The Jerash Festival continues to be the highlight of the month; this week it features Omar Khayrat, Le Trio Jubran, Wust El Balad, dance performances, poetry readings, theater, and a lot more. (More info here).
The Royal Film Commission is screening 18 Days, a collection of short fiction films on the Egyptian revolution, in the presence of producer Fadi Fahim.
7iber’s Hashtag Debates are back, this time with a discussion on reform challenges in Jordan and whether current efforts are enough, with Dr. Marwan Muasher. The event will be live streamed by JordanDays, and you send your comments and questions live using the twitter hashtag #hashtagdebates or in advance via email to editor[at]7iber[dot]com.
7iber’s book club, Inkitab, is holding a discussion of Ibrahim Nasrallah’s “Shame Balcony”, this Tuesday at Bayt Baladna. You can join the book club and stay tuned for future discussions and book-related activities.
You also have jazz with Omar Faqir, Romanian folklore dance, cultural talks, and more. So Read on, and don’t forget to send us photos, videos, or reviews of events you attend, as well as info on events you’d like to include in this roundup.
Sunday July 24, 2011
Screening of “18 Days”, the first Egyptian film about the Tahrir Square revolution, at the Royal Film Commission, 8:00 pm
Amman’s Third Short Story Forum, Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 4:00 – 9:00 pm.
Jerash Festival: Omar Khayrat, classical Arabic music, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Concert: Ahmad Abanda, Ghaleb Khoury, Thameen Haddad, and Ghada Abbassi, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Play: Za3al wa Khadra, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Play: Happy Dreams, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Monday July 25, 2011
Hashtag Debates on Reform Challenges in Jordan, featuring Dr. Marwan Muasher, at Dar al-Anda/Jabal Luweibdeh, 7:30 pm.
Omar Faqir fusion concert (with special guest Hasan Faqir), at Zara Expo Auditorium, 8:00 pm. Tickets JD 5, sold at the door.
Dance: Romanian Folklore, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 7:00 pm
Amman’s Third Short Story Forum, Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 4:00 – 9:00 pm.
Jerash Festival: Music Hall (Lebanon and International Show), Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Concert by the National Music Conservatory, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Poetry Readings, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Tuesday July 26, 2011
Tuesdays at Darat Al-Funun
Cultural Talk with Dr. Faisal Darraj on the Yemeni Tragedy in Ahmad Zein’s novel, at Darat al-Funun/Archeological site, 7:30 pm
Inkitab Book Club: Discussion of Ibrahim Nasrallah’s Shame Balcony شرفة العار, at Bayt Baladna (Jabal Luweibdeh, Nadim al-Mallah Street/across from Darat al-Funun), 7:00 pm
Performance by the Open Jordanian Youth Orchestra, at the National Centre of Culture and Arts ( King Hussein Foundation), 7:00 pm, free entrance.
Jerash Festival: Circassian Dance Performance by Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed Club, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Irbid Arabic Music Ensemble, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Play: Mansaf dot Com, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Wednesday July 27, 2011
Seminar: Cultural and Social Dimensions of Amman’s Urban Plans, at the University of Jordan Library, 6:30 pm
Concert: Bayt Al-Ruwwad, classical Arabic music, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 8:00 pm
Jerash Festival: Al-Ashiqeen Group فرقة العاشقين / Palestine, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Le Trio Jubran, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Poetry Readings, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Thursday July 28, 2011
Jerash Festival: Najwa Karam, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Gypsy Music from the Balkans, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Play “Art Painting” by Mahmoud Saymeh, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Egyptian Band "Wust El Balad"
Friday July 29, 2011
Jerash Festival: Syrian Dance Group, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Wust El Balad/Egypt, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Poetry Readings, Artemis Theater, 8:30 pm
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
Saturday July 30, 2011
Jerash Festival: Concert: Haytham Amer, Met3eb Al-Saqqar, Nahawand, Hussein al-Salman, Southern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Rum – Tareq al-Nasser Group, Northern Amphitheater, 8:30 pm.
Jerash Festival: Children’s play, Light and Sound Theater, 8:00 pm
