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SUMMARY:Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In observance of Nowruz\, the Iranian New Year\, the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective cordially invites you to “United For Freedom: An Iranian Nowruz Concert and Community Gathering\,” to be held Saturday\, March 25\, 5-9 p.m. in the theater of the Hopkins Center for the Arts\, 1111 Mainstreet\, Hopkins\, MN. The evening will feature performances by award-winning composer\, vocalist\, and setar virtuoso Fared Shafinury; and classical Persian dancer Parisa Naini and the Shirzan Dance Collective. Light Iranian hors d’oeuvres will be provided by Hemisphere Restaurants Catering\, with Persian sweets by Luminous Cafe. Buy tickets at bit.ly/NowruzMN2023.
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SUMMARY:2022 Twin Cities Iranian Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Twin Cities Iranian Film Festival will be presented in partnership with the MSP Film Society\, August 17-19 at MSP Film at The Main – 115 SE Main St\, Minneapolis. More details coming soon!
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/2022-twin-cities-iranian-film-festival/
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SUMMARY:Juan Cole on his new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
DESCRIPTION:https://bit.ly/3h57MoP \n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor reading and talk by Juan Cole\, Professor of History at the University of Michigan.“’To read Juan Cole’s deft\, plain-spoken translation of the Rubáiyát is to find companionship\, to rejoin a thousand-year human conversation about how to endure\, enjoy\, and find a fleeting beauty in everlastingly dire times. The lucid\, cogent and mind-opening Epilogue is a kind of grace\, a gift freely given\, from one of our most astonishing and generous intellects.’”― Michael Chabon\, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Moonglow (2017)The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation from the Persian is available through your local bookstore or Amazon.com.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/juan-cole-on-his-new-translation-of-the-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam/
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SUMMARY:Classical setar music of Iran with Dan Rein and Chris Gray
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3ax29NH \n\n\n\nShakopee native Dan Rein\,master of the Persian setar\, accompanied by percussionist Chris Gray\, will play improvisations based on the forms and structure of traditional Iranian music . Dan is the recipient of grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Jerome
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SUMMARY:Niloofar Hadi Sohi performs new works by young Iranian composers
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3kTJwIp \nNiloofar Hadi Sohi principal violist with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra\, formerly with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra\, performs new works for viola and piano by young Iranian composers\, accompanied by pianist Jordan Buchholtz.The compositions include:From one land to the other/از دیاری به دیاری دیگر (Setareh Shafii Tabatabai)Enticing (Pouria Khadem)A Persian illumination (Pedram Babaei)Shour Afarin/ شور آفرین (Ali Akbar Ghorbani) \nSee Less
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SUMMARY:Prof. Shaherzad Ahmadi on the History of Iranian Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3iSVwZ1\nShaherzad Ahmadi is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul\, MN. Professor Ahmadi\’s talk will offer a history of Iranian cinema\, beginning with the first talkie\, \”The Lor Girl.\” I will examine the themes that animated Iranian cinema in the Pahlavi period as well as the transformation of the medium in the post-revolutionary period. The lecture asks\, \”How did film express Iran\’s national aspirations\, gender roles\, and class tensions?\” \”Why did film become such an important art form in the post-revolutionary period?\” and \”How did Iranians challenge Hollywood\’s dominance in the industry?
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SUMMARY:Pardees Azodanloo on Architecture For/By Iranian Women
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link:https://bit.ly/3kP7wMZ \n\n\n\nPardees Azodanloo holds an Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and currently works for DES Architects and Engineers in San Mateo\, CA. She will talk about some famous and successful female architects who are working in Iran and internationally\, and show some of their projects. Her talk will also go into more in depth on some specific projects such as the rehabilitation of Tehran\’s Main Bazaar\, that were not only designed by female architects\, but also have had a positive impact on women\’s experience in that space. 
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