On October 1st, 2011, the Arab Cultural and Community Center will present our 17th annual Arab Cultural Festival in San Francisco's Union Square. The festival is the largest celebration of Arab heritage in Northern California. Since 1995, this day-long event has showcased the Arab arts, entertainment, cuisine, traditions and much more! The festival reflects and embraces our community's diversity and its contributions to the Bay Area's cultural landscape. San Francisco observes Arab Heritage Month in October, and with that in mind, the Arab Cultural Festival welcomes all Bay Area residents to join the ACCC in celebrating and exploring Arab and Arab American culture.
Date: October 1st, 2011
Time: 12 - 6 pm
Location: Union Square, between Stockton and Powell Streets, San Francisco
Cultural Performances include: world-renown hip hop artist
Omar Offendum, traditional Palestinian debkeh dance troupe
Al-Juthoor, Classical Oud virtuoso and singer
Naser Musa, popular Palestinian singer
Salma Habib Khishiaboon, derbakki master
Faisal Zedan, and Nubian-fusion musical group
Al-Sarah and the Nubatones (unplugged).
Visit the Performers at their websites below:
Omar Offendum: http://www.myspace.com/offendum
Naser Musa:
http://WWW.NASERMUSA.NET Faisal Zedan: http://www.faisalzedan.com/
Salma Habib:
ttp://www.salmahabib.com. Alsarah and The Nubatones: http://alsarah.com/
Al-Juthoor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mrgMpJmiaU
Booth Bazaar includes: Arabic cuisine, jewelry, textiles and crafts from the Arab world, Henna, children's activities, informational booths from many Arab organizations, artwork and much more. Bring the family to take a professional photo dressed in traditional Arab clothing too!
Your Support: We need your help! The festival, now held in Union Square, is sure to attract a wide range of members from the Arab and general Bay Area Community. Last year, it was estimated that nearly 10,000 people joined throughout the day! Now that the festival is held in a public venue, the ACCC needs to rely on community support to make the festival production possible. It's not too late to make a difference at the 17th Annual Arab Cultural Festival by sponsoring, donating, placing an add in the program book for your company, volunteering or renting a booth!
If you are interested in volunteering to help prepare for the festival or on the day itself, email events@arabculturalcenter.org.
To sponsor, donate to the festival, or rent a booth email lqutami@arabculturalcenter.org
If you would like to purchase advertisement space in the festival program book, please write to rmarcus@arabculturalcenter.org For more information about the Festival or the performers, visit
http://arabculturalcenter.org/cultural_festival.html
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