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Center for Arabic Culture Festival & Bookfair
Visit the MAPA information table at the CAC 11th Annual Festival and Bookfair on Saturday, May 31st at Arts At the Armory in Somerville!
Festival Schedule
Armory Big Hall:
3:00 pm: Festival Starts- Opening Remarks
3:45 pm: Dabke Performance by Boston Dabke Troupe
4:00 – 4:10 pm: Where do you Live- Poetry by Jennifer Jean
4:10 pm Remarks by Maria Teresa Nagel, Director of Immigrant Affairs- City of Somerville
4:20 pm: CAC Children Choir and CAC Youth Orchestra Performance
5:00 pm: Reading by Authors Safa Sulaiman & Hannah Moushabeck
5:20 Poetry & Music by Susana Hajjar Azkul
5:50 pm: Arab American Museum Presentation
6 pm: Poetry by Salwa Gardaf & Paco Tahiri Dance Performance by Soumaya MaRose
6:30 pm: Fashion show by Salwa Gardaf
7:00 pm: Music Performance by the Boston Arabic Music Ensemble (BAME)
Armory Café:
5:30 pm: The Story Behind the Lost Paintings Project & Artistic Talk Organized by Joelle Tomb
6:20 pm: Halal Investing and Children Financial
Planning Presentation by Fateh Sukkar
Raffle:
Exciting Raffle Gifts Presented by Our Generous Donors! To participate in the raffle, you can pay by Cash, Venmo, Check or Card.
Parking:
Parking is free but limited in the lot behind the Armory Building. Ulternative Parking lot are available near Davis Square. Please make sure to plan for parking ahead of time. You can use Spot Hero here SpotHero | Get Everywhere Easier | Reserve Parking and Save
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