Friday, February 26, 2010

LECTURE AND RECEPTION AT SIENA COLLEGE MARCH 25TH 7PM-STUDENT UNION

The Reinhold Niebuhr Institute of Religion and Culture
in conjunction with
The Foundations Sequence
and
The Capital District Armenian Genocide Committee


presents







present
Peter Balakian, Ph.D.
“Witness to the Armenian Genocide:
Grigoris Balakian Armenian Golgotha”


























Dr. Peter Balakian is currently Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities in the department of English, and Director of Creative Writing. In addition to his five books of poems, and works include his memoir Black Dog of Fate, winner of the PEN/Albrand Prize for memoir and a New York Times Notable Book, and The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response, winner of the 2005 Raphael Lemkin Prize and a New York Times Notable Book and New York Times and national best seller.

Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:00 PM
Sarazen Student Union
A reception featuring Armenian desserts will follow at 8:30PM.









Book Signing:
Dr. Balakian will be signing copies of his recent book, Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide 915-1918,.Grigoris Balakian at 3:00 PM on March 25th at the BARNES AND NOBLE located at 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY 12205 CONTACT MARISA, the B &N Manager at 518-438-1728 or crm2275@bn.com

New Book Translation ARMENIAN GOLGOTHA A MEMOIR OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, 1915-1918 BY GRIGORIS BALAKIAN Translated by PETER BALAKIAN with Aris Sevag Published by
Alfred A. Knopf.

This event is free and open to the public. Please join us!

For more information contact
Rafi Topalian 810-5018 rafitop@aol.com or
Peter Ellard at pellard@siena.edu

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