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  • Celebrated pop singer, songwriter, guitarist and composer Mazyar Fallahi, 42, will perform two concerts on December 4 at Milad Tower International Convention Center in north Tehran.

    The…

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  • Pop singer Alireza Talischi, 32, will give two performances on Dec. 5 at the International Convention Center in the iconic Milad Tower.

    The first is at 7 pm and second at 10:15 pm. He…

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  • An annotated checklist of bird species in Iran has been published in English. The book is the outcome of extensive field research by experts from in and outside Iran.

    Titled ‘Birds of…

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  • Kolbeh Tour, a travel agency in the city of Minudasht, Golestan Province, has organized a trip across Semnan Province.

    The program is slated for December 5-8 and stretches from Khar-…

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  • A brief visit to Damghan, one of the oldest cities in Iran, as well as the nearby deserts and steppes is planned by Arand Tour.

    The one-day tour is slated for November 30. It starts at 4…

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  • Gando Tour is planning a trip to Homruz Island where tourists can bask in the hot southern sun for a few days while the cold winter envelopes large stretches of the country

    It is a rail…

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  • Investigations have started into the illegal demolition of the iconic Na’el House in Isfahan Province. The structure was brought down by hitherto unknown people a week ago, authorities at Iran’s…

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  • An exhibition of selected photos of the 4th Khayyam International Exhibition of Photography opened in Behbahan, Khuzestan Province in southern Iran on November 26.

    It is organized by the…

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  • A group of art students plan to show pictures and stories from Shahnameh (Book of Kings), the famous Persian epic poems by Ferdowsi (940-1020). They have illustrated the stories on glass through…

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  • Iran is taking part in the ‘19th International Book Fair for High-Quality Fiction and Non-Fiction’ in Moscow, Nov. 29-Dec. 3.

    The event will showcase the best titles in literary fiction…

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  • A documentary about a policewoman in the Congo fighting violence and injustice, written and directed by Congolese film director Dieudo Hamadi, 33, will be screened at the 11th Cinema Verite,…

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  • Iranian feature film ‘A Baby With Red Socks’ directed by Khodadad Jalali won three awards at the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes in France, November 25-30. The movie won the best director for…

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  • Music band ‘Tehran Quintet’ will perform compositions by Argentine composer, arranger and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla, 71, at Roudaki Hall in Tehran.

    The event is planned for…

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  • Twelve photographers from Iran are among the winners of the ‘Brooklyn 2017, International Exhibition of Art Photography’, announced November 25 by the website of the event.

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  • Ace art gallery in Tehran held an auction on November 24 to raise funds for the quake-affected people in Kermanshah Province.

    A 7.3 earthquake jolted western Iran and the regions…

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  • Famed Iranian photojournalist Shahrokh Hatami, who covered front-page events from the 1979 Islamic Revolution to English rock band Beatles in their early days, has died aged 89.

    He died…

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  • Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, US, is showing paintings and sculptures by Iranian pop artist Farhad Moshiri, 54.

    Under the banner of ‘Farhad Moshiri: Go West,’ the solo exhibit…

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  • Payetakht Theater is running the play ‘Forbidden Cells’.  Directed and written by Nima Yousefi, the play tells the story of the struggles of a woman fighting cancer, Tiwall.com wrote. The…

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  • The play ‘Last Performance’ is to go on stage at the Iranian Artists Forum from November 29.

    It conveys the story of a superstar who had to leave the country a long time ago. Old and…

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  • A stage reading of the play ‘Arash’, written by acclaimed director, playwright and researcher Bahram Beyzai, is to have a limited performance at Niavaran Cultural Center. It is based on the…

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  • Molavi Hall at University of Tehran, 16th Azar St., Enqelab St. has put the play ‘Wojtek, the Soldier Bear’ on stage.

    The two-actor comedy based on a true story is performed by Ali Pouya…

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  • Folk band ‘Tiar’ led by daf player Ayda Amiri-Moqaddam, will perform its first concert on December 14 in Tehran.

    Andisheh Hall of Hozeh Honari (Art Bureau) located at the intersection of…

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  • On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the World Food Program (WFP) presence in Iran, an exhibition of drawings by Afghan refugee children was held on November 23 at the UN agency’s office…

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  • The 10th edition of art exhibition and sale ‘Haft Negah’ (Seven Views) opened on November 24 at Niavaran Cultural Center in north Tehran.

    An estimated 200 artists are displaying their…

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  • Two poets Alireza Ghazveh and Mousa Bidaj from Iran are attending the 37th Tozeur Poetry Festival in the city of Tozeur in Tunisia, November 23-26. Bidaj, 61, is a translator, writer and poet…

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