Events 2006
Arranged by date

The First Annual House Of Lebanon "Celebration Of The Arts":

Celebration of the Arts

Join us for the first celebration of the Arts: Visual Artists, Writers, Musicians, Singers, Dancers, and Actors.

First Annual House of Lebanon "Celebration of the Arts"

Fine Art Exhibition: Artists participating are: George Chamaa, Carole Choucair Oueijan, Michelle Constantine, Jeanice Deeb, Dalaa Faytrouni, Reem Hammad, Wafa Tarafi, Carole William Gelker, Joseph Hawa, Mohammad Kaakati and John Hajjar.

Musical Performances: Artists participating are:
1-Comedian Louie Saad, M. C., who will be representing all the artists, also performing and impersonating president George W. Bush.
2-Fidel Fayad - Vocal
3-Naser Musa - Vocal & Oud
4-Joseph Chamaa - Violin and his Baalbeck Ensemble
5-Nadine El-Khoury - Vocal
6-Mary Fakhoury - Vocal
7-Maurice Raad - Vocal
8-Dzovig Seferian - Vocal
9-Karim Cheik Ali- Spoken word
10-Nabila Mituali- Dance
Directed by Joelle Ferrando


Date: Friday November 3rd, 2006
Time: Fine Art Exhibition and Reception: Starts at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM,
Dinner and Concert at: 7:30 PM Location: Marriott Los Angeles Downtown
Address: 333 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: 213-617-1133
Admission: $65 per person, Dinner included.

For reservations, please call or email Carole Choucair Oueijan, cell (626) 290-0315 or ArtbyCarole@msn.com

Carole Choucair Oueijan  Chairman of the Artists' Group
www.houseoflebanon.com   
www.FineArtbyCarole.com
Cell: (626)290-0315
 

Elevating Lebanese Night Life in Los Angeles

BEIRUT NIGHTS Dance Club was founded by Lebanese Songwriter and composer and CEO of Famous Stage Entertainment –An entertainment event company which focuses on events highlighting Middle-Eastern music, dance and the arts for the Los Angeles community.

Monthly event at Byblos
1964 Westwood Blvd
L.A.  CA  90064
310-475-9558

Best International D.J.,  Spectacular Belly Dance, Top Hit Bands and more.
For more info about this event, please visit: www.famousstage.com   Info@faousstage.com

This event is sponsored by Beirut Times.  A complimentary subscription to the Beirut Times Weekly is being held in your name. Simply click on the link below and fill out the simple, on-line form to take advantage of your complimentary subscription status.  Visit www.beiruttimes.com/freeoffer and order your free subscription to the Beirut Times newspaper Celebrate Beirut Times 21 Years of Dedicated Service to the Lebanese American community.....

Lebanese Cultural Festival - www.americanlebanesefestival.org
 

House of Lebanon Annual Banquet- May 6th
 
May 6th at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 6:30pm. We are honoring Mr. George Hage and he will be receiving the "Ray R. Irani House of Lebanon Pride of Heritage Award". Mr. Hage is a prominent industrialist, and an LAF Honorary Director. Mr. Hage is the CEO of Hitron USA, started in 1990 to become one of the fastest growing companies as ranked by Forbes Magazine in 2001.  Our Keynote speaker is the charismatic national rising star mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa. The program will include the orchestra of Dr. Jihad Racy and other features.  www.houseoflebanon.com

Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society  (LLCS) - Southern California
Gala Dinner- April 1st Los Angelos Ca.

The LLCS will hold their annual gala dinner on April 1st 2006 at the California Club in Los Angeles. They will be honoring Dr. Charles Elachi director of Jet Propulsion Laboratoy. The Master of Ceremonies is Mr. PeterTanous, the president of Lynks Investment Advisory LLC . Entertainment will be provided by the Turath Ensemble reviving Layali Lubnan. 

All proceeds will benefit the six hundred students in Lebanon. Our budget for this year is over a quarter million dollars with zero overhead.

Amr Diab will be playing in Atlantic City on Saturday March 11th.

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Tickets can be obtained by either calling Ticketmaster at  1-800-736-1420,
on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Taj Box Office. 
For box office hours and more information call (609) 449-5150.

A child of Life - UCLA Feb 24th

The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) will be hosting dramatist Michel El-Ashkar in his internationally acclaimed play, “A Child of Life,” a theatrical dramatic interpretation (in English) of 2 acts that chronicles many of the highlights of Lebanese-American poet and artist Kahlil Gibran’s life. This will be a one-night event at 8:00 PM on Friday, February 24, at the Northwest Auditorium at UCLA. Tickets are free for UCLA students and $8 for non-UCLA students. The flyer and UCLA map are attached, and directions and parking information are located below.

Kahlil Gibran was a man whose fame and influence spread far beyond the Middle East. His poetry has been translated into more than thirty languages and his drawings and paintings have been exhibited in major world capitals. His masterpiece, The Prophet became an American classic and inspired generations around the world.

Michel El-Ashkar, much like Lebanon's artist and poet laureate, Kahlil Gibran, left his roots in Lebanon which was torn by the tragedy of war and economic strife. Both men wanted desperately to forge a new beginning and so--decades apart--they each chose to settle in Boston, Massachusetts, noted for its artistic and cultural sophistication as well as its appreciation for freedom and education. El-Ashkar hails from an artistic family that embodies the utmost respect for literature, music and the performing arts. No newcomer to the artistic scene, he was a child actor in his native city Zahlé, and received his
early formal training in drama there. After immigrating to the United States and while completing a college degree in civil engineering, he continued to hone his acting skills in the Boston area where he had appeared in a variety of theatrical productions.

A Child of Life has been performed to standing ovations in many US cities, in London as well as in other major world capitals, most recently this past summer in Amman, Jordan at the International Annual Jerash Festival and under the personal auspices of her Majesty Queen Noor. Also a performance was held this past fall in Cambridge, MA in Kresge Theatre under the auspices of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since its debut, this play has received very positive reviews and “Kahlil Gibran Day” proclamations from the mayors of nine cities in the United States of America.

The primary purpose and mission of the dramatist in writing and performing his play"A Child of Life" is to forge a spiritual bridge highlighting Gibran's message of love and peace to humanity and also to
seek a closer understanding amongst people and cultures as well as to acknowledge the contribution of Lebanese immigrants and the significance of Kahlil Gibran's legacy to our Lebanese literary
heritage.
 

House of Lebanon Artist Group  Feb 7th

You are invited to attend our first meeting for the HOL Artists Group: Tuesday, February the 7th, 2006 at 7:30 PM.  Mr. Kanan Hamzeh, Dr. Hanna Shammas and other members of the HOL board are going to join us.

This is a great opportunity to all visual artists. The board would like to introduce us in their upcoming Annual Banquet on May 6th. They will only pick 3 to 4 artists to display their artwork that night and they might have a silent auction, too. Bring one of your best works.

They have high hopes for our group and we need to show them our talented members.

Please bring with you:

1- A one page biography (8 1/2 x 11) and a small passport size photo. It will be in the members' folder.
2- Your portfolio and business cards. We will pass them around and share them with the group.
3- Visual Artists are asked to bring one artwork and easel/stand to be presented on. (Please have your name and title by your piece)
4- Singers and musicians can bring their CDs; poets and writers can bring their books, etc...
5- Your ideas for our future events and opinions are very important to us. Please think about them and be prepared to present them to the group.

I hope to see all of you. Great news and opportunities are to be announced.

R.S.V.P: ArtbyCarole@msn.com

Thank you
Carole Choucair Oueijan  www.FineArtbyCarole.com

A Child of Life - A Monodrama by Michel El Ashkar February 6, 2006 - 7:30PM

"A Child of Life" is an internationally acclaimed monodrama that chronicles many of the highlights of the Lebanese-American poet and artist Kahlil Gibran's life and sheds light upon the pivotal people that crossed his path. It has masterfully captured the very essence of Gibran, the young, vibrant Lebanese immigrant who came to America in the very early part of the twentieth century.

This play also highlights the relationship with Mary Haskell, an American school teacher with whom he forged an inseparable spiritual bond and shared his love of poetry, mutual respect of intellect, a passion for artistic creativity, honesty, and above all, the advancement of humanity and understanding of cultures.

The play has been performed to standing ovations around the US and in major world capitals (from London to Beijing) and lately in Jordan's annual Jarash Festival under the personal auspices of her highness Queen Nour. It has received very positive reviews from major press sources and
"Gibran Day" proclamations from the mayors of 14 world cities.

LOCATION: Statler, Statler Auditorium
WEBSITE: http://www.rso.cornell.edu/lcc/childoflife.html
ADMISSION: $6 (Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff), $12 Public
[ONLINE TICKET SALES START ON FRIDAY JAN 27] ADMISSION INFO:
http://www.rso.cornell.edu/lcc/tickets.html 
CONTACT: Bahaa Naamani  203-606-3319 bmn6@cornell.edu 

American Lebanese Engineering Society,
Boston Chapter,  annual dinner celebration
Saturday, February 4th, 2006  Tel: 781-762-8998

At Byblos Restaurant  678 Washington St.   Norwood, MA 02062

Cocktails at 7:00 PM. Dinner at 8:00 PM.
Live entertainment is provided.
Tickets are $65 per person, $40 for students.

In addition, during the event we will have a raffle with a Grand prize,
a Dell Notebook Computer.  Proceeds from the event and raffle will go
towards the scholarship fund and for general organization’s activities.
Two scholarship awards for the amount of $1000 each will be
presented during this year’s event.

Hariri/ Tueni Remembrance

"In an effort at healing, a time of remembrance has been called for  Rafik Hariri and Gibran Tueni, from February 14 to March 14, the time of  the Cedar Revolution. Observances will be held across the USA. For more information, see www.cedar-lebanon.com  or contact the Hariri-Tueni Remembrance Committee at remembrance@cedar-lebanon.com ."
let us gather together to remember them and our heritage.  Be a part of it!