Following closely on the heels of a performance by Pandit Birju Maharaj and Kathak dance ensemble, the sixth part in the biannual series of Indian classical music at the Trafó brings us the man who has been called perhaps the greatest classical musician of his generation, Shujaat Husain Khan, seventh in an unbroken line of family tradition of Imdad Khani Gharana of the Sitar. Read more · E-mail to friend
If you want a sneak peek at the global musicians likely to tour North America in the next few years, there is one must-see music festival: globalFEST 2009. Read more · E-mail to friend
International Education Week kicked off this past weekend with the Fifth Biennial Persian Cultural Program, a sampling of Persian culture through music and poetry. The event drew people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds to Rowe Recital Hall, the audience sailing to over 100 people. Read more · E-mail to friend
It isn't until Little Edie Beale has gone completely around the bend that an audience begins to fall in love. That pleasurable sensation arises sometime in the second act of "Grey Gardens," the offbeat musical at Studio Theatre about a pair of aristocratic recluses -- elderly Edith Bouvier Beale ... Read more · E-mail to friend
Iran - Japantex - Exhibit The 27th International Japan Interior Design, Interior Decorating and Home Textiles Exhibition opened in Tokyo Wednesday with the participation of Iran. Read more · E-mail to friend
For the uninitiated - Avvakai means an extremely hot pickle in Telugu. The tastiest Biryani - a non-vegetarian spicy rice dish with diced meat whose name is derived from classic Persian - available south of the Vindhyas is believed to be that made in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. Read more · E-mail to friend
November 18, 2008: So far this year, the Somali pirates have attacked about 90 ships, and captured 35. They get a ransom of up to $2 million per ship (depending on size and cargo.) The pirates are expected to get over $40 million in ransoms for the year. Read more · E-mail to friend
