• Traditional Iranian and Kurdish music by the Seattle based group Kamand
• San Francisco’s Niloufar Talebi will perform literary pieces from “Belonging” with musicians Bobak Salehi, Nat Hulskamp, Chaz Hastings, Fabod Sedeh, Basheer Badii and Parisa Rabii
• Classical and modern Persian dance
• Children’s activities
• Iranian cuisine
• Iran-related book fair
• Iranian art, carpet and other vendors, businesses and non-profit booths such as the American Iranian Friendship Council, which seeks to build on the historical friendship between the citizens of both countries

The Festival will recognize outstanding contributors to the community.

When: Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Where: Portland State University South Park Blocks
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cost: Free

For more information, contact (503) 523-7368 or email festival@andisheh.org

Also, an educator’s workshop titled “Images of Iran: Cinema, Art, and Media" will be held on Friday, August 1, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Smith Memorial Student Union, PSU $15 general, $10 full-time students. Offered by the Middle East Studies Center at PSU. For more information, contact Dr. Jean Campbell at (503) 725-8566.

The festival is co-sponsored by the American Iranian Friendship Council, Andisheh Center, the Iranian-American Professional Society of Oregon, the Iranian Women’s Association of Oregon, Persia House and the Middle East Studies Center and Iranian Studies Advisory Board at Portland State University.