** CONCERT: HEATHER MAC DONALD
** SATURDAY 1/12 @ 7:30 PM
In co-operation with the National Conservatory of Music where she is an instructor, we present musician Heather Macdonald, who will perform a selection of classical music works composed for the flute.

** FILM PREMIERE: "MEMORY OF FORGOTTEN STONES"
** TUESDAY 4/12 @ 7:00 PM
The documentary takes us on a journey to Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus & to a number of Palestinian villages.
The film shows the destruction & neglect that traditional architecture often goes through.
The film also showcases important experiences in conservation & renovation undertaken by Riwaq, the organization that has, among others, renovated the Sakakini building in 1995 & 1998.

** CONCERT: "KARLUMA"
** SATURDAY 8/12 @ 7:30 PM
In co-operation with the National Conservatory of Music, Karluma brings together Palestinian & expatriate musicians in a special concert celebrating the release of their first CD; mixing western classical music with oriental music.

** CONCERT: FRIENDS SCHOOL CHOIR
** SATURDAY 22/12 @ 6:00 PM
The choir was founded in 2000 to celebrate the school's centenary & has since then, performed on various occasions.
The Choir is made up of students, & performs original compositions, in addition to traditional folklore songs.
Conducted by Fadi El-Ghoul.

** BOOK CLUB: "QURMUTI" BY AHMAD RAFEEQ AWAD
** SUNDAY 23/12 @ 5:00 PM
This is a rescheduling, after a postponement due to its previous coincidence with a day of mourning. The Book Club will host Ahmad Awad for a book signing & discussion of his fifth & latest novel "Qurmuti", which won critical acclaim. The novel tries to shed light on the political, social, cultural & religious reasons for the fall of a leader & the loss of power. The book centers on the theft of the Black Stone from Mecca to Bahrein by Qurmuti in A.D. 920, & the accompanying social revolution there.

SPECIAL SOLIDARITY RAMADAN EVENTS:
We are pleased to announce the success in gathering enough support to hold 4 solidarity Iftar evenings later this month: One each for female college students & bedridden wounded of the Intifada, & two evenings for low ranking soldiers. Our deepest thanks go to the companies that have generously sponsored two of these evenings: The Jordan Bank & The Coca-Cola company. Special thanks go to the companies & organizations that made in-kind contributions to the care packages to be distributed to each of the 200 participants: Unipal, Jerusalem Drug Company, Max Supermarket, Oasis Perfumery, Rana Center, the Dentists' Association, the House of Poetry, & the Palestinian Writers Union. Thanks go also to the National Conservatory of Music & the Urmawi Center for Oriental Music, for donating their performances at each Iftar, & to the Bardouni Restaurant. Last but not least, heartfelt thanks go to the numerous private individuals -Palestinian & expatriate- who have kindly donated their time & money to make these Iftars possible.