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* Film: Iranian film
festival in Houston
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* History: Lessons from
the revolution, Ottawa
* Persian: Literature conference,
N. California
* Lecture: Women's day,
San Jose
* Book tour: Tara Bahrampour
on tour
* Art: Iranian art on display
in northern California
* Art: Yari Ostovany inWashington
DC
* Music: Persian music in New
York
* Politics: Iranian-American
Republican convention
* Film: "Children of Heaven"
in U.S.
* Art: Group show, Berkeley
* Film: Mehrjui retrospective
in Washington
* Conference: Persian Gulf:
Present realities
* Women: International conference
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* Iranian film festival in Houston
The series offers three powerful feature films from the quality cinema
made by veteran directors Mehrjui and Panahi and by newcomer Parviz Shahbazi.
It also features a remarkable full-length documentary co-directed by an
Iranian anthropologist and a well-known British filmmaker. Together, these
films offer affectionate and devastating glimpses of contemporary life
in Iran... MORE
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* Lessons from the revolution, Ottawa
"The Iranian Revolution at 20: What are the Lessons?"
An open forum with John Sigler (Department of Political Science), Farhang
Rajaee (College of Humanities), Allen Brown (Department of Foreign Affairs).
Date: Wednesday, 10 February
Time: 19:30-21:30
Place: Dunton Tower, Room 2017 (Arts Faculty Lounge).
Information: 727-2768 or email:hashemi@sprint.ca
Sponsored by the Middle East Discussion Group Carleton University, Ottawa.
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* Persian Literature Conference, N. California
Shahnameh Learning League with sponsorship of Persian Student Association
at Stanford University is proud to present Dr. Omidsalar and Dr. Daryaee
on panel of experts in the first Persian Literature Conference of Northern
California, on the upcoming February 21 1999 at Stanford University Tressider
Union see details and map on www/Shahnameh.com
The academic research and presentation of study in this year's conference
is dedicated to the memory of late Dr. Mahjoub. It is also with great privileged
to announce a new web site "Yadvare-ye Mahjoub". which will be
launched by February 17th (the third anniversary of our teacher's passing).
The site is a memorial to late Dr. Mahjoub and may consist of articles,
poems, pictures and other memorabilia in tribute to Dr. Mahjoub's dedication
to Persian Literature.
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* International Women's Day, San Jose
Kavosh Women's Society presents A Celebration of International Woman's
Day. Guest speaker: Dr. Farzaneh Millani is an associate professor in the
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S STUDIES at the University of Virginia. An Exhibition
of Iranian Women Artists is being presented during this event. And for
the First time in San Jose: Beyond East and West VAS in Concert
DATE: Friday March 5 1999
TIME: Gathering 6:00 PM
Program Starts at: 7:00 PM
For more information. go to: //www.wingchun.com/VasChoice.html
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* Tara Bahrampour's book tour
Tara Bahrampour, the author of "To
See and See Again" is going on a book tour in the U.S.. Here are
the dates & places:
- Feb 16 Politics and Prose, Washington DC
- Feb 18 @ 5:00 pm Bay Books 1029 Orange Ave. Coronado, San Diego
- Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm Black Oak Books 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA
- Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm Readers Books 127 E Napa Street Sonoma, CA
- Feb 23 Printers Inc. 310 California Ave Palo Alto, CA
- Feb 24 @ 5:30 pm Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera,
CA
- Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm Twenty-Third Avenue Books 1015 23rd Ave Portland, OR
- Feb 28 @ 3:00 pm Elliott Bay Book Co. 101 South Main Street Seattle,
WA
- March 1 or 2 -- Possible Capitola or UC Davis date
- March 3/4-- Evening New York University Hagop Kevorkian Center New York
City
+ more NY city and East Coast dates to come in March and April
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* Art show inWashington DC
Yari Ostovany in the Fourth Annual All Media Juried Show at Eklektikos Gallery. February 19, 1999
- March 17, 1999
Artists Reception: Friday, February 19th from 6-8 pm
Address: 1053 31st Street NW Georgetown/Washington, D.C. 20007
For more info go to:
//www.eklektikos.com/
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* Iranian art on display in northern California
Gallery Ovissi Press Release
OPENING- FEBRUARY 20TH
Contact: Maryam Ovissi, 1425 Park Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608 510-601-6874
Gallery Ovissi is proud to feature the works of contemporary artists,
Saghar Barzmehri (manipulated photography), Maryam Javaheri (works on paper)
and Bay Area artists Taraneh Hemami (works on paper) and Hadi Tabatabai
(carvings on paper, wood and slate). A unique collection of contemporary
works of art that speak to the aesthetic eye as well as the culturally
aware mind. These artists share one common thread, their Iranian heritage,
but each collection of works speaks a different story.
Gallery Ovissi is also presenting a Gallery Talk on Sunday, March 14,
1999 at 2:30 p.m., where some of the artists and Gallery Owner, Maryam
Ovissi, will speak about the works on exhibit.
Opening date is Saturday, February 20, 1999. We invite you to attend
our opening from 5 to 8 p.m. to preview the works. Please RSVP for both
events and call for further information at 510-601-6874
Gallery Ovissi specializes in contemporary works by Iranian and Middle
Eastern artists. Open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., by appointment.
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* Iranian-American Republican convention
The Iranian American Republican Council's 11th Annual Convention will
be held in Portland Oregon on Saturday February 20th. IARC would like to
invite all interested parties to attend this rich event.
Morning 8:30-12:00: Business meeting (elections, platform, resolutions).
Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) will be there at 11:00 A.M to deliver comments
and answer questions.
Lunch (12:00-1:30) will feature Governor Victor Atiyeh of Oregon
Afternoon (1:30-2:30): Seminar on Lobbying Techniques.
Evening: Gala dinner at the Portland Art Museum featuring Congressman
Robert Ney of Ohio and former Governor Pete Wilson of California, as well
as the popular entertainer Marteek.
Congressman Robert Ney spent three years in the Peace Corps in Iran,
and not only speaks Farsi fluently but is also very interested in Iranian
issues, culture and heritage. For more information or to register please
call 888-330 IARC or visit our web site at www.iarcnational.org
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* Persian music in New York
Traditional Music of Persia: Concert in New York
Maestro Mohammad Reza Lotfi: Tar, Setar, Kamancheh, Vocal
Golam Khaksari: Vocal
Fardin Bina: Tonbak, Daf
Majd Karimai: Tonbak, Daf
Sunday, February 21, 1999
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Great Neck North Middle School Auditoriun
77 Polo Road, Great Neck, Long Island, NY 11023
Information:
Before 6 p.m.: 516-981-6808
After 6 p.m.: 516-751-1609
Tickets sold at the Concert hall's entrance and Iranian stores.
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* Group art show, Berkeley
Yari Ostovany and Haleh Niazmand in a group show show at Berkeley Art
Center on January 17 - February 21, 1999.
- Artists' Reception: Sunday, January 17, 2 to 4 pm
- Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, noon to 5 pm
- Address: 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley, California (in Live Park)
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* Mehrjui retrospective in Washington, DC
Dariush Mehrjui's Films - A retrospective :
The Pear Tree - Friday February 5, 1999, 7:00 PM, Sunday February
7, 1999, 2:00 PM
The Cycle - Friday February 12, 1999, 7:00 PM
The Cow - Sunday February 14, 1999, 2:00 PM
Hamoon - Friday February 19, 1999, 7:00 PM
The Tenants - Sunday February 21, 1999, 2:00 PM
Sara - Friday February 26, 1999, 7:00 PM
The School We Went To - Saturday February 27, 1999, 2:00 PM
Leila - Sunday February 28, 1999, 2:00 PM
Freer's Meyer Auditorium, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW, Washington
DC -- 202-357-4880 Admission: Free - two per person - one hour before program
begins Info: 202-357-4880 Details:
Dariush Mehrjui His film have been banned by both the Shah, and the
Islamic Republic, but film critics in Iran recently voted directory Dariush
Mehrjui on eof the country's greatest filmmakers. This retrospective is
organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and is presented in corporation
with Farabi Cinema Foundation, Tehran. All films are in Persian with English
Subtitles.
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* International conference
The Tenth International Conference of the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation
"The Iranian Woman at the Threshold of the Year 2000" will be
held at the University of Montreal on July 2-5,1999 in Montreal, Canada.
Foundation: IWSF, PO Box 380882, Cambridge, MA 02238-0882, USA, Tel:
617-492-9001, Fax: 617-492-0111, Email: IranianWSF@aol.com
Local Committee: IWSF, PO Box 354 Station "H", Montreal (QC),
H3G 2L1, CANADA, Tel: 514-735-7776, Fax: 514-934-9912, Email: Machouf@magellan.umontreal.ca
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