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Today is your last chance to enjoy this expressionist depiction of Egypt’s rural communities: Artist Omar Abdel Zaher’s latest art exhibition, Roots, is still running through this Wednesday, 24 May. The exhibition is “a sincere, impassioned exploration and meditation on the modest and down-to-earth sanctities of Egypt’s rural communities.”

The iconic Pyramids Sound and Light Show is back: The show opened at the Giza Pyramids last Thursday, with shows running again from today to this Saturday, 27 May. The show will be narrated in English starting at 8:30pm and in Spanish from 9:30pm. You can purchase your tickets here.

Watch a conversation turn from civil to explosive in Ebny. The production is an Egyptianized version of the acclaimed play God of Carnage by Yasmin Reza, which will be performed by the Kenoma Theatre Company between Friday, 26 May to Monday, 29 May starting from 8pm at Rawabet Art Space. The play will be performed in Arabic and tickets can be purchased on Ticketsmarche.

Get your Oriental x Western fusion fix this weekend: Listen to Joseph Tawadros, oud player extraordinaire, seven-time ARIA Awardwinner and Member of the Order of Australia for Services to Music (AM)as a collaboration between the Australian Embassy in Cairo and the AUC Tahrir Cultural Centre, this Saturday, 27 May at AUC’s Ewart Hall.

Zawya Cinema’s Cairo Cinema Days rolls on: The festival, which kicked off last week, showcases the latest films from the Arab region, with this year’s edition including 16 documentaries and feature films from Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, and Lebanon. The festival runs through 10 June — you can check out the screening schedule and find more details here.

Disco Misr at Sakia: Pop and disco musical group Disco Misr is putting on two shows at Sakia Culturewheel this Wednesday and Thursday, 24-25 May. Tickets are available for the first show here, and the second here.

The annual Flower Exhibition — which is typically held at the Orman Gardens — is opening to the public at the Agricultural Museum in Dokki on Saturday, 27 May. The exhibition was originally scheduled to open last week, and will run for one month.

Dive into Egypt’s infinitely rich contemporary art world: The “Traces of Egypt” Exhibition began in late March and will continue until Thursday, 15 June, at the Grand Egyptian Museum. The exhibit is organized by Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna and celebrates the country’s Khayamiya tradition through 28 dresses celebrating local artisans and their craftsmanship.

Fancy a chuckle, or more? Watch Absurd & Beyond by ACT at Rawabet Art Space on Friday, 2 June and Saturday, 3 June at Rawabet Art Space starting from 8pm.

Start training for your next half marathon: The TriFactory is hosting another edition of itsMadinaty Half Marathon on Friday, 9 June at Madinaty. You can sign up for the event through the TriFactory website.

Hiba Tawaji is back with her first concert in Cairo after three years: The Lebanese singing sensation will be performing in the Cairo Opera house on Friday, 16 June starting from 8:30pm to celebrate the release of her new album, Ba’d Seneen. The performance will be conducted by Maestro Ahmed Aweida and under the supervision of Oussama El-Rahbani. Click here to reserve your tickets.

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