On Saturday, January 30, 2016, the Hamazkayin members and supporters spent a memorable evening at the "Yovhanian" Hall of St. Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church. The Hamazkayin ″Gladzor″ Chapter’s Literary Committee organized the event. The romantic love songs and poems, dance, music and fun carried away the participants’ daily concerns for a while and took them to the magical world of love songs and poems by Varuzhan, Metsarents, Sahian, Charents, Kaputikian, Sahakian, Terian, Sahian, Mnatsakanyan, Gusan Ashot and others.
The program of the event created an informal and intimate atmosphere.
Chapter Chairman, Meghedi Etiemezian delivered a brief speech, after which the toastmaster of the day, writer and faithful member of the Hamazkayin Society, Ruben Mnatsakanyan, skillfully conducted the gathering full of fun and surprises. There were envelopes with lyrics of love songs and poems on the tables.
The members of Hamazkayin book-lovers’ club Varag Papian, Aren Mnatsakanyan, Daron Hallachian, Sevak Harutyunyan and Tamar Donabedian participated in the event with their impressive readings, recitations and songs. Daron and Aren took the opportunity and shared their impressions about the Hamazkayin Students’ Forum encouraging the young people to participate in it.
Minstrel Mher Minassian, which has relocated from Aleppo, performed a fine collection of folk songs. Actor and director Hasmik Tashjian Pertizian from Beirut inspired the guests performing various songs. Arsho Zakarian, Dr. Ani Haserchian, Jacob Janbazian, Armine Torikian, Ara Der Harutyunian, Sona Hovannisian, Jirayr Hovannisian, Levon Tanayan, and young children Gayane Harutyunyan and Lilit Najarian, enriched the program with their songs, recitations, musical performances. The DJ’s role was entrusted to Sevak Harutyunyan, and the round dances were the inevitable part of the event.
At the end, the guests sang in chorus the song "Sari Sirun Yar". The gathering ended with the poem "I love my sweet Armenia’s”. We should mention that such evenings of romantic love poetry and songs are not new for the family of Hamazkayin ″Gladzor″ Chapter. The idea of organizing such events belongs to Hasmik Papian, and, with some intervals up to now, they have become traditional due to the diligent members of the Literary Committee.
Though it was cold winter outside in Toronto, the guests left the gathering with warm hearts.
A spectator
