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High Noon Film Series: Love, Iranian-American Style

August 20, 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM

Tanaz Eshagian’s dry, funny film documents her dating struggles as she turns twenty-five and agrees, half-heartedly, to her mother’s efforts to set her up in an arranged marriage with an Iranian groom. As the filmmaker attempts to define herself via ethnic identity, she encounters a conflict between Iranian and American ideals about how to achieve a long-term commitment.

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Mind/Body: Contemplative Art Viewing

Through guided mindfulness practices, participants will encounter artworks in a quiet, contemplative setting and deepen their connection to these objects and themselves. ...
Fri Oct 02, 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Special Program: Uhengaparaoa Taonga Tuku Iho / Ancestral Gifts / Contemporary Māori Art

This gathering marks the opening of a collaborative exhibition that connects contemporary Māori textile artists from Whakatōhea with an ancestral kaitaka (cloak) in the Fowler Museum collection. Inspired by the legacy of Uhengaparaoa, a renowned pre-18th century Whakatōhea weaver whose knowledge of raranga (weaving) was shared across communities, the exhibition celebrates taonga tuku iho—ancestral treasures and knowledge passed down through generations. ...
Sat Oct 10, 2026
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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