List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-01-12

Our next Meetup:
This Weekend: Ski Trip to Lake Tahoe RSVP now
After we have a head count, people plan something together. Hopefully people can carpool, and enjoy each other's company as well as saving money on gas!!

Please RSVP as soon as possible, because there is not much time left till the weekend. Pari has sugegsted this meetup, so I'll direct people who RSVP "YES" to her.

Thanks to Pari for suggesting this great event. It'll be a lot of fun!!

Leili
When?
Saturday, Jan 12, 2008, 7:00 AM 20080112T150000Z
Where?
A location for this Meetup hasn't been chosen yet

RSVP limit
Only 20 members (including guests) can RSVP 'Yes' or 'Maybe' for this Meetup. There's still room for 20 more.


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**FREE**



GOLDEN GLOBE FOREIGN LANGUAGE NOMINEES SEMINAR

Co-Presented With The Hollywood Foreign Press Association



Get to know the talent behind the best new foreign films! This in-person seminar features the directors who helmed this year’s nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Mike Goodridge of Screen International moderates a free Roundtable Discussion with filmmakers Marc Forster (THE KITE RUNNER), Ang Lee (LUST, CAUTION), Cristian Mungiu (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS), Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud (PERSEPOLIS) and Julian Schnabel (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY).



Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA



Free admission and free parking for the seminar! First come, first serve.



**All five films will screen at the Aero Theatre January 9 -12.



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"Berkeley Lecture Series" presents:

A Talk by Dr. Sohrab Behdad, Professor of Economics, Denison University, Ohio

Topic: The Rise and Fall of Iranian Social Classes in the Post-Revolutionary Iran

A presentation of the study of the composition of social classes in Iran in the post revolutionary years in comparison to 1976, from
Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter? co-authored by Farhad Nomani and Sohrab Behdad (Syracuse University Press)

Sohrab Behdad, born in Iran , received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University . Dr. Behdad was a member of the Faculty of Economics of Tehran University from 1973 to 1983 when he left Iran . He has written several articles and books. Among his recent publications in English are Workers, Peasants and Bureaucrats: Class Nature of the Iranian Work Force; Islam and Public Policy; and Iran after the Revolutions: Crisis of an Islamic State.


Attention: Please notice that date, time and location of this program is not the same as other BLS events.

Date: Saturday, January 12, 2008
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Place: 101 Moffitt Library
University of California, Berkeley
http://www.berkeley .edu/map/ maps/large_ map.html


Lecture in Persian

Suggested Donation: $10.00
No donation expected from students

Further questions may be directed to: berkeleylectures@ yahoo.com

MEHR HUMANITARIN SOCIETY’S COMEDY NIGHT

BY MAZ JOBRANI , DEAN OBEIDALLAH

AND NEGIN FARSAD

SATURDAY, Jan.12, 2008

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Location: Miller Theater, at Columbia University, 2960, MC 1801.

New York NY 10027

Tel: 212 854 6205

Tickets Prices: Gold $60.00, Silver $45.00 and Bronze $35.00

For purchasing tickets by credit card. Please visit our site at

www.Mehrhumanitariansociety.com

Then proceed to the bottom of the page on the right side, click to buy tickets

or contact:

201) 522 7807, (201) 327-3494,(718) 229-5714,

(631) 470-2560, (845) 534-7455

Please return the registration form and your check made payable to

Mehr Humanitarian Society, Inc. Mail to P.O. Box 591 Allendale, NJ, 07401

Name__________________________________________

Phone Number (_____) _______ - ____________

E-mail_____________________ @ __________________

Address _______________________________

City___________________ State____________ Zip code______

Number of people attending __________________

Total amount enclosed for tickets $ _______________

Contributions: $ _____________

(The proceeds from this event will be used for

academic scholarships and humanitarian assistance.)

MEHR HUMANITARIN SOCIETY’S COMEDY NIGHT



BY MAZ JOBRANI , DEAN OBEIDALLAH



AND NEGIN FARSAD



SATURDAY, Jan.12, 2008



7:00 - 9:00 PM



Location: Miller Theater, at Columbia University, 2960, MC 1801.



New York NY 10027



Tel: 212 854 6205



Tickets Prices: Gold $60.00, Silver $45.00 and Bronze $35.00



For purchasing tickets by credit card. Please visit our site at



www.Mehrhumanitariansociety.com



Then proceed to the bottom of the page on the right side, click to buy tickets



or contact:



201) 522 7807, (201) 327-3494



Please return the registration form and your check made payable to



Mehr Humanitarian Society, Inc. Mail to P.O. Box 591 Allendale, NJ, 07401



Name__________________________________________



Phone Number (_____) _______ - ____________



E-mail_____________________ @ __________________



Address _______________________________



City___________________ State____________ Zip code______



Number of people attending __________________



Total amount enclosed for tickets $ _______________



Contributions: $ _____________



(The proceeds from this event will be used for



academic scholarships and humanitarian assistance.)

comedy theater/play - hadi khorsandi va samadash. sat jan 12.
7:30 pm. foothill college. this is a great show and highly
recommended. parviz sayyad and hadi khorsandi do a great job.
HADI & SAMAD COMEDY SHOW, SAT JAN 12 8PM
FOOTHILL COLLEGE, Limited presale $35 at
The Bay Area Persian markets, 12 YEARS AND UP

Winter Mehmooni at Panache Lounge

in Washington, D.C.



January 12, 2008

Doors open at 10:00pm



Address:

1725 Desales Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

www.panacherestaurant.com



Info: (703) 822-1868

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