Art & Culture in Amman, Nov 7 – 14 (Updated)

الأحد 08 تشرين الثاني 2009

This week, there’s a good number of music events around town; fusion, jazz, classical Arabic, Western classical, and Ammani funk/rock. You can also enjoy a local theater production on Wednesday and Thursday, before the Jordan Theater Festival kicks off at the end of the week. The European Film Festival continues, with two screenings everyday except Monday, and the Shoman Culture Forum and Jordanian Astrological Society have interesting lectures scheduled. [Update: The Jordanian Short Film Festival is also taking place this week, with 40 international and Arabic films, from Egypt, Chile, Iran, Palestine, England, china, and Syria.] Here you go, 7iber’s Sunday roundup of arts and culture events for the week ahead.

Sunday November 8

European Film Festival
Germany: Full Metal Village, at Al-Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Monday November 9

Concert: 17 Hippies and Sign of Thyme, at Al-Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm. Free entry


Lecture: History & Economy of Transjordan During the 19th Century & mid the 20th Century, at Abdel Hamid Shoman Foundation (between 1st and 2nd circles). 6:30 pm.

Tuesday November 10

Concert: Apple Hill String Quartet, Classical Chamber Music, Al-Hussein Cultural Center, 7:30 pm. Free entry.

Apple Hill String Quartet performs November 10th at Al-Hussein Cultural Center

Performance and Talk: Historical dimensions of Folkloric music in Egypt and the Levant, at Darat Al-Funun, 6:00 pm.

Shoman Cinema Forum:
Iceland/ Germany/UK film:”Noi the Albino“, Abdul Hameed Shoman Library, 7:00 pm

European Film Festival
Germany: Full Metal Village, Hussein Cultural Center, 5:00 pm.
Great Britain: Atonement, Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Chapter 11 – Live Jazz at Canvas. 9:00 pm.
With Yacoub Abu Ghosh on Bass, Tareq Abu Kwaik on Drums, Shadi Khashram on Guitar, Aram Hairabiddian on Soprano Sax, and David Tadevossian on Trumpet. For reservations call 079 – 5328301.

Wednesday November 11

Theater: Misha Remains Alive, at the Directorate of Arts and Theater. 7:00 pm. Tel. 06 4636391

European Film Festival
Great Britain: Atonement, Hussein Cultural Center, 5:00 pm.
Greece: The Guardian’s Son, Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Jordanian Short Film Festival, at Mohtaraf Remal for Arts/Jabal Luweabdeh. From 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Concert: Bayt Al-Ruwwad Group led by Sakher Hattar, Classical Arabic Music, Bayt Al-Shi’r, Jabal el-Jofeh, 8:00 pm.

Bait El-Ruwwad Group

Thursday November 12

European Film Festival
Greece: The Guardian’s Son, Hussein Cultural Center, 5:00 pm.
Hungary: The Unburied Man, Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Jordanian Short Film Festival, at Mohtaraf Remal for Arts/Jabal Luweabdeh. From 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Lecture
Suicide of a Science: A Critique of Modern Physics, Lecturer: Prof. Hisham Ghassib, Jordanian Astronomical Society/Haya Cultural Center, 6:30 pm. For more information 06 5534754.

Friday November 13

Jabal Amman Festival (Mahrajan 7aretna)

At the Ahliyyah School for Girls, from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, with four local bands performing starting 5:00 pm. Details here.

Jordanian Short Film Festival, at Mohtaraf Remal for Arts/Jabal Luweabdeh. From 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Concert: Autostrad Live. At Amman Exhibition Park (opposite Dunes Club). 6:30 pm.
Autostrad will be performing as a part of Samsung Corby Adventure launch event. Line-up: Yazan Al Rousan, Wisam Qatawneh, Hamza Arnaout, Bahsar Abdelghani, Bob Ali, and Avo Demerjian. Free entry but you need to get an invitation beforehand. Check here for info.

European Film Festival
Hungary: The Unburied Man, Hussein Cultural Center, 5:00 pm.
Italy: Mid August Lunch, Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Saturday November 14

European Film Festival
Italy: Mid August Lunch, Hussein Cultural Center, 5:00 pm.
Netherlands: Duska, Hussein Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Jordanian Short Film Festival, at Mohtaraf Remal for Arts/Jabal Luweabdeh. From 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Theater
Jordan Theater Festival, Royal Cultural Center, For more information call 06 4636391. (We’ll get you more updates as soon as we have them).

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