List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-07-28

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

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

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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.

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