12 MAY, FRIDAY
Cocktail week in Yerevan
The last days of the cocktail week in Yerevan, during which you can listen to lectures by bartenders, bar industry experts from different countries and journalists from Armenia, go to bars and try cocktails at a discount. The theme of the week this year is the architecture of Armenia, so it will not only be about drinks.
Schedule: May 8-14
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Lecture by Hrach Bayadyan about Yerevan
Grach Bayadyan, a culturologist and lecturer at the Yerevan Institute of Contemporary Art, will give a lecture on how two cities coexist in Yerevan - the planned modernist capital of Soviet Armenia and a modern city trying to preserve its history. The event will be held at the HayArt Cultural Center.
Time: 19:00
Address: Mesrop Mashtots Ave., 7a
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Price: is free
Festival of Contemporary Classical Music
The Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall will host the annual Penderecki Festival of Contemporary Classical Music, named after the Polish classic. Pianist Hayk Melikyan and conductor Sergey Smbatyan will perform works by Arvo Pärt, Christopher Muscat, Tigran Mansuryan and Eric Whitacre.
Time: 19:00
Address: Mesrop Mashtots Ave., 46
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Price: 4 000 – 10 000 AMD
MAY 13, SATURDAY
Trekking to Dehdzut Monastery
Hike to the monastery Dehdzut (Dehtsnut), located in the depths of the Tavush forests near the border with Georgia. The length of the route is 19 kilometers.
Time: 7:00
Address: st. Tumanyan, 8
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Price: 8 500 AMD
Yerevan Reservoir Cleanup
Armenian Dragon Boat Federation - an amateur rowing team, a training base and a boat rental in one bottle - invites volunteers to help clean up the Yerevan reservoir. Each participant will be given two free hours of boat rental.
Time: 12:00
Address: 1st st. Kokhba, 5/3
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Price: is free
English speaking club at Friend's House
The Friend's House space hosts a regular conversation club for film and literature lovers. You can chat in English about your favorite works over tea and coffee.
Time: 14:00
Address: st. Avetik Isahakyan, 14
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Price: 3 000 AMD
Taking Space Exhibition
Klopovnik, a curatorial group and contemporary art center from Chelyabinsk, is opening an exhibition in Yerevan, Taking Space, about conflicts between man and place and the violation of boundaries. Artists include Bela Poghosyan, Di Studio, Nikolai Golikov, Anastasia Alyokhina and Andrey Tikhonov. Curator - Namor Votilav.
Schedule: 13.05 - 20.05, 18:00
Address: st. Brothers Orbeli, 22
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Price: is free
Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is staged at the National Opera and Ballet Theater under the direction of Oleg Vinogradov. The artist was Vyacheslav Okunev, the music director was Karen Durgaryan.
Time: 19:00
Address: st. Tumanyan, 54
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Price: 5 000 – 20 000 AMD
Concert by Tim Kildigulov
At the Meeting Point Studio, you can listen to indie rock by Tim Kildigulov (formerly known as 99 Prospekt Mira). They also promise food from Hummus and Kimchi.
Time: 19:30
Address: 4th street Jrvezh, 22
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Price: 3 000 AMD
Lecture by Mikhail Alekseevsky on reading in the digital age
Anthropologist, teacher of Shaninka and co-author of the telegram channel "Anthropologist in the District" Mikhail Alekseevsky will give a lecture on our reading habits in the digital age, will tell if we really began to read less and how we were influenced by literature lessons at school.
Time: 20:00
Address: Marshal Baghramyan Ave., 6
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Price: 2 000 AMD
Eurovision final
On Saturday, the Eurovision final will be held, in which the singer Brunette will participate from Armenia. It will be possible to watch the final, for example, in The Loft space. They promise to discuss competitions of past years, internal voting and a lot of fun.
Time: 21:30
Address: st. Moskovyan, 3
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Price: 2 000 AMD
14 MAY, SUNDAY
Trekking to Mount Geghasar
Mount Geghasar is located near the village of the same name in the Lori region. Along the way, you can admire the chapel on a rocky peak and poppy fields. The hike will end in the city of Spitak. The length of the route is 11 kilometers.
Time: 8:30
Address: Sakharov square
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Price: 7 500 AMD
Lecture on the life and work of Albrecht Dürer
Art historian Samvel Movsisyan will give a lecture on Albrecht Dürer, a 15th-century German artist who, as is commonly believed, elevated engraving to the rank of art.
Time: 13:00
Address: st. Tumanyan, 35G
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Price: donation
"What? Where? When?" in PES
On Sunday, PES will traditionally host a tournament for playing “What? Where? When?". To maintain a balance of power across teams, everyone will be distributed randomly right before the game.
Time: 16:00
Address: st. Sarmena, 72
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Price: registration
Concert of Gleb Samoilov & The Matrixx
In honor of the 35th anniversary of Agatha Christie, Gleb Samoilov and his current band The Matrixx will play the main hits of their original group.
Time: 19:00
Address: st. Pushkina, 3a
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Price: 14 000 AMD
Lovecraft in The Bath
The Ban Club will show two extremely independent adaptations of the works of H. F. Lovecraft, filmed under the auspices of HP Lovecraft Historical Society. First, you can watch "Whispering in the Dark" by Sean Braney - about a literature teacher who encountered alien creatures. Then, under a DJ set from Tindrum, Andrew Lehman's "Call of Cthulhu" will be shown - a screen version of the main myth in the writer's work. Both films are stylized as the cinema of the 30s.
Time: 20:00
Address: Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, 3
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Price: is free
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