Events
Various: The 3rd Annual ARAB-AMERICAN HERITAGE PARK FESTIVAL
Sun, July 8, 2007 2:00 pm at Prospect Park - 15th Street Entrance
The 3rd Annual ARAB-AMERICAN HERITAGE PARK FESTIVAL
2-7 PM
15th STREET ENTRANCE TO PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN
(Please note this is a different location than last year's fair)
Musicians and Performers:
Tareq Abboushi- buzuq
Sami Abu Shumays- violin, vocals
Amir ElSaffar- Santoor, vocals
Johnny Farraj- percussion, vocals
Gaida- vocals
Dimitri Mikelis- oud
Hector Morales- drums, percussion
Danny Zanker- bass
Zafer Tawil- percussion
Dancers: Dameshe and Yowalka
Join us for a day of celebrating Arab-American culture at the 3rd annual Arab-American Heritage Park Festival in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
Enjoy a shisha in our outdoor cafe and sample some traditonal Arabic ice cream.
Professional henna artists will be on hand to decorate your bodies with traditional designs.
Kids will delight in our face painter, a bouncy house and traditional arts and crafts activities.
PLUS, enter in the raffle to win lots of great prizes, including a brand new XBOX 360!
Sponsors:
The Arab-American Family Support Center
Yallah Youth of Arts
Saba: The Association of Yemeni Americans
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
For more information, contact Nisrine Shehadeh at (718) 643-8000 ext.39 or nisrine@aafscny.org
Last updated: 2007-11-27 09:08:57
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