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Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Late November 2009
Concert on Dec 4, Free
Arab Music Ensemble Update
Spotlight on Artist Bassem Yousri
November Greetings!Al-Bustan Logo

EID MUBARAK
to all w
ho celebrate the Eid Al-Adha!
 
We wish everyone a joyous Eid and Thanksgiving Day.

MUSIC ENSEMBLE UPDATE:

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Have a look at a short video of Al-Bustan 's newly formed Arab Music Ensemble in rehearsal last week, led by Music Director Hanna Khoury. . . practicing "Toba," "Yallee Zara'atu al Burta'an" and other classical repertoire.  The Ensemble will be performing at Dec. 4th concert.
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
presents on
December 4, 2009
An Evening of Arab Music

 with
Hanna Khoury - violin
Adeeb Refela - oud
Hafez El Ali Kotain - percussion



featuring

Al-Bustan Arab Music Ensemble
Al-Bustan Percussion Ensemble

8:00pm
 University of Pennsylvania

Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall
3417 Spruce Street

FREE - Donations Welcome
light Arab fare following concert


Info/RSVP: 267-809-3668
[email protected]
co-sponsored by:
University of Pennsylvania
and
Intercultural Journeys

MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT:  BASSEM YOUSRI
After-school Art Workshops at Moffet School

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On Friday afternoons, students in the after-school program at Moffet Elementary are exploring Arab culture through a series of nine art workshops taught by Egyptian artist Bassem Yousri

A highlight thus far includes the "kunafa" project, pictured above, in which students learned about the making of the traditional Arab dessert and used culinary-inspired painting techniques to replicate the process of making kunafa.  The students ended the workshop with a tasty treat of eating real kunafa!

Born in Algeria and raised in Cairo, Bassem Yousri has studied painting, video, and fabric arts in Cairo at Helwan University and at Drexel, and this year completed his MFA in painting at Temple University's Tyler School of Art.  He was a recipient of a Fulbright Arts Grant incorporating fashion deisgn with painting.  In January he will begin a six-month fellowship at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California to pursue his digital filmmaking interests.

Of Interest Around Town

Events at Phila. Arab-American Community Development Corp.
(
Contact Zeina El-Halabi 215-765-0607 for more info)
  • The CDC is a testing site for the 2010 Census, to recruit Arabic speakers for paid positions working for the Census Bureau.  Testing Dates are Dec. 7, 1:00-3:30pm, Dec. 11, 2-4:30pm
  • December 18, 2-3:30pm:  Philadelphia Saves, financial literacy and debt avoidance workshop
Penn Museum
December 5, 9am-3pm:  World Faith Workshop for Teachers.

Asian Arts Initiative
Check out AAI's website for evenings of Open Mic, film screenings and more in December.
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