Bijan and Manijeh Shahnameh Reading with Pezhvak
Pezhvak Performing Arts Club presents the second session in its Shahnameh and Persian literature series, focused on the story of Bijan and Manijeh. Speaker Fariba Raeisi will guide a reading and discussion of this romantic episode from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh for Persian literature, Shahnameh, and Iranian culture audiences in Richmond Hill.
- Date
- Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Time
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Where
- Richmond Hill Public Library - Richmond Green Branch
- Richmond Hill
- Price
- Free
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About this event
Pezhvak Performing Arts Club presents the second session in its Shahnameh and Persian literature series, focused on the story of Bijan and Manijeh. Speaker Fariba Raeisi will guide a reading and discussion of this romantic episode from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh for Persian literature, Shahnameh, and Iranian culture audiences in Richmond Hill.
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