List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2014-03-28

.A celebration of Nowruz, a new year tradition celebrated by Iranian-American as well as the Afghan-American communities of the Bay Area, including a Haftsin table representing the arrival of Spring
.Family-friendly drop-in art activity, egg decorating to celebrate Nowruz and get ready for spring, from 5 to 8 pm
.Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden
.Extended hours in the galleries and special exhibitions
.Gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine: get the weekly list here
.March DJ-in-residence DJ Adam Poe spinning the hits from 5 to 7 pm
.Dance class with Destiny Arts Center in the amphitheater from 6:30 to 7 pm
.Live band Fantastic Negrito with their modern interpretation of American roots music in the 10th Street ampitheater from 7 to 9 pm
.Makers & Tasters Series ranging from beer brewing to book signings, on the Final Friday of the month featuring demonstrations from Whole Foods Market, from 6 to 8 pm
.Story time with Oakland Public Library, on the last Friday of every month from 6 to 6:30 pm
.A Snack Size Docent Tour, a fifteen-minute mini-tour led by a talented OMCA Docent to introduce you one of the Galleries—you won't know which until the tour begins!—meeting at the ticketing desk on Level 2 at 7:30 pm

Golden Thread Fairytale Players will present 21 Days That Change The Year at Central Stage on March 29th and 30th, 2pm.

Performed by Majd Murad and Mohammad Talani
Directed by Torange Yeghiazarian
Puppets designed by Mokhtar Paki
Dance choreographed by Lisa Tateosian

This delightful performance frames an ancient tale from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh within contemporary adventures of Dara & Sara, a sister and brother eagerly awaiting the coming of Nowruz. Guided by their sweet but somewhat hard-of-hearing granny, Dara & Sara learn about spring cleaning, setting a traditional Haft-seen table, the fun rituals of Charshanbeh-suri, and the Sizdeh-bedar picnic which concludes the rite of spring ceremonies. This enriching and humorous presentation includes music, dance, storytelling, puppetry, and audience participation. Fusing history and literature with contemporary arts, 21 Days That Change the Year offers a multi-cultural event providing children and their families with the richness of Middle Eastern arts and culture.

This production runs approximately 30-minutes followed by 20-min Q & A session
Appropriate for families and children, ages 5-15
Bring the whole family!

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