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Saroyan Centennial Calendar of Events
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Armenian Museum in Fresno California, it is my pleasure
to welcome you to our website. We invite you to explore with us the life
and works of one of Fresno's most illustrious and high-spirited native sons,
William Saroyan. This the year that we celebrate the 100th anniversary of
his birth with the William Saroyan Centennial celebration.
It all started in Fresno—Saroyan was born and died in Fresno. In between,
he became a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and respected author of
books, short stories, and countless articles. He wrote the Academy Award-
winning screenplay for The Human Comedy and later adopted it into a
popular novel. He was the first American to win both the Drama Critics
Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize in the same year for his play, The Time
of Your Life. On the international scene, he rubbed shoulders with the rich
and famous of his day, but he always returned to Fresno, the only place he
considered home.
Now, the William Saroyan Centennial Committee, consisting of dozens of
sponsoring organizations throughout this Valley, and beyond, are honoring
William Saroyan with a year long tribute to his life’s work and his Armenian
heritage. Participating organizations have set events and activities in
commemoration of Saroyan. Our year long calendar of events is posted on
the William Saroyan Centennial website at www.saroyancentennial.org as
well as on this site. To date, over thirty-five (35) organizations that are
presenting a wide variety of programs to include theatre, literary, and visual
arts, music and lectures. We hope that you can join us in this celebration.
With Best Regards,
Varoujan Der Simonian Larry Balakian
Varoujan Der Simonian Larry Balakian
President Chairman
Board of Trustees Saroyan Centennial
A California Nonprofit
Benefit Corporation
Headquarters Location
1300 E. Shaw Ave, Suite 131
Fresno, CA 93710-7904
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 5921
Fresno, CA 93755-5921
Tel 559-243-5880
FAX 559-224-1002
the Armenian
Museum's
co-sponsored Gorky
Art Exhibition, there
are catalogues
available for
purchase.
Gorky Catalogue
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