**TO RAFAH, Benefit & Art Auction
**SATURDAY 4/9 @ 7:00

An initiative by a group of Palestinian artists to launch an art auction on 24 art pieces. The proceeds from the sale of the art works will go to support our people in Rafah and it is a means of expressing the relationship of art with the society and a contribution from our artists towards their humanitarian duty. Help us say that we are "for & to Rafah". The auction will include a poetry reading by Murad Soudani and a musical performance on the Qanoun by Ibrahim Atari.

In cooperation with A.M. Qattan Foundation, Young Artists Forum, Palestinian Artists League, al-Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque.
 

**BOOK LAUNCH: Khalil Sakakini Diaries (1914-1918) Vol. II
**THURSDAY 9/9 @ 6:00 PM

The Khalil Sakakini Diaries/ Vol. II were published in August 2004. This is the second volume of the projected 8-volume comprehensive diaries of Khalil Sakakini, covering almost 50 years of the history of Palestine, & details of Khalil Sakakini's (1878-1953) personal and public life. The project to gather, annotate, and publish the full diaries of Khalil Sakakini is run by the Sakakini Centre in cooperation with the Institute for Jerusalem Studies, and is funded by the Ford Foundation, the Prince Claus Fund, and the A.M. Qattan Foundation.  The editor of the series is Akram Musallam. There is a foreword by historian Dr. Adel Manna'. Volume II covers the last four years of the Ottoman rule in Palestine (1914-1918), the time of the Orthodox revolution and World War I, in addition to the circumstances of Khalil Sakakini's exile to Damascus.
 

**MEET THE ARTIST: Palestinian artist ALEXANDRA HANDAL
SUNDAY 19/9 @ 7:00 PM
Alexandra Handal is a London-based Palestinian artist who was raised in the Caribbean and Latin America and was educated in the USA and Europe. She obtained a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History at Boston University, an MA in Studio Art at New York University and also pursued parallel studies in Paris and Madrid. Her artworks have been included in group exhibitions internationally, namely in Australia, Canada, USA, Latin America and Asia.She is a finalist for the
Young Artist of the Year 2004- Hasan Hourani Award from the A. M .Qattan Foundation, Ramallah. Alexandra Handal lives and works in London where she is a Researcher at the University of Arts London/ Chelsea College of Art and Design and is the recipient of the University of Arts London Studentship Award.

**In cooperation w/ International Center of Bethlehem (Dar Annadwa Ad- Duwaliyeh).
 

**FILM SCREENING: "FRIDA"
**SUNDAY 12/9 @ 7:00 PM

This film tells the true story of Mexican painter and 20th century icon Frida Kahlo (Hayek). From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Molina), their place in Mexican society, to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic and sexual revolutionary.

(Dir. Julie Taymor, Starring: Salma Hayek, Rating: Restricted to 17 and above, Drama, English language, 123 min., 2002)
 

**ART EXHIBITION: Hassan Hourani Young Artist Award 2004
Culture & Science Programme/ A.M. Qattan Foundation
**MONDAY 20/9 @ 6:00 PM

The Khalil Sakakini Centre is one of the venues that will unveil the opening of the exhibition by ten Palestinian artists participating in the Hassan Hourani Young Artist Award 2004.

The exhibit will remain open from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm until the 30/9.
 

  **MEMORIAL CEREMONY: EDWARD SAID
**SATURDAY 25/9 @ 6:00 PM

Edward Said, who has died aged 67, a year before, was one of the leading literary critics of the last quarter of the 20th century. As professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, New York, he was widely regarded as the outstanding representative of the post-structuralist left in America. Above all, he was the most articulate and visible advocate of the Palestinian cause in the United States.

The Sakakini wishes to commemorate his dear memory with a variety of cultural activities, such as poetry readings, and musical performances, on the anniversary of his passing.

The program of the event will be announced soon.
 

**FILM SCREENING: "Secret Ballot"
**MONDAY 27/9 @ 7:00 PM

Award winner at five international film festivals, writer/director Babak Payami's SECRET BALLOT is a satirical comedy that humorously sheds light on the universal discrepancies of the voting process and gender differences. It's Election Day on a remote island off the coast of Iran and a ballot box is parachuted to shore. An unnamed soldier is assigned to escort a female bureaucrat to gather votes. Together, they embark on a chaotic journey, turning the island upside down desperately seeking anyone's vote!

(Dir. Babak Payami, Comedy, Farsi with English Subtitles, Rating: General Audience, 100 min. Iran, 2001)
 

THANK YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALL THESE EVENTS!  

**OUR PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE ARAB BANK**
 

The Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1996. Located in Ramallah in a restored traditional mansion, it works in three areas: The visual arts, Palestinian identity & narrative, and holding regular public activities such as: Art exhibits, concerts, literary events, film screenings, children's activities, & lectures. Http://www.sakakini.org. Telefax: (02) 298 73 75/4.

THANK YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALL THESE EVENTS!

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