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L.A.'s Middle East Cultural Arts Center Fêtes 12th Year!

posted June 5, 2013 - 12:45pm by Editor
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fiscal year ending, donations requested by June 30th

Can you believe it?!

We are just starting our 12th year serving greater Los Angeles. Don Heckman wrote the first LA Times article about us, positively reviewing our first public program, in a Calendar review published June 25, 2001. (We received another thumbs-up review in December 2001 by theatre critic Don Shirley and many more LA Times articles since.) 

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New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series

posted May 30, 2013 - 5:23pm by Editor
The fourth season of the New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series will present as many as two dozen features, documentaries and short films in Los Angeles and Orange County, to foster a greater understanding of the Middle East and North Africa, and to afford provocative opportunities for meaningful dialogue, while working with major partners including the Arab Film Festival, UCLA, USC, Chapman University, the University of California at Irvine, and others.
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Café Arabesque 2 features North African, Arab Music

posted May 6, 2013 - 2:57pm by Editor
Event Details
Date/Time: 
May 24 2013 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Price: 
$18 advance/$15 members/students/seniors or with postcard; $20 at the door; doors open 7:30 pm
RSVPs strongly advised, 323.413.2001
Click here to buy tickets
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center's Café Arabesque
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
street parking
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Al-Fareed and his cohorts perform authentic North African/Arab music, dancers welcome!

"'Arabesque' was out of this world amazing. We enjoyed it very much and can't wait for the encore." —Laila El-Hajoui 

"Great event at the Levantine Cultural Center Saturday night...the music took my soul on a beautiful journey." —Nancy Tedder 

The Levantine Cultural Center presents an encore performance of "Arabesque" with Al-Fareed of Radio Al-Fareed, AKA Alfred Madain and a group of musicians, the band calling itself Bedouin X. The band members are David Markowitz, Timothy Maloof and David Martinielli. Special guest artist visiting from Tunisia, Jamel Eddine Boukraa.

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"A Grand Souk Festival" Features Bazaar, Work of Mahfouz and Gibran

posted May 2, 2013 - 10:12pm by Editor
Event Details
Date/Time: 
May 19 2013 11:30am - 5:00pm
Price: 
Free to the public, donations welcome.
Where: 
El Rancho Cordillera del Norte
9015 Wilbur Avenue
Northridge CA 91324
at southwest corner of Wilbur and Nordhoff
free lot and street parking
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activities for kids and adults, readings from Egyptian Author Naguib Mahfouz & Khalil Gibran

"A Grand Souk Festival" will feature activities for adults and children on Sunday, May 19th at El Rancho Cordillera del Norte in Northridge from 11:30 am until 5:00 pm. This open air bazaar of arts and culture is a culminating celebration of the Big Read Program through the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. This Valley celebration is sponsored by The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, a participant in this year's Big Read Program, along with the Levantine Cultural Center.

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New Bellydance & Arabic Folklore Dance Classes, with Aubre Hill

posted February 19, 2013 - 7:02pm by Editor
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Mondays in March starting the 4th and again on Mondays in April

Join International Dance Artist Aubre Hill for lessons in Arab Folk Dance and Bellydance on Mondays at the LCC. Drop-in for one class, or buy a discounted 4-pack of classes and develop your dancing skills while having fun. Classes run in 4-week sequences. This series runs March 4th-March 25th.

Arabic Folkdance, Mondays 6:00-7:00pm 

Learn the diverse & colorful folk dances from around the Arab World, while enjoying regional music & movement variations. For the month of March, Aubre will focus on folkdances from Egypt especially Saidi including assaya (stick) dancing. Giving historical & cultural context while having fun, join Aubre every Monday 6:00-7:00pm. All ages and levels welcome.

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HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, PUBLIC DISCUSSION COMPARES CONFLICT IN MALI & SYRIA

posted February 12, 2013 - 1:11pm by kasmira

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

For inquiries, please contact Lulwa Bordcosh or Kameron Myles

310.657.5511

 

HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, LEVANTINE CULTURAL CENTER HOLDS

PUBLIC DISCUSSION COMPARING CONFLICT IN MALI, SYRIA FEB 23, 2013

 

 

[Los Angeles—FEB 6., 2013] In honor of Black History Month, the Levantine Cultural Center will hold a public discussion, “Where Do We Go From Here? Answering Dr. King 46 Years Later: Unpacking and Rebuilding Mali and Syria,” featuring African History Professor, David L. Horne and Political Science Professor,ElieChalala on Feb 23 from 2 – 4 p.m. 

 

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LOS ANGELES & BEIRUT, LEBANON, SISTER CITIES, CONVERGE WHEN LCC PRESENTS TANDEM PROGRAMS JAN 17/JAN 18

posted January 8, 2013 - 10:48pm by Kameron
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Please Contact Kameron Myles
951.990.4043


LOS ANGELES & BEIRUT, LEBANON, SISTER CITIES, CONVERGE WHEN
 L.A.’S MIDEAST CENTER PRESENTS TANDEM PROGRAMS JAN 17/JAN 18 


[January 9, 2013] The Levantine Center will host two Lebanese-themed events on January 17th and 18th, focusing on Beirut, Sister City to Los Angeles, and L.A.. At the crossroads of the Mediterranean and Arab cultures, Lebanon has a rich history and broad ethnic diversity: Beirut is famously often referred to as Paris of the Middle East. Bordered by Syria to the north and Israel to the south, Lebanon has also witnessed much conflict and suffering. And more Lebanese live in the diaspora than in Lebanon itself. Los Angeles became a Sister City to Beirut in 2006 with the international assistance of Councilmembers Dennis Zine and Eric Garcetti.
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Karen Boustany: Lebanon's Freedom in a Dangerous Region

posted January 7, 2013 - 2:05pm by Editor
Event Details
Date/Time: 
Jan 18 2013 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Price: 
$15 general/$12 members
Click here to buy tickets
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega & La Brea
ample street parking or in CVS underground lot
till 10 pm only
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Los Angeles World Affairs Council partners with the LCC to present Lebanese speaker

Friday, Jan. 18, 7 pm, the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, in partnership with the Levantine Cultural Center, presents renowned Lebanese broadcaster and writer Karen Boustany, who will talk about political and cultural life in Beirut, the crisis in neighboring Syria, and the future of the Middle East. Ms Boustany comes at a time when Lebanon once again finds itself in the midst of a crisis that is not of its own making—this time the brutal struggle for power in Syria that for many years orchestrated similar power struggles inside Lebanon itself. This program will be primarily in English, with some French and Arabic.

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Jack G. Shaheen remembers 40 years of deconstrcting Arab sterotypes

posted December 10, 2012 - 2:35pm by Kameron


Deconstructing stereotypes: Jack G. Shaheen remembers 40 years
of commitment to positive Arab and US
understanding in evening lecture

[Monday December 10, 2012] On Wednesday December 19th, The Levantine Cultural Center presents honored media critic and film scholar Dr. Jack G. Shaheen in an intimate discussion and forum on misleading stereotypes based on Hollywood's negative portrayal of Arabs. Shaheen will be discussing his life-long commitment to illuminate social justice, with insights into the highs and lows of his 40-year quest, including his mission to reveal and terminate these damaging Arab and Muslim stigmas.

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Syrian, Lebanese, Iranian & Egyptian Art Show

posted December 7, 2012 - 1:30pm by Editor
Event Details
Date/Time: 
Dec 7 2012 10:00am - Dec 31 2012 4:00pm
Price: 
10% all fine art paintings throughout December
Where: 
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
ample street parking
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support talented Middle Eastern artists, take care of your holiday shopping early

Fadia Afashe, Khalid Hussein, Vahé Berberian and Gita Khashabi are multi-talented artists, from Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Iran respectively. Our current exhibition is on display at the Levantine Cultural Center's Inside/Outside Gallery, where all paintings are discounted 10% during December.

Fadia Afashe is a multi-talented artist and artisan. Her current exhibition "I Rise" is on display at the Levantine Cultural Center's Inside/Outside Gallery,

Paintings are on view daily, M-F, 10 am-6 pm, and all paintings are 10% off throughout the month of December. Information, 310.657.5511.

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