Pacific Film Archive Presents:
Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker
July 7 – August 30, 2007
“We are living in the age of Kiarostami, but don’t yet know it.”—Werner Herzog
One of the most critically acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the past twenty-five years, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has captivated Western audiences with works of deceptive simplicity and indefinable poetry. We are proud to present this retrospective of his films, from early documentaries through his celebrated “Koker trilogy” and recent masterworks.
SATURDAY JULY 28
4:30 First-Graders
(Iran, 1984)
Play meets punishment in Kiarostami’s documentary on first-graders reporting for their first day of school. Repeated on Thursday, August 9.
6:30 Where Is the Friend’s Home?
(Iran, 1987)
This beautiful picture of the life of a child in a northern Iranian village is the first of Kiarostami’s beloved Koker trilogy. Repeated on Saturday, August 25.
8:30 Homework
(Iran, 1990)
In a series of interviews with grade-school boys on the topic of homework, much is revealed on the topic of life. Repeated on Saturday, August 25.
The Pacific Film Archive Theater is located at 2575 Bancroft Way (at Bowditch) in Berkeley, CA. Advance tickets are available by calling (510) 642-5249. For more information, visit http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries
From: Jason Alley
First meeting of California Association of Women Without
Borders (a pending non-profit association aimed at connecting,
informing, supporting and empowering women), SAT, July 28, 4:30-6pm
at Persian Center, TopicL Women in Relationships with Kathleen
DeFronzo, licensed Marriage and Family therapist in Bay Area since
1989. More info at 415-686-8496 or contact Mehrnaz Mona Ameli at
ca_wwb@yahoo.com
Perian Concert
A lovely Night with Unforgettable Persian
PopSongs Since the 60's
Ashkan Kasiri: Guitar & Vocal
Julian Giraud: Bass Guitar
Jayden Beaudoin: Percussion
At the UBC Recital Hall: 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver
July 28th, 07 Doors Open 7:30 pm
Tickets $12 / $15
For Tickets and Info call: 604-910-2775
From: Ashkan <ashkankasiri@yahoo.ca>
Neydavood Ensemble
Saturday, July 28, 2007
classical Persian music ensemble
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M. | Purchase advance tickets: $19.50
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94702
telephone: (510) 548-1761
email: folk@freightandsalvage.org
"In a time when the world has been separated by political and religious fundamentalism, we give the message of peace," says Aryan Rahmanian, the lead vocalist of the Neydavood Ensemble. For the past several years the ensemble has been actively pursuing its mission to preserve and promote Persian classical and folk music as well as the beautiful regional music of Iran.
The ensemble's leader is Ashkan Ghafouri, master of the tar (long-necked, waisted lute) and setar (small, long-necked lute), and founder of Northern California's renowned Tar School. Joining Aryan and Ashkan in the ensemble is percussionist Amir Abbas Etemadzadeh on tombak and daf.
The ensemble is named after the great 20th century Persian musician and composer, Ustad Morteza Neydavood. Join us for an extraordinary evening featuring beautiful Persian traditional and regional music, music that is tightly linked to the region's age-old history and culture and intertwined with the words of the great Persian poets Jelaluddin Rumi, Hafez, Saadi, and Omar Khayam.
From San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge:
1. Interstate 80 East to Ashby Avenue exit
2. East on Ashby Avenue to San Pablo Avenue
3. North (left) on San Pablo Avenue to Addison Street
4. East (right) on Addison
From San Jose and from Oakland International Airport:
1. 880 North to InterState 80 East
2. Then follow Steps 1 through 4 above
From Marin County, west Contra Costa, north Bay Area:
1. Interstate 80 West to University Avenue exit
2. East on University Avenue to San Pablo Avenue
3. South (right) on San Pablo Avenue past Addison Street to Allston Way
Note: A median divider prevents you from going East on Addison
4. U-turn on San Pablo Avenue at Allston Way
5. North on San Pablo Avenue to Addison Street
6. East (right) on Addison
Transit:
AC Transit bus lines #19, #51 and #72 stop one block away at the corner of University Avenue and San Pablo Avenue
Taxi fare from the North Berkeley BART station is approximately $3.50
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