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Opening today: Artist Omar Abdel Zaher’s latest art exhibition, Roots, will open at Safarkhan Art Gallery this Tuesday, 2 May and run through 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.”
Top of the Pops with Bubblegum Kollectiv returns tomorrow with Afrobeats and Reggaeton night at Cairo Jazz Club Agouza. DJ Amen-Ra will start the evening at 9pm.
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.
Enjoy art for a good cause: The French Embassy in Cairo is hosting Le Printemps des Artistes, a nonprofit exhibition from this Friday-Sunday, 5-7 May at the Diplomatic Club in downtown Cairo. The exhibition — which will be open to the public at no charge — will feature nearly 400 art pieces from 80 Egypt-based artists. The exhibition will benefit French NGO Samusocial International Egypt, which “supports street children and isolated young mothers in Cairo,” according to a press release (pdf).
Learn how to (properly) use your phone camera with the help of professional photographer Mohamed Elmaandi, who will be running a 10-hour workshop on mobile photography. The workshop will run on Friday and Saturday, 5 and 6 May at the AUC School of Continuing Education from 9:30am until 6:30pm.
Back to the Cairo Opera House: Egypt’s iconic Omar Khairat will be performing next Wednesday, 10 and Thursday 11 May, starting 8pm. The concerts are expected to run through until 11pm at the historical venue’s Main Hall.
Who else has a 40-year roster of songs to choose from at a concert? Catch Amr Diabperforming some of his biggest hits — old and new — at AUC on Friday, 12 May. Tickets are available through Tazkarti.
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.
