BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Farima Dance - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://farimadance.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Farima Dance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T065736 CREATED:20240226T195304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T195612Z UID:31368-1709992800-1710003600@farimadance.com SUMMARY:Nowruz Festival 2024 DESCRIPTION:Azerbaijan House in California is thrilled to host The Second International Nowruz Festival with the sponsorship of San Jose City Distict 10 Councilmember Arjun Batra on March 9th at 2pm. \nYou’re invited to a vibrant celebration of Nowruz\, where cultures unite through food\, music\, and dance! Indulge in a delicious array of traditional dishes and desserts from around the world\, accompanied by live performances that will enchant your senses. \nIncludes a performance by the Simorgh Dance Colllective and dance lessons. URL:https://farimadance.com/event/nowruz-festival-24/ LOCATION:Seven Trees Community Center\, 3590 Cas Dr.\, San Jose\, CA\, 95111\, United States CATEGORIES:Festival,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://farimadance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_8918-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T065736 CREATED:20240305T003415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T183242Z UID:31498-1710360000-1710363600@farimadance.com SUMMARY:Norouz Online Celebration DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating Norouz\, the coming of Spring! \nNorouz is the traditional spring and new year celebration of the Persian and Central Asian people. Norouz means “New Day” and it falls on the March equinox\, the first day of spring. Families on Norouz gather together and wait for the exact time it is declared\, exchange gifts and eat a feast of traditional food. It’s a time to celebrate ancestry and family. Norouz has been celebrated by people from diverse ethnic communities and religious backgrounds for thousands of years. \nPresented by the Simorgh Dance Collective and Eastern Arts\, activities for our online gathering will include: \n\nTraditional performances of sacred\, classical\, and folkloric dances of the Silk Road\nLive traditional Persian music\nStory telling and lectures of Norouz and rituals across the Silk Road\nPoetry reading\n\nAll are welcome! Please register in advance to obtain a link to the online presentation. \nRegister \nPlease consider making a donation at http://donate.farimadance.com to support our artists below \nSimorgh Dance Collective\nSimorgh Dance Collective The Simorgh Dance Collective is a world community of artists devoted to cross-cultural dialogue and artistic collaboration through traditional\, classical\, and sacred dance styles of the Silk Road. The Collective currently has member companies and artist affiliations in Alaska\, British Columbia\, Turkey\, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more..\nEastern Arts\nEastern Arts Based in Salt Lake City\, Utah\, Eastern Arts is a non-profit organization of dancers\, artists\, musicians\, and scholars who present the folkways and traditions of many lands and peoples. Eastern Arts originated in 1960 and has been active internationally presenting dance and music of lands from Asia to North Africa\, from India to the Balkans in concerts\, workshops\, publications\, audio and video productions.\nFarima Berenji\nFarima Berenji Farima Berenji is an award winning\, internationally acclaimed performing artist\, instructor\, choreographer\, and dance ethnologist. A master instructor and performer in Persian and Sufi dance\, she specializes in ancient\, sacred\, classical\, and folkloric dances of Persia and Central Asia. She is honored to be the first Iranian woman to direct a Persian dance company to perform during receptions for President Obama and President Biden. Farima is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective\, Assistant Director and Program Director of Eastern Arts\, founder of Dance of the SoulTM\, advisory council member of Mosaic America\, a member of the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO)\, National Folk Organization\, and the first Iranian-American woman TEDx lecturer and performer in the field of dance. Recognized as one of the few world scholarly experts of ancient and mystical dance ethnology\, she travels worldwide to record\, research\, lecture\, perform\, educate\, and to inspire dynamic creativity and rejuvenation through dance and movement. Read more.. URL:https://farimadance.com/event/norouz2024/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Lecture,Online,Party,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://farimadance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NorouzGala-24.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Farima Dance":MAILTO:info@farimadance.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T065736 CREATED:20240208T195954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T032117Z UID:30814-1710586800-1710705600@farimadance.com SUMMARY:Roya Foundation Nowruz Bazaar 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Roya Foundation Nowruz Bazaar includes a taste of Nowruz food\, culture\, pastries\, cookies and includes sales of Haft-seen items. Come to watch performances by the Simorgh Dance Collective. \nRoya Foundation\nProviding Humanitarian\, Educational Assistance\, Health Care\, and Medical Aid Globally\nThe Roya Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian\, educational assistance\, and medical aid to disadvantaged children. Provide aid in the expansion of schools\, orphanages\, and hospitals towards the betterment of the lives of children globally. Their mission is to help provide the children with a well-equipped\, safe\, and nurturing educational environment enabling them to thrive as healthy and productive adults. Read more… URL:https://farimadance.com/event/nowruz-bazaar-24/ LOCATION:San Ramon Community Center\, 12501 Alcosta Blvd\, San Ramon\, CA\, 94583\, United States CATEGORIES:Dinner and Dance Show,Fundraiser,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://farimadance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/8U7A8590-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T193000 DTSTAMP:20260408T065736 CREATED:20240304T213538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T222204Z UID:31490-1711130400-1711135800@farimadance.com SUMMARY:Nowruz Persian New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:Join the Persian New Year (Nowruz) celebration and reception at the Benicia Public Library with sweets\, music\, poetry\, dance performances\, and more! Farima Berenji and the Simorgh Dance Collective will be performing. All ages welcome! URL:https://farimadance.com/event/nowruz-benica/ LOCATION:Benicia Public Library\, 150 East L Street\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States CATEGORIES:Festival,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://farimadance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mar-22-Libary-SF.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T065736 CREATED:20240226T213128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T175430Z UID:31383-1711548000-1711555200@farimadance.com SUMMARY:Gilead Spring Celebration DESCRIPTION:Gilead Sciences welcomes the Simorgh Dance Collective for a Nowruz presentation and performance in this company event. URL:https://farimadance.com/event/gilead-spring-celebration/ LOCATION:Gilead Sciences\, 333 Lakeside Dr.\, Foster City\, 94404\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://farimadance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/8U7A0150-e1616952057784.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR