This Week in Palestine - Events
Issue no. 26 - June 2000
Events (01 June - 30
June)
Note: All events are in Arabic
unless otherwise stated. Make sure to contact the venue to check that the
program is still running.
Jerusalem
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Friday 02 June Exhibition: Photographs by Marten Koets
Al Wasiti Art Center.
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Sunday 04 June 20:30 Concert: The Jerusalem Choir
YMCA - East Jerusalem.
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Thursday 08 June 20:30 Concert: Amer Nakhleh (Guitar)
YMCA - East Jerusalem.
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Friday 09 June 11:00 Children's Play: Nounou's colors
the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Friday 09 June 17:00 Children's Play: Grandma Sarhana
the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Saturday 10 June 17:30 Play: The Mask (Written by:
Mamdouh Odwan Director: Sameh Hijazi) the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Sunday 11 June 11:00 Children's Play: The donkey's
kick the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Sunday 11 June 17:30 Play: The Mask (Written by: Mamdouh
Odwan Director: Sameh Hijazi) the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Friday 16 June 15:00 Exhibition: Intimate Confessions
(Artist Ghada Amer) Anadiel Gallery New Gate Old City. Exhibition open
daily from 16:30 - 19:30 except Sundays and runs until 30 July.
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Tuesday 20 June Fete de la Musique Concert by Accoules
Sax from Marseille. For information contact the French Cultural Center
at 02 6282451.
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Friday 16 June 17:30 Play: One for the Road the Palestinian
National Theatre.
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Saturday 17 June 17:30 Play: One for the Road the
Palestinian National Theatre.
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Sunday 18 June 11:00 Children's Play: The Mermaid
the Palestinian National Theatre.
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Sunday 25 June 11:00 Children's Play: Nus Nseis the
Palestinian National Theatre.
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Sunday 25 June 20:00 Concert: Al Baraka music group
(Arab musicians from Spain) the Palestinian National Theatre. The concert
is organized by the Spanish Cooperation and Yabous Productions.
Hebron
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Monday 19 June Concert: Accoules Sa from Marseille.
For information contact the Hebron-France Association at 02-2224811.
Ramallah & Al-Bireh
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Until 30 June Exhibition: Les Narguiles dans les Cafes
Arabes (photos from Egypt Palestine and Syria) French Cultural Center.
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Thursday 01 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Thursday 01 June 19:30 Film: All About my Mother (Spain
1999 Dir.: Pedro Almodovar 97 min. Spanish w English subtitles) Popular
Art Center.
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Friday 02 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque. Saturday 03 June 19:30 Film: Apollo 13 (USA 1995
Dir.:Ron Howard 134 Min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Saturday 03 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Saturday 03 June 20:30 Concert: The Jerusalem Choir
Lutheran Church.
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Sunday 04 June 19:30 Film: Michael Collins (UK 1996
Dir. Neil Jordan 133 Min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Tuesday 06 June 19:30 Concert: Ramallah String Quartet
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Tuesday 06 June 19:30 Film: Heaven Before I die (Canada
1999 Written and directed by Izidore K. Musallam 98 Min. English) Popular
Art Center.
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Thursday 08 June 19:00 Film: Cyrano de Bergerac French
Cultural Center.
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Thursday 08 June 19:30 Play: Bab esh Shams (monodrama)
Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Thursday 08 June 19:30 Film: You've Got Mail (USA
1998 Dir.: Nora Ephron 114 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Thursday 08 June 20:00 Concert: Bassel Zayed (Oud
and vocals) and Tarek Rantisi (percussions) Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Friday 09 June 19:30 Play: Babesh Shams (monodrama)
Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Saturday 10 June 18:00 Exhibition: Artist Samia Halabi
Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Saturday 10 June 19:30 Film: Scent of a woman (1993
Dir: Martin Brest Color 157 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Sunday 11 June 19:30 Film: All About my Mother (Spain
1999 Dir. Pedro Almodovar 97 min. Spanish w English subtitles) Popular
Art Center.
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Sunday 11 June 19:30 Play: The Immigrant Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Sunday 11 June 20:30Concert: Amer Nakhleh Khalil Sakakini
Cultural Center.
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Tuesday 13 June 19:30 Film: Scent of a woman (1993
Dir: Martin Brest Color 157 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Wednesday 14 June 20:30 Concert: Karloma Khalil Sakakini
Cultural Center.
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Thursday 15 June 18:00 Seminar and Book: Discussion
of Hanna Safieh's Book Images of Palestine ( discussion and presentation
by Issam Nassar and Rafi Safieh) Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Thursday 15 June 19:30 Film: The Matri (USA 1999 Dir.
Wachowsky brothers 103 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Saturday 17 June 19:30 Film: You've Got Mail (USA
1998 Dir.: Nora Ephron 114 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Sunday 18 June 19:30 Film: Apollo 13 (USA 1995 Dir.:Ron
Howard Color 134 Min. English.) Popular Art Center.
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Tuesday 20 June 19:00 Film: Indochine French Cultural
Center.
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Tuesday 20 June 19:30 Film: Michael Collins (UK 1996
Dir. Neil Jordan 133 Min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Wednesday 21 June 20:00 Concert: Accoules Sa (Fete
de la Musique) Al Kasaba Theatre.
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Thursday 22 June 20:00 Play on Video: Rituals of Signs
and Metamorphoses (written by Saad allah Wannous Director: Nidal Ashkar
Al Madinah theatre Beirut 1996) Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Saturday 24 June 19:30 Film: The Matri (USA 1999 Dir.
Wachowsky brothers 103 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Sunday 25 June 19:30 Film: Heaven Before I die (Canada
1999 Written and directed by Izidore K. Musallam 98 Min. English ) Popular
Art Center.
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Tuesday 27 June 19:00 Poetry Reading: Libyan American
poet Khaled Mutawe' Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center.
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Tuesday 27 June 19:30 Film: Scent of a woman (1993
Dir: Martin Brest Color 157 min. English) Popular Art Center.
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Wednesday 28 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Thursday 29 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
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Thursday 29 June 19:30 Film: All About my Mother (Spain
1999 Dir.: Pedro Almodovar 97 min. Spanish w English subtitles) Popular
Art Center.
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Thursday 29 June 19:30 Open day Concert: Young talents
presenting music of Sayyed Darwish and Sheikh Imam Khalil Sakakini Cultural
Center.
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Friday 30 June 19:30 Play: Al Zeir Salem Al Kasaba
Theatre and Cinematheque.
Nablus
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Thursday 22 June Concert: Accoules Sa from Marseille.
For information contact theFrench Cultural Center at 09-2385914.
Bethlehem
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Until Tuesday 13 June Exhibition: Exploring Palestine
by the German artist Heidrun Storz Al Kahf Gallery Madbaseh square Old
City. Open daily from 09:00 - 21:00.
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Saturday 03 June 18:30 Play for children: The Treasure
Map (comic Japanese theatre for all ages) - The Californian Traveling Troupe
International Center of Bethlehem Old City.
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Sunday 04 June 10:30 Concert: German Brass Band and
Choir (performance during the Sunday Service) The Christmas Lutheran Church.
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Sunday 04 June 16:30 Concert: Sunday Brass (Brass
bands from Germany) Manger Square.
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Wednesday 07 June 19:00 Concert: Hosanna 2000 (A catholic
assembly to celebrate the jubilee in Bethlehem) Manger Square.
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Thursday 08 June 16:00 International Day of the Child
(street parades and special events) Manger Square.
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Friday 09 June 19:00 Concert: Turkish Army Band (Turkey
for Bethlehem 2000 event) Manger Square)
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Friday 09 June 19:30 Turkish fashion show accompanied
by music and food and street performances (Turkey for Bethlehem 2000 event)
Jacir Intercontinental Hotel.
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Saturday 10 June 20:30 Dance: Wassaya (dance performance
by the Ihya' Baladna Palestinian folk dance group) Bethlehem University.
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Sunday 11 June 19:30 Pentecost 2000: ecumenical international
and multilingual service including music by the Nijmet Betlahim Choir from
the International Center of Bethlehem (directed by Johannes Zang) the Choir
of the Evangelical Lutheran School of Beit Sahour (directed by Dia Rishmawi)
and the Bislett Men's Choir from Norway (directed by Tore Ulleberg) The
Bethlehem Peace Center Manger Square. For more information contact Rev/
Dr. Betty Jane Bailey at the Redeemer Church 02-6276111.
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Friday 16 June 20:00 Concert: Gospel Music Manger
Square.
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Wednesday 21 June 13:00 Concert: Accoules Sa (Fete
de la Musique) Bethlehem University Amphitheater.
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Thursday 22 June 18:00 Exhibition: Overloaded (Palestinian
artists Faten Nastas and Jabra Mitwasi) Al Kahf Gallery Madbaseh square
Old City. Open daily from 09:00 - 21:00. Exhibition runs until 20 July.
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Friday 23 June 20:00 Concert: George Dalaras (famous
Greek singer) Manger Square.
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Tuesday 27 June 09:00 Conference: Interfaith conference
(sponsored by the Church of Norway and organized in cooperation between
Al Liqa Center MECC Sabeel and PASSIA ) Bethlehem University. Conference
runs for days.
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Ceramic Glass blowing and Guitar workshops are available
in addition to International choir rehearsal every Monday at 18:30 and
traditional Palestinian folk dance classes every Tuesday at19:00 at the
International Center of Bethlehem Madbasa Square Tel. 02 2770047.
Gaza
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Until 09 June Exhibition: French-German sculptress
Bernadette Nietschke-Thomas Gaza Arts and Crafts Village. Exhibition open
dailyfrom 10:00 - 22:00 except Mondays.
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Saturday 17 June Fete de la Musique Concert by Accoules
Sax from Marseille: For information contact the
French Cultural Center at 072867883.
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Monday 26 June 20:00 Concert: Al Barakamusic group
(Arab musicians from Spain) Rashad Shawa Cultural Center. The concert is
organized by the Spanish Cooperation and Yabous Productions.
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