The personal exhibition of honored artist Giovanni Vepkhvadze’s oil paintings entitled “My Tbilisi” was opened on February 6. Calouste Gulbenkian Hall at the “Hayartun” Center of the Diocese lacked sufficient space to admit all the visitors of that interesting and nostalgic exhibition.

On February 1, 2015 the Chairman of the “Free Democrats” political party Irakli Alasania met with the representatives of the Armenian community in Georgia at the “Hayartun” Center’s Calouste Gulbenkian Hall. The meeting was organized within the framework of the “Political participation through dialogue” project with the support of the “Open Society - Georgia” Foundation under the topic “Georgia and Armenia in the South Caucasus region”. The purpose of this project on the one hand is to provide truthful information regarding the ongoing political processes through political leaders to Georgian citizens of Armenian origin, and on the other hand using such dialogues to keep Georgian politicians informed on main concerns and problems of the community. This can be fulfilled through the conduction of such kind of meeting-discussions with the participation of Georgian political scientists, public figures and the representatives of Georgia’s Diplomatic corps.

Mikael Hovsepyan was a well-known, merited choreographer, who dedicated all his life to the preservation and development of Armenian culture outside the homeland. “Pari Misha” (Misha of the Dance), of blessed memory, considered it his mission to inspire the young generation with love of Armenian choreography and to teach them the majestic, patriotic and at the same time graceful Armenian dance. In 1994, he became the victim of a bomb explosion at the Petros Adamian Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre.

The Armenian Diocese in Georgia always celebrates the Feast of St Sarkis the Captain, his son Mardiros and his 14 soldiers-companions with great enthusiasm and love. The feast is movable; this year it is celebrated on January 31. It is an extraordinary feast that gathers thousands of young Armenians and people of different nationalities around the Armenian Church.