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* Politics: Readings from Mosadegh's papers, Virginia
* Noruz: Party at Stanford U.
* Noruz: Noruz party at UCLA
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* Women: Celebrating Woman's Day in Sunnyvale
* Play: "Shab bekheyr maadar"
* Concert: Shahin & Sepehr free Noruz concert
* Noruz: Noruz party at UCLA
* Poetry: Hafez class in Walnut Creek
* Conference: Media's Representation of Iranians, DC
* Theater: Short play contest, Bay Area
* Film: Mehrjui retrospective in Washington, DC
* Art: Woemn artists in Iran, SF art show
* Film: Iranian film festival in Houston
* Lecture: Women's day, San Jose
* Art: Iranian art on display in northern California
* Women: International conference
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* Readings from Mosadegh's papers, Virginia
A Presentation from the Jebhe Melli Iran-Washington, with an introduction
by Mr. Nosratollah Amini.
Date: Sunday 7 March 1999
Time: 4:40PM - 7:00PM
Location: 2300 Pimmit Drive, Idylwood Building-West, Falls Church, Virginia
22043
Telephone / Fax: (703) 893-7765
For more information please visit: //jebhe.org/JMosad.gif For
the latest news of Iran and participation in an open Bulletin Board of
Dialogue on Iran, please visit the Jebhe Melli Iran-Washington site at:
//jebhe.org
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* Noruz party at Stanford U.
The Persian Students Association of Stanford University and The Bay
Area Persian Center present:
The AVAZ International Dance Theater performing "The Silk Road"
- a celebration of Noruz
Sunday, April 4th, 1999 4 PM - 7 PM
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford University
For more information and tickets, please call (650) 497-9487 or visit:
www.stanford.edu/group/psa
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* Celebrating Woman's Day in Sunnyvale
Society of Iranian Professionals
in northern California is proud to honor Women's Day on March 5th, 1999.
Come join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of all women of the world,
and in particular Iranian women.
Program Details:
- Main speaker: Dr. Pouran Eslami, Sociologist, Anthropologist, and
Archeologist University of California,Irvine. Her lecture on March 5th,1999
is entitled "Family, woman, and Shahnameh" and "Role of
Women in Ghajar dynasty" ... MORE
INFORMATION
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* "Shab bekheyr maadar"
The Darvag theater group in Berkeley, California, presents Sepideh Koosha
and Mojdeh Molavi in "Shab bekheyr maadar" -- "Goodnight,
mother" -- a play by Marsha Norman (winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize),
translated and directed by Hamid Ehya. Performances will be on March 12
& 13 at the Live Oak Theater in Berkeley .... MORE
DETAILS HERE
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* Shahin & Sepehr free Noruz concert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Ellen Beard February 26, 1999
(703) 518-5170
FREE CONCERTS BY WASHINGTON D.C. RECORDING ARTISTS SHAHIN & SEPEHR
SAT., MARCH 20 - MCI CENTER'S DISCOVERY CHANNEL STORE
Washington, D.C. - D.C. recording artists Shahin Shahida and Sepehr
Haddad will perform with the band from their 4th CD World Café in
two free 45-minute concerts on Saturday, March 20, at 1:00pm and 4:00pm,
at the MCI Center's Discovery Channel Flagship Store, located at 601 F
St., N.W. ... MORE
DETAILS
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* Noruz party at UCLA
How are you going to celebrate Norouz this year???
We have a suggestion for you: Come to the Iranian Students Group Annual
Norouz Celebration at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
WHEN: Saturday, March 6th, 1999
WHERE: Ackerman Grand Ballroom (on the UCLA campus)
TICKET PRICE: FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't miss one of the biggest cultural shows at UCLA. Space is limited....so
call as soon as possible to reserve your tickets @ (310) 825-1845. You
can also e-mail us at isg@ucla.edu.
We hope to see you there.
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* Hafez class in Walnut Creek
Mr. Nooh will teach a Hafez poetry class in Walnut Creek, in California's
Bay Area. It will be on Monday nights from 7PM to 9PM starting March 1st.
Please contact Camelia for more information: cmahmoudi@earthlink.net
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* Media's Representation of Iranians, DC
Iranians for International Cooperation
(IIC) presents:
Conference: "Mass Media's Representation of Iranians"
Washington DC, March 6, 1999
Featured speaker: Dr. Yahya R. Kamalipour, professor of Mass and International
Communications and director of graduate studies at the Department of Communication
and Creative Arts, Purdue University Calumet.
Dr. Kamalipour has published several books on mass media representation
of the Middle East, Iran, and ethnic minorities; has been interviewed by
the mass media in the U.S. and abroad; has written numerous articles; and
has given speeches at national and international gatherings. He has received
several signicant awards, including the 1996 Distinguished Book Award from
the National Communication Association.
IIC is a not-for-profit, independent
network of concerned global citizens who strive to facilitate friendship
between Iran and other nations. IIC has no affiliation with any government
entity or political organization.
The conference will be on March 6th at 7:00 P.M. It will be held at
the: John Hopkins's University, School of SEIS, Kennedy Auditorium 1740
Massachusetts Ave, Washington DC There will be a reception from 7:00-8:00
p.m., prior to the speech.
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* Short play contest, Bay Area
SHORT PLAY CONTEST
10-40 minute plays on Middle Eastern themes or written by writers from
the Middle East.
Top prize $500 plus production at Festival in August 1999 at
The Exit Theatre in San Francisco.
Send cover letter and typed manuscript to:
Golden Thread Productions
4096 Piedmont Ave. #153
Oakland, CA. 94611
Deadline: March 15, 1999.
Golden Thread Productions
is a Bay Area theatre company dedicated to the presentation of works created
by or centered on the people of the Middle East. We believe that our human
bond supersedes our cultural and political differences, and that through
sharing of our art we may come closer as human beings.
Recent Golden Thread productions include BEHIND GLASS WINDOWS at the
Adeline Street Theatre and OPERATION NO PENETRATION, Lysistrata 97! at
The Next Stage.
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* Woemn artists in Iran, art show in San Francisco
Hourian Art Gallery presents: Seven Colors of the Rainbow
A painting exhibition by Iranian women artists Living in Iran: Farniam,
Faraneh Ghamari, Touran Ghaziani, Maryam Iravani, Sara Radpour, Fatemeh
Shariatzadeh, Ameneh Tabeie, Farimah.
The reception will be held at Hourian Art Gallery on: Saturday, February
27th, 1999 #1843 Union Street (between Laguna & Octavia) San Francisco
California,94123
Please RSVP (415) 831-8048
Exhibition open: February 28th to March 7th, 1999
Hours: 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. daily Telephone #: (415) 343-6400
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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
DETAILS
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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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* 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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* 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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