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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Helmy on stage: The comedic genius Ahmed Helmy will be performing in his interactive play Mimo at the Grand Nile Tower Hotel in Cairo on July 4, 5, 11 and 12 starting from 9 pm. Get your tickets here.

Don’t miss the latest production of one of the most famous romantic tragedy ballets: Giselle the Ballet. Accompanied by the Cairo Opera Ballet and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, your last chance to see the show is tonight at the Grand Theater of the Cairo Opera House at 8:30 pm. Get your tickets here.

Get ready for an evening of stand-up tonight with Weekend Comedy. Head to CJC 610 tonight for some nonstop laughs courtesy of the Weekend Comedy folks. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 10pm. Message the CJC Facebook page to reserve your spot.

Go for a friends and family day out at the Adeer Plaza Festival. This event will have carnival games, arts and crafts, colorful parades, and stilt walkers. The festival will take place on Saturday 6 July from 4pm to 12am at Adeer Plaza, Waslet Dahshour in Sheikh Zayed. Register here.

Affichat w Aflam for the cinema aficionados. This exhibition showcases a vast selection of the late Pierre Sioufi’s collection of more than 10k pieces of Egyptian cinema memorabilia from 1932-2017. Showing in three editions, with the first ending on Thursday, 11 July, it will display pieces from the 1930s to 1970s. The exhibition is open from 10am to 10pm at Bibliothek.

Experience a mesmerizing performance in ‘Nawah’ or ‘Fertile Presence’ on the Rawabet stage. The performance fuses movement and sound to highlight the interconnectedness of agriculture, fertility and motherhood. The performance will be on Saturday, 5 July and will start from 8pm. Get your tickets here.

HAPPENING LATER-

Egyptian Nights with Cairokee. The Egyptian band will be performing at the AAST in Alexandria as a part of the Egyptian Nights Festival on Saturday, 13 July at 8pm. Click here for the tickets.

Smooth melodies, up-beat rhythms & enticing energy. Don’t miss Blackout ’s smooth jazz tunes at Cairo Jazz Club on Sunday 14 June at 8pm. Message CJC on Facebook to reserve.

20 years of Masar Egbari: The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert at Al Sawy Culturewheel, Nile University branch in Sheikh Zayed, on Thursday, July 18, at 8pm. Click here to get your tickets.

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 on Friday, July 19 at 8 pm. (Tickets)