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Check out Fetch-the-Sketch today at 5-9pm in Darb 15in Maadi. This one-day, three-hour workshop on sketching and illustration aims to discover your creativity and explore your drawing abilities. For more information on materials and reserving a spot, visit their Facebook page.
Zawya’s two-week festival for Italian director Michelangelo Antonio continues today, as part of its Italian Cinema Focus program in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute. The cinema will screen Antonio’s films through to Tuesday, 27 June.
The annual Flower Exhibition — which is typically held at the Orman Gardens — is now open to the public at the Agricultural Museum in Dokki. The exhibition will run for one month until 27 June.
The “Traces of Egypt” Exhibition wraps today. The exhibition, which began in late March at the Grand Egyptian Museum, is organized by Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna and celebrates the country’s Khayamiya tradition through 28 dresses celebrating local artisans and their craftsmanship.
Lebanese mega star Elissa will be performing in Alexandria tomorrow in Alex West’s Club. Also performing on stage are Massar Egbari and comedian Alaa El Sheikh. Just remember that doors open at 2pm. Click here to reserve your tickets.
Calling fans of composer Hany Shenouda and his unique music: Don’t miss out on Shenouda’s concert, along with several other singers, at Cairo Festival City’s Marquee theater tomorrow. You can get tickets on Ticketsmarche.
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 tomorrow 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.
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake will be performed by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, accompanied by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in the Opera House in the main hall. The performance will start at 8:30pm and will be performed over four days from Tuesday, 20 June to Friday, 23 June. Tickets can be purchased via Tickets Mall.
Egyptian soprano Amira Selim will perform at the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization on Wednesday, 21 June to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the museum’s inauguration. Doors open at 7:30pm and the performance begins at 9:30pm. You can book tickets here.
The French Institute in Egypt is hosting its three-day Grün Fête de la Musique from Thursday, 22 June through to Saturday, 24 June at Al Azhar Park. The events will include discussions about music, as well as awareness workshops on the environment. The doors will open at 3pm, with the discussions set to kick off at 4pm, followed by a lineup of musical performances at 7pm. You can register for the events as of next week, and check out the event website here.
You can catch El Sofara’s Ahmed Amin at the next SoldOut live interview with TV host Mahmoud Saad on Thursday, 23 June at El Falaki theater at 8:30pm. The live interview will be followed by a performance by singer Nouran Abou Taleb. Tickets for both events are available on Tazkarti.
Wegz lovers, this is for you. Do not miss Wegz’s performance in ZED East in New Cairo on Friday, 23 June starting from 10pm. Reserve your place now through Ticketsmarche.
Cairokee Empire returns: Cairokee is hitting the stage with two mega-concerts at New Cairo’s Manara Arena on Thursday, 27 June and Saturday, 29 June. Tickets are available on Tazkarti here and here.