STEAM for Yerevan kids: Yerevan Municipality is launching an after-school STEAM program for about 1,000 children, teaching robotics, programming, AI, 3D modeling, electronics, and even digital music. Jazz in the diaspora spotlight: Lucy Yeghiazaryan closed the Queens Jazz Trail at Flushing Town Hall with a Tony Bennett-centennial set, backed by Peter Washington, Greg Ruggiero, and Jacob Smith. Chamber music, Armenian touch: Massachusetts Chamber Music Artists opens its second season with “Crossroads,” featuring Armenian composer Gayane Chebotaryan’s Piano Trio alongside Piazzolla and Brahms (Sept. 12, Lexington). Women’s rights through art: A Martuni exhibition used 15 paintings to open safer conversations about domestic and gender-based violence. Culture abroad: Armenia’s embassy in Cyprus hosts an Armenian Cultural Gala in Nicosia on Sept. 24, with The Komitas Project bringing folk heritage to a modern stage. Human rights diplomacy: Armenia’s Human Rights Defender met outgoing French Ambassador Olivier Decottignies to discuss continuing cooperation. Policy backdrop: EU Council backs temporary trade liberalization for ~80% of Armenian exports to the EU for two years.