Event Details

Date/Time: 

Dec 9 2011 10:00am - 8:00pm

Price: 

Free entrance, gift wrapping and refreshments

Where: 

Levantine Cultual Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega Blvd. and Fairfax Ave.
ample street parking or CVS underground lot

The holidays are a time for levity and friendship! We are pleased to present fine art, books, DVDs, CDs, jewelry, clothing and various and sundry items for sale in our gallery-bookshop! All sales support the Levantine Cultural Center's arts and educational programming in 2012. Free refreshments and gift wrapping, up to 50% off all items in stock! Get your holiday shopping done early, stop by the Levantine Cultural Center...

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Sep 10 2011 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public.

Where: 

SHARQ Gallery
537 Arbramar Ave
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
info 310.459.6041

Nahid Massoud and Robert Rosenstone invite you to view "The Afghans"—a new exhibit at the Sharq Gallery, opening Saturday, September 10, 3-6 pm, and continuing Sept. 11-Oct. 6 by appointment. Info.

BOOK & DVD DRIVE CALLS FOR DONATED NEW & USED MATERIALS ON MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA FOR RESOURCE LIBRARY

The Levantine Cultural Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions a greater understanding of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), seeks to build a new library and resource center that will provide access to valuable research materials. The library will be open to the public beginning Monday, November 7, and will be available during regular center hours, Monday-Saturday, 10 am-6 pm.

By Saba Mohtasham

A Palestinian woman sits on a hill of dirt, resting her heavy head on her left hand. Behind her lay the remains of her demolished home. And next to this photograph reads the quote “If you lived here, you would be home by now.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Los Angeles, January 24, 2011]—The Levantine Cultural Center, in participation with Women's Voices Now, will present the Women's Voices Now Benefit Party on February 4, 2011 8pm-midnight at the Bradford Stewart Studio, 5872 Smiley Dr., Culver City, 90232. This important night will introduce Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short-Film Festival—giving voice to women of all faiths living in Muslim-majority countries and Muslim women living as minorities around the globe—taking place March 17-19 at the LA Film School.

 
[For Immediate Release—Los Angeles, 12/23/2010] On Friday, January 7, 2011, 7:30 pm, the Levantine Cultural Center's monthly New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series will present a special screening of visual artist Shirin Neshat's first feature film, Women Without Men, winner of the Venice Film Festival's Silver Bear. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA- and Mi5-backed coup d'état against the democratically-elected president, Mohammad Mossadegh, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Nov 11 2010 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Suggested donation $10 or purchase of book. Doors open at 7:00 pm.
Includes light refreshments. Seating is limited, RSVPs are suggested: 310.657.5511

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035
Between Fairfax and La Cienega
ample street parking

"Father Land" by Vahé and Ara Oshagan: obtain a signed copy at the event, or order online here (click image)From a unique collaboration between Ara Oshagan, a photographer living in Los Angeles and his writer father, Vahé Osahgan—a famous author in Armenia—comes the first photographic and bilingual book about Armenia and the Karabagh region to be published by an American publisher.

While Ara Oshagan's stunning photographs depict Armenian life at present, the collection of his father's essays which accompany them touch upon diverse topics from throughout the area's rich history. Taken together, the text and images are symbolic and deeply connected, like the father and son who produced the work.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Morgan Turner
310.657.5511

FATHER-SON BOOK REVEALS RICH HISTORY OF ARMENIAIN PHOTOGRAPHS, ESSAYS
NOVEMBER 11 AT THE LEVANTINE CULTURAL CENTER

What: Photography presentation, conversation and book signing with Ara Oshagan
When: November 11, 2010,7:30 pm (doors open at 7pm)
Price: Suggested donation of $10 is requested, or purchase of an autographed book
Where: Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035
Ample street parking

[Los Angeles- October 26, 2010] From a unique collaboration between Ara Oshagan, a photographer living in Los Angeles and his writer father,Vahé Osahgan-a famous author in Armenia-comes the first photographic and bilingual book about Armenia and the Karabagh region to be published by an American publisher. While Ara Oshagan's stunning photographs depict Armenian life at present, the collection of his father's essays which accompany them touch upon diverse topics from throughout the area's rich history. Taken together, the text and images are symbolic and deeply connected, like the father and son who produced the work.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Sep 25 2010 1:00pm - Nov 6 2010 5:00pm

Price: 

Free, donations welcome.

Where: 

The Whole 9 Gallery
6101 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

Peace Project Mural: Whole 9 GalleryTo commemorate World Peace Day, on Saturday, September 25 at the Whole 9 Gallery, The Peace Project will unveil to the public the mosaic that features visions of peace from 150 artists in nearly every U.S. state and over 30 countries around the world. Also featured will be a series of stunning black-and-white images by famed photojournalist Pep Bonet, titled "Faith in Chaos," documenting the harsh reality of civil war in Sierra Leone. Leading up to Peace Day, two community peace murals were created simultaneously; one outside the Whole 9 Gallery, and the other in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

To purchase artwork, make a donation, or find other ways you can personally contribute to furthering peace, please visit http://www.thewhole9.com/thepeaceproject.

Reviewed by Kouross Esmaeli and Omid Arabian