List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-04-24

Golden Thread Productions, a San Francisco Theatre company dedicated to
exploring the Middle Eastern culture and identity as represented
throughout the globe, is offering a four-session acting workshop.

Acting Workshops
Improvising a Deeply Studied Scene with Torange Yeghiazarian

Four Saturdays in April: 3, 10, 17, 24

When: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM,
Where: Z Space (131 Tenth St., San Francisco)

Burlingame Library is sponsoring a performance by "WORD FOR WORD Performing Arts Company" of: "The Wonderful Story of Zaal" The Persian legend in which baby Zaal is
banished by his father, rescued from death by a magical bird, and raised in an extraordinary castle high in the mountains.

Saturday April 24th, 2004 at 11:00 AM.

Lane Community Room
Burlingame Public Library
480 Promrise Road, Burlingame
650-558-7440

Please help to promote this performance to encourage more such performances by other Libraries about our culture.

Please attend with your school-age children

Nan eshgh o motor hezar

When: Sat, April 24, 2004 3:15 PM
Where: MIT main building ROOM: 4-231

This Saturday, April 24, Nasser Ovissi will be present at Exhibit9 art gallery in Washington, DC to sign his precious book, Sufi Art from 4pm to 6pm.

The event is in conjuction with his exhibition, The Master's Brush at Exhibit9 art gallery.

Exhibit9 is located at the lower level of Gallery 4940 at 4940 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016. Nearest metro is: Friendship Hights on the red line.

For more information please go to: http://www.exhibit9.com/calendar.htm

Alwan for the Arts presents

Saturday April 24 at 5pm

* That Is Life / zendegi hamin ast
Pirooz Kalantari, 2001, Iran, 46 min., video
in Persian with English subtitles

* Women Like Us / zenhai mesl-e ma
Persheng Sadegh-Vaziri, 2002, Iran/USA, 60 min., video
in Persian and English with English subtitles

followed by Q&A with the filmmaker


$5 (larger donations are welcome too)

16 Beaver 4th floor
in the Financial District btwn Broadway & Broad by the bull on B'way
subway: 4,5 Bowling Green N,R Whitehall
2,3 Wall Street J,M,Z Broad Street 1,9 South Ferry

see also: http://alwan.org/info

A Lecture Series by
Dr. Abdol Karim Soroush (Iran's great contemporary theologian)

When: Saturdays, April 24th,6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Noor Va Danesh. Iranian Moslems Association of Eastern United States

Address: 66 E Pierrepont Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070

Iranian Student Alliance in America (ISAA) presents...

"The Illness of Addiction (The Most Important Societal Problem of Our
Time) with Dariush Eghbali and the Recovery Center for Iranians of
Southern California."

Translation: Bimaari etiaad (mohem tarin assibe ejtemaa zamaane maa)
baa Dariush Eghbaali va markaze behboodie Iraniane jonube Caalifornia.

The lecture will be in Persian.

When: April 24th (5:00pm-8:00pm) Please arrive early to find parking and to secure a seat as we are expecting a sell-out crowd.
Where: 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB, UC Berkeley, the room's location is C3 on the campus map link below.)

Campus Map: http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/large_map.html
Directions to Campus: http://www.berkeley.edu/visitors/traveling.html

Program Sponsors:

Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC)
Society of Iranian Engineers at Berkeley (SIEB)
Persian Chorus (UC Berkeley)
Iranian Students' Cultural Organization (UC Berkeley)
CalIran (UC Berkeley Iranian Alumni Association)
Iranian Student Cultural and Aesthetic Organization (ISCAO, UC Davis)
Pars Club (San Jose State University)
Persian Student Society of De Anza College
Aria Persian Club of Foothill College
Persian Center (Berkeley)
Iranian American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)
Society of Iranian Professionals (SIP)

To learn more about ISAA, please go to http://isaa.berkeley.edu
Dariush's Official Website: http://www.dariush2000.com/new/default.asp

When: Saturday, April 24th 2004 at 8 pm
Where: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre - 3301 Lyon Street- San Francisco, Ca 94123
Tickets: All tickets $25 Advance, $30 At the door
CBON Ticket Line 925.798.1300 & Persian Markets
Information: 510-644-1780
Direction: 415-563-6504

Reason for Hope
"An Evening With Lian Ensemble"

Following the appalling and tragic earthquake in Bam that has left over 60 thousand dead and injured, the Persian American Culture Centre for Promotion of Persian Culture, Music and Literature in Los Angeles has planned to hold a fund-raising event for the survivors of Bam earthquake in Iran at the Palace of Fine arts Theatre. The celebrated Lian Ensemble will join two renowned contemporary music vocalist from Iran who will be performing together for the first time:

Soleyman Vaseghi after 20 years of silence and Behzad Behzadpour, who lost about 60 of his relative in Bam's Earthquake. Together they will present masterpieces of Mystical Persian Music. Their program features new compositions and improvisations drawing on the rich heritage of Persian classical music, contemporary and ancient Sufi poetry.

All proceeds of the concert will fund Bam Earthquake survivors.

Indian-Iranian music by

Kayhan Kalhor
Shujaat Hussain Khan
Sandeep Das

ADDRESS:

20:30
Antwerpen
Wereldculturencentrum Zuiderpershuis
Waalse Kaai 14

TICKET PRICE:

Normal: € 15.00
Reserved: € 12.50

MORE INFO / RESERVATION:

03 248 01 00
reservatie@zuiderpershuis.be
http://www.zuiderpershuis.be

San Diego's Sensational Party

Performances by 3 of the hottest club DJ^^s From San Francisco

DJ NP ^^ Persian & House
KHARAZM ^^ Keyboard Remix
DJ Dr. T ^^ Persian - Euro Grooves

21 & Over With Valid ID
Dress Code Enforced
9:30PM ^^ 2:00AM

Location @ BEACH HOUSE BREWERY
7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla CA
Cover Charge: $15.00

LADIES FREE BEFORE 10:30PM

Info: 415.309.8306
Website

Where: *** PASHA Lounge. 1516 Broadway, San Francisco ***
When: Saturday April 24th, 2004

PersiaSF is proud to invite you to PASHA, a very distinguished, Middle Eastern cocktail lounge and nightclub in San Francisco. The space is unlike anything the city of San Francisco has ever seen. The exotic design of PASHA matches our exotic guests, making it the hottest place in San Francisco.

Since we know that PASHA is one of the favorite venues for our guests, we strongly recommend that you arrive EARLY! And early means before 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 24th. Space is limited, so don't be one of the 230 people who couldn't get into our last party! We will play the best of International, (Persian, Euro, Turkish, Salsa, Arabic) House & Hip hop. Treat yourself & be part of this Hot Spring Break Party!

Valet Parking- - Full Bar- - 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. - - Dress Code Strictly Enforced

Visit PersiaSF for more info!

Save $5 per ticket This offer is valid until 11:00 p.m. on the night of the event. This is your invitation to our Spring Break Party in San Francisco. Only our E-mail-registered fans recieve this special invitation. So, please print this e- mail and bring it to the box-office @ PASHA.

When: Saturday, April 24th, 2004 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Where: Pasha Lounge - 1516 Broadway, San Francisco
Including: Full Bar -- Valet Parking -- Dress Code Strictly Enforced
E-mail: kayhan@persiasf.com
Voice: 925-497-0332
Web: http://www.persiasf.com

With the weather warming up, our Spring Break Party will get even hotter. And with our last parties packed to the walls, this party never disappoints. PersiaSF has staked a claim as one of the top International night parties in San Francisco for the last 9 years. Every party more and more regulars are born as the new faces see what a classy, fun and beautiful scene, it is. This party always brings the most exotic people; just make sure to get in.

Treat yourself @ Pasha Lounge and don't miss out.

After a hugely successful Persian New Year Party and an A-list crowd, PersiaSF has set the tone for Spring Break Party San Francisco. The EXOTIC lounge Pasha has played host to nothing but a top- notch clientele. This Spring Break Party will be the kind of night that dreams are made of. Our DJs spin International, Euro, House, Persian, Arabic & Turkish.

Let all of your friends know about this night!

K-han PersiaSF
PersiaSF · 2356 Walsh Ave · Santa Clara · CA · 95051