A12 - North Shore News - Friday, March 18, 2011
BRIGHT LIGHTS
by Cindy Goodman
Fourth annual Spring Festival
Einaz Farahmand enjoys the festivities.
Rojina, Goya and Sally Sar Salari celebrate spring.
Bahar Sarbar performs with the Chichaklar Dance Group. The fourth annual Spring Festival, presented by the Canadian Iranian Foundation and the North Vancouver Recreation Commission, was held in the Mickey McDougall gymnasium Sunday. Music, dancing, children’s activities, door prizes, traditional food and more were showcased to celebrate the season and North Shore Multicultural Society’s Norouz. The foundation is presenting a Norouz Gala, a Persian New Year celebration, Sunday, March 20 Homa Soltani and Parvin Enferadi greet those in attendance. at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel at 6 p.m. Tickets and info: www.cif-bc.com.
Bank of Montreal’s Kim Lacey and Molly Hawes flank Abbas Esmaili.
Investors Group’s Kam Bagheri, Sheida Shahlapour, Ramak Ghavami and Ali Fadaie attend.
Ramesh Tehrani, Roya Payami, Alnaz Farhadi and Dinaz Kanga represent TD Bank.
Tala Florist’s Michelle Mohseni and Wendy Tran sell orchids and other flowers.
Feri Shapuri, Shabnam Vaghayenegar and Marcia Amaral display their wares from Westview Bakery.
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