**OUTDOOR FILM SCREENING: "Once Upon a Time in Mesopotamia"
**WEDNESDAY 11/6 @ 8:00 PM
This film talks about the process of the archeological excavations, which took place towards the end of the 19th century, and unveiled the ruins of the extraordinary Mesopotamian civilizations that lay in the deserts of Iraq.
**This event is done in cooperation with the French Cultural Centre.
(Dir. Jean-Claude Lubtchansky, documentary, French Lang. - Eng. Subtitles, 52 min., 1999) - Free Screening

**BOOK LAUNCH: "OTTOMAN JERUSALEM IN THE JAWHARIEH MEMOIRS" By the Institute of Jerusalem Studies and the Heinrich Boell Foundation- Arab Middle East
**SATURDAY 14/6 @ 5:00-7:00 PM
This is volume one of the memoirs of the Jerusalem musician Wasif Jawharieh. Covering the period between 1904 and the fall of Jerusalem to the forces of General Allenby in 1917, the memoirs offer us a vibrant, ironic, irreverent, secular, and cosmopolitan record of life in Palestine in the last decade of Ottoman rule in Palestine. The book is edited and introduced by Salim Tamari and Issam Nassar and includes a large number of historical photographs and an audio CD with the voice of Jawharieh.

**NCM CONCERT: Nils Mille – Pianist
**SUNDAY 15/6 @ 7:00 PM
The National Conservatory of Music presents the German pianist, June Nils Mille who will perform for us on the piano. June completed his musical studies in both Germany and Vienna and he knows how to play on several different instruments like the guitar, and percussion. Moreover, he masters the piano. June has taught the piano in several institutes in Europe and he now looks forward to teaching in Palestine.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS, 10 NIS for students, 5 NIS NCM Students

**AL-URMAWI CONCERT: "Mahab Arrouh - IV"
**MONDAY 16/6 @ 6:00 PM
This is the 4th concert hosted at the Sakakini by Al-Urmawi Center for Oriental Music, under the direction of Khaled Jubran. This concert will be divided into 2 segments. The 1st will feature Ala' Shirsh (vocals) & Wasim Odeh on Oud, & Firas Mqab'a on percussion. The second will feature Haitham Safiyeh on Oud, Murad Khoury on violin, accompanied by percussion.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS, 10 NIS for students

**PREMIERE EXHIBIT: "RUST" By Samer Abu 'Ajamiyeh
**WEDNESDAY 18/6 @ 6:00 PM
This exhibit is made up of art works that are made from rusty iron, which the artist attempts through it to find an aesthetic perspective to pieces that are neglected. He uses different material but focuses on using iron that has been affected by natural forces and hence changed its color. The artist dedicates this exhibit to express the psychological pressure the Palestinian people are experiencing in the current occupation.
**Exhibit open daily from 10:00 AM till 5:00 PM until the 30th of June

**BOOK READING: "City of Gold – Rowohlt" By NORMAN OHLER
**THURSDAY 19/6 @ 7:00 PM
The Goethe Institut presents the German writer NORMAN OHLER who will read from his latest novel, which is part of a metropolitan trilogy. "City of Gold" is an urban adventure story and portrays life in transforming Johannesburg. It relates the encounter between the German reporter Roman and the South-African girl Lucy from Soweto, who is haunted by her past as a drug courier. They meet in Ponte, reputed as the most dangerous apartment complex in the world and their story turns into a struggle for life or death.

**NCM CONCERT: OPUS
**SATURDAY 21/6 @ 7:00 PM
The National Conservatory's classical music ensemble will perform an extensive program of classical western compositions. The musicians are Nadia Mikhail Aboushi & Lamis Odeh on piano, Hisham Abu Jabal on guitar, Bashar Ayoub on violin and Emiko Kogima on flute.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS, 10 NIS for students, 5 NIS NCM Students

**POETRY READING: "Signs of the Narcissus" by POET MURAD AL SOUDANI
**SUNDAY 22/6 @ 7:00 PM
The House of Poetry presents the poet Murad Soudani who will read poems from his new poetry collection entitled "Signs of Narcissus". This issue has been reprinted to include a literary comment by Palestinian writer Hussein Al Barghouthi.

**OUTDOOR CHILDREN'S PLAY: "The Forest Ranger" Performed by DIFNA GROUP
**MONDAY 23/6 @ 6:00 PM
This play will take place in the Sakakini's garden and it talks about the importance of nature and how people should take good care of it. The actors are Hamda Hamda, Eid Hamda, Mohammed Walid and Mazen Dweikat. Lyrics are by Sameh Al As'ad. Director: Said Sa'adeh
**Free of Charge – This event is sponsored by the young Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum.

**LECTURE: "The New Palestinian Metropolis?" by DR. LIZA TARAKI
**SATURDAY 28/6 @ 6:00 PM
Palestine is said to be lacking in urbanity and urban culture. Based on her current research, Lisa Taraki argues that Palestine is witnessing the (re)birth of the Palestinian metropolis in one of the smallest urban centers, the city of Ramallah. She locates this within the context of post-Oslo state formation and the demographics of class, among other factors. She focuses on the consolidation of a new middle class, whose strategies for social mobility and distinction are crucial for understanding this transformation.