List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2006-04-01

Bay Area Iranian American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)cordially invites you to the:

3rd Annual Norouz Spring Festival of Northern CA

This event will be celebrating the 13bedar on Weekend of April 1st and April 2nd, 2006 from 10 a.m.

The location Vasona County Lake Park is located in Town of Los Gatos.

Admission is Free. Come to enjoy our unbeleivable family entertainment, live free concert, cultural dances, excellent foods and wonderful vendors.

General Parking is avaialble (until full) for $5 and limited Premium Parking is available next to the location.

For more info. or to get a booth call Mehran (Matt) Kamkar at (408) 999-0211 or mkamkar@cccengineers.com

For pictures of last year visit:

http://www.iranian.com/Arts/2005/April/LosGatos/1.html

Iranian Films at the Fifth Annual Tribeca Film Festival



Men at Work (Kargaran Mashgoul-e Karand)

Directed by Mani Haghighi



President Mir Qanbar (Raiees Jomhour Mir Qanbar)

Directed by Mohammad Shirvani



Sounds of Silence (Sot-e Sokut)

Directed by Amir Hamz, Mark Lazarz

Iran, United Kingdom, Germany



Day Break (Dame Sobh)

Directed by Hamid Rahmanian



Once Upon a Time in Marrakech

Directed by Seifollah Samadian

Section: Discovery (60 min), World Premiere



Roads of Kiarostami

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Iran, South Korea



Siah Bazi: The Joy Makers

Directed by Maryam Khakipour

France, Iran



Inside Out

Directed by Zohreh Shayesteh

Section: Shorts in Competition – Documentary (39 min), World Premiere (Playing with Siah Bazi)



Please check www.tribecafilmfestival.org for more information and for screening times.

Friends of the Iranian Culture at Caltech (FICCIT) and Cal Poly Pomona host



Iranian New Year



An evening of fun, Dance, Music & Culture!



When: Saturday, April 1st

Time: 6pm til midnight

Where: Dabney Hall at Caltech (Pasadena)



Big fat Persian dinner, Iranian pastries and snacks,

traditional persian music, professional DJ

and other entertainment



Pre-sold tickets are available online for $15 from

March 1-7, $20 from March 8-20 or $25 at door



For tickets: http://ficcit.caltech.edu

The 2006 Boston Comedy Craze



Featuring Iranian-American Comedians:



Maz Jobrani, Peter the Persian, Seena Jon, Negin

Farsad, and Tissa Hami



Alittle rusty on your conversational Farsi? No

worries - The show is in English!



Date: Saturday 4/1/2006 - What better way to celebrate April Fool's Day with LAUGHTER!



Reception @ 6:30pm

Show @ 7:30pm sharp!



Location: VENU - 100 Warrenton Street (Theatre

District) Boston, MA 02116



Tickets: $25/$20 for IAB members & students (this

is an 18+ show) also available online at www.iaboston.org



Parking: $8 validated parking at the Radison Hotel



Free gift to first 50 GUESTS!



This event has been made possible by a collaboration of energy and effort from these sponsors:



IABoston.org

Namakmag.com

ShabehJomeh.com

VenuBoston.com

Where: The Cinema at Penn, Philadelphia



http://www.phillyfests.com/pff/templates/home.cfm



Philadelphia Premier of a 107-min film: “A brave & fabulous political comedy about the sparks that fly when a Jew and a Muslim fall in love in New York!



Layla is played by Hollywood Persian American actress Shiva Rose. David is played by David Moscow, child star of Tom Hanks' 'Big'- who last played against Jessica Alba in 'Honey.'



Independent film critic Joe Baltake writes:



"This new comedy about young loves and the large ethnic families - on both sides - that stand between them could have been just another My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but its originality and insight set it apart.



This outright charmer by Jay Jonroy has the potential of being a broad crowd-pleaser, along the lines of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Only David and Layla is a superior variation on that film, with unexpected insights and a tough shell that protects its big, mushy heart. The sitcom contours of this film are impressively balanced by the director’s rapid-fire pacing and sense of place - New York, presented here as a genuine polyglot culture -, as well as the witty but realistic dialogue, and the accomplished performances...Shiva Rose as Layla - wife of actor Dylan McDermott - is at once sexy and sweet. This is an affectionate, likeable film that offers the rare gift of insight. (English, minimal Hebrew, Kurdish, Arabic with English subtitles.)



Tickets: $9.50

Purchase Online, by Phone & on Location at



http://www.phillyfests.com/pff/templates/tickets.cfm



Full film info at: http://www.newrozfilms.com

The only official 13-bedar party hosted by Cozmo Event "Bay Area" Sat April 1st.

DJ Bardia DJ Ritz

Location: BUDDHA LOUNGE/ NIGHT CLUB

251 Castro st. Mountain View Ca 94041

For More information call 650-965-7665

WWW.COZMOEVENT.COM

Date: April 1st
Location: City Center Marriott

Description:
This will be a dinner and concert with the renowned performing artist Bijan Mortezavi. Dinner is included and a cash bar will be present.

FYI:
The cost is $50 per person including children and infants. Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis at Pars Market located at 3949 S. Highland Dr. SLC, UT.

For more information plesae click here.