The Columbia University Middle East Research Center is also hosting a talk tonight titled “Religious Fundamentalism or Political Fundamentalism? Reflections from South Asia.”
The highlight of the agenda is the Guardians of Memory Cultural Week; which features daily poetry readings, music, and dance performances by the Hannouneh group and others.
You also have a concert of best songs from Nizar Qabbani’s poems performed by the Amman Arab Music Ensemble. There’s a Turkish film at Shoman, a lecture on Circassians in the Middle East, Sleeping Beauty Ballet, a Christmas Concert at the Sheraton, lots of art at the Sunny Art Fair, and more.
Sunday December 19, 2010
Sunny Art Fair, Zara Center, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Talk “Public Art, Media, and Expanding the Conversation”, Makan – Sunny Art Fair Branch, Zara Center, 6:00 pm
SAF Talks: Coming to terms with criticism, speaker: Nayla Tamraz, at the Sunny Art Fair/Zara Center, 7:00 pm
Religious Fundamentalism or Political Fundamentalism? Reflections from South Asia – A lecture by Professor Janaki Bakhle, Associate Professor of History and Director of the South Asia Institute at Columbia University, at 6:30 pm at the Columbia University Middle East Research Center – King Hussein Park. Tel.: 077-5447470
Book of the Week, presentation and discussion, Department of the National Library, 6:00 pm.
The Guardians of Memory Cultural Week
Poetry: Zajal (Lebanon), Royal Cultural Center, 7:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Poetry (Jordan), Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Monday December 20, 2010
Sunny Art Fair, Zara Center, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SAF Talks: The art of selling, speaker: Nicolas Dietz, at the Sunny Art Fair/Zara Center, 6:00 pm
Amman Community Band Christmas Concert, Sheraton Hotel Lobby, 7:00 pm.
Lecture: “Circassians in the Middle East,” by Professor Mohamed Khair Mamser, at Zara Expo, from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Ballet: Sleeping Beauty, Al Hussein Cultural Center-Ras Al-Ain, 7:00pm.
Symposium in memory of the late Dr. Abdul Aziz Al—Douri, Abdel Hamid Shoman Foundation, 6:30 pm.
Music: Open Mic, Bazzment/ Sweifya, 8:00 pm. For more information: 0797222291.
The Guardians of Memory Cultural Week
Music: Salwa Al Ass and Amman Municipality band (Jordan), Royal Cultural Center, 7:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Theater : Hussam Abed, Dafa (Jordan), Royal Cultural Center, 7:45 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Dance: Hannouneh Group for Folklore, Royal Cultural Center, 8:15 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Tuesday December 21, 2010
Turkish Film “Honey”, directed by Semih Kaplanoglu, Abdel Hamid Shoman Foundation, 7:00 pm.
The Guardians of Memory Cultural Week
Poetry: Zajal (Syria), Royal Cultural Center, 7:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Ma’an Folkloric Group (Jordan), Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
San’a Mousa (Palestine), Royal Cultural Center, 8:45 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Canada Alumni Homecoming Party, with live music by Yacoub Abu Ghosh and the Stage Heroes, Canvas-Jabal Al Webdieh, 8:00pm. (5JD entry fee at the door for non members)
Wednesday December 22, 2010
Music: Bayt al-Ruwwad group, Al-Hussein Cultural Center, 7:30 pm
Best Songs of Nizar Qabbani’s Poems, by Amman Arab Music Ensemble, with Sakher Hattar/conductor , Al Hussein Cultural Center-Ras Al-Ain, 7:30pm. Tickets price (10/20 JD). For more information: 06 4746222
The Guardians of Memory Cultural Week
Poetry: Zajal (Palestine), Royal Cultural Center, 7:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Poetry: Talal Haidar (Lebanon), followed by Lara Alayyan (Jordan), Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Dance: Hannouneh Group for Folklore, Royal Cultural Center, 9:00 pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Thursday December 23, 2010
Mones Road, an experimental publishing of Mones Razzaz’s novel “Jumaa Al-Qiffari” in the urban spaces featured in the novel itself, at Amoun Cafe/Abdali, 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
The Guardians of Memory Cultural Week
Dance: Hannouneh Group for Folklore, Cultural Palace, 7:00pm. For more information: 06 5052829.
Lecture: The Most Important Astronomy Discoveries in 2010, Lecturer: Eng. Khaled Tell, JAS Cultural Forum at the Jordanian Writers Association/ Shmeisani, 6:30pm.
Friday December 24, 2010
Music: Karaoke Night, Paris Café/Jabal al Waibdeh-Paris Circle, 9:00pm. For more information: 0795152036.
Petra and the Old Ancient Day; Concert by Alaa Shahin and his group, at the Royal Cultural Center, 7:00 pm.