Celebrate the arrival of Spring and Nowruz, the Persian Festival for the New Year with poetry from Concordian Ralph Waldo Emerson and his inspiration, the 13th century Persian poet Hafez Shirazi, globally renowned poet Rumi, Bostonian Phillis Wheatley, and Concordian Henry David Thoreau. The event will include brief remarks on the celebration of Spring and Nowruz in diverse cultures, poetry recitations, music by the MIT Middle Eastern Ensemble, and light refreshments.

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Concord Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.