List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-10-23

IAB in collaboration with MIT Iranian Studies Group and Harvard Agha Khan
Chair of Iranian Studies is proud to present this unique film on "Persepolis Recreated" by prize winning Iranian director Mr. Farzin Rezaeian, who will be present for the screening.

Date: Sunday October 24th
Time: 3:00 PM Where: MIT Building 54 Room 100
77 Massachusetts Avenue (map below)
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=54&Buildings=go
Persepolis Recreated: This spectacular production presents a virtual
recreation of the Palace complex of the Persian Kings at their
highland capital of Persepolis in the province of Fars in Southwestern Iran.

Salaam Bar Hamegy,
Next Zanan gathering is on Saturday Oct 23. Please reply to me: jamilehpeace@yahoo.com
if you are planning to attend by Friday Oct 22. Thanks.
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We have a very special guest for our next gathering; Torange Yeghiazarian, the founder and artistic director of Golden Thread Productions. Torange founded Golden Thread Productions in October 1996 based on "the belief that our common experience as human beings supersedes our cultural and political differences. In our vast imagination, the Middle East is defined not by geographical boundaries and political separations, but as the shared experience of the people, who throughout history have been touched by its tales, melodies and aromas. The Middle East lives inside us, as we redefine ourselves, we redefine the Middle East." (vision statement: http://www.goldenthread.org/frames.html?aboutus )

The talk will center on Golden Thread Productions, its mission, current programs and future plans. The underlying theme will be an Iranian woman artist sharing her experience and challenges depicting Middle East issues in theater.

WHEN: Saturday October 23

TIME: 12:30 - 3:30 PM

LOCATION: Meeting Room
Claremont Branch Library
2940 Benvenue Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705

12th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival
Competition: Film of Conflict & Resolution
Hamptons, NY

Thursday 21 October 3pm
Friday 22 October 10.30am
Saturday 23 October 2.30pm

For tickets and more information, go to
www.hamptonsfilmfest.org

You are invited to attend the New York Premiere screening of SEEDS, a powerful and compelling new documentary screening in competition as part of the 12th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, Films of Conflict & Resolution.

Please find attached some brief infomation about the film. The filmmakers, Marjan Safinia and Joseph Boyle will both be in attendance at Hamptons between October 20-24th

Saturday October 23, 2004 - 8:00 pm
H.R. Mac Millian Space Centre
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC

Dr Hossein Omoumi: Ney, Vocal
Amir Koushkani: Tar
Zia Tabasian: Tombak

Tix: $32CND...... Sales: 604-904-8866

"An Evening with Lian Ensemble"

CD Release Concert

VENUE: Wilshire Ebell Theatre
4401 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90010

DATE: Saturday, Oct 23, 2004

TIME: 8:00 PM


The celebrated Lian Ensemble has had a profound impact on Persian music, introducing the world to a plethora of new music and compositions by several of the very best of contemporary Persian musicians. Their program features new compositions and improvisations drawing on the rich heritage of Persian classical music, contemporary and ancient Sufi poetry.


Lian Ensemble:
Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney
Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur
David Johnson, Marimba, Percussion
Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocal
Behzad Behzadpour, Vocal
Ivan Johnson, Bass
Randy Gloss, Percussion
Andrew Grueschow, Percussion
Austin Wrinkle, Percussion
Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar

ADVANCE TICKETS BY PHONE: (310)477-8617
Tickets are available at:

Music Box, (310) 473-3466

Q Market, (818) 758-9995

Tickets: $100, $75, $50, $40, $30, and $20.

Info: (310) 477-8617
www.lianrecords.com