The meetings of the Board of Directors were held on May 14 and June 11 to discuss and plan the activities of the Center.<\/p>\n
On the evening of Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Iranian American Center (IAC), the audience enjoyed a beautiful reading and performance of Shahak and Mahak<\/i>, written by Gerd Afrid. Shahak and Mahak<\/i> is a romantic play that poetically explores the complexities of a relationship through folklore and symbolism. In this performance, Shabnam Tolouei and Gerd Afrid played the leading roles. The music was performed with percussion instruments by Teo Speanta Dehghan.<\/p>\n The annual gathering of the San Diego Persian Cultural Center was held on May 18, 2025, at the Iranian School of San Diego (ISSD). The meeting started with Mr. Mahmoud Reza Pirouzian, the president of the Board of Directors, who presented a report on the activities of the past year. Following that, Ms. Fariba Babakhani-Ghazi presented the financial report, Mr. Ali Sadr reported on the activities of ISSDl, and a report on Peyk<\/i> magazine was also given. Candidates then introduced themselves. At the end of the meeting, elections were held for new board members, and Ali Pirouzian, Soheil Bigdeli, Shahla Salah, and Marshia (Sadeghi) Hashemi were elected as voting members, while Mohammad Ayari and Sara Alavi were chosen as alternate members. A detailed report of this gathering is included in the following pages.<\/p>\n One Poet, One Poem \u2013 May 21, 2025\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The thirty-ninth session of the “One Poet, One Poem” series was held virtually on May 21. In this session, the biography and poems of Amogh Bokhari were discussed. Participants also engaged in literary themes and shared their favorite poems. This program was presented by the San Diego Poetry and Literature Group, featuring Farshad Babakhani, Fariba Babakhani-Ghazi, Sepideh Shamloufard, Hajar Satarzadeh, Mana Azhideh, and Ryan Sharifi. Former ISSD students and other attendees also recited other poems.<\/p>\n In this program, the performers introduced the audience to the \u201cdastgah\u201d structure of Iranian traditional music and various modes of performance, including \u201ctasnif.\u201d The audience learned about the combination of poetry and music and the art of dastgah singing. They explored Iranian music through old songs accompanied by the setar and kamancheh.<\/p>\n Golareh Shibani’s concert took place on Sunday, June 7, 2025, at the Iranian American Center. In this performance, she was accompanied by Safa Darvish. This was Golareh Shibani’s first concert in San Diego, where she performed her memorable songs “Don’t Say Alone…” and “In Your Cottage,” which captivated the audience.<\/p>\n One Poet, One Poem \u2013 June 18, 2025\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The fortieth session of \u201cA Poet and a Poem\u201d took place on June 18. This virtual Zoom session featured the biography and poems of Seraj al-Din Qomri Amoli and was presented by members of the poetry and literature group of San Diego: Farshad Babakhani, Fariba Babakhani-Ghazi, Sepideh Shamloufard, along with young students from ISSD.<\/p>\n The May film and discussion program featured the screening of the film In the Mood for Love<\/i>, produced in 2000, directed by Wong Kar-wai. The program was hosted by Mahmoud Reza Pirouzian and was shown at the IAC. In the second segment, the guest of the program, Mr. Dadyar Vakili, conducted a review and critique of the film. The session continued with questions and answers.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, April 14, several members of the Youth Committee distributed toys and school essentials to around 60 children in the City of El Cajon. On June 10, the group held its committee meeting. The next program for this group will be a family fun night in the summer. For the exact date of this program and future events, please follow the committee\u2019s emails and communication channels.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PCC NEWS PCC\u2019s Board of Directors Meetings The meetings of the Board of Directors were held on May 14 and June 11 to discuss and plan the activities of the Center. Performance of Shahak and Mahak \u2013 May 17, 2025\u00a0 On the evening of Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Iranian American Center (IAC), the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pcc-news"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shahak-mahak02.jpg\")
Performance of <\/b>Shahak and Mahak<\/i><\/b> \u2013 May 17, 2025\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4640-515x231.jpg\")
Annual Gathering and Elections of the Persian Cultural <\/b>Center \u2013 May 18, 2025\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tasnifkhani1.jpg\")
Dastgah Singing (Tasnif Khani) with Kourosh Taghvi and Saeed Kamjou \u2013 May 30, 2025<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Golareh-515x337.jpg\")
Concert by Golareh Shibani \u2013 June 7, 2025\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/in-mood-of-love2-515x290.jpg\")
Film and Discussion Program \u2013 June 29, 2025<\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8536-515x288.jpg\")
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Youth Committee<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n