6th Annual Arab Cultural Month and Festival
April 12 - May 18, 2019
CAC is pleased to invite you to its 6th Annual Arab Cultural Month and Festival!
We will end the Cultural Month with a big Celebration at the CAC Annual Arab Spring Festival on May 18, 2019 at the Arts at the Armory Hall in Somerville, MA.
Cultural Month Schedule:
- Friday April 12, CAC Film Screening – “THIS IS HOME: A Refugee Story”
THIS IS HOME is an intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in America and struggling to find their footing.
6:30 pm at CAC Headquarters
- Sunday April 14 Youth Identity Art Workshop with artist Joy Geha in collaboration with Story Night Organization
12 pm to 4 pm at CAC Headquarter 191 Highland Ave. 6B Somerville, MA 02143
Details and Registration will be announced soon!
Saturday April 27, The Center for Arabic Culture Proudly Presents:
Basel Zayed at a music workshop
The art of Arabic and Middle Eastern melodic improvisation (Al-Taqaseem)
All instrumentalists and singers are welcome and no prior knowledge of Arabic and Middle Eastern music is necessary.
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm.
Address: 191 Highland Ave. 6B. Somerville, MA 02143
RSVP please at: Info@cacboston.org
Entry fee $20.
Free entry for music students (Students ID is required)- Please RSVP to info@cacboston.org- Speaking Arabic is not required!
Purchase Tickets Here
- Wednesday May 1 – Book Reading from German author Pierre Jarawan
Pierre Jarawan reads from his novel The Storyteller at Porter Square Books. This brand new release follows protagonist Samir as he leaves the safety and comfort of his family’s adopted home, Germany, for volatile Beirut in an attempt to find his missing father.
Event begins at 7:00 pm
- Friday May 3 CAC Arab Chamber Ensemble Concert under Direction of Music Virtuoso Layth Sidiq
At Emanuel Episcopal Church – Boston
Special Participation of CAC Children Choir under direction of Alma Richeh
Concert begins at 7:00 pm – Doors open at 6:30 pm
Online ticket sale Click Here
- Saturday May 18 CAC Annual Arab Spring Cultural Festival
12 pm to 4:30 pm at the Arts at the Armory Hall 191 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143
For Online Ticket sale and the Early Bird Tickets Click Here