Saturday, March 18, 2017

5:30PM


BMHC Lab

1303 Louis Nine Blvd.

Bronx


Kid Friendly

Performances

18

Mar 2017

Saturday

Bronx Rising! Persian New Year: Nowruz

Poetry reading and performance

530pm: Crafting Nowruz Family Workshop Nowruz, which means "New Day," is an ancestral holiday marking the first day of spring. In the Iranian/Persian tradition, a special table setting is made. In this workshop, families will learn about Nowruz and create their own table setting by decorating and painting eggs and using paper crafts. Co-facilitated by Sareh Imani and Sahar Muradi. 7pm: Poetry reading and performance After the family workshop, Amir Vahab will read the poetry of Hafez, which is also used to tell fortunes. Audience members will be able to ask their own questions to the poet. Music performance by Vatan, a group of Middle Eastern-American musicians who blend the lines between Persian folk music and country, funk and rock, as they revive classic tunes while building new ones.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

5:30PM


BMHC Lab

1303 Louis Nine Blvd.

Bronx


Kid Friendly

Performances