Dearborn Open Mic English launches with a Big Bang
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Artist Paul Zenian Exhbition Opens September 7 / Discusses Work September 27, 6 to 8pm
Dearborn, MI – Renowned artist Paul Zenian and a sample of his wide-ranging body of work will be celebrated at Dearborn’s Padzieski Art Gallery in the exhibition “Paul Zenian: Overview” which opens Friday, September 7 with an artist’s reception from 6pm to 8pm. The show runs through Wednesday, October 3 and showcases some of the ...
Musicians Nashwan Fadel and Khaled Gomar Play “Shurooq” [Sunrise] by Jameel Bashir in Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6q1HFhhan8
30 Questions for a Deeper Conversation in 2018
Questions tend to reveal someone's values, qualities, fears, and personal past. When you are sitting in a bunch, and you feel that the environment is so shallow, that a fish will die in it, it is time to ask some deep questions. Here are some deep questions you can ask, relevant to our time: What ...
Why Did Apple Pick Daniel Johnston’s “Story of An Artist” for its Ad?
Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist who is regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consists of cassettes he recorded alone in his home, and his music is frequently cited for its "pure and childlike soul". Johnston ...
DEARBORN WOMEN STAR IN ‘SEATED OPERA FOR THE SPOKEN WORD’ AT ARAB AMERICAN MUSEUM
World-renowned company brings its Undesirable Elements series of grassroots theater productions to southeast Michigan Performances presented in conjunction with new installation exhibition on Arab Muslim women Dearborn, Mich. (April 23, 2018) – An original theater production May 11-12, 2018, at the Arab American National Museum will present the experiences of six Arab American Muslim women ...
ARTIST MENTORING PROGRAM SUPPORTS DETROIT IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES
New York-based program introduced to Detroit, San Antonio, Newark, Oakland Dearborn, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2017) –The Arab American National Museum’s Growth Center @ AANM has partnered with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) for the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Detroit. Running March - June 2018, the program offers Detroit-based immigrant artists from all ...
Top News From Dearborn Last Month
Here are the headlines that occupied Dearborn News last month:
Arab Arts Forum Joins Major Conference in Detroit
DIWAN7 EXAMINES ISSUES, TRENDS IN ARAB AMERICAN ART Biennial conference joins MOVE 2017 Arab American summit Includes premiere of new commissioned music score, opening of new AANM exhibition on LGBTQ themes Dearborn, Mich. (Oct. 16, 2017) – Over the past 12 years and six convenings, the Arab American National Museum’s (AANM) DIWAN: A Forum for ...
The Pollution Series: Light Pollution in Dearborn
After talking about the Noise Pollution in the last episode, I started noticing more and more the sound of the streets and highways. Did you know that there are different sound quotient for each of the different materials that roads are made of? More on that here: http://www.pavementinteractive.org/pavement-noise/ But today I will talk about light pollution ...
Pink Floyd presents “Wait for Her” by Mahmoud Darwish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSl1kmQMG2E Lyrics With a glass inlaid with gemstones On a pool around the evening Among the perfumed roses Wait for her With the patience of a packhorse Loaded for the mountains Like a stoic, noble prince Wait for her With seven pillows laid out on the stair The scent of womens' incense fills the air ...
Dearborn Police Dropped These Flyers Today
Chief Ronald Haddad continues his excellent leadership of Dearborn Police through more community engagement. Today, police car escorting some walking volunteers dropped five flyers in my mail box: 1. Crime Prevention Awareness 2. Nixle Alert System and its translation 3. Property Maintenance Guide: 4. Lock It or Lose It flyer We appreciate the efforts of ...
The Pollution Series: Noise Pollution in Dearborn
The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to promote an environment for all Americans free from noise that jeopardizes their health or welfare. To that end, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish a means for effective coordination of Federal research and activities in noise control, to authorize ...
Parenting Through Separation and Divorce
Divorce is a short-term crisis and a long-term process of understanding and healing for families. Statewide, Michigan had 29,708 divorces in 2014, a rate of 6 divorces per 1,000 residents, which is 14 percent lower than the number of divorces in 2004. There were 1.92 marriages for every divorce in 2014, the highest ratio since ...
AlTafseer: A Poem by Wissam Charafeddine
AlTafseer: A Poem by Wissam Charafeddine
Thirst – Manal Badreddine – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1OILeNANCs
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Ali Mortadha Alsendy – من أين أنت؟ السيد علي مرتضى السندي
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqS5m76aAyA
Manal Badreddine – Untitled – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaqfNboDpy4
Reenoun: 60 Degrees in February – Dearborn Open Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju50mJIJSa8 Reenoun opens the Dearborn Open Mic with her poem "60 Degrees in February". You can listen to more poetry by Reenoun in her Poetry Open Mic meetup events. You are invited to the next Dearborn Open Mic event on June 7, 2017, at 7:00PM. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1929015027382769 Meetup Event Page: https://www.meetup.com/Arabic-Poetry-and-Short-Story-Open-Mic/
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – فضحتنا صفحات الماء في شط العرب
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – فضحتنا صفحات الماء في شط العرب
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – ناوليني كاس نار
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsE0Jm4bDtI
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – أزار الليل Azar Allayl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0B0HrWHCA
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Bashar Darwish – Mazmiz قصيدة مزمز
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDlbWAaW4Uk
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Wissam Charafeddine – ببساطة احبك
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dTM_rKdiI
Dearborn Arabic Open Mic – Nisreen Faraj – We Judge – 4-12-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6FFsX9zr94
Tuhamas …. The Tradition Of A Sandwich
If you live in Dearborn, you know Tuhamas Restaurant, but if you come to Dearborn as a visitor, it would be hard not to miss this small, one window, restaurant on Warren Avenue, in the middle of Arab Town, that serves an excuisite selection of sandwiches second to none. Tuhamas, and its owner Midhat who ...
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