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Hold Your Workshops, Classes & Seminars at Levantine Cultural
Center. Call 310.657.5511.
Event Rentals
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Read about Transcending
Nationalisms, June 30, 2007 at the Fowler, UCLA
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A 9/11 Gallery
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July 16 (Wed.), 7:00 pmSpecial Screening
of "David & Fatima" With Cast, Crew Including Martin
Landau, Director Alain Zaloum
Read
Jewish Journal article on this event.
Read audience feedback.
"Only crazy people change the world" is an apt tagline
for this new feature film, a love story set in Jerusalem between
an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim.
"David & Fatima" is a drama that has its light
moments, and both Martin Landau and Tony Curtis turn in brilliant,
nuanced performances. Yet ultimately, like "Romeo &
Juliet," the story is fraught with danger and moments
of passion.
With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the background, "David
& Fatima" focuses on two families and their reactions
surrounding the love that develops between 18-year-old David
and Fatima.
Director Alain Zaloum, along with cast members Martin Landau,
Danielle Pollack, Cameron Van Hoy, Merik Tadros and Anthony
Batarse will present "David & Fatima" during
this special screening at Laemmle's Santa Monica.
Watch
the trailer.
A Q & A will follow with cast, crew and Imam Jihad Turk
from the Islamic Center of Southern California, along with
a guest rabbi, moderated by Jordan Elgrably from Levantine
Cultural Center.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased over the phone by calling
310.657.5511, or online:
A
portion of the proceeds will benefit Levantine Cultural Center's
public programs for coexistence.
Wed., July 16, 7 pm screening, 9 pm public conversation, Laemmle's
Santa Monica, 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401. Public parking
across the street.
Read
Malibu Times article on "David & Fatima."
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| Volunteer with Levantine Cultural Center's
Programming Committee
Bring your ideas, enthusiasm and support to the Center by participating
in our Programming Committee, which cooperates with our Board of
Directors in creating new arts programs in the months ahead. Visit
our volunteer opportunities page. To get on the reservation
list for the next meeting, email
us now!
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| Levantine Cultural Center Seeks Community
Leaders
Levantine Center's Board of Directors is continually seeking to
work with new volunteers who may be invited to join the board. We
welcomes inquirieswe are actively searching for more people
with our passion and conviction! Our core group of volunteers consists
of diverse members of the community who are of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean
heritage or who have a strong professional or artistic interest
in furthering our mission. Our volunteers work on literary, film,
fine art, music and educational programming.
Our Advisory Board is also in formation. Advisory board members
are known professionally in their own communities and offer valuable
counsel and services to the organization; they are eligible to attend
the organization's annual retreat and receive other benefits.
Please contact us at 310.657.5511.
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include free ticket giveaways, articles and more), either visit our
Sign-up page or send a message to: subscribe@levantinecenter.org
and include Subscribe Me in the subject box. Be sure to give us your
first and last name and how you heard about us!
To join/support Levantine Cultural Center,
simply go to our membership page and
fill in the blanks, use your credit card, or print and mail in your
check for $60 or $120 or $250 annual membership dues to: Levantine
Center, 1012 S. Robertson Blvd., Suite C, Los Angeles CA 90035-1537.
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LEVANTINE CULTURAL CENTER
Cultures of the Middle East & North Africa
1012 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90035
310.657.5511/657.5522, info@levantinecenter.org |
| Founded in 2001, Levantine Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization that advocates for, educates about, and in general promotes
and supports Middle Eastern and Mediterranean contemporary arts and
traditional cultures. We present or cosponsor programs of music, literature,
art, film/video, publications, new media and more, often from educational
and historical perspectives. While acknowledging the value of entertainment,
we emphasize scholarship and substance. We are strongly multidisciplinary
and non-sectarian, do not embrace any political or religious doctrine,
and are committed to the principle of cross-cultural cooperation.
We support the strengthening of ties between all cultural, ethnic
and religious communities of the Middle East/West Asia/Levant, as
well as between all peoples of Middle Eastern descent in diaspora. |
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