Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration
3/5/2017Sackler and Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution
Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration
Sackler and Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution
Sunday, March 5, 11 am–5 pm
Ring in the Persian New Year at our ninth annual Nowruz celebration! With free attractions for all ages, this year’s festival is held in the Sackler and adjacent Ripley Center as the Freer undergoes renovation. Activities include:
- Haft sin table display
- Storytelling by Xanthe Gresham (with ASL interpretation at 2pm)
- Calligraphy
- Hands-on art activities
- Live music
- Film screenings
- Food
- Featured exhibition Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/nowruz/
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