PCC’s Board Meetings
Persian Cultural Center’s board of directors holds its meetings every second Wednesday of the month at the Iranian American Center (IAC). The last two meetings took place on July 14 and August 11, 2021.
Jong-e Farhangi – July 16, 2021
July Jong was an online event hosted by Ali Sadr. Guest Shahrokh Yadegari, PhD, a composer/sound designer and a professor at the music department at the University of California, San Diego, discussed “From Khayyam to electronic music.” A question and answer period followed the discussion. The video of this program is available on PCC’s YouTube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1vnkoT9Lsk&t=74s).
Three Chefs in the Kitchen – July 17, 2021
Three Chefs in the Kitchen, PCC’s cooking program, was once again hosted by chefs Sima Kashani, Zhaleh Shayan, and Venus Safaie. Guests Arash Samei and his daughter Sofie from the Iranian School learned how to prepare mixed spaghetti (Iranian style) with tahdig and garnished bell peppers. The video of this program is available on PCC’s YouTube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZytMVL0r20).
Quarantine Night’s Poems – July 21, 2021
In this virtual event hosted by Farshad Babakhani and PCC’s Poetry & Literature Committee, poems from Onsori were read and attendees also read their own selected poetry.
Virtual Movie Discussion Series – July 29, 2021
The Hunt (2012) and Another Round (2020), both directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring actors such as Mads Mikkelsen, Alexandra Rapaport, Thomas Bo Larsen, and Annika Wedderkopp, were the movies selected for the July virtual movie discussion. Mahmoud Pirouzian hosted the discussion. Mr. Alireza Akhavan Deilami, a filmmaker and photographer, reviewed the movies.
Three Chefs in the Kitchen – August 21, 2021
Sima Kashani, Zhaleh Shayan, and Venus Safaie showed viewers how to make adas polo (lentil rice) with “rainbow” topping and classic mast o khiar (yogurt and cucumber).
Virtual Movie Discussion Series – August 26, 2021
The classic movie The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd, was the movie selected for the August virtual movie discussion. Mahmoud Pirouzian hosted the discussion, at which Mazyar Ghalami, an actor, writer, and director, was the guest of the program who reviewed the movie.
