Jericho Winter Festival - Jericho - Palestine

• 25 Feb Opening day 3:00 Carnival parade with puppets, musicians, dancers from the city touring the streets until the municipal park 7:00 Opening ceremony with a dance performance recreating a canaanite myth of exodus and return. Token of appreciation presented from the ministry of culture to Egyptian singer Hani Shaker. Two song by Hani Shaker.
• 25 Feb 9:30 Opening of the Creative Women's Forum (municipal theatre) 13:00 Gymnastics championship (Rosary school) 13:00 Opening of exhibition by Moroccan artist Khadeejeh tananeh (Jericho Resort Village) 15:00 Ronny Rock children's show (Istiklal park) 16:00 Balloons workshop (municipal park) 16:00 Opening of a picture exhibit on Jericho (Youth Union) 19:00 Performance by Hani Shaker (Stadium)
• 26 Feb 9:30 Playwrights workshop (Municipal) hall) 10:00 Sports championshi (racing track) 10:00 Basketball championship the good shepherd (youth club) 10:30 Readings by women artists and writers (Jericho resort village) 11:00 Story telling workshop (Municipal library) 14:00 Bicycl race 16:00 Heart to Heart for children (Papaya park) 16:00 Ronny Rock for children (Municipal park) 19:00 Monodrama "acting in front of the temple" by Iraqi actress Namaa al Ward (Municipal theatre)
• 27 Feb 9:30 Testimonies of artistic and literary experiences by women (Jericho Resort Village) 10:00 Children's football championship (Jericho Youth Club) 9:00 Tennis tournaments for diplomats (Jericho Resort Village) 14:00 Painting on clay workshop for children (Youth Union) 16:00 Reem Banan music show for children ('Istiklal park) 17:00 The Nation Music Conservatory ensemble (Municipal Park) 19:00 Women of Sand and Myrrh play (Jericho Center for Culture and Arts) 20:00 Football game (Stadium).
• 28 Feb 9:30 Poetry and story readings by women writers (Jericho Resort Village) 10:00 Tennis tournaments (Jericho Resort Village) 12:00 Said and the bird play for children (Aqbet Jaber camp) 15:00 William Qanawati (Papaya Park) 16:00 Awni Shahbani magician (Municipal park) 17:00 Zaroub play by Samia Bakri (Municipal theatre) 18:00 Aaras music ensemble (Municipal park) 19:00 Film children of Sabra and Shatilla (Municipal park.
• 3 Mar 16:00 Segan - French gospel singer (Municipal park) 17:00 Reem Bana (Municipal park)
• 4 Mar 13:00 Writing workshop for children (Municipal theatre) 14:00 Awni Shahbani magician (Aqbet Jaber park) 15:00 My grandfather' house play for children (Municipal theatre) 15:00 Reem Bana show for children (Municipal park) 18:00 Scent of gypsies music performance (Municipal park) 19:00 The sword of Demoklees play (Jericho Center for Culture and Arts) 15:00 Opening of the handicrafts exhibit (Palestine square)
• 5 Mar 9:00 Volleyball championship (Jericho youth club) 9:00 Youth footbal championship (Jericho youth club) 10:00 Opening of the indian film week (Municipal theatre) 11:00 writing workshop (Municipal library) 11:00 Story telling workshop for children (the good shepherd yourh club) 11:00 Heart to Heart performance for children (Aqbet Jaber park) 12:00 Awni Shahbani magician (Istiklal park) 17:00 Tennis tournaments (Jericho Resort Village) 20:00 Al Majd dance group (Municipal park) 20:00 Seek Sarab music group (Palestine square).
• 6 Mar 10:00 Tenins tournaments (Jericho resort village) 14:00 Pupet workshop for children (The Good Sheperd youth club) 14:00 Abu Shaker's affairs play (Municipal theatre) 16:00 Indian film screeings (Municipal theatre) 17:00 Zajal competition (Municipal park) 19:00 "I dream of tomorrow" play (Jericho Center for Culture and Arts) 22:00 Seek Sarab music group (Palestine square).
• 7 Mar 10:00 Indian film screening (Municipal theatre) 10:00 Tennis tournaments (Jericho resort village) 15:00 My grandfather's house play for children (the good shepherd youth club) 17:00 Performances by amateur artists from Jericho (Municipal theatre).
• Guided walking and biycle riding tours: First path: Quruntul monastery Second Path: Al-Qilt valley and monastery. Third path: Hisham palace and other sites in Jericho city. Fourth Path: Oja spring.

For reservations please call: (02) 2323836
Tickets: Opening NIS 50, NIS 75 (1st class), NIS 25 Children
Hani Shaker NIS 100, NIS 150 (1st class)
Golden ticket (free entery to all other performances and events) 50 NIS
(if you buy the opening of the Hani Shaker ticket you get a free golden ticket).

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