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* Film: Mehrjui retrospective
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* Conference: US-Iran:
Has the Time Come?
* Art: Special viewing at Gallery
Ovissi, Emeryville
* Language: Persian course
at the U. Texas, Austin
* Politics: Lecture on Amir
Entezam, Virginia
* Film: Mehrjui retrospective
in Washington
* Language: Persian seminar
at Berkeley
* Conference: Persian Gulf:
Present realities
* School: Farsi school in
Maryland
* Women: International conference
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* Mehrjui retrospective in Chicago
During January, the Film Center of the Art Institute of Chicago will
be showing eight of Mehrjui's films. These films not only provide an intriguing
overview of Iranian life from 1969 through 1998, but also show how an artist's
work can be profoundly influenced and shaped by the political events surrounding
him.
The Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is at
Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard. Call 312-443-3733 or 312-443-3737
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Also in Washington DC
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* US-Iran Relations: Has the Time Come?
The American-Iranian Council in conjunction with the Asia Society and
the Asian American Center at Queens College is proud to present a lecture
and discussion panel with the Honorable Cyrus R. Vance, former Secretary
of State:
US-Iran Relations: Has the Time Come?
When:
January 13, 1999
Eftar Reception: 5:30-7:00pm
(Hosted by Mondoil Corporation)
Lecture and Panel: 7:15-9:00
Where:
Asia Society
725 Park Ave
New York, NY
Phone: 212-327-9292
The January 13th lecture marks the first occasion Secretary Vance has
spoken on US-Iran relations since 1980 when he left his post as President
Carter's Secretary of State. This event will open the American-Iranian
Council's Distinguished Speaker Series ... DETAILS
HERE
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* Special viewing at Gallery Ovissi, Emeryville
Gallery Ovissi will host a final viewing opportunity for our current
exhibition featuring the works of Scheherzade St. Martin, Azar Dadgar,
Manzar Maroufi and Pari Azari. This exhibition has been organized as a
benefit for the Children's Art Program in Marin County.
Sunday, January 10, 1999, 1-4 p.m.
Gallery Ovissi
1425 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
510-601-OVSI (6874)
New Works by Nasser Ovissi and Maryam Javaheri will be on view on the
Second and Third Floors. Please RSVP and call for directions
Directions from San Francisco. Take East Bay Bridge. Take 80 towards
Sacramento. First Exit, Powell Street/Emeryville, Turn right at light onto
Powell Street. Second Light will be Hollis Street (turn right), Second
light will be Park Avenue (turn Right). Gallery Ovissi Sign will be out
and the Gallery is two blocks down on the left side- 1425 Park Avenue.
Ample parking available on street.
FUTURE: In February Gallery Ovissi will host a private Grand Opening
Celebration featuring Artists we will be representing. Please keep your
eyes out for notices and invitations. Please call for further information.
Artists please inquire.
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* Summer Persian course at the U. Texas, Austin
Possible Interest to Persianists with Students Finishing a First-Year
Course during the Spring of 1999:
The Summer 1999 Second-Year Persian Course at The University of Texas
at Austin meets four weekdays a week (M-Th) for eight weeks, from June
21 to August 13. Each class session lasts three hours, from 8:30 to 11:30
am. That amounts to about 95 classroom contact hours in the six-credit
course. This intensive, intermediate course is designed for (serious) American
and Iranian-American students who have completed a year of university Persian
study or its equivalent. The course aims primarily to increase efficiency
in reading Persian and secondarily to improve Persian listening and speaking
skills. It also aims to help dramatically increase passive vocabulary and
familiarity with Persian cultural terms. The course leads to student proficiency
in dealing with texts of academic and cultural interest to course participants
and in learning how to improve Persian language skills through self-study.
In-class work and conversations with the instructor in and outside of class
take place exclusively in Persian ... DETAILS
HERE
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* Lecture on Amir Entezam, Virginia
"The Amir Entezam File": A presentation by human rights activist
Dr. Ramin Ahmadi, on Sunday, January 10, 1999 from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at 2300
Pimmit Drive Idylwood Building-West Falls Church, Virginia 22043.
Sponsored by the National Front of Iran,
Washington, DC
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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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* Persian language seminar at Berkeley
Persian literature educational seminars at the University of Berkeley!
To enroll in the four-month seminars can call 408-377-7789 before January
20th.
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* Persian Gulf: Present realities
The Center for Persian Gulf and Middle East Studies at the Institute
for Political and International Studies (IPIS) intends to convene its ninth
International conference on the Persian Gulf under the title "Persian
Gulf: Present Realities and Future Perspectives " on February 22-23,
1999.
Distinguished scholars, university professors, researches, and specialists
will discuss political, international, economic, security as well as cultural,
and energy issues relating to the present situation in, and pertaining
to future cooperation among the countries of the Persian Gulf region.
The main topics of the discussion are as follows: ... DETAILS
HERE
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* Farsi school for children in Maryland
The Iranian-American Cultural Society of Maryland currently sponsors
two Farsi schools in the Baltimore, MD areas of Columbia and Towson. More
information, including sample homeworks from the children, is available
at //www.zeba.com/iacs/edu.htm
Reza Shadmehr
reza@bme.jhu.edu
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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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