reported. No other details were immediately available. ...

March 11, 2019 - 14:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - There are only six episodes of "Game of Thrones" remaining. They’re going to spectacular episodes — the cast and crew spent more time and effort filming these six than they did any previous set, after all — but still, that’s an alarmingly small number, Winter Is Coming says. Fans exp...