Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 Every Saturday and Sunday, 1pm: Religious chanting workshop by munshid (religious chanter) Mahmoud Al-Tohami. Every Sunday, Monday & Wednesday, 1-3pm: Playing on musical instruments workshop for ages from 10 to 18 years Every Sunday & Tuesday (10.30am) and every Wednesday & Thursday, 10am: Plastic arts workshop for ages from 7-12 years. The Child Creativity Centre (Beit Al-Aini) Al Azhar district, behind Al Azhar Mosque, Tel 02 2514 2990 Every Saturday and Thursday, (4pm) & every Tuesday (1pm): handicrafts and traditional arts workshop, supervised by Hala Anwar. Every Sunday & Tuesday (11am-1pm): Photography and video art workshop, supervised by Walaa Ashraf. El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall Fri 10, 8pm: A poetry recital by vernacular poet Hisham Al-Gakh.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area, Tel 02 2362 2647 Every Saturday, 12pm: Drawing and leather handicrafts workshop, conducted by Heba Samir. Every Sunday, 1pm: A candle making workshop, supervised by Dalia Al-Sherbini. Every Thursday, 1pm: Oil painting workshop, supervised by Dalia Al-Sherbini. Every Sunday & Wednesday, 11am: The young programmer workshop, supervised by Nour Al-Hoda Mustafa. Thurs 9, 12pm: A seminar and a workshop on the arts of Arab calligraphy. A poetic evening held in cooperation with the House of Arab Poetry features young poets: Ghada Khalifa, Khaled Hassaan and Mohamed Al-Qeleiny (6pm).
ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Conferences Hall Thurs 9, 5-7pm: “Son, We Need to Talk”, a lecture by Psychiatry and Addiction Treatment counselor Wael Kamal. Lecture Hall Sun 12, 8pm (Free entry): “Acting for the Screen, Directing Actors”, a talk with Cinema director Ahmed Abdallah El-Sayed.
