Friday: Music of Lebanon

Al-Bustan Arab Music Concert Series: Music of Lebanon and Rahbani Brothers

March 22, 2013 | 8:00-9:00 pm | Kimmel Center, E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor

Are you around for spring break? Looking for something different and fun to do? The NYU Abu Dhabi Center is putting on a concert of classics from the Rahbani Brothers' repertoire.

The concert is free, but reservations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• Rima Khcheich, vocalist

with Al-Bustan's resident takht ensemble:

• Hanna Khoury, violin
• Kinan Idnawi, oud
• Hicham Chami, qanun
• Kinan Abou-afach, cello
• Hafez El Ali Kotain, percussion

In collaboration with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture.

More about the music and instruments after the jump.

TONIGHT!: Gaza Kitchen

Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey

March 12, 2013 | 5:00 pm
411 Lafayette, Floor 5

Brought to you by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Authors Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt present an intimate perspective never offered in the media: how conflict and siege play out in the daily lives of ordinary people, and how people--particularly women--manage to create little spaces of vitality and joy in the midst of it all.

 

Come celebrate the launch of an exceptional work that provides rare insight into Gaza's culture and cuisine. A cookbook and more than a cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey brings together traditional recipes from the Gaza Strip based on extensive interviews with home cooks, and uses profiles of these cooks, as well as beautiful documentary photography to explore the history, economy and daily life of the territory. 

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