Please join us on Saturday, June 6, 2020, 10 am - 5 pm at the Quail Hill Community Center 39 Shady Canyon Irvine, CA 92603 for the 3rd Annual Children's Persian Book Festival.

Buy Persian Books and CDs, meet artists and authors, art exhibits, kids activities, holiday gift drive and children's Yalda performance.

This event is free and open to the public.

This event is sponsored by Bahar Kids and Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture.

Please join us on Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7:30 - 9:30 pm in UC Irvine's Humanities Instructional Building (HIB) 100 for night of traditional Persian musical concert by Nariman Ensemble and live painting by Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk, the father of Iranian animation and the artist-in-residence at UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture.

NARIMAN ENSEMBLE
Poems by: Mawlana Rumi - The Story of Hazrat Pir Changi
Vocal: Shayandokht Abedinimanesh
Narrator/Oud/Composer: Ali Pajooheshgar
Painting: Nooreddin Zarrinkelk
Percussion: Mehrdad ArabiFard
Kamancheh: Naghmeh Sarang

At this concert, poems of Mawlana Rumi, "The Story of the Repentent Harper" or "The Story of Hazrat Pir Changi," will be sung by Mrs. Shayandokht Abedinimanesh. Mr. Ali Pajooheshgar has composed this concert and will play the Oud and also will narrate the poems of Rumi for the audience. Simultaneously, Professor Noureddin Zarrinkelk (the father of Iranian animation) will depict Rumi's poems via his paintings and calligraphy. The special guest artist Mr. Mehrdad Arabifard is the percussionist and Ms. Naghmeh Sarang is the Kamancheh player.

Please join us for a series of fine arts workshops by Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Artist-in-residence of Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, starting Sunday, September 9, 2018, 2-5 pm at UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1341.

Please join us for a series of fine arts workshops by Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Artist-in-residence of Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, starting Sunday, May 6, 2018, 2-4 pm at UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1341.

Please join us on Sunday, December 17, 2017, 10 am - 2 pm in UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030 for the 1st Annual Children's Persian Book Festival.

Buy Persian Books and CDs, meet artists and authors, art exhibits, kids activities, holiday gift drive and children's Yalda performance.

This event is free and open to the public.

This event is sponsored by Bahar Kids and Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture.

Closest Parking is in Parking Lot 7. Free parking for the first 50 attendants.

Please join us for a series of fine arts workshops by Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Artist-in-residence of Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, starting October 8, 2017, 2-4 pm at UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1341.

Please join us for a series of Calligraphy workshops by Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Artist-in-residence of Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, starting September 6, 2017, 2-4 pm at UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1341.

Please join us for another series of illustration workshops by our Artist-in-residence, Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk starting on Sunday, January 29, 2017 for 10 consecutive Sundays.

Nouredin Zarrinkelk studied animation in Ghent, Belgium and Jiry Trnka studios in Czech Republic. He has also founded animation schools. His lecture will cover the history of modern Iranian animation and include a few of his films. Watch the lecture.

Mr. Zarrinkelk with have copies of a few of his book available for sale after the event and he has kindly agreed to sign copies

Please join us on Sunday, January 15, 2017, 4-6 pm in UC Irvine's Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030 for a talk and book signing of our Artist-in-residence, Dr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk's three most recent books.

Please join us for a series of illustration workshops by our artist-in-residence and the famed Iranian animator, Mr. Noureddin Zarrinkelk. These workshops would held on 10 consecutive Sunday sessions starting on October 16, 2016.

These workshops would be held in UC Irvine's Persian Center Conference Room (HG 1341).

Join us on Saturday, November 21st, 4-6 p.m. in Humanities Gateway McCormick Hall for a screening of short films by Noureddin Zarrinkelk, the Father of Iranian Animation, and Jordan Center's artist-in-residence.

Noureddin Zarrinkelk is a renowned Iranian animator, concept artist, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, layout artist, photographer, script writer and sculptor.

Reception to follow after the event.

The USC School of Cinematic Arts invites you to participate in a retrospective screening and conversation with Noureddin Zarrinkelk, widely regarded as the father of Iranian animation. The event will include the North American premiere of his most recent film, Bani Adam.