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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Mark your calendars for AUC’s CultureFest. This event — held at AUC Tahrir from today until Monday, 22 April — is a celebration of the Cairene spirit. Panel discussions about Cairo’s history, people, and evolving culture will kick off the festival, and will be accompanied by live music, a book bazaar, a local market, and art exhibitions. Register for the event here.

Amal Maher will perform at The Marquee Theatre at Cairo Festival City this Friday, 19 April at 9pm. Tickets are selling out fast on Ticketsmarche.

German electronic music group Keinemusik are performing at the Giza Pyramids for the first time on Friday, 19 April at 7pm. Tickets are selling out fast and are in their seventh wave, get them now on Ticketsmarche.

An Arabic adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s great tragedy, Blood Wedding will be showcased at Instituto Cervantes in Cairo on Thursday, 18 April and in Alexandria on Sunday, 21 April. The tickets are without charge but admission will not be allowed after curtains are raised at 8pm— so make sure you get there on time.

For two nights only you can catch Schokolade, a theatrical performance of how a bewitched boy became trapped in a piano at Rawabet Art Space on Friday, 19 April and Sunday, 21 April at 8pm.

In collaboration with Tanmia Bookstores AUC Culture Tahrir Fest will be hosting a BookBazaar from tonight until Monday, 22 April from 10am-9pm. Lucky attendees could find books with 20% and up to 75% slashed off of their price. The bazaar is open to the public, all you have to do is pre-register your attendance here.

Fan-favorite spinners Disco Misr will be performing at CJC 610 along with Bakirthis Friday, 19 April. For reservations message their Facebook page.

Join From Waste To Good Taste in their Sustainable Design Initiative at The FactoryDowntown from Friday, 19 April till Sunday, 21 April. Environmental activists and influencers will come together to preach sustainability and how to adapt it in your everyday life. They are also offering workshops on how to upcycle and recycle old bits and pieces in your house to create fashionable or decorative items. Attendance is without charge all — you have to do is pre-register your attendance here.

Soothe your ears with an evening of classical music with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra at the Cairo Opera House in their performance of Great Symphonies IX and a collection of the world's most famous musical pieces led by Maestro Ahmed Saidi on Saturday, 20 April. The concert starts at 8pm, get your tickets at Tazkarti.

HAPPENING LATER-

Bibliothek Egypt is hosting a book signing for Noor Abdul El Majeed’s latest novel Siyadat al-Qadi on Monday, 22 April from 6:30pm.

Renowned musician and composer Omar Khairat will grace the stage again at the Egyptian Opera House for two nights on Tuesday, 23 April and Wednesday, 24 April.

Gamers, buckle up for Egypt’s biggest gaming festival:Insomnia is back at the InternationalExhibitions Center from Thursday, 25 April to Saturday, 27 April, making it an immersive weekend of quests, level-ups, and never ending clicking game experiences. Get your tickets here.

Fans of Cairokee and Marwan Pablo need to catch theirperformance of El Mahatta at The American University in Cairo on Friday, 17 May. Get your tickets now while you can on Tazkarti.

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