The Center For Arabic Culture Presents Spring Fling Arabic Cultural Showcase for All Open House Food and Fun ◆ Dance and Music May 10, 2014 11 am - 5:30 pm Center for the Arts at the Armory Somerville, MA Co-Sponsored by NETWORK OF ARAB-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS - BOSTON Website: www.naaponline.org/boston Facebook: www.facebook.com/NAAPBoston Twitter: @NAAP_Boston OH-booklet-final copy.indd 1 4/29/14 11:25 AM RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES PURCHASES REFINANCES JUMBOS Program Outline 203K’S USDA VA CONDOS 11:30 am - 12:15 pm Mirza Dance Ensemble FHA MULTIFAMILY 12.20 -12.50 pm BPFF Film Screening #1: “Ismail” Opening Windows of Opportunity 1:00 - 1:25 pm CAC Children’s Choir: “Sound of Spring” for Homeowners 1:30 - 2:00 pm BPFF Film Screening #2: “Ismail” since 1988. 2:15 - 3:00 pm Moroccan and Egyptian Music Duo: Karim Nagi and Boujemaa Razgui NMLS #22330 Naela Sharuk 3:15 - 3:50 pm Tarab Chorus Senior Loan Officer Office (508) 850-4215 Cell (781) 640-6324 4:30 - 5:30 pm Bassam Saba and the [email protected] Arabic Music Ensemble www.mortgagemaster.com/nsharuk MA LIC#MLO22330/NJ LIC#22330/CT LIC#LO-22330/ Healing Syrian Refugee Children NY LIC#22330/RI LIC#22330/CA LIC#CA-DOC22330/ through Art NH LIC#NH22330/VA LIC#MLO-18804VA/IN LIC#23634 Calligraphy Corner by Hajj Wafaa Special Artist Exhibit 102 Elm Street, Walpole, MA 02081 Mortgage Master, Inc., NMLS # 4251/MA Lender/Broker MC4251/Licensed by the NJ Dept. of Banking and Insurance/Licensed Mortgage Banker - NYS Banking Dept./RI Licensed Lender/Loan Broker/Licensed by the NH Banking Dept. 2 Spring Fling Open House 3 May 10, 2014 OH-booklet-final copy.indd 2-3 4/29/14 11:25 AM Mirza Dance Ensemble A Provider of Information and Energy Solutions A software company with a mission to develop tools for The Ensemble was created in 1985 participants in deregulated power markets, CES provides tools by Christine Mirson-Tohme who is to assist market participants in analyzing and visualizing artistically also known in the dance electricity markets on a locational basis, forecast and value world as Shadia. Mirza is in its fourth transmission congestion, and understand the fundamental generation of dancers, some of whom drivers of short and long term prices. CES products are backed are children of the original dance by a robust database of input assumptions and powerful members. scripting tools for customization and sensitivity analysis Mirza is a professional folkloric troupe dedicated to representing the cultural heritage of the Middle East, Near East and Arabic speaking DAYZER (Day-Ahead Locational Market Analyzer) regions. They perform traditional and contemporary dances for cultural events Assists power market participants and weddings. Befriend them on Facebook and view their website: www. in analyzing locational market mirzadanceensemble.com prices and transmission congestion costs in competitive electricity During the Open House, the Mirza performance will be a potpourri of dances markets by simulating the dispatch from the Arab World. Please join Mirza in a lively dabka at the last dance of procedures of ISOs, solving for their performance! security-constrained, least-cost unit commitment and dispatch. Mirza Dance Ensemble will present three dances from the Arab World: TRANZER (Transmission System Analyzer) 1. Moroccan women’s solo by Mirza Guest Dancer Somaya Maghouz A full-featured viewer and editor who choreographed this very colorful dance that is sung Tahour Orchestra in the Morrocan Shaabi style. The movements represent the for transmission data that Berber, Atlas Mountain and shaabi styles. combines system topology with operating constraints, load 2. Debke Jebalieh - Farhat Shabeb - traditional men’s debke danced to centers, and generator locations, double read flute, Mijwiz. Choreogrphy by Ibrahim Maalouf. Performed by TRANZER solves for power flows Basheer & Haikal Letiaef and Anthony Choueiri. and allows for easy modification of 3. Bedouin style debke that features three colorful men’s solos to a the transmission assumptions fed Bedouin inspired music. The audience is encouraged to join the line to DAYZER simulations when the men complete there solo’s. The Tabl beledi will also be played Learn More at www.CES-US.com giving much excitement to this debke. Mouna & Maya Mirson Tohme, along with Somaya Maghouz join the Mirza Men. 4 Spring Fling Open House 5 May 10, 2014 OH-booklet-final copy.indd 4-5 4/29/14 11:25 AM Mona Chahine Film Screening: “Ismail” Realtor Selling across Massachusetts When it comes to Real Estate, there is no substitute for experience, professionalism and commitment. 781-856-4888 [email protected] www.monachahine.com 692 High Street Westwood, MA 02090 “Ismail” Film screening by Boston Palestine Film Festival. Ramzi & Dalia Nuwayhid 1st Screening: 2nd Screening 12:20 - 12:50 pm 1:30 - 2:00 pm are proud The CAC is proud to announce that the Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) will sponsor the showing of the film “Ismail” by Nora Alsharif. Inspired by the late Palestinian painter Ismail Shammout (1930-2006), this story is about a to support CAC young Palestinian who sells cakes in an effort to support his parents after their expulsion to a Refugee camp in 1948 by the Israeli forces. Despite the distressing conditions he holds to his dream to go to Rome to learn painting. One day and after leaving the train station with his kid brother, they heedlessly enter a minefield. As Ismail faces death, and in his struggle to save himself and his brother, we discover his true spirit. 6 Spring Fling Open House 7 May 10, 2014 OH-booklet-final copy.indd 6-7 4/29/14 11:25 AM Calligraphy by Hajj Wafaa CAC Children’s Choir Hajj Wafaa was born in Iraq. In 1997, He Singing “Sound of Spring” came as a refugee to the USA from the border of Saudi Arabia. He Graduated from Gibbs Choir Repertoire Boston College in graphic and web design in 2008. Hajj Wafaa learned Arabic Calligraphy Fly High, Dove! by Rimi Bandali in 1986. In 1995 he started his first class Lamma Bada Yatathanna Mouwashah teaching Arabic calligraphy in a refugee camp. Al Sama Dance by Somaya Maghouz/Mirza Ensemble My Mom Marwan Nakhleh; Vocals: Luciana Najjar After he moved to US, he started teaching his Do Re Me Theme from”Sound of Music” first Arabic calligraphy class at the Center for Arabic Culture in Somerville, MA. Currently he teaches Arabic calligraphy for the public as The CAC Children Choir was established on March 2, 2014. The Choir’s main well as in private lessons. He worked as an art mission is to promote the Arabic culture through folkloric, contemporary and teacher in Gardner Pilot Academy elementary modern Arabic music and songs. school and is teaching Islamic arts at Al-Noor Academy High school. In 1995, CAC Choir Goals: Hajj Wafaa participated in a calligraphy competition in Turkey ARCKA . His art work have been displayed in many galleries around the world such as Saudi • Introduce Arab-American youths to the Arabic and Middle Eastern Arabia, Iraq, UAE, Turkey, Indonesia, as well as many places in the US. He music, musicians and singers. teaches calligraphy workshops at UMass, Smith College, Tufts, Museum of • Introduce the Arabic and Middle Eastern music to the American fine art and many places within the Muslim and Arab Communities. Society at large. • Encourage children and teenagers from all backgrounds to join irrespective of speaking Arabic. • Hold concerts around Massachusetts and beyond to spread the word about the rich Arabic musical heritage. • For those who are interested in practicing their Arabic language skills the choir is a fun and contemporary method to build stronger knowledge of Arabic. 8 Spring Fling Open House 9 May 10, 2014 OH-booklet-final copy.indd 8-9 4/29/14 11:25 AM Moroccan & Egyptian Music Duo: Healing Syrian Refugee Children Karim Nagi & Boujemaa Razgui through Art In the summer of 2013, Sara Mraish Demeter from ARCK and a CAC board member, set out to help about 30 Syrian refugee children for a week-long The Ensemble is lead by Karim Nagi, a native of Cairo Egypt, master workshop titled, “Storytelling Through Art.” percussionist, and proponent of traditional Arab folkloric dance. Nagi tours all over the world 45 weeks per year performing and teaching, and has authored The children learned how to author a book, illustrate and write it. They 12 CDs and 5 DVDs. Boujemaa Razgui from Marrakech Morocco. Razgui is learned hope when they built a city out of cardboard. They learned to seek a multi-instrumentalist who has had careers in Morocco, France, Canada, and perserverance and wisdom when they took the books that they designed with now the USA with the Sharq Ensemble. www.karimnagi.com/sharq. them, and it became their only belonging to heal from after they left from war. 10 Spring Fling Open House 11 May 10, 2014 OH-booklet-final copy.indd 10-11 4/29/14 11:26 AM Tarab Chorus The Tarab Chorus was founded in 1997 to revive and preserve Classical Arabic music. Tarab seeks to provide a cross-cultural bridge between East and Tarab Chorus repertoire West through the art of music and singing. وصلة بيات: Waslat Bayat The group’s primary goals are to preserve the authentic classical art forms of Arabic music and to serve the Arab and American communities of امﻻلي اﻻقداح صرفا .Massachusetts and beyond فيك كل ما ارى حسن جل من قد صورك Members of Tarab come from all walks of life. They volunteer their time and يا صاح الصبر their enthusiasm and dedication over the years has refined and nuanced their بالذي اسكر singing of Classical forms such as: Al-Mouwashah, Al-Dawr, and Al-Taqtouqa.