List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2012-12-24

Bring the whole family to L.A.'s biggest, Emmy-nominated holiday show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. More than 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of L.A. celebrate the season during this free three-hour extravaganza. Even the parking underneath the Music Center is free. Some highlights this year: Shin Dance Company, performing an ethnic Korean drum dance that symbolizes the snowy mountains of Chang Bai, a region bordering China and North Korea; Shakti Dance Company, presentingt a celebratory classical dance of southern India featuring percussive foot rhythms and colorful traditional costume; Immaculate Heart of Mary Children’s Choir, singing traditional Filiipino songs celebrating the Christmas holiday; and the Second Samoan Congregational Church Choir, singing “E le aso fiafia” (Oh, happy day), a traditional Samoan holiday song. Watch it live on KCET from 3-6 pm, and again from 8-11 pm. Hear it live on 90.7 KPFK. Stream it live at www.kcet.org. The L.A. County Holiday Celebration is a gift to the community from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Dec 24; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; FREE; Information hotline: (213) 972-3099 or www.HolidayCelebration.org

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:00pm until Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 8:00pm
Spring term 2012 :
Advanced Fiction Workshop NWRW 4329 A
Open to credit and non credit
Tuition for non-credit: $730
Tuesdays at 6pm-7:50 PM , Fifteen sessions, Beginning January 24th, 2012
... http://www.newschool.edu/continuing-education/writing-program/
Register: 212 229 5620 or go online
Instructor: Nahid Rachlin
Bio-- click on: http://www.nahidrachlin.com/
Description: We analyze a few published stories, but class sessions are devoted mainly to student work: stories or chapters of novels which are read and commented on. All criticism is serious but constructive. We point out strengths as well as weaknesses in plot, viewpoint, character, structure, and dialogue and make suggestions. Character development-- creating complex, real people within the plot context is emphasized. Throughout the course, there is discussion about how to get an agent and a publisher. For students with writing experience.