Many world famous actors and film producers participate in the 4-th annual international film festival “Golden Apricot” in Yerevan, Armenia.

The block of youth clubs together with their European colleagues and with the support of the EU “Youth in Action” program will implement “NoyanTapan” international program from 21 June to 1 July. Five young people from Belarus,

Monasteries of Sanahin preserved from 10-12 centuries are under danger. The flora growing on the roofs of the monasteries is destroying the historical building. They have not been cleaned for nine years and trees are already growing on the roofs.

‘Don’t be afraid’ documentary film, directed by Lusine Petrosyan, will be represented in Cannes. From May 16th to 26th 2007 the Festival de Cannes is holding the 4th Edition of the Short Film Corner. It is the only film from Armenia.14 minutes' film is based on Bible commandments and sayings after Holy Pope John Paul II.

“I am discontent with the general atmosphere of culture. Comedies have replaced the genre of anecdotes, vulgarity and tactlessness have mingled with freedom of speech,” says director Vigen Chaldranyan.

“Eurovision-2007” semi-final was held in Helsinki, in Finland, yesterday midnight. Ten participant countries picked entry for the final contest: Georgia, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia, Hungary, Lithuania, Turkey and Moldova.

The First Regional Environmental Festival Sun Child will kick off on April 1. A number of environmental events are scheduled for the festival: tree planting, greening, scavenging (garbage collecting) in 7 regions of Armenia, an environmental march from regions to Yerevan and an open-air concert with the participation of the best bands of Armenia.

Today, there took place the opening of the restored Surb Khach ( Holy Cross) which was eventually left without a cross. According to Turkish newspaper “Zaman”, the Turkish Foreign Ministry allowed putting the cross on the dome.

“The opening ceremony of Surb Khach in Akhtamar Island on Lake Van is a usual preaching act by Turkey which aims at proving their long-lasting animosity change towards Armenians,' states Vahe Sargsyan, juror of ARF 'Nikol Aghbalyan' student union.'

From April 1 to 12 and October 6 to 10 in Armenia, the First Regional Environmental Festival Sun Child will take place. The festival is organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets in the Republic of Armenia (FPWC) and Sun Child NGO.

Today is the 100th anniversary of Charents. Many students and schoolchildren have commemorated the great writer and remembered his path.

The cast, taken place in Helsinki, Finland, showed that RA representative Hayko would be the 23rd, i.e. the penultimate participant in Eurovision.

The administration of picture gallery of Alaverdi has already forgotten the time when they last had visitors. But even nowadays the picture gallery can be proud of its unique paintings of renowned artists.

«Though we have talented ballet dancers in Armenia and overseas, I don't find the general picture of choreography satisfactory», says Vilen Galstyan, renowned ballet-master and head of the Choreography college.

“If there is no evident progress in art, it means the country is on the verge of collapse. Many events we organized have failed because of shortage of financial means”, Vilen Galstyan, head of Choreography College, claims.

Musician Manouk Haroutyunyan has always dreamed of a musical instrument that will be unique and unmatched on the universal level and won’t resemble any European violins and kamanchas. He has carried out researches on national musical instruments, made an instrument of five wires, maple and pear tree woods and called it jut.

On February 11 the annual music award-giving ceremony «Grammy» took place in Los Angeles. For Armenians, this ceremony was noteworthy by the fact that the joint CD of duduk-player Jivan Gasparyan and tar-player from Iran Husein Alizade was nominated in the category «Music of the peoples of the world».

Head of cultural center «Minora», producer and singer Roland Rey is going to sue the authors of the TV program «32 teeth» broadcast by the Public Television if they do not apologize publicly.

The sounds of piano, duduk, clarinet, zourna and other musical instruments mingle together making a unique combination in the family of the Karapetyans. But the most striking are the clarinet and duduk playings, which accompany each other in the hands of Konstantin and Mkrtich Karapetyans.

The buildings of the Yerevan state theater of Music Comedy after Paronyan and the State Puppet Theater, as well as that of the «Pan-national» will be reconstructed this year. They will be equipped with new equipment. «Today it is a must, as the theaters are still using the equipment from 1960-70s which is completely out of order», said representative of RA Ministry of Culture Razmik Abrahamyan.

Famous singer Arpine Bekjanyan can rarely been seen onscreen, although several years ago she was a frequent participant of various TV shows. She started her career in studio “Ardzaganq”. Arpine claims that other singers of the same studio too almost don’t appear onscreen because of the name of the studio.

On December 21, RA National Library celebrated 70th anniversary of Tigran Levonyan, Armenian renowned director, Head of the National Opera and Ballet House, professor of the Yerevan State Conservatoire.

“COMPASS - a manual on Human Rights Education with Young People” was translated into Armenian.

On December 5 the fully constructed Armenian church of St. Mariam of Saydibad opened its doors again for the whole Indian-Armenian community.