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* Film: Mehrjui and pre-79
cinema in New York
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* Film: Women bring Iranian
cinema to the U.S.
* Film: Ramin Naimi's film
in San Francisco
* Play: "Matique"
comedy play in Bay Area
* Internship: Christine
Mirzayan Memorial Fund
* Dance: "Moving concepts"
in Berkeley
* Film: Mehrjoui in Washington,
DC
* Secretary: Persian Heritage
Foundation in New York
* Shahnameh: Ghaem Maghami
in Palo Alto
* Lecture: Azar Nafisi lecture
in Virginia
* Film: Dariush Mehrjui in
Columbus, Ohio
* Fellowship: Research Fellowship
in Iranian Studies
* Play: "Remembering
The Unforgettable" in Berkeley
* Politics: Payman in Los
Angeles
* Art show: Qajar paintings
at Brooklyn Museum of Art
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* Ramin Naimi's film in San Francisco
There is a movie by Ramin Niami named "Somewhere in the City"
which will be playing at the Opera Plaza, San Francisco. Show times: 4:20
, 7 and 9:15 Friday Nov 13 - Thursday Nov 19 2, 4:20 , 7 and 9:15 Sat&
Sunady. Opera Plaza: 415-352-0810
Thanks to Hamid Asayesh
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* Women bring Iranian cinema to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Six of Iran's foremost women film-makers will visit
the U.S. in November as part of a continuing effort to foster greater American-Iranian
understanding. The visit is being organized by Search for Common Ground
(SCG), a Washington-based conflict resolution organization, and Khaneh
Cinema, a professional association for film-makers in Iran, in close cooperation
with the Film Center at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and
the Film Society at Lincoln Center in New York.
Two actresses, two directors, one editor, and one producer will visit
Chicago from November 13-18, and New York from November 18-23, to screen
their films, meet with American film-makers, hold roundtable discussions
on "Women & Film in Iran", and interact with audiences. Click
here to see biographies of the film-makers... FULL
TEXT
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* "Matique" comedy play in Bay Area
"MATIQUE"
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21ST. TIME: 8:30 LOCATION: FOOTHILL
COLLEGE "SMITHWICK THEATRE" 12345 EL MONTE RD., LOS ALTOS HILLS
INFO & RESERVATION: (408) 255-7363 TICKET: $20.00
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* Christine Mirzayan Memorial Fund
The National Academy of Sciences has established the Christine Mirzayan
Memorial Fund to celebrate Christine's love of life, enthusiasm for science,
intelligence and high aspirations for contributing to human welfare. Mirzayan,
a highly regarded 28-year-old biologist was raped and murdered in a Washington
DC's Georgetown last August 1... DETAILS
HERE
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* Dance: "Moving concepts" in Berkeley
Shahrzad Dance Academy Presents:
M o v i n g C o n c e p t s
Expression through dance and music Shahrzad Dance Academy (SDA) is a
non-profit organization dedicated to bringing exposure to various cultures
through dance and music, with a focus on Classical Persian dance. The company
has been experimenting with "fusion" and "conceptual dancing"
for the last 3 years. SDA is proud to present its first experimental dance
concert involving Persian fusion and expressive, conceptual choreography,
with a touch of classical Persian style of movement and music.
November 13 & 14; 8 PM; Darvag Theater, Best Printing 3280 Adeline
St @ Alcatraz in Berkeley. Tickets $15 Adult/ $12 kids 12 & under.
Reservations: (510)724-2425.
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* Mehrjoui in Washington, DC
Dariush Mehrjoui will present his latest film "Golabi" ("The
Pear") at Washington DC's American Film institute on November 24.
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* Secretary needed: Persian Heritage Foundation in New York
The Persian Heritage Foundation in New York seeks a part-time secretary,
proficient in typing in Persian and familiar with MacIntosh system, for
about 8-10 hours a week. Please contact Dina Amin by fax on (212) 749-9524
or email at dea1@columbia.edu. Remuneration
negotiable and commensurate with experience.
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* Ghaem Maghami & Shahnameh, Palo Alto
Stanford's Persian Student Association (PSA) and Persian Center Proudly
Present: "An Evening with Saeed Ghaem Maghami on Shahnameh."
Saeed Ghaem Maghami, after years of research and work with the masters
of the Persian literature, presents his masterful narration of the Shahnameh,
one of the greatest works in Persian Poetry by Hakim Abolghassem Ferdowsi.
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998
Place: Stanford University, Tresidder Memorial Union, Palo Alto, California
Time: 7:00 PM Admission: $10 (General), Free (Students)
Information: (408) 295-1240, (408) 260-2838
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* Azar Nafisi lecture in Virginia
Anjomane Baresi Massael Siasi Iran Presents: Dr. Azar Nafissi
Topic: Critique of Culture & Culture of Critique In Contemporary
Iran
Date: Friday November 13th 1998
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: McLean Governmental Center 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia
495 To Exit 11A (123-Chain Bridge Rd-McLean), Left on Lewinsville Rd, Right
on Balls Hill Rd.
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* Call for Papers: Qajar art
From: Andrew Newman AJN@holyrood.ed.ac.uk
THE QAJAR EPOCH Culture, Art & Architecture in Qajar Persia 2-4
September 1999 The 'Qajar Epoch' conference will be held at the School
of Oriental and African Studies in London from the 2nd until the 4th of
September 1999. The focus of the conference will be on the Culture, Art
& Architecture of the Qajar period. The conference is part of a two
conference series. The second conference, which will focus on Religion
and Society of the Qajar Period, will be held in September 2000... DETAILS HERE
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* Research Fellowship in Iranian Studies
The American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS) offers a six-month
fellowship tenable in Tehran. The recipient will also be the representative
of AIIrs in Iran. The period of the fellowship will be January through
June, 1999. The stipend, contingent on the receipt of funding, will be
at the level of an assistant professor, plus transportation. Applicants
must have their Ph.D. in hand, speak Persian well, and be U.S. citizens.
Selection will begin in November and candidates may be interviewed in Chicago
during the MESA meetings December 3-6.
Applications should include a CV, details of the applicant's research
project, and the names and addresses of two referees, and should be sent
to: Professor Michael Bonine, American Institute of Iranian Studies, Department
of Geography, Harvill Building, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
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* "Remembering The Unforgettable" in Berkeley
DARVAG ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
A glimpse at our lives as Iranian exiles and the emotional ties that
we share with compatriots who spent the best years of their lives as political
prisoners in the prisons of the Islamic Republic regime:
"Remembering The Unforgettable"
A play Written and Directed By: Hossein K. Jah
Featuring: Roham Sheikhani, Sana Nouri, Hossein K. Jah
November 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 8:00 P.M.
$12 Night of Performance, $10 Reservation
Darvag Theatre
3280 Adeline St.
Berkeley
Sponsored by: The Committee for Freedom of Thought and Expression in
Iran (Northern California)
For Information and Reservation 510-466-5299
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* Payman in Los Angeles
Dr. Habibollah Peyman is giving a talk at University of California,
Los Angeles, (UCLA), Dodd Hall 147, on Saturday Nov. 21 from 5-10 pm.
Subject: The current intellectual trend in teh Islamic Republic of Iran
Also see: Habibollah Payman's lectures in Europe
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* Mehrjui and pre-79 cinema in New York
Mark your calendars: During November 13 - December 3 Walter Reade Theater
in New York will present a retrospective of Dariush Mehrjoui's films plus
films by other directors made before 1979. Be there... PROGRAM
INFO
Thanks to Babak Nassirian
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* Dariush Mehrjui in Columbus, Ohio
Dariush Mehrjui introduces THE PEAR TREE (1998)
Wexner Center for the Arts
Ohio State University
1871 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 614-688-3307
Sunday, Nov 15 / 2 pm
Special Admission Price: $7; $5 Wexner members, students, etc.
Immediately following his retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln
Center in New York, Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui comes to the Wexner
Center in Columbus, Ohio, to present his most recent film THE PEAR TREE,
which Variety described as "a lush, golden evocation of first
love."
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