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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-
Tickle your funny bone with Cairo Comedy Club featuring Abdel Rahman Magdy, Islam Amin, Mohamed Habib, and Tawfik El-Hadidi. Happening tonight at 10pm at Cairo Jazz Club 610. For reservations, message CJC on Facebook.
Marwan Pablo’s streetwear brand Barraserb is having a pop-up event in Downtown Cairo at The Factory tomorrow, starting from 6pm. Sign up on the website to get an entry pass.
Fan-favorite spinners Disco Misr will be performing at Boom Room tomorrow. Click here to get your tickets.
20 years of Massar Egbari: The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert at Al Sawy Culturewheel, Nile University branch in Sheikh Zayed this Thursday, July 18, at 8pm. Click here to get your tickets.
Perfect your speech skills by attending The Art of Public Speaking. The workshop will take place starting Friday, 19 July, and will continue through to Saturday, 20 July at AUC Tahrir Campus. Covering everything from how to prepare a speech to how to deliver it with confidence, this workshop is perfect for those who lead careers where this trait is an asset.
How Love Began is a play that explores romantic relationships in the year 3000 after emotions have become extinct and will be performed from Thursday, July 18, Friday, 19, Saturday, 20, Sunday, 21, Tuesday, 23, Wednesday, 24, Thursday, 25 and Wednesday, 31 at Rawabet Art Space in downtown. Book your spot here.
Gen Z WTes’eeniYa Gedo is taking over Rawabet Art Space’s stage this month. From Thursday, July 18 till Wednesday, July 31 from 8pm watch a play that explores the generational divide through conversations at a coffee shop. It follows three generations as they discuss their struggles, highlighting the impact of technology on their lives and the challenges of finding common ground. Get your tickets here.
Mouled Ahl Al Zikr x Sawy Culture Wheel: Sheikh Mahmoud Al Tohamy will present an evening of recitation and chanting at El Sawy Wheel in Zamalek this Friday, July 19 at 8 pm. Reserve your tickets here.
Awaken your feminine divine powers at a Cacao Ceremony & Sound Healing workshop. At Bayt Salam on Saturday, July 20, go on a journey of deep healing and self-discovery, including cacao spirit invocation, meditation, intention setting, and sound healing. For more information on attendance and booking click here.
Spend your weekend on a tour through Historic Cairo: On Saturday, July 20 explore the historic houses of Beit al Harawy, Beit al Set Wassila, and Beit Gamal Al Din Al Zahaby, and the church of Virgin Mary in Haret el Roum, where the Coptic Orthodox Pope sat from 1660 to 1799, and Abdel Zaher did his bookbinding. To book your spot click here.
Want art but need to keep your kidney? Visit The Summer Affordable Art Show at TAMGallery, which runs until Monday, July 22. If the title was not self-explanatory, expect to find the works of over 150 contemporary Egyptian artists to enjoy and choose from. Doors open from 12pm to 10pm everyday.
HAPPENING LATER-
The Cords Festival featuring El Esseily and Massar Egbari will take place at New Alamein City on the North Coast on Thursday, 25 July. Get your tickets from Ticketsmarche before they sell out.
Marwan Moussa, Afroto, DJ Nooriyah, and DJ duo Bubblegum Kollective are going to theseaside to deliver an unforgettable night at CJC Seashore Ras El Hekma at 9pm on Friday, July 26. Get your tickets here.
Palestinian artist Saint Levant to perform at Egypt’s D-Bay North Coast on Thursday, July 25. The concert will also have Zabady Khalat performing alongside him as well as a surprise guest. As of now standing tickets are sold out, but VIP standing and tables are still available. Get your tickets here while they’re still available.