Global Thursdays Adds Online Ticketing
For your convenience, the AANM has instituted online ticket sales for the Global Thursdays world music concert series. Visit the Events section at www.arabamericanmuseum.org, click on the concert of your choice, then follow the prompts to complete your purchase. You’ll need a credit card to buy tickets online. Tickets remain available by phone (with a credit card) at 313.582.2266 or 313.624.0215, and at the door. Ticket prices remain steady at $10 in advance (until 5 p.m. the Wednesday before each concert), $12 at the door, and $8 for Museum Members and students with I.D.
Watch this space to read about the Winter-Spring Global Thursdays season, set to begin Thursday, January 31.
Arabic Classes Reconvene for 2008
Learning a new language can help keep your brain sharp. Doing so in a welcoming, small-group setting is fun. Let instructor Yasser Mansour guide you during 10 weekly sessions at the AANM, at the introductory (Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon) or conversational (Thursdays 6-8 p.m.) levels. Tuition, $200 for Members and $235 for non-members, is due January 25. You’ll need to purchase a $40 workbook as well. Contact Lama at 313.624.0219 or lmansour@accesscommunity.org for details.
Charara Tells "Why" in U-M Show
Detroit visual artist Adnan Charara (right) discusses his creative process as part of a group exhibition at the University of Michigan’s new gallery in Midtown Detroit. The exhibition, entitled “Why,” explores why 24 diverse artists do what they do. Transcripts of artist interviews are presented with representative works, while visitors may record their own responses in the gallery as well. The show runs through January 26 at Work : Detroit. Click HERE for further info. You may remember Charara’s kinetic exhibition at the AANM last spring, Juxtaposed!.
January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31:
Free Meditation Sessions
The “Learn to Meditate Series” continues at the AANM at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays. Come see for yourself why so many people from every culture and walks of life are learning to meditate. Release stress and bring benefits to mind, body and emotions. Become a deeper, brighter person. Look and feel younger. In the Lower Level Classroom. Free and open to the public. Questions? Contact Terry Freel at 248.227.7595 or tlf157@comcast.net.
January 22:
SURA Student Photography Program Begins
Middle school students from southwest Detroit are invited to take part in SURA Arts Academy, the Museum’s free diversity-themed photography instruction program. Instructors from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies will lead the weekly sessions at Munger Middle School January 22 through April 15. Kids get the use of a digital camera and the chance to exhibit their work at the AANM, along with the opportunity to interact via Internet with student photographers in Amman, Jordan. For details, contact Nahleh Ali at 313.624.0210 or nali@accesscommunity.org.
January 24:
Yemeni Film Night
Where else in town can you see two rare films on one night for just $3? A special screening at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 24 at the AANM features an 
award-winning short film by the first female director out of Yemen, Khadija Al-Salami (right); and the first-ever feature to be filmed in Yemen, made by director Bader Ben Hirsi (below left). Both films are in Arabic and English with English subtitles, making them accessible to all viewers. Click HERE to read more about the films – Stranger in Her Own City and New Day in Old Sana’a.
Through March 30:
Silver Speaks:
Traditional Jewelry of the Middle East
Silver Speaks: Traditional Jewelry of the Middle East features selections from the David and Marjorie Ransom Collection. The Ransoms began collecting silver jewelry during their careers as U.S. diplomats in the Middle East, and became amateur preservationists as they investigated smithing techniques and the historical, cultural and social meaning of various jewelry designs. In the Lower Level Gallery. Click HERE to read more about the exhibition.
This exhibition made possible in part by The Wallace Foundation.
Opening January 31:
Fragmentation & Unity: The Art of Sari Khoury
Sari Khoury’s abstract art and profound thinking have left a significant imprint on the minds of viewers as well as the many students he nurtured in the Art Department at Central Michigan University. More than two dozen late Khoury works, including his previously unseen final work, will be on display January 31-April 27, 2008. Khoury’s words will share the gallery with his artworks. In the Main Floor Gallery. Click HERE to read more. Opening reception 6 p.m. Thursday, January 31. At right, a self-portrait by Sari Khoury.
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