This listing highlights Middle Eastern cultural events, festivals, lectures, restaurants/grocery stores, and organizations in the Chicago area.
This page was originally designed in conjunction with the late Prof. Steve Infantino's humanities course at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois: "Middle Eastern Civilizations."
EVENTS IN CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE AND THE MIDWEST:
Ongoing: “Cleopatra of Egypt”; Field Museum (1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago); 312-922-9410
Saturday, January 19, 8:00 p.m. (70 minutes). Chicago Premiere! "Adrift in the Heartland" by Brigid Maher, with Janie Khoury and Ida Smith. Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., Chicago. Tickets $8 or $4 for Film Center Members. The director and actresses will be present for a post-film discussion.
Sunday, January 27, 3:00 p.m. Benefit concert for the Arab American Action Network featuring traditional Middle Eastern music by the Sharq Ensemble (directed by Issa Boulos). Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago. $50 regular tickets, $25 students/community. 312-560-6661 or 773-476-3534, ext. 61.
Wednesday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. "Peace Building and Reconciliation between Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land: The Ideal and the Real." Anderson Chapel, North Park U., 3225 W. Foster Ave., Chicago; 773-244-5786
Wednesday, February 13, 5:30 p.m. "The Music of Morocco and the Cycles of Life" (reception and premier film showing). $50 per person, please call 312-742-5320 for tickets. GAR Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago
Thursday, February 14, 7:30 p.m. Hakim & Khaled with Simon Shaheen at the Riviera Theatre. Sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & World Music Festival. Tickets are $21 and are available at Ticketmaster (312-559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com).
March 8, 9 and 10: National conference of Arab & Muslim Publishers, Editors, Reporters, Journalists, Freelancers, & Writers. Radisson O'Hare Hotel, 6810 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL. Info at www.hanania.com
Saturday, April 27, 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. Simon Shaheen & Qantara at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets range from $21-25 and are available at 773-728-6000.
STUDY TOURS/SEMINARS:
August 10-17, 2002. Arabic Music Retreat, Mount Holyoke College (MA); http://www.simon-shaheen.com
Ongoing: Biblical courses at St. George's College, Jerusalem (e.g. "The Palestine of Jesus," "The Bible and the Holy Land"); e-mail stgeojer@netvision.net.il
Elderhostel programs (for ages 55 and over) NOTE: the site is searchable! Try "Islam" or "Middle AND East"
Links to other sites on the Web
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, North Park U.
Chicago Reader's International Music Guide
Institute of World Affairs, Milwaukee
Old Town School of Folk Music
Oriental Institute, U. of Chicago
World Music in Chicago
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