Award-winning photographer Jamshid Bayrami will present a series of events at Denison University. Bayrami is an artist, photojournalist and ethno-photographer who specializes in the heritage and culture of Iran. He has worked with Time, The Economist and National Geographic magazines. All events are free and open to the public.

• The opening reception for a photography exhibition, “Iran CloseUp,” will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5, in the Welsh Hills Room of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road).
• A lecture and photo presentation, “Iran: Ethnic Mosaic,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, in Olin Science Hall, room 114 (100 Sunset Hill Drive).
• “Parrot’s Garden and Remembrance,” a video art presentation, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, in the Cinema House room 104 (122 North Mulberry Street).

All events are sponsored by the Denison Department of Art, the Department of Cinema, the Denison Museum, the Office of the Provost and the Global Studies Seminars.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Iran CloseUp, photography exhibit by award-winning photographer Jamshid Bayrami. Opening reception at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5, in the Welsh Hills room of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact 740-587-6404 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— “Iran: Ethnic Mosaic,” lecture and photo presentation by Jamshid Bayrami, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, in Olin Science Hall, room 114 (100 Sunset Hill Drive). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact 740-587-6404 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—“Parrot’s Garden and Remembrance,” a video art presentation by Jamshid Bayrami, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, in the Cinema House room 104 (122 North Mulberry Street). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact 740-587-6404 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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