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Culture Events: Picks for the Weekend Not sure what to do this weekend? The Ahram Online team shares top picks of music, visual and performance art and book launches through 20-23 September - in Cairo and beyond
Thursday 20 September No Comment Shaabi Rap music and documentary in Institut Francaise at 7pm A music performance by local Shaabi (urban folk) rappers Alaa 50 Cent, Figo, Sadat and DJ Amr Haha will also feature a documentary on the artists. Read more on the artists here. 1 Madrasset El Huquq El Frenseya ,off of Kasr El Eini Street, Mounira, Cairo Maghna Khan Band in El-Geneina Theater at 8.30pm A folk band who have been producing music together for seven years take El-Geneina's stage, bringing forward music about the daily life of the young. The band's name, directly derived from culture, means the music shop or the place where people sing. Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Folkloric Groups in El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music at 9pm An evening with the Black Pearls, NubaNour at El Dammah Theater for Arts (formerly Al Tanbura Hall) where the audience will be invited to relive the arts of Nuba, the cradle of many art forms. 4 Seweqat El Sabaeen st. off Magles El Aoma, Cairo Ziad Bakir Photography Exhibition in Faculty of Fine Arts Photography by one of the revolution's martyrs from the artistic community, Ziad Bakir, will be on show until 22 September. Bakir worked at the Cairo Opera House heading the Graphic Design Department; photography was his hobby. Read more here. Faculty of Fine Arts, Zamalek, Cairo Friday 21 September Peace Day Celebration in Darb 1718 at 2pm The all-day event brings together musicians, NGOs and cultural institutes to celebrate and raise awareness of peace on International Peace Day. Lineup includes Salalem, Like Jelly, Ze Khodz, High on Body Fat, Ahmed Safi, Abu Mariam, Shady Ahmed and his band, Rash Radio and the Kassettes. Read more here. Qasr Al Shamee Street, Al Fakhareen, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque Black Lips and Lazzy Lung concert in El Sawy Culturewheel at 7pm The American rock band Black Lips makes its Egypt debut this Friday, sharing the stage with hit Lebanese punk band Lazzy Lung along with two local bands, Zero 50 and Faking it. The performance will be the second stop on the The Black Lips/Lazzy Lungs Middle East tour, which kicks off in Cypress on 19 September. Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek Opera Aida at the Cairo Opera House at 8pm Aida is among the best known works by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It is also one of the Egyptian audiences' favourites. It will be performed on four evenings, 21, 23, 24 and 25 September at 8pm. Read more about Aida here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek Tamer Abu Ghazala concert in El-Geneina Theater at 8.30pm Abu Ghazala sings and plays oud with music inspired by traditional poetry from the region. Most of his songs are in Palestinian and Egyptian dialect. Shadi El-Husseiny (piano), Khyam Allami (drums) and Mahmoud Waly (bass) will be accompanying him. Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Saturday 22 September Walk Talk Graffiti Book launch in Sherouk Bookstore at 7.30pm This photo book documents the graffiti movement of Egypt in relation to the revolution from January 2011 to June 2012. The book is put together by activists Rasha Azab and Malek Mostafa, and includes various photographic contributions. All proceedings from the book sale will go to support the citizen journalism initiative Mosireen. Talaat Harb Square, Downtown, Cairo Mozart evening at the Cairo Opera House at 8pm The Cairo Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the Czech conductor Jiri Pertdlik will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart along with Max Reger's Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek Sheila Scribner at El Genaina Theatre at 8.30pm American singer and songwriter Sheila Scribner was born in Nashville in 1984. Her music ranges from blues to pop to religious. In Cairo, she has performed at the Cairo Opera House and Cairo Jazz Club. Al Azhar Park, Darassa, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Sunday 23 September Art therapy in Sufi Bookstore at 5pm Shima Youssef and Dr Suzan Radwan, who were mentored by one of the best art therapy practitioners in Egypt, the late Dr Magdi Refaat, offer people a space to explore their personality and feelings through painting. Participants are welcome to join any time between 5pm and 9pm. Read more on Art Therapy here. 12 El-Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Ahmed Basiony Exhibition Opening in AUC Sharjah Gallery at 6pm The American University in Cairo celebrates the life and work of Egyptian artist Ahmed Basiony who died during the revolution in several locations around Cairo. The opening will take place in Sharjah Gallery with the exhibition of his project “30 Days Running in Place” (2010-2011). American University Campus, AUC Avenue, New Cairo The Seventh Billion Citizen by various Artists in Townhouse Gallery at 7pm For one week, Townhouse Gallery will feature this collaborative video project featuring five international artists curated by John Gillett and Beth Harland. The project is a response at the United Nations announcement that the world population has now reached seven billion people, which raises questions about the rapid growth of the human population and all the issues surrounding it. Read more here. 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