What If It Was Me-Live Bands & Exhibition

"What If It Was Me" is a cultural event aimed to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide through art and music. It is also intended to shed light on, and support, other displaced people and refugees residing in Lebanon.

The event is composed of three main segments:

A- LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Date: Sunday May 7, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
The Vendome Stairs will be hosting live musical performances of different genres.
The performing bands are:
~ Chady Nashef & the Band
~ الصعاليك - Assa'aleek
~ Marilyn Kasparian
~ Stone Royals
~ Kalaam and Fly B
~ Armenian Cultural Performances
~ Other Surprise Guests

B- ART EXHIBITION

Date: Saturday and Sunday – May 6 & 7, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Opening Ceremony: Sunday May 7 at 5:00 pm
Venue: Armenian Evangelical Central High School Campus – at the very top of the Vendome Stairs

The Exhibition is a collage of photos, paintings, sculptures, embroidery, and art installations telling the story of survivors of the genocide, and displaying the remnants of a displayed people.

The featured artists are:
~ Dzovig Torikian
~ ANITA TOUTIKIAN
~ Gulen Torossian Der Boghossian - Gulène
~ Maral Der Boghossian
~ Betty Ketchedjian
~ Mohammad Khayata
~ Other Surprise Artists

C- DONATIONS FOR REFUGEES

The event will also feature a donations section. Attendees and by-passers are welcomed to donate food and clothes. These donations will be distributed to Syrian, Palestinian, and Iraqi refugee families, throughFoodBlessed and other local NGOs.

“What If It Was Me” is in fact a day of solidarity of one people to another; of one human being to another.
Join us on this artistic day while making a difference in the lives of others.

Free Admission