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 | Hundreds of thousands celebrated the Iranian New year in Turkey’s largely Kurdish city of Diyabikar. This ancestral festival, which has been observed for more than 3,000 years, marks the Iranian New Year and is primarily celebrated by Iranic peoples in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey. [...] The festival of Nowruz is celebrated by many groups of people in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, but particularly by Persians or various Iranian Peoples. It is called Navroz in India, Nevruz in Turkic, Uyghurs who live in Northwestern China call it “Noruz”, and it is called Sultan Nevruz in Albanian. [...] Saturday March 30, 2013 Crocker Galleria, SF 4-9pm Please join us at Art People Gallery to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and an exhibit of Persian art. The 30 winners of our SNAC Iran 2012 competition will show their works at Art People. [...] Saturday March 23, 2013 Auditorio de Colegio Calasancio – Madrid This year we celebrated in style – Persian, Kurdish and Flemish Dance and Music. Persian and Spanish “Isfahan-Granada Ensemble”, Kurdish musicians and dancers “Sham Ensemble” and “Kurdish Dance Group” will delight us. [...] Painted Eggs – symbolizing Humans and Fertility – is one of the Nowruz seven “Haft Chin” items which still decorate today’s “Haft Sin” tables – a major traditional table setting of Nowruz. [...] Saturday March 30, 2013 Le Poisson Rouge NYC’s Persian Arts Festival, Inc. (PAF), an organization devoted to providing a platform for Persian artists and visionaries, joins forces with Le Poisson Rouge and other Persian cultural organizations to present a New Year extravaganza featuring Persian fusion from three of the city’s top-tiered bands. [...] Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 Howard Theatre GMU Persian Club Norouz Show & KamyR Concert! 1500 people under one roof at the luxurious Howard Theatre. [...] Wednesday March 20, 2013 8:30 – 10PM 8th Street Studio Join us at the Afsaneh Dance Academy 8th Street Studio for an evening of intimate showcase performances. Students of the Afsaneh Dance Academy, and guest artists. Come celebrate with us for the turning of the seasons, Silk Road style! Saturday March 23, 2013 Jan Rebelstraat 21 1069 CA Amsterdam We invite you and your family to join us in the Iranian New Year Feast. [...] Saturday March 23, 2013 Salle Polyvalente de Saint Martin de Touch – Toulouse On the occasion of Norouz, Sabalan welcomes this initiative and makes its resources available to people wishing to collaborate in the organization of Nowruz in the best conditions. [...] Friday April 5, 2013 University of Washington – HUB Join us in celebrating the Persian New Year with a night of dancing, music by DJ Mehran from Vancouver and Persian food in the new UW HUB Lyceum! [...] Sunday 24th March, 2013 6PM Tutu’s complex You are cordially invited to the Tutu’s complex, a four-story complex situated on the banks of the River Thames, with glorious views of Southbank, for an unforgettable night of Iranian culture, dinner, live music, comedy, art, DJ sets, and dance, with many more surprises. [...] Friday, March 15, 2013 Chevron Auditorium of I-House It is with great pleasure that we invite you all to celebrate the coming of spring and the Persian New Year with us. Join us for an incredible afternoon featuring a wide variety of musical ensembles, dance performances, and other special guests in the Chevron [...] Chahar Shanbeh Souri Tuesday, March 12, 2013 2000 block of Durant Avenue Nowruz Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Persian Center in Berkeley [...] Saturday, March 16, 2013 6:45 PM Mcshain Lounge- Georgetown University Join the Georgetown University Iranian Cultural Society for its annual dinner show. There will be delicious Persian food, egg painting, performances by Georgetown and local student! [...] Saturday, March 23, 2013 Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis, California The Iranian Alumni Association (IAA) cordially invites you to a dazzling evening of dancing, dining and entertainment to celebrate the spring celebration of Nowruz. Special musical performances by Babak, Roozbeh Katouzi and DJ Raha as well as [...] Norooz is a colorful children’s app that uses age-appropriate language and interactive features to explain the official start of the Persian New Year and the many traditions surrounding this festive holiday, which has been celebrated by Iranian people for more than 3,000 years. [...] Sunday March 24, 2013 1-5PM Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester “Ode to Wine: A Program of Poetry, Art and Culture.” Celebrate Now-ruz, the Persian New Year, and the start of spring. Our third annual event features a presentation on the origin of Now-ruz by RIT professors Shahin Monshipour and Robert Dunbar. a [...] Thursday March 28, 2013 8:00pm Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room Celebrate the new year & ring in 1392 on the Iranian calendar with a Persian mehmooni (party) at the Cornell Persian Student Organization’s hottest event of the year! Admission is FREE & this spectacular event will feature FREE authentic Persian food, [...] Saturday, March 16, 11 am–5 pm Freer Gallery of Art – Arthur M. Sackler Gallery A festive day awaits at the fifth annual Nowruz celebration of the Persian New Year. This year, the daylong festival coincides with the United States debut of one of the world’s iconic objects from the ancient [...] Sunday March 24 2013 – 2 to 4PM Balboa Park The lawn program is held every year on a Sunday around the Persian New Year, which is the day of the vernal equinox. The new year is marked at the very instant when the sun leaves the astrological sign of Pisces [...] Sunday March 24, 2013 – 1:30 to 9:00pm Discovery Green Park, Houston Join us for our annual celebration of the first day of Spring. Please invite all of your friends as well. Bring your friends to Discovery Green, and let’s celebrate one of the oldest continuous festivals in human history together. Thursday, March 14th, 2013 6:30 Zaytoon Restaurant The Board of Directors of IC Network would like to invite you to the organization’s yearly Nowruz Celebration.We would like to also take this opportunity to wish you a healthy, joyful and prosperous Persian New Year 1392. [...] | ||||
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