Amir Bashtak Palace Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187 Every Saturday and Wednesday, 4pm: The training courses of the Arab Singing House students.
Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 Every Saturday and Tuesday, 2pm: Enshad Dini (religious chanting) workshop by Munshid Mahmoud Al-Tohamy. Every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, 2pm: Playing on musical instruments workshop for ages from 10 to 18 years Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 12pm (children) 4pm (adults): The singing workshop of Amir Taz Palace Choir. Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 4pm: The Actor preparation workshop.
Beit Al-Harrawi (The Arab Oud House) Mohamed Abdu St, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 02 2510 4174 Every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, 4-9pm: Oud classes given by the oud professors of the Arab Oud House. Every Saturday and Thursday, 3-6pm: Workshops on the theories of playing oud for advanced students by Professor Ahmed Youssef. Every Saturday, 5-6pm: Workshops on the theories of playing oud for beginners by Fadi Adel Al-Hajj.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 Every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, 10am-4pm: The handicrafts courses of Jameel House of Traditional Arts Cairo, in cooperation with the Prince Charles's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.
The Child Creativity Centre (Beit Al-Aini) Al-Azhar district, behind Al-Azhar Mosque,Tel 02 2514 2990 Every Saturday, 11am: Handicrafts workshop andBeit Al-Aini Children Choir workshop, supervised by Manal Suleiman(2pm). Every Sunday and Wednesday, 10-12pm: A workshop on works on art, Every Monday, 3pm: Miscellaneous activities workshop. Every Wednesday, 11am: A workshop of skills development for people with special abilities by Doaa Fathi. Every Thursday, 12pm: A cultural day.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 Every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, 10am-4pm: The handicrafts courses of Jameel House of Traditional Arts Cairo, in cooperation with the Prince Charles's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.
Diwan Bookstore 105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis, Tel 02 2690 8184/85 Sat 28, 11am-12pm: Winter Storytelling for children. Sat 28, 11am-2pm: The Book Club presents a reading and discussion of Gary Zukav's book The Seat of the Soul by Mai Mostafa. Sun 29, 7-9pm: The young hero Zein's journey with cancer has been an inspiration to thousands of people, his mother Radwa Moussa will sign her book, Zein:Hekayat Atma wa Nour (Zein: the Story of Darkness and Light), that documents a journey of struggle with different emotions.
The French Institute of Oriental Archaeology 37 Sheikh Ali Youssef St, Al-Mounira, Al Sayeda Zeinab, Tel 02 2797 1600 Thurs 19,10am-6pm: “Towards Sustainable Cities”, the third edition of the conference is in cooperation with the Kuchar & Co and HaRaKa platforms, which is an annual meeting renewed at the French Institute to hold discussions and seminars on urban issues, and think about the changes that occur in the city and its housing, which are linked to environmental and climate issues.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Small Hall Wed 25, 7pm: The opera cultural salon celebrates the World Arabic Language Day introducing poet Ahmed Sweilam, and critic Azouz Ismail. The salon is moderated by Amin Al-Serafy.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area, Tel 02 2362 2647/ 2362 8174 Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12pm: Develop your children skills through learning languages in a simple manner, computer programmes, and chess champions as well as scientific experiments, the age group targeted from 6 to 15. Every Saturday, 11am: Skills development workshops and modifying the behaviour of people with special abilities. Every Wednesday, 11am: Miscellaneous workshops for school children. Every Saturday and Thursday, 3pm: The Centre's Children Choir workshop.
