The US Palestinian Community Network is sponsoring a national tour of Marj Bin Amer, a Palestinian folkloric musical group headlined by Ibrahim Sbehat. The tour will bring the band, directly from occupied Palestine, on its first visit to the U.S., with stops in Youngstown, Chicago, Houston, Omaha, San Francisco and Denver.
HOUSTON, TX
Saturday, April 17, 2010
6:00 pm
Arab American Cultural and Community Center
10555 Stancliff Road, Houston, TX 77099
admission: kids free, students $10, adults $20
Sponsored by the Palestinian American Cultural Center
CHICAGO, IL
Sunday, April 18, 2010
6:00 PM
Hanging Gardens
8301 W. Belmont Avenue
River Grove, IL 60171
Ticket Price: $35.00 per person (includes dinner)
Sponsored by the US Palestinian Community Network and the Nablus Society
For tickets or information please call: Raheef Awadallah (708) 296-3461 or Abd Hamdan(708) 516-0247
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
St. Nicholas Church
5200 Diamond St.
Diamond Heights
San Francisco, CA
Ticket pricing: Adult $25, Students $15
For tickets, call 415-939-6699
Sponsored by the US Palestinian Community Network
OMAHA, NE
Saturday, April 24, 2010
5:00 – 8:00pm
At The First United Methodist Church
Cary Hall (use east entrance)
7020 Cass St. Omaha, NE 68132
Sponsored By:
Arab-American Heritage Society of Omaha
Board of Mission and Outreach of First Central Congregational Church
First Unitarian Church of Omaha
Lincoln League for Middle East Peace
Lutheran Metro Ministries
Missouri River Valley Presbytery Peacemaking & Social Justice Committee
Muslim Student Association – University of Nebraska – Omaha
Palestinian Rights Task Force, Nebraskans for Peace
Peace with Justice Ministries of the United Methodist Church of Nebraska
Sisters of Mercy, West Midwest Community
The Omaha Friends Meeting (Quakers)
US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
The event will include a pot luck dinner and Arabic food
Suggested donation is $5 ($10 for families)
www.nebraskansforpeace.org/omahachapter – (402) 708-9605
DENVER
Sunday, April 25, 2010
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street (Corner of Speer Blvd & Arapahoe St)
Denver, CO
A Palestinian Evening in Denver with the:
Internationally renowned Palestinian Hip-Hop group: Da Arabian MC’s (DAM)
Straight from Jenin, on their first North American tour, the Palestinian Folk group: Marj Ben Amer and Ibrahim Sbehat
and the Palestinian American Film maker Jackie Reem Salloum, the director of the award winning film Slingshot Hip-Hop.
Ticket prices are $20 ($15 with student ID and groups of 10 or more, $30 at the door)
For tickets and Information:
Online: ://cpcndenver.eventbrite.com
Eyas: 312.286.9971
Hasan: 720.341.8169
Email [email protected]
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