It may not beat last week’s in number, but this week’s event calendar promises plenty of interesting happenings – with the “Zakharef in Motion” Dance Festival, the Ismailiyah Film Days, the Holland Festival, exhibition openings, a physical theater performance, a book club meeting, Amman’s own farmers market, and numerous concerts and talks.
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The Serge Gainsbourg Experience, Monday 12th
Sunday April 11, 2010
Book of the Week presentation and discussion, Department of the National Library, 6:00 pm.
Ismailia Film Days in Amman – Short Film Screenings, Film House/Royal Film Commission, 7:00 pm.
Monday April 12, 2010
Opening of Solo Exhibition by Bader Mahasneh, Zara Gallery, 6:30 pm.
The Serge Gainsbourg Expérience, concert by Paris-based British bassist Brad Scott, Terra Sancta Theater. 8:00 pm
Yazan Al-Roussan and Autostrad Live at Liquid Lounge/Jabal al-Weibdeh. 8:30 pm. For reservations call 0779074000.
Ismailia Film Days in Amman – Short Film Screenings, Film House/Royal Film Commission, 7:00 pm.
Lecture: “Christian Arabs and Arab Nationalism.” Abdul Hamid Shoman Foundation, 6:00 pm
Zakharef In Motion, Dance Festival
Almario by Rocio Molina/Spain, Al Hussein Cultural Center/Ras Al Ain. 7:00 pm. For more information: 0777208033, 0777484313
Tuesday April 13, 2010
Moroccan Film: “Ali Zaoua, Prince de la Rue”, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, 6:30 pm
Italian Film Screening, Hussein Cultural Center/Small Auditorium, 8:00 pm.
Ismailia Film Days in Amman – Short Film Screenings, Film House/Royal Film Commission, 7:00 pm.
Chapter 11 – Live Jazz. Canvas/Jabal al-Weibdeh. 9:00 pm. For info and reservations call 06 4632211
Wednesday March 14, 2010
Talk: Wednesday’s Culture Forum, Department of the National Library, 5:30 pm.
Opening of Exhibition “Memory Dialgue” by Saadi al-Kaabi, Orfali Gallery, 6:30 pm.
The Palestine Legal Aid Fund: A Mission for Justice and Accountability. Arab Thought Forum headquarters, Al-Jubaiha (Between the Royal Scientific Society and the Royal Geographic Centre). For info call 0797311472
Bayt Al-Ruwwad Group led by Sakher Hattar, Classical Arabic Music, Prince Hashem Park/Al-Hashmi Al-Shamali, 7:30 pm.
Ismailia Film Days in Amman – Short Film Screenings, Film House/Royal Film Commission, 7:00 pm.
Thursday April 15, 2010
Lecture: Constellations of the Spring, Jordanian Astronomical Society/Haya Cultural Center, 6:30 pm. For more information 06 5534754.
Ismailia Film Days in Amman – Short Film Screenings, Film House/Royal Film Commission, 7:00 pm.
Friday April 16, 2010
Concert organized by Russian Embassy, Hussein Cultural Center. 7:00 pm.
Prisons – a Physical Theater Performance. Royal Cultural Center. 8:00 pm
Jordan Salsa Championship 2010. Soleil Restaurant. 9:00 pm. For more info call Tempo Dance Academy :065938939 , 0796155547
Saturday April 17, 2010
Geekfest Amman, Mohtaraf Remal/Jabal Al-Weibdeh. 7:00 pm.
Stories from Weibdeh: join Hamzet Wasel, and the Friends of Jabal Weibdeh Association and 7iber.com to create photo stories and audio slideshows from the neighborhood. Makan Art Space. 11:00 am.
Souq Al-Balad/Farmers Market, Ras Al-Ain/Jordan Museum site. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Book Club Meeting: Leo the African. Al-Hannouneh Society. 7:30 pm. For more information call 0795917479
Concert by Dutch composer and musician Merlijn Twaalfhoven, part of Holland Festival. Roman Amphitheater/downtown. 7:00 pm.
Prisons – a Physical Theater Performance. Royal Cultural Center. 8:00 pm
