ART EXHIBIT
"Cultural Lenses"
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
January 5- February 7, 2006
OPENING Friday, January 6, 2006

A collection of photography that shares the artists' journeys capturing culture in a broad and expansive panorama. Some have defined culture by daily habits and life and others by exploring issues outside the normal stream of life.
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Exhibition artists:
Daniel Afzal, Bryan Grimes, Aphrodite Desiree Navab, Raymond St. Arnaud, Don Dudenbostel, M. Laine Wyatt, Norma Fried, A. Stewart, Roshanak Keyghobadi

ANIMATED FILM EVENT
"Babak & Friends: A First Norooz"
Sackler/Freer Galleries of Art, Smithsonian
Special Family Film Screening
Sunday, January 29, 2 PM
(2004, 75 min.,video, English)
Special Guests:
Aly Jetha, Mataneh & Shabnam Rezai
This delightful animated film by Dustin Ellis features the voice talents of Shohrei Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog, 24), Catherine Bell (JAG) and others. Babak, a mischievous boy, has been raised outside of Iran. While his friends celebrate holidays like Christmas and Easter, he feels like an outsider, until his cousins arrive from Iran to celebrate Norooz, the Persian New Year, opening up a whole new world of games and a new connection to his heritage. A panel discussion with the film's producers will follow.

This event made possible by Evolving Perceptions. Event will also feature a trailer for their new movie "A Persian Journey".