# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Afternoon of Rumi, Music and Community with Zara Houshmand
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a free afternoon of poetry, music and community with writer, translator, and theater artist Zara Houshman as she reads from her book, "Moon and Sun," a selection of Rumi's poetry, accompanied by live music. The readings will be in English and Persian. Refreshments will be served. Come, bring your friends and families and spend a couple of hours with our community. 

This is a free event. Please take a moment to register if you can.

Saturday, January 24, 2026, 3:00 PM
Impossible Stage, 2033 University Avenue, Berkeley
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/449yy745

About Zara Houshmand: Zara Houshmand is an Iranian-American writer, translator, and theatre artist whose work focuses on opening the borders between different cultures. Born in San Francisco, she was raised in the Philippines and attended Wellesley College and London University, where she received her BA in English.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/berkeley/an-afternoon-of-rumi-music-and-community-with-zara-houshmand/200029467529458
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, live-music, theatre, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 57

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tinyurl.com/449yy745?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=berkeley-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Berkeley
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2033 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-1005, United States
- **lat**: 37.87226
- **long**: -122.26984
- **full address**: 2033 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-1005, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Diaspora Arts Connection (https://allevents.in/org/diaspora-arts-connection/26006917)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2033 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-1005, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Diaspora Arts Connection
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, music, live-music, theatre, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Afternoon of Rumi, Music and Community with Zara Houshmand ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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