Beirut city center

Forthcoming events 2007

JANUARY

Hake Neswan theater performance

Monroe Hotel

Hotel District

Thursdays and Saturdays, January.

History of Beirut, launch of the Arabic translation

of Samir Kassir’s book

Foch-Allenby

Conservation Area

January 10

Le destin, cet instant ravageur, book signing by Marylin Jallad

Rochane gallery
Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village
January 17

Book signing, Resurrection of Lebanon toward

an economic and social outlook,

Economic and Social Council

January 17

Face to face, book signing by Hala Ajam

Aishti – People restaurant

Foch-Allenby

Conservation Area

January 16

FEBRUARY

Photographs of old Lebanese houses from the book La Pierre, by Raymond Yazbeck

Piece Unique

Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village

February 1 – March 15

Paintings by Vadim Korniloff, March 23-April 17

Piece Unique

Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village

February 1 – March 15

Liban Jazz: pianist Bojan Z et Julien Lourau on saxophone

Music Hall, Starco
Mina El Hosn

February 7

Why mathematics, interactive exhibition

Planet Discovery children’s science museum

Mina El Hosn
February 13 - March 31

Une promenade, by Domenico Severino

songs of the 50’s, and Labella band

Hotel Monroe

Hotel District

February 13

Armin Van Buuren in concert

BIEL
New Waterfront area

February 17

Ashekman group in concert

Virgin Megastore
February 19

Les Tunos, part of the Al Bustan festival

Spanish minstrels in Abdel Malek Street

Foch-Allenby

Conservation Area

February 23

Beirut Downtown Establishments I Love You in Spring festival

Starting March 21^st

Atocha, photographs by Hayat Karanouh

Instituto Cervantes

Maarad Street

February 8

MARCH

Les enclos des pétales, paintings by Silwan Ibrahim

Aida Cherfane Fine Art gallery
Conservation area
March 9-30

Concert commemorating the gathering in Martyrs’ Square March 14, 2005

Virgin Megastore

Martyrs’ Square

March 14

Wedding Follies

BIEL

New Waterfront area

March 15-18

Horeca

BIEL

New Waterfront area

March 27-30

Spring Kids Festival organized by Le Club des Deux Clowns

activities for children including face painting, puppet show, clown spectacle, guitar playing and a parade

Between Saad Zaghloul Street and Al Moutrane Street

March 24 - 25

APRIL

Arab Tourism

BIEL

New Waterfront Area

April 17-20

Sleepless, international DJ’s

BIEL

New Waterfront area

Saturdays, April – June

Photographs Beyrouth: un autre regard

David Xavier,

Instituto Cervantes

April 12 – 27

50^th Annual Arab Book Fair

BIEL

New Waterfront Area

April 14-22

Mozart a dix cordes, classical guitarist, Pierre Laniau

St Elie Church

Minet El Hosn

April 20

Tortues de Mer et espèces en voie de disparition

by Youmna and Joumana Medlej,

book signing and exhibition of paintings,

Ceramic Lounge

Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village

April 21

Courant d’art, regrouping five generations of artists

Alwane gallery
Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village
Up to April 30

Poetry reading

canarien Tomas Morales by Adrian Rodriguez Junco

with illustrations by Nestor Martin Fernandez de la Torre

Instituto Cervantes

April 24.

Poetry reading

Frederico Garcia Lorca y Miguel Hernandez, Dos Poetas del 27,

by Marta Amador Lopez and Adrian Rodriguez Junco

Instituto Cervantes

April 25.

Societe lectrice et bibliodiversite, Jose Maria Gutierrez de la Torre

Instituto Cervantes

April 26.

Dia del libro (Book day)

Instituto Cervantes

April 23-26

Baby World exhibition

BIEL

New Waterfront area

April 25-29

Viva la diferencia, posters from 2003-2006

Organized by Instituto Cervantes

Planet Discovery Exhibition hall

April 27- May 26.

Continuing exhibition

Chawki Chamoun- XP Studio

Quartier des Arts, Saifi Village

MAY

Book Presentation and Public Discussion

Translating German books for children into Arabic

organized by the Goethe-Institute

May 8

Forward Recruitment fair

BIEL

New Waterfront area

May 10-13.

Ceramic Lounge

Against all odds, testimony and film of 6 months volunteer experience at Shepherd Orphanage, Kenya, May 13, 15, 18

JUNE

Homage to Samir Kassir

Samir Kassir garden

Weygand Street

June 2

Rebuilding a Nation

BIEL

New Waterfront area

June 12-16

Concert

A Capella Ensemble

Grand Serail

June 15

Storytelling

El Bourj bookstore

Foch-Allenby

Conservation Area

Alternate Saturdays

Puppet Show

Tine et Zbib

Planet Discovery children’s science museum

Mina El Hosn

Friday and Saturday afternoons at 4 and 5 pm

Robert Mouawad Museum

Private Collection

Historic Damascene woodwork and

a unique jewelry and Islamic art collection

Open daily except Monday

Zokak El Blatt

Souk el Tayeb

Farmers market

Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm

Saifi Village

Planet Discovery Contact

Joumana Nakib

Tel: (961) 1 980650

email: planet_discovery@hotmail.com

Solidere Contact

Randa Armanazi

Public Relations Department Manager

Tel: (961) 1 980650

email: info@solidere.com.lb