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Upcoming Events and
Announcements
April newsletter
(Suppliment to the April Issue)
Due to limited resources and time involved we are only sending out the
newsletter every other month.
However, we are sending these announcements since they are coming up before the
next issue is ready.
We are working on yet another exciting newsletter for May/June 2008. We
ask that you
please send your news, announcements, articles, links, resources, businesses,
and nominations that you
would like to share with other American-Lebanese or communities across our
country.
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"Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us." —Earl Nightingale
MESTO
proudly presents
Baalbek in Hollywood
Music of Lebanon
Nabil Azzam-conductor
Zipper Concert Hall
(At Colburn School of Music, 200 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012Sunday,April 20, 2008 @ 8:00 pm (visit mesto.org)
Featuring Star Singers
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Woroud--------Maurice
General admission $30 (sponsors $100) call (310) 795-4280
Program includes: Biktub Ismik* A'tini al-Nay * Sanarji'u Yawman * Bhibbak Ya Libnan
Kan ez-Zaman *Nassam 'Alayna * Khatarna 'ala Balak * Raqqast el-Hilween and more
Instrumental compositions: Longa Kurd by Jamil Oweis; Sama'i Shadd Araban
A piece for qanun solo; Ahwak, Lahn al-Khulud by Farid el-Atrache...
The three functions below will take place at a
WLCU event in Las Vegas on April 18th-20th
for more info email us at
cedarsusa@yahoo.com
Guest Speaker Mr. Sanford Holst
Book signing and dinner event
April 19th Las Vegas
Mr. Sanford Holst will be
recognized at this event for his valuable research and book about the
Phoenicians,
and their unique society, the heritage of today's Lebanese people.
Mr. Sanford Holst is one of the world’s
leading experts on the Phoenician people. His thirty years of research have
taken him to Lebanon
and many other parts of the Mediterranean to collaborate with local experts.
This produced the rich history shown in his book
Phoenicians: Lebanon’s Epic Heritage. His five previous books reveal a
solid grasp of world cultures, and his academic papers
continue to present his leading Lebanese research to international forums.
He became a world-class researcher
at MIT, earned a masters degree from UCLA in the history of business, and added
three decades
of field work in world history. He is an active member of the American
Historical Association, World History Association and the
Archaeological Institute of America. He is also a member of the Lebanese
American Foundation/House of Lebanon, and his work
reaches members of the Lebanese community around the world. A popular guest on
talk shows, he and his books have appeared
on over 200 programs. He is a featured speaker at scholarly conferences, and
will present a new paper at Queen Mary College
in London this summer. He currently lives in Sherman Oaks, California.
The book signing will take place on April 19th at the
WLCU dinner event in Las Vegas. Please read the links below for more
information.
Click here to read more
about this new book which was just released
Phoenicians- Lebanon's Epic Heritage
Learn the Lebanese Spoken
Language
Founder to be recognized at above function
The authors of the Lebanese dialect CD searched the
market for simple Audio tapes or CDs that teaches the
Lebanese dialect but could not find any such resource. So, they decided
to create their own CD to teach their children the
language of their grandfathers. What started as a family project turned
out to be beneficial for many people of Lebanese
descent who were looking for the same resource.
As a result, the product is now on the market and receiving
great response. The best response was from a buyer who said
that he looks forward to sitting down with his children and learn the language
Jiddo used to speak:-)
We would like to recognize Mr. Ali Shami and his family for
undertaking such project. Mr. Shami is pursuing a Doctorate
in Management and both him and his wife "Fontelle" who is also
American-Lebanese,
are both managers at the Boeing Company. Mr. Shami has held several
positions at Boeing and has received several
awards for excellence. In addition he teaches leadership courses and is
president of the Boeing Tae Kwon Do club.
Despite his busy schedule and two children, he took the time to create this
CD. Mr. Shami will be recognized
for his efforts and for his work on this teaching instrument that may be of
benefit to others as well.
Please visit
www.learn-media.com
to order your copy or to buy as a gift for a friend or to display
at your cultural functions.
Learn
Lebanese
WWW.PHOENCIA.ORG
Salim George Khalaf
Also to be recognized at above event
"A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia, Encyclopedia Phoeniciana"
Mr.
Salim Khalaf was born in Souk El-Gharb,
Lebanon and had his early studies in its famous school. After that, he
received
his undergraduate in both English Literature and Business Administration, with
two minors in Music and Theology.
During the Lebanese war, he emigrated from
Lebanon to the USA, where he had his postgraduate in Ancient History,
in addition to having Computer Studies and Infography. As of 1996, he serves
as Webmaster & Web
Developer for a major non-profit organization that works in research, public
health and prevention
of infectious disease. His professional work is focused on information
management, web development and promotion,
search engine optimization,Internet visibility and ranking, web statistics and
overall site management.
He works in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian and Arabic.
Further, he has working knowledge
of Latin, Greek and Semitic languages. His passion for history is purely
personal and is complemented by a deep interest in
the arts and sciences. His contribution to history is presented in his
twelve-year old site,
www.phoenicia.org that is the largest
compilation of studies about the Phoenicians on the Net.
It serves as the repository for Canaanite Phoenician studies, Lebanese history
researchers and enthusiasts
of ancient history around the globe.
MR. Khalaf will also be recognized at the above event for his
work and dedication. His site
"A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia, Encyclopedia Phoeniciana" Is the world's
largest web compilation
of Phoenician resources & studies- 1,200 pages with more than one million
visitors per year
and referenced by 80,000 in-coming links. His site is a great resource for
students interested in history
and it is a great resource for future generations.
Please visit his site and send him an email to thank him for his effort and for a great resource for future generations.
We received a nomination to add Mr. Stephen to our
American-Lebanese profiles.
http://cedarsusa.com/profiles/indexprofiles.htm
Please visit www.stephenforcongress.com
to learn more about Mr. Stephen and read his biography
and learn about his impressive accomplishments and contributions to his
community.
Also please visit his website if you wish to donate or help in any way.
Please share his link with your friends and contacts.
House of Lebanon Dinner
Party- April 11th
www.houseoflebanon.com
We are having a House of Lebanon dinner party with delicious
food, live entertainment, and dancing to your heart's content.
A great opportunity for you to meet old friends, make new ones, and just have
fun.
Please meet us for a family appreciation dinner and live entertainment.
Byblos, 1964 Westwood Bl. Westwood, CA 90025
April 11, 2008 at 8:30pm
$55.00 per person - all inclusive dinner, soft drinks, tax and tip
Lebanon Expats – Qatar
chapter
Annual Charity Gala Dinner
Lebanon Expats – Qatar chapter, is hosting the annual Charity Gala Dinner which
will take place on May 1,2008 at
the Marriott Doha Hotel. Proceeds of this dinner will be donated for a charity
in Lebanon. Lebanon Expats is a promising
project that has expanded to cover more than 16 countries worldwide. We are a
non-partisan, non-profit group of
enthusiastic Lebanese expatriates working hand in hand across the world to reach
out to the roots of our home land.
Both our 2006 and 2007 events proved very successful as attracted more than 450
Lebanese living in Doha who attended
the dinner, enjoyed the nice atmosphere, entertainment and also benefited from
the excellent networking opportunities.
This year’s event will represents a major social event in Qatar and a meeting
platform for businesses.
Established in 2005, Lebanon Expats and Moghtarebeen.com are
the voice of Lebanese scholars, businessmen and professionals
living abroad. Our mission is to promote the powerful presence of the Lebanese
abroad by carrying on social activities that will
bring our people together and economical activities that will improve standards
of living and create job opportunities in Lebanon.
Mr. Rabih Mogharbel is the cofounder and international coordinator. You
can meet coordinators from other
countries and learn more by visiting
www.Lebanonexpats.com or
www.moghtarebeen.com .
Mr. Mogharbel is also the co-counder of
www.hirelebanese.com.
For the Qatar event please contact Nada at
qatar@moghtarebeen.com
http://lebanonexpats.org/images/stories//qatar_2008.jpg
Dance Classes : Adam Basma
Workshop for middle eastern dances
The 7 most famous moves rythms
April 12 to May 25th
Large store available as well
www.adambasma.com
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that fits within our vision, but this is not always possible so what
other clubs do or say is strictly their own responsibility or opinion.
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