List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-04-27

Dear Friends:

As some of you may know, every year around April, California poppies bloom, with the highest concentration around the Lancaster area.

This year is a particularly good year with an unusually dense blooming of our California State flower due to some of the late rains that we’ve had.



The California Poppy Reserve and its vicinity in Antelope Valley are a spectacular setting for a hike and picnic.



Every year I organize a hike to the area with the Harvard Alumni Association. I organized one a few weeks and have decided to go back for another round of photos.



You and your family members and friends are welcome to join me on this trip to Antelope Valley for a hike and picnic in one of the most beautiful natural settings in California. Photographers from around the world fly to California in April to take pictures of Antelope Valley during April. The place we’re going to is so nice that it made it to the front page of the Sunday LA Times last weekend as the get-away destination of choice for Los Angeles residents who like the outdoors. I’m expecting a lot of people to be going this weekend as the bloom is still in its peak.



Event: Wildflower Hike and Picnic in Antelope Valley, California (approximately 1 hour north of LA)



Date: Sunday, April 27th.



Meeting Time for Carpooling: 9:45 AM



Meeting Place for Carpooling: Parking Lot of the Balboa Sports Center in Encino. From the 101 take the Balboa Blvd Exit in Encino. Turn North. (If traveling Northbound on the 101, North onto Balboa is a Right turn. If traveling Southbound on the 101, North onto Balboa is a Left turn.)



After turning North onto Balboa Blvd., make an immediate left turn on to the first street called Burbank Blvd. On your right hand side on Burbank Blvd., you will notice a park with a lot of tennis courts. Park in the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts. I will be waiting there from 9:30-9:45AM.



Itinerary: We will drive 1 hour north of LA to the Poppy Reserve, visit and hike in the reserve for one hour. The hike is very easy and flat. We will then go to where professional photographers go to picnic, which is outside the reserve and a place I like to go to every year. We should be back in the LA area by around 4pm or possibly earlier.



What to bring: Some food / drinks / snacks for our picnic for yourself and some to share with others. Sunscreen. hat + a jacket if it gets cold. Some bottled water. Your camera and a bright smile.



Please feel free to invite family members and friends to come. It should be a great hike and a wonderful day out in nature.



Please kindly let me know in advance if you will be coming and how many people will be coming with you.



Regards,



Arash Michael Davallou

adavallou "at" yahoo.com

Go to www.iranisnottheproblem.org to

view movie trailer
reserve tickets ($5)

learn about the participants
Please forward this email to groups and individuals in the Bay Area. Next Sunday is the only planned screening in SF, unless we get enough sign-ups for a second show.

Thanks!
Aaron



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IRAN (is not the problem)
"Will truth be the first casualty in our next war?"

A response to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. 85 minute documentary featuring Iranian-Americans and Anti-war activists from the Bay Area.

Sunday, April 27th
Victoria Theatre
2961 16th St (@Capp)
San Francisco, CA

This is the only screening planned for SF at this time. Reserve tickets at www.iranisnottheproblem.org

2:00pm movie starts
3:30pm Q&A
5:00pm "Cost of War" Town Hall meeting with Cindy Sheehan, Shirley Golub, and others

Beyond the Golden Sunrise

A Spectrum of Persian Dances

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Event InfoName:
Beyond the Golden Sunrise
Tagline:
A Spectrum of Persian Dances
Host:
Iranian Dance Team
Type:
Music/Arts - Performance
Time and PlaceDate:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
UC Davis Main Theater (Wright Theater)
Street:
One Shields Avenue
City/Town:
Davis, CA

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Description
The Iranian Dance Team presents their second annual showcase: Beyond the Golden Sunrise. This is an educational, cultural event, containing 10 dances by 35 performers. Don't miss out on this opportunity. Make sure to buy your tickets early because the show WILL start on time as it did last year and seating only takes place in between dances (not during a performance).
(Doors open at 3)

iranian scholarship foundation fundraising gala - apr 27 at
sofitel, redwood shores. with rudi bakhtiar as the MC! ziba shirazi
singing "persian jazz". at sofitel hotel, redwood shores.

More details coming soon...

http://www.iranianscholarships.com/index.html