Events
Handcrafted, modern Palastinian style dresses specially brought from Amman, Jordan. These are some of the most lovely dresses you can find. Stunning needlework done with beautiful colors on modern fabrics, with accessories.
Refreshments will be served.
Suggested donation: $50
Daughters 6-18 free
When: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 2:00-4:00 pm.
Where:Community Clubhouse at 15449 156th Avenue
Bellevue, WA 98006
Book: The Lemon Tree, An Arab, A Jew and the Heart of the Middle East
Author: Sandy Tolan
Country: Palestine
Where: Truly Mediterranean 1299 156TH AVE N.E. Suite 135 Bellevue, Wa. 98008 (425) 653-7482
When: Thursday, May 8th, 630pm-9pm
Click here to hear Sandy Tolan on NPR
Click here for a reading guide for this book
Please email Oraib at oraib@arabcenter.net or Laila at laila@arabcenter.net for more information.
Please join us at Seattle Center on Saturday, May 10th for an informal talk and reception for Reem Kelani, as she prepares for her performances during the Seattle International Children's Festival.
Time/Date: 7-9pm on Saturday, May 10th
Location: Seattle Pavillion (right next to the Fisher Pavillion) at the intersection of 2nd and Thomas streets
What: Conversation with Reem and light refreshments
For more info, email info@arabcenter.net
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
ACW Arabic Playgroup
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
Lebanese author Rabih Alameddine will be reading from his new book
The Hakawati (The Storyteller)
from Alfred A Knopf Publisher
Where: Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, Washington 98104
206-624-6600
When: Friday, May 16 at 7:30 pm
About the book: The Hakawati - the word means "story
teller" weaves together the story of a modern Lebanese family in
war-torn Beirut. The city is bombed out and bleak, not how he remembers
it. His father lies in a hospital bed while his entire al-Kharrat
family camps out in the waiting room. The al-Kharrats, a rowdy and wry
bunch, are both exasperated by and take solace in one another. And they
tell each other stories. We listen in on hilarious, fantastical stories
of Osama's childhood and that of his grandfather, who was a hakawati.
World renowned Palestinian diva Reem Kelani
The U.S. Premiere – May 12-17 at Seattle Center
Born in England and raised in Kuwait, Reem Kelani is one of the foremost scholars and performers of Palestinian music. With her engaging stage presence, angelic voice, sparkling wit, and a band that features some of the finest traditional and jazz players in London, Reem charts the cultural terrain of Arabic music. Her powerful concerts feature traditional songs learned on visits to Palestinian refugee camps, and her own compositions, that have brought audiences around the world to their feet.
"(The performance) had everything: drama, emotion, education, humour, power, musicianship, surprises, and above all a level of musical and personal integrity that shone through the whole set.” – Folkdevils.com
ACW Arabic Playgroup
ACW Arabic Playgroup
- Arab Festival Meeting(24 days)
- ACW Book Club: Chicago: A Novel(30 days)
- ACW General Assembly - Elections - Potluck(31 days)