CENTER FOR ARABIC CULTURE PRESENTS

CAC 11th Annual Festival & Bookfair
SATURDAY | MAY 31, 2025 | AT 3:00PM

Arts at the Armory - Somerville, MA
see you there

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Raffle:

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Parking:

Parking is free but limited in the lot behind the Armory Building. Ulternative Parking lot are available near Davis Square. Please make sure to plan for parking ahead of time. You can use Spot Hero here SpotHero | Get Everywhere Easier | Reserve Parking and Save

 Festival Schedule

Armory Big Hall

3:00 pm: Festival Starts- Opening Remarks

3:45 pm: Dabke Performance by Boston Dabke Troupe

4:00 –4:10 pm: Where do you Live- Poetry by Jennifer Jean

4:10 pm Remarks by Maria Teresa Nagel, Director of Immigrant Affairs- City of Somerville

4:20 pm: CAC Children Choir and CAC Youth

Orchestra Performance

5:00 pm:  Reading by Authors Safa Sulaiman & Hannah Moushabeck

5:20 Poetry & Music by Susana Hajjar Azkul

5:50 pm: Arab American Museum Presentation

6 pm: Poetry by Salwa Gardaf & Paco Tahiri Dance Performance by Soumaya MaRose

6:30 pm: Fashion show by Salwa Gardaf

7:00 pm: Music Performance by the Boston Arabic Music Ensemble (BAME)

Armory Café:

5:30 pm: The Story Behind the Lost Paintings

Project & Artistic Talk Organized by Joelle Tomb

6:20 pm: Halal Investing and Children Financial

Planning Presentation by Fateh Sukkar