Concert with A.J Racy this weekend + Arab Arts In Action + Around Town

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Nov 18 and 20: A.J. Racy in Concert

Dec 2: Film Salt of This Sea + dinner

Dec 9: Suheir Hammad Performance

plus Events Around Town

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A Concert of Instrumental Arab Music

with composer/musician A. J. Racy
Hanna Khoury - violin
Kinan Abou-afach - cello
Hicham Chami - qanun
Hafez El Ali-Kotain - percussion

Friday, November 18 at 8pm
Sunday, November 20 at 4pm
Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia

note: discoutned parking available nearby

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Wondering what Al-Bustan is doing besides music performances?

Read about in and out-of-school programs and see photos in action on our website!

Arab Arts and Culture Class - daily class for 10th graders at Northeast High School
A Day of Workshops with Suheir Hammad - poetry in the air at two public high schools and UPenn
Saturday Arabic Language and Arts Program - weekly classes at Kroc Center
Weekly percussion classes at Moffet Elementary School, Penn Alexander School, and Independence Charter School

Friday December 2 at 6pm
Al-Bustan and UPenn's Greenfield Intercultural Center,
PASS and Wharton Pennguins
are pleased to present
SALT OF THIS SEA

A film screening followed by food and conversation

Terrace Room, Claudia-Cohen Hall at UPenn

A drama feature film by Annemarie Jacir, starring Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri, tells the story of a Brooklyn woman who travels to the West Bank and Israel to discover her roots.

SAVE THE DATE!

December 9 at 7:30pm
Suheir Hammad in Philadelphia! She will present her poetry in an evening of poetry and music, as part of Al-Bustan's Arab Music Concert Series

Of Interest Around Town...

TODAY: My So-Called Enemy: Film Screening+Peace Meal - Nov. 17, 6pm, Christ Church

In 2002, 22 Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls traveled to the United States to participate in the women's leadership program. This film follows six of the girls over the next seven years, revealing how knowing their "enemies" as human beings meets with the realities of living in the Middle East. More Info

TODAY: Sudan: A History of a Broken Land - Nov. 17, 6pm, UPenn

Film screening and skype conversation with prominent Sudanese blogger and digital media consultant Amir Ahmad. More info

American Tunisian Association - Talk - Dec 1, 7pm, I-House

From Dictatorship to Democratic Era, a talk by Dr Salah Bourjini. More Info

NAAP 101 - Orientation Meeting - Dec. 4, 2pm, UPenn

The Network of Arab American Professionals - Philly Chapter hosts a meeting for those wanting to join or learn more about the organization. More info

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