#1 Event: Letter Writing for Political Prisoners (with Amnesty International)
Date: Monday Dec. 7th: 12pm-2pm
2x Green Movement events in NY on Dec.7th (16th of Azar – the Day of the University Student in Iran)
Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Afshin Pourasgheri – performing at Union Square-14th Street (L line) station.
Photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Text by Afshin Pourasgheri
My name is Afshin Pourasgheri. I was born in Iran and my family immigrated to Australia when I was three years old.
MANAWI THORN, a math rock band from Brooklyn NY, returns! This friday 12/4 @ DON PEDRO’S
Have you heard of a band called MANAWI THORN playing robot calisthenics music? No? So let them speak………
“HEY, LET ME CLARIFY: IT’S A ROCK AND ROLL SHOW!!!
Roberto’s Winds – Jazz In Times Square Calendar of Events.
All shows take place at Rosie O’Grady’s Limerick Bar, downstairs from the shop. – $10 Cover – No Minimum
Negar Booban – US debut of female Iranian oud player!!!
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009
Time: 9:00pm – 11:00pm
Where: Alwan for the Arts (16 Beaver Street,New York)
Tickets: $20, available at the door and online. $15.00 student rush tickets available (with I.D.) at the door only.
Alwan for the Arts, in conjunction with Womens Voices: A Festival Across Genres and Traditions, presents: NEGAR BOOBAN (on Oud & vocals) in “Shab e Yalda” – The Birth-Night of the Sun”.
Alwan is privileged to host one of Iran’s finest musicians, oudist Negar Booban, in her U.S. debut and the final concert of “Women’s Visions: A Festival Across Genres and Traditions.” Partly accompanied by her own voice, Negar will give a solo instrumental oud performance in an expressive conceptualization of “the birth of the Sun”, based on the mythical images in Persian beliefs about “Yalda” night.
