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Norouz News Reflections - Iranians in Armenia, USA, UK, Iran, Dubai, Seoul, and Canada

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  • 20,000 vacationers from Iran have traveled to Armenia
  • A $100 million Iranian community center in San Jose. Santa Clara County, the third-largest population of Farsi speakers in U.S.A.
  • Mayor Bogaard declares ” Norooz a Pasadena Tradition”
  • Smithsonian’s Freer Norouz  to accommodate about 1,000 people, but more than 7,000 people showed up.
  • I save the entire year to spend for Nowruz
  • For years, nobody had talked about Chaharshanbe Suri on state-run TV
  • “burn away” a year’s worth of sin during the Chaharshanbeh Soori festival in Dubai
  • So if London’s parks are full of picnicking Middle Eastern types (Hyde Park…) this evening, you will know what’s afoot.
  • Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon, Seoul, to celebrate the coming of “Norouz”  hosted by Iranian Embassy

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San Jose & Irvine - Rameshgaran’s 3rd annual NowRoz Festival

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Sunday April 5, 2009
Downtown San Jose
433 South Market Street (2 City Blocks)
10AM-10PM

Sunday April 19, 2009
Verizon Amphitheater
8808 Irvine Center Drive
10AM-10PM

With Black Cats, Mehr, Timor Jalali, Mehrshad, Jawid Sharif, Zulmai Arra, and Basic. This year, this event may gather over 20,000 attendants.

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Northern California - Stanford University 13 Bedar Party

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Saturday April 4, 2009
Elliott Program Center
7PM-1AM

Do you remember Fardin the sultan of millions of hearts across nation?  or the artistic loyal lover Samad?

Would you like to travel back in time and take part in a grand Film Farsi?

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San Francisco - Resolution celebrating the Persian New Year Holiday of Nowruz

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Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco

Resolution celebrating the Persian New Year Holiday of Nowruz and urging San Francisco’s representatives in Congress to co-sponsor Congressperson Michael Honda’s Nowruz Resolution.

Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Sophenia Maxwell, Michela Alioto-Pier

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Northern California - 5th NowRoz Festival with Habib Qaderi

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Sunday April 12, 2009
Pleasanton Fairgrounds
11Am- 8PM

Timor Jalali, Syed Fahim, Habib Qaderi, Mariam Wafa, Qais Habibi

Children Carnival, Talent Show, Sports Activities

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Northern California - 6th Annual Norouz Festival

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Saturday April 4, 2009
Sizdah Be Dar
Vasona Park, Los Gatos
10AM- 7 PM

Sunday April 5, 2009
10AM- 7 PM

With Master of Ceremony Rudi Bakhtiari

Rushid, Shahyar, Amir, Beshkan Dance Company, Niosha Dance Academy, Shahrzad Dance Academy

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San Francisco Bay Area - Norouz Parties

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Friday March 20, 2009
Ana Mandara, San Francisco
9PM

Friday March 20, 2009
Sofitel Hotel, Redwood City
9PM

Saturday March 21, 2009
Enrico’s, San Francisco

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Northern California - Naw Ruz Family Session Weekend

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Friday March 20, 2009 (starts)
Santa Cruz
4:00 PM

Sunday March 22, 2009 (ends)
12:30 PM

Come end the Fast with loving friends in the beautiful, serene setting at Bosch Bahá’í School and celebrate the arrival of the New Year with a festive Saturday night dinner and musical performance.  The theme of this special weekend is Renewing the Spirit.

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Northern California - Bonyad-E-Towhid’s Norooz Celeberation

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Friday March 27, 2009
Campbell Community Center
7-11 PM

Come and join us in welcoming the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. program includes music, sweets, dinner and entertainment.

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Northern California - Spring Festival Bazaar

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Saturday March 14, 2009
Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino
9 am-5 pm

Sunday March 15, 2009

Celebrate the arrival of spring and Persian New Year with the Kahrizak Foundation and Ladies Charitable Society. The event will include a weekend of festivities with Persian food, traditional music and handicrafts from all over the world.

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USA - Shabeh Jomeh Norouz Celebrations

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Thursday March 19, 2009
Boston,  San Jose, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington DC, New York, Los Angles

Shabeh Jomeh is a monthly gathering of Iranian professionals living in the metropolitan areas of major cities.

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Northern California - Payvand Cultural School Mehmani Noruzi

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Sunday March 8, 2009
Cupertino Quinlan Community Center
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Featured Performances: Ballet Afsaneh, Niosha Dance Academy, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Mr. Ebrahimi and Ensemble, Mr. Mansour Taeed, Ms. Farideh Louie,
DJ Alireza

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San Jose, PZO Nowruz and Zayesh-e-Ashu Zartosht

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Saturday March 21, 2009
Holiday Inn Mediterranean Ballroom
05:30 PM — 12:30 AM

Magic Show, Face Painting, Baloon Making, Children Performance, 4 course dinner, Amoo Nowruz and Hajee Firouz, Music by DJ Alireza

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Northern California - Islamic Cultural Center Eid-e-Norouz Celebrationssi

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Tuesday March 17, 2009
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Oakland

Saturday March 28, 2009
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Sunday April 5, 2009
13-Bedar
Lafayette Park, Lafayette
12-6PM
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San Francisco - Jazz Purim Dance Party

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Saturday March 21, 2009
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman’s plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.

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Northern California - Googoosh

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Saturday  March 21, 2009
Oakland Paramount Theater

The most celebrated recording artist in Iran for over three decades. Unable to perform in Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution due to the ban on solo female singers, her music now has a world-wide following.

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San Francisco - ICC is proud to host Norouz celebration

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Saturday March 14 2009
7:00 - 10:00 pm

Enjoy an unforgettable evening featuring Live Persian Music, Live performance by Niosha Dance Academy, Persian Poetry, Special fashion show by Masih Designs by Masih Zad.

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Northern California - Afsaneh Art & Culture Society New Year Events

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Saturday March 7, 2009
San Jose
Sunday March 8, 2009
Cupertino
Saturday March 14, 2009
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Sunday April 5th , 2009
San Rafael
Tuesday
April 7th , 2009
San Rafael

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San Jose Almaden Library Celebrates Norouz

Saturday March 28, 2009
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Community Room

Come and enjoy the festivities of the Persian New Year. There will be music and dance from the Persian Cultural Club. Performances featuring : Beshkan Dance Academy Niosha Dance Academy, Shahrzad Dance Academy, traditional Music by Hamavazi Group, a musical play in Farsi by children from Dehkhoda Persian School. Plus a traditional holiday craft for children. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Almaden Library, Almaden Branch Library and the Almaden Community Center.

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Northern California San Jose, Persian Center NOROUZ 2009

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Tuesday March 17, 2009
Chahrshanbeh Souri, Berkeley

Friday 20 March, 2009
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose

Cultural performances, Dinner, and Dancing

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