The “Golden Apricot on Wheels” project within the “Golden Apricot” International Film Festival for the second time visited Nagorno Karabakh in August 19-23 this year. The Nagorno Karabakh “Golden Apricot” opened with Sergey Parajanov’s “The Color of Pomegranate” in the House of Veterans, located in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh.

The autumn in Armenia traditionally is full of festivals. This year one more international animation film festival called «ReAnimania» will added to the list as Armenia's capital Yerevan will host the animation international film festival ReAnimania 2009.

An art exhibition of Armenian Artist Minas containing more than 100 pictures will open in Italy.

New York City's Metropolitan Museum or Art has a new temporary gift. A display of a very old Armenian cross stone transferred from Armenia.

Armenian delegation, who took three movies from Armenian to Cannes drew attention and caused surprise in the Cannes Film Festival.

The “Perspectives of the 21st” 10th International Music Festival in Yerevan has hosted Moscow’s Easter Festival. Today the Armenian society has an exceptional opportunity to listen to the compositions of Vagner, Chaykovski, Shchedrin and Mirzoyan performed by the Symphonic Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre headed by Valery Gergiev.

When Inga And Anush Arshakyan sisters won the Armenian national contest for the Eurovision 2009 song festival in Moscow people cheered for a great selection, but perhaps were unsure about them winning the contest. This is because the song itself is indeed a "new word" of presenting their long record of championing the Armenian culture.

The time of the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest has come and it will take place in few hours in Lemesos, Cyprus. The theme of the show is Fun in The Sun. All the eyes are on the representative of Armenia, Monika Manucharova. The beautiful voice of a homeless child earned her the title to represent Armenian on Junior Eurovision 2008.

After Armenia received its best result ever this year with Sirusho, the world-famous rock band System of a Down shown a keen interest in representing the country in Russia next year.

The traditional annual “Museum night” will start in Armenia tonight. Armenpress was informed from the Public Relations Department of Armenian Ministry of Culture that within the framework of the event all participant museums will host the art-loving public free of charge until 1 a.m.

Eurovision 2008 rehersals are continuing in Belgrade ahead of next week's Eurovision 2008 song contest and the first three participants to rehearse today at the Belgrade Arena were Sirusho of Armenia, the Hind from the Netherlands and the Finnish rockers of Teräsbetoni.