List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-05-31

Hello/Dorood Be Shoma:









I am interested in forming a Circle of Persian Friends in the greater Pomona Valley Area. That is, neighborhoods that cover the 626, 909, and 714 area codes.









About Me: Nice and friendly married female with college-age sons. I live in San Dimas, in the Via Verde Country Club neighborhood.









My Goal: To from friends and activities of interest to Iranian-Americans:

1. Poetry readings
   
   
   
   
   
2. Community outings (for example, sailing to Catalina Island)
   
   
   
   
   
3. Mixers for singles
   
   
   
   
   
4. Mommy-and-me group
   
   
   
   
   
5. New Parents groups
   
   
   
   
   
6. Parents with teenagers
   
   
   
   
   
7. Parents with college-age children
   
   
   
   
   
8. Men's football group
   
   
   
   
   
9. Women's yoga group
   
   
   
   
   
10. Family picnics
    
    
    
    
    
11. Reading and writing basic Persian for foreign-raised Iranians
    
    
    
    
    
12. Movie nights
    
    
    
    
    
13. Weekend outings (for example, ski trips to Big Bear)
    
    
    
    
    
14. Local college/university students group
    
    
    
    
    
15. Conversational English practice group for recent immigrants
    
    
    
    
    
16. Grandparents group
    
    
    
    
    
17. Mothers and daughters group
    
    
    
    
    
18. Dads and sons group
    
    
    
    
    
19. ANY MORE SUGGESTIONS
    
    
    
    
    

Email me and I will write you back: persia626@yahoo.com




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* Glendora




* Covina Hills




* Rowland Heights




* Covina




* West Covina




* Walnut




* Fullerton




* Chino




* Chino Hills




* Claremont




* Diamond Bar




* La Verne




* Montclair




* Ontario




* Pomona




* Rancho Cucamonga




* Fontana




* San Antonio Heights




* San Dimas




* Via Verde




* Upland




* La Mirada




* Cerritos




* Anaheim Hills




* Brea




* Irvine




* La Habra




* Placentia




* Yorba Linda









* California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)




* California State University, Fullerton




* Mount San Antonio College, community college - Walnut (Mt. SAC)




* Chaffey College, community college - Rancho Cucamonga




* Claremont Colleges, liberal arts and engineering - Claremont




o Claremont McKenna College




o Harvey Mudd College




o Pitzer College




o Pomona College




o Scripps College




o Claremont Graduate University




* DeVry University, technical institute - Pomona




* University of La Verne,




* Western University of Health Sciences




Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire, Orange County,




Persian, Persians, Iranian, Iranians, Iranian-Americans, Parsi, Farsi, ...

Women are banned to sing under the current laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But this hardly defines their situation as they constantly try to bend rules. "Back Vocals" is a film about female singers and their daily struggles! Please join us for a light lunch and a discussion following the movie:


Special Screening of "Back Vocals"
a film by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Saturday May 31, 2008
Los Altos Library
13 South San Antonio
Los Altos, CA 94022

2:30 - 3:00 Light Lunch
Screening at 3:00 PM followed by discussion
Admission $30

All the proceeds benefit the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation Conference 2008 in the Bay Area.

Due to limited seating please RSVP in advance:
iwsf2008@yahoo. com
408-317-2240

Women are banned to sing under the current laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But this hardly defines their situation as they constantly try to bend rules. "Back Vocals" is a film about female singers and their daily struggles! Please join us for a light lunch and a discussion following the movie:



Special Screening of "Back Vocals"



a film by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb



Saturday May 31, 2008



Los Altos Library



13 South San Antonio



Los Altos, CA 94022



Admission $30







2:30 - 3:00 Light Lunch



Screening at 3:00 PM followed by discussion



All the proceeds benefit the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation 2008 Conference in UC Berkeley

Iranian Films at the 9th Rainbow Film Festival

25 May - 7 June 2008



Rainbow Film Society is delighted to present the 9th Rainbow Film Festival, taking place at Rich Mix Cultural Foundation, Genesis Cinema, the Brady Arts Centre and Museum in Docklands. The Festival’s main aim is to explore the history and culture of other countries and their traditions and promote cultural diversity and social cohesion. As well as showcasing established artists, the Festival gives a voice to emerging local talent.



www.rainbowfilmsociety.com


MEN AT WORK (KARGARAN MASHGHOULE KARAND)

78 min./ Iran /2006/ Dir. Mani Haghighi/ With: Attila Pesyani, Mahmoud Kalari, Ahmad Hamed/ Cert. 15

‘Sophisticated audiences will enjoy this thoroughly modern spoof on masculine fixations, played out in frank, realistic dialogue.’ Deborah Young, Variety



Based on an idea by pre-eminent Iranian director, Abbas Kiarostami, Men at Work tells the hilarious story of four old friends who, driving back from a skiing trip, encounter an unfamiliar, oddly-shaped giant rock. The men's frivolous attempt to dislodge the rock gradually disintegrates into a tale of betrayal, defeat, and, finally, renewed hope. Trying to shift (an undeniably phallic) rock is both a metaphor for any kind of obstacle that one may face in life, and a pure comedy about how difficult it is to dislodge a big rock from the earth!



Through alternating episodes of silence, physical comedy, emotional outbursts and acts of desperation, we learn of our protagonists’ relationships with women and with each other, but mainly we witness how widely their approaches to solving the ‘problem’ of the rock vary.

Sat 31st May/ Rich Mix Centre/ 7.30 p.m



About the Rainbow Film Society

Started in 1991, the Rainbow Film Society is a non-profit and voluntary socio-cultural organisation, devoted to visual arts and films. The aim and objective of the Society is to advance the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of arts, particularly the art of film and allied visual techniques. The society organises regular film screenings, lectures, discussions, workshops and exhibitions.

The Lian Ensemble



Classical Persian Music







featuring the stunning vocalist



~ Bahram Bajelan ~







Lian Ensemble:



Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur



Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney



Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh



Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar







An inspirational evening of Classical Persian music







Date: Saturday May 31, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.



Sunday June 1st , 2008 at 7:30 p.m.











Location: Mount St. Mary’s College



Address: 12001 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90049



(Sunset Blvd. north on Bundy Avenue, parallel to Sepulveda/405 Freeway)







Admission: $50







Tickets are available at: Music Box



Q Market







Ticket information: 310-477-8617











For more info about the Lian Ensemble



www.lianrecords.com

Zarbang perform at the Salle Oscar Peterson, Universite Concordia (Loyola) on Sat., May 31st at 8pm.



7141 Sherbrooke Ouest, Universite Concordia (Loyola).



Presented by Sokhan-e Azad



Tickets sold at:

Tapesh Digital 514 223 3336

Saturday May 31 - 8:00 P.M.

At

Lovett School
4075 Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, Ga. 30327



Information: (678) 357-3572