May You Grow Old on One Pillow: Food, Music, and the Armenian American Wedding Table

Rhythms, Roots, Recipes: Community Stories of Food and Music brings together cooking demonstrations, live music, and storytelling. Each program in the series explores traditions that animate families and communities across the United States-and beyond. Join us for an afternoon of Armenian American culture as found in one of its most cherished celebrations: the wedding feast. Father-and-son chef duo Boris and Berj Ghazarian of Bark Barbecue Cafe in Stevensville, Maryland, will be in lively conversation with acclaimed a cappella trio Zulal . As the Ghazarians prepare ghapama , a showstopping stuffed pumpkin, and manti , small meat-filled dumplings served with garlicky yogurt or tomato-sumac sauce, Zulal will share folksongs of love, beauty, and family. Moderated by journalist Liana Aghajanian , together, we will explore how this diverse diaspora preserves and adapts its culinary and musical heritage across generations and geography.