• Film: THE STRANGER AND THE FOG (GHARIBEH VA MEH)

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    Another holy grail of Cinema-ye Motafavet (Iranian New Wave) has been found and brought back to life. Impossible to see for decades, Bahram Beyzaie’s dazzling Gharibeh va meh, about a mysterious […]

  • Film: BELOVED (DELBAND)

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    Life as a herder is hard and solitary, but 82-year-old Iranian Firouzeh loves the ever-changing nature, the hard life and her faithful cows. She hikes across the rugged landscape, hauls […]

  • Voices Unveiled: A Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering

    Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 345 Washington St., St. Paul, MN

    Voices Unveiled is an innovative music ensemble established in November 2022 by Ehsan Matoori, a virtuoso santoor player and accomplished composer. Collaborating with two extraordinary Iranian female vocalists, Maliheh Moradi […]

  • MSPIFF Film Festival: In the Land of Brothers

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    This film will be shown again on Thursday, April 18 at 2:30 p.m. Almost 5 million Afghan refugees live in Iran, and most of them are in the fraught position […]

  • MSP International Film Festival: Terrestrial Voices

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    This film will be repeated again on Thursday, April 25 at 11:50 a.m. Inspired by ghazal, a style of Persian poetry, Terrestrial Verses collects interviews with people from Iran as […]

  • MSP International Film Festival: Critical Zone

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    This film will be shown again on Saturday, April 20 at 9:35 p.m. Amir drives through Tehran at night, dealing drugs and talking to the users, prostitutes, pimps, people in […]

  • MSP International Film Festival: Critical Zone

    The Main Cinema 115 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis

    Critical Zone will be shown again at 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. For $3 discount, use promo code IRCMSPIFF24. Amir drives through Tehran at night, dealing drugs and talking […]

  • Tales of Persia: Stories, Art and Play in Cumming Park

    Cumming Park 1219 Cumming Park Drive, Arden Hills, MN, United States

    "Tales of Persia" is an engaging and creative outdoor event designed for children and families. This free event combines storytelling with interactive art activities, allowing kids to explore creativity while […]