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Mezzes and Motherly Love in Monterey

Subtitle: 
Maha's Lebanese Cuisine
 
Maha's Lebanese Cuisine in MontereyMaha's Lebanese Cuisine in MontereyReviewed by Mischa Geracoulis

Turkish Classes for Adults & Kids

Istanbul cityscapeIstanbul cityscapeTurkish Classes for Adults & Kids

Los Angeles-Tehran "World Cities" Online Dialogue Startup Leadership Dinner

Date/Time: 
Dec 6 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Price: 
Suggested donation $10-$20 per person includes dinner.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
one block east of Crescent Heights Blvd., ample street parking
RSVPs required, to 310.657.5511.
Only 25 participants will be involved in this first meeting, so RSVP early.


Los Angeles-TehranLos Angeles-TehranThis is the first working committee meeting and leadership dinner of the new Los Angeles-Tehran "World Cities" Online Dialogue.

Only the first 25 to RSVP will be seated
. A delicious Middle Eastern buffet will be served. RSVPS to 310.657.5511. No reservations will be accepted via email. Calls only.

Dismantling the "Axis of Evil": Reforming Middle Eastern Representations in Hollywood

Date/Time: 
Nov 10 2009 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Price: 
Free to the public, donations requested.
Advance reservations strongly advised as seating is limited: 310.657.5511.
Where: 
Mark Taper Auditorium
Los Angeles Central Public Library
Fifth and Flower Streets
Downtown Los Angeles CA 90071
Underground parking $8 per car.
directions from the westside: take the 10 Freeway East
to the 110 Freeway North, exit 6th St.,
continue heading East to Olive, turn Left, turn Left again on Flower
and enter parking garage on your left.

Dismantling the Axis of Evil (new)Dismantling the Axis of Evil (new)The Iranian American Bar Association and Levantine Cultural Center present "Dismantling the Axis of Evil: Reforming Middle Eastern Representations in Hollywood & Seeking Sounder Public Policy after 9/11 in the Age of Obama."


This program includes a brief review of roles in film and television, followed by a spirited dicussion, and questions from the audience. Panelists include Ahmed Ahmed, comedian and actor, Reza Aslan, author of No God, but god and How to Win a Cosmic War; John Tehranian, attorney and author of Whitewashed: America's Invisible Middle Eastern Minority; Maz Jobrani, actor and comedian ("Axis of Evil Comedy Tour"; "The Interpreter"); and Shiva Rose, actress ("David & Layla," "CSI Miami"), activist and playwright.

Kiyana, Sama'a, Whirling Dance Presentations and Workshops October 2009

Date/Time: 
Oct 23 2009 7:00pm - Oct 25 2009 9:00pm
Price: 
$40 in advance, 45 at the door ($38 members in advance); Oct. 23 conference tix $30
Click here to buy tickets
Where: 
Levantine Center at Mimoda Studio
5774 W. Pico Blvd. corner of Ogden
entrance in rear, street parking

Kiyana dance, mystical whirling weekendKiyana dance, mystical whirling weekendOctober 23, Friday, 7-9 pm, Conference and Demonstration

October 24, Saturday, 6-9 pm, Training, Movements & Dancing

October 25, Sunday, 4:30-7:30 pm, Training, Movements & Dancing

Sama'a master Javad Tehranian returns for a national tour with Kiyana presentations in Los Angeles in October, teaching the Persian form of whirling or Sufi dance known as Kiyana.

Wear comfortable clothes and prepare for a three-hour intense dance and exercise workshop (Oct. 23 is a conference and presentation only).

Javad Tehranian teaches vital exercises, infinity respiration, eye exercises, and body discipline, as well as symmetric and asymmetric movements by the method of divided attention, inner development, rhythmical contemplative movements, and the  enchanting, euphoric Sama'a dance.

Kiyana, meaning “the origin”, is a system of movements and internal work coming from ancient Persia; it relates to the education and the complete development, the unity and oneness of the body, mind and spirit, cleanliness, purity, equilibrium, power, health of body, tranquility in the mind and subtility of the soul of human beings.

New Levantine BookGroup Relaunches with "The Lemon Tree" In October

Levantine BookGroup Relaunches With The Lemon Tree, Snow, and We Look Like the Enemy

On the first Wednesday of each month, from 7:30-9:30 pm, starting on October 7th with The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan, the Levantine BookGroup resumes as the only progressive Middle East book group in Southern California.

With meetings free to the public at Levantine Cultural Center and discounted books available at the Levantine bookshop, the new Levantine BookGroup returns from its early roots as a staple of the center back in 2001, 2002, 2003. This book group offers the opportunity to discuss books written by authors of Middle Eastern origin or writing about Middle Eastern cultures and societies. Non-fiction and fiction will alternatively be selected to cover the rich literary production emanating from or about this region.

Ongoing Creative Writing Workshops, Saturdays at Levantine Cultural Center

Date/Time: 
Oct 31 2009 2:15pm - Feb 6 2010 5:15pm
Price: 
$120 for four workshops (payable in advance).
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
one block east of Crescent Heights Blvd.
corner of Stearns, ample street parking

Levantine Cultural Center in association with The Writing StudioTM offers ongoing classes in creative writing, autobiography, memoir and fiction, with Elana Golden.

Every Saturday except the 4th Saturday in the month

CLASS CAN BE JOINED AT ANY TIME, SIGN UP FOR A SET OF FOUR CLASSES.

2:15 - 5:15 PM

At Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
$120 for four (4) consecutive classes paid in advance
Suitable for new and experienced writers - limited to 10 participants

In each class, participants write and read in the group in an atmosphere of respect and artistic passion. The skills of creative writing are taught and explored, as well as methods to put aside the critical mind and free the writer's personal voice.

Sussan Deyhim, U2, Bon Jovi and Other Artists Sing For Iran

Subtitle: 
Outpouring of Support for Iranians is Global


Sussan Deyhim and U2Sussan Deyhim and U2By Catherine Batruni

Since June 12th, 2009, the day of the fateful Iranian elections, the protestors on the streets of Tehran have seen an enormous outpouring of support from people all over the world. Even a simple changing of a Facebook profile picture to a "Where Is My Vote?" image was a meaningful sign of solidarity for the Iranians fighting for their freedom and civil rights.

The Immigrant Experience Creative Writing Workshop

Date/Time: 
Jul 18 2009 1:30pm - Aug 15 2009 4:30pm
Price: 
$120 for four workshops (payable in advance).
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
one block east of Crescent Heights, ample street parking
The Immigrant Experience WorkshopThe Immigrant Experience WorkshopLevantine Cultural Center in association with The Writing Studio invites you to a series of four (4) writing classes with Elana Golden:


THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE

Saturdays July 18th, August 1st, 8th and 15th, 1:30 - 4:30 PM

Whether you and/or your family immigrated by choice, were exiled or displaced as a result of war, revolution or political suppression, you left one life behind and crossed a threshold into a new one. You may be living a life with the body in one place and the heart in another.

The workshop will offer inspiration from literature, art and music to usher you into a story that positions the personal against a historical/ political/ societal background.