List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2008-10-17

http://www.honartfestival.at/

HONART ist die Verschmelzung des persischen Wortes „Honar“ für Kunst und seines englischen Pendants. Es gibt bereits den Grundgedanken des Festivals wieder.

Wo? Anton-von-Webern-Platz1, 1030 Wien

Joseph-Haydn-Saal und die Säulenhalle

Wann?
Freitag, 17.10.2008

Ausstellung: 18:30 - 21:00

Konzertbeginn: 20:00

Samstag, 18.10.2008

Ausstellung: 09:00 - 21:00

Konzertbeginn: 20:00


HONART möchte sich als eine jährliche Plattform implementieren, die iranischen und europäischen Künstlern die Möglichkeit bietet, sich und ihren Kulturkreis gemeinsam präsentieren zu können.

HONART 08 hat heuer seinen Auftakt mit anerkannten Vertretern aus Österreich und dem Iran.

The Society of Iranian Professionals cordially invites you to
a "Special" meeting on:

SIP Annual Report & Proposed Fundamental Changes

When: Friday, October 17, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM
Where: FAZ Restaurant, Grand Ballroom,
1108 N. Mathilda Ave. , Sunnyvale , CA

Admission: Free

Agenda:
· SIP Annual Report
· SIP History of Past 26 Years, presented by
Dr. Saeed Nasiri, Founder of SIP
· Proposed Fundamental Changes to SIP

Please mark your calendar and do participate in this very important
meeting. Your participation is essential as we need your valued
input going forward with the proposed changes and reshaping our
beloved organization. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Thanks in advance for your participation.

Some details:

Planned Fundamental Changes to SIP - After twenty six years, the
time has come to make major fundamental changes to the SIP.
Building upon initiations by previous Boards, the current SIP Board
formed a Working Group which has been actively pursuing these
goals. Among other accomplishments, this Group has formulated new
and updated bylaws.

These pivotal bylaws not only allow for the merging of the Board
members and Officers into one cohesive governing body, but also pave
the way for the SIP to become a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c) (3)
compliant organization under the previously approved name Society of
Iranian-American Professionals (SIAP).

We invite you to join us in the upcoming SIP Special Meeting, where
we will present a progress report on these modifications, as well as
the SIP Annual Report to Members.

For more information please visit www.anjoman. org

Appetizer, Persian pastry, tea/coffee are provided

Made possible by generous contributions from our sponsors:
Ben Absalom, Lawson and Associates Mortgage Planner, 408-626-1620
FAZ Restaurants, www.fazrestaurants. com, 408-752-8000

This program is in English

Zarbang join Banafsheh Sayyad and Namah Dance Ensemble in presenting "Mirror" at Columbia College's Dance Center in Chicago.

At the intersection of art and spirituality comes an evening of wild and whirling dance, ground-breaking drums and Rumi's evocative poetry. This is a well-established collection of masters, seasoned from years together, all at the top of their game. Mirror features the long-favoured Sufi dance innovator Banafsheh, her dance company NAMAH and music from the world renowned ZARBANG.

Mirror revolves around Banafsheh's residency at the Dance Center at Columbia College in Chicago. Merging contemporary dance with ancient Sufi ritual, Persian dance, Tai Chi and Flamenco, Banafsheh's choreography takes the audience on a journey into the mysteries of being alive and living from the heart, accompanied by ZARBANG's hypnotic wall of sound.

Mirror reflects our common human experience where, we don't see ourselves as we really are, in the full glory and majesty that lies beyond self-interested egoism, which is wreaking havoc in our world today.

NAMAH: Kelly Archbold, Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh & Banafsheh Sayyad

ZARBANG: Javid Afsari Rad, Pejman Hadadi, Behnam Samani & Reza Samani


The Dance Center

1306 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60605



http://www.colum.edu/dance_center/performances/namah/Namah.php