List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2006-06-11

Exclusive 1001 Shab Boat Party ON THE BOAT!!!...Big screen TV and BBQ, watch Iran beat Mexico...



AND after the match party with DJ Amin & DJ Cash.



Yacht Club opposite Temple Station (LONDON)



(only £10 per person including food)



For more info: 07950594717

This event is a launch for a fresh, new group for young Iranian-Americans in the Bay Area called Anar.



The event features a book reading and discussion from the new anthology of Iranian-American authors, Let Me Tell You Where I've Been, edited by Persis Karim.



Location: Medjool Restaurant and Lounge, 2522 Mission St., San Francisco.



Date & Time: Sunday, June 11, event begins at 4pm



For more information visit: http://www.anarsf.com/flyer-web.pdf



www.anarsf.com

June 11 Memorial Concert to Feature Classical Music by Iranian Composers



Princeton University’s department of Near Eastern Studies is sponsoring a memorial concert on Sunday June 11, 2006, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, to celebrate the life and career of the Persian language teacher, musicologist, and Iranian-studies scholar Firoozeh Khazrai, who died last year at the age of 46. The concert will feature the music of contemporary Iranian-born composers Farid Omran, Reza Najfar, and Kambiz Taghavi.



Mr. Najfar, a prominent flautist and graduate of the Academy of Music in Vienna, Austria, will be on hand to give the premiere of his work Elegie pour une amie, which was written for the occasion, as well as his sonata La persienne for flute and piano. His long-time collaborator, Erich Faltermeier, who is a professor at the Folkwang Music Academy at Essen, Germany, will accompany Mr. Najfar on the piano.



Also performing at the concert will be Firoozeh Khazrai’s 13-year-old son, violinist Farshad Tahvildar-Zadeh, who will perform Farid Omran’s Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, together with the award-winning accompanist Larissa Korkina on the piano. In addition to accompanying Farshad, Ms. Korkina will also give the U.S. premiere of the solo piano piece Nocturne in Esfahan by the Iranian-born Canadian composer Kambiz Taghavi.



Concluding the concert will be the Quartet-Suite for Strings, by Farid Omran, featuring the Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra of Princeton, under the direction of its celebrated conductor, Ms. Sherri Anderson. The performance begins at 5 pm. The Unitarian church is located at 50 Cherry Hill Road in Princeton. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, the detailed program, and biographies of the artists, please visit



http://www.anotherbirth.net/concerts

Who Are Bay Area Iranian-Americans?

Oliver Art Center becomes an evolving laboratory for exchange and collaborations between artists as well as a number of invited guests who will provide commentary on historical, cultural and social significance of the collective archives. Selected materials will be shared with the audiences through projections and recordings and other interpretive interactions; creating a continuously changing visual presentation for four days.



Workshops

--One Day (logo): A digital and writing workshops- Open to all

Saturday June 10th-- 2-4

Sunday June 11th-- 2-4

For more information about the workshops please visit: center.cca.edu



Programs:

--Let Me Tell You Where I've Been

New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora,

Readings with Persis Karim and contributing authors

Saturday June 10th- 4-6



-- Storytelling with Vida Ghahremani

Sunday June 10th-- 3-4



-- Closing Reception/ Launching of www.xconnections.net

with readings of Hall of Reflections project, by Darvag Theater company

Sunday, June 11th-- 5-8



Gallery Hours: 11-5

Seda Ensemble Presents:
Masterpieces of Contemporary Persian Music
Kamran Aghtaee: Ney
Faramarz AmiriRanjbar: Tonbak
Khosro Ansari: Vocal
Saeed Kamjoo: Kamancheh
Kourosh Taghavi: Setar
Morteza Yadollahi: Tar

When: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:00 PM
Where: Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704

Ticket: $25
Purchase Tickets at CBON 925-798-1300
For more info please call: 510-654-7803
www.sedamusic.com

Seda Ensemble presents: Masterpieces of Contemporary Persian Classical Music



Featuring:

Kamran Aghtaee (Ney)

Faramarz Amiriranjbar (Tonbak)

Khosro Ansari (Vocal)

Saeed Kamjoo (Kamanche)

Kourosh Taghavi (Setar)

Morteza Yadollahi (Tar)



Date: June 11, 2006 at 7:00 PM



Location:

Julia Morgan Theater

2640 College Ave.

Berkeley, ca 94704



Ticket Price: $25

Purchase tickets at CBON (925)-798-1300

Tickets and information: (510)-645-7803 mtaeed@aol.com



Co-sponsored by "Nima Television" and "Seven Valleys"