List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-08-02

Stop War on Iran

Only the People will stop the war

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Event InfoHost:
HSAW Hicksville Students Against War
Type:
Causes - Protest
Time and PlaceDate:
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Time:
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Times Square
Street:
34th and Broadway
City/Town:
New York, NY

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5164599102
Email:
nina.gramaglia@gmail.com
Description
STOP WAR on IRAN !
An Attack could be Imminent
We Can’t Afford to Wait
Take It to the Streets This Summer
U.S. out of Iraq , Money for human needs, not war!

Niloufar Talebi performs selections from BELONGING: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World with musicians Bobak Salehi, Nat Hulskamp, Chaz Hastings, Fabod Sedeh, Basheer Badii and Parisa Rabii at the Iranian Festival in Portland.

For more information, see http://www.andisheh.org/

Safar-e Bienteha— Eternal Journey
Concert of Persian and Central Asian Dance, Music, Poetry. TICKETS ONLINE CLICK HERE!

http://www.dancesilkroad.org/events-08.html

Safar-e Bienteha— Eternal Journey
Concert of Persian and Central Asian Dance, Music, Poetry. TICKETS ONLINE CLICK HERE!



Critically acclaimed dance ensemble Ballet Afsaneh presents an evening of dance, music, and poetry drawing on the rich traditions of the Silk Road. The concert combines vibrant, rarely seen, traditional dances and music with cutting-edge, contemporary work. Safar-e Bienteha - Eternal Journey carries the audience on a mesmerizing journey, exploring dance as a vehicle for transcendence and sacred ritual, acknowledging the ancient within the contemporary. Featuring musical guests from the Tarschool Ensemble – with the members of Neydavood classical Persian orchestra, and Uzbek/Tajik percussionist Salokhiddin Fakhriev.

8:00pm Saturday, July 26th 2008
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose CA 95116
Ticket Prices: Advance – $24, @ the Door – $28,
VIP sponsor tickets – $100 (reserve seating)
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8:00pm Saturday, August 2nd 2008.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704
Ticket Prices: Advance – $24, @ the Door – $28,
VIP sponsor tickets – $100 (reserve seating)
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VIP SPONSOR TICKETS! $100
Become a sponsor for this event and support cultural arts and artists at this critical time. VIP Sponsors receive preferred seating at the concert.
The Afsaneh Art & Culture Society (AACS) is a nonprofit cultural organization, so your sponsorship ticket is also tax deductible. Another way to directly invest your tax dollars in your community!

VIP Tickets are available Through Brown Paper Tickets online and by phone.
Note: You will need to provide a mailing address with your ticket order to receive your AACS tax contribution letter.

Your donations directly support AACS education and performing arts programs that serve your community
All donations are tax deductible
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The Shahnamah Millennium Concert

One Night Only

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Event InfoHost:
Iranian Studies
Type:
Music/Arts - Concert
Time and PlaceDate:
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Roy Thomson Hall
Street:
60 Simcoe Street
City/Town:
Toronto, ON

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Contact InfoPhone:
4168724255
Email:
reachus@rth-mh.com
Description
Commemorating the Millennium of the Shahnamah, a Masterpiece of Classical Persian Poetry and Cosmopolitanism
The Shahnamah Millennium Concert with composer Behzad Ranijbaran, Female Maestro JoAnn Falletta conductor and artistic director Ariana Barkeshli. The Persian Trilogy played in its entirety by membersof the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; projection of famous Persian miniature art on a giant screen; and narration by Tehran-based master story teller Morshed Valiollah Torabi.

http://www.iranian-studies.com/events/orchestral.html