When: Saturday, March 15, 2025; 1-9:30pm
Where: 500 Capp Street
Price: Free
Registration will open on February 27, 2025
Celebrating Bahar (spring) until sundown by Iftar with Minoosh Zomorodinia and Shirini Bakes.
The Community Building, Melting Pot, Bahar event is a special gathering designed to bring people together through the shared experience of food, fasting, and celebration. Inspired by Nowruz, marking the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year, and Ramadan, a sacred time of reflection and fasting, this event highlights the rich cultural traditions of diverse communities. By breaking fast together, sharing meals, and exchanging stories, we create a melting pot where people from different backgrounds can connect, learn, and celebrate renewal, unity, and togetherness. It is a joyful occasion that fosters understanding and a sense of belonging.
Important things to note to participants: We will not be eating throughout the day, only after sundown. This is called breaking the Iftar.
Part One: Cooking and preparing food and staging the iftar (1-5)
Join us while we cook and prepare food to be served at a later event. Learn about the Persian cuisine that is prepared during the springtime. Later on we will together stage the iftar table and learn about the different ways food takes part in the Spring celebration. Sign up for either or both of the time slots below. An important aspect to consider is that we will not be eating throughout the event and will respect the tradition of fasting. We will come together again after sundown to break the fast.
Part Two: Conversation about Sofre and zine followed by eating (6-9:30pm)
Join resident artist Minoosh Zomorodinia and collaborator Shirin Makaremi as we walk through Minoosh’s exhibition and talk about the Persian New Year table (Haftseen Sofreh) and the Iftar table. There will be zines and other takeaways relating to the event and holiday. Later on we’ll come together to “break the fast” after sundown and enjoy the meal prepared by the 500 Capp community earlier that day.