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Food, Children Tent, Arab Idol and Food-Eating Contests, Carnival, Games and Much More at the 16th Arab International Festival
June 18-19
The Arab International Festival
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The world-class Festival attracts more than 300,000 visitors from the United States and Canada and is a source of pride to the community. For three days, the festival converts 12 blocks of Warren Avenue into a cultural celebration, rich with diversity, food, arts, and entertainment.
Date: June 17, 18 & 19
Time: Friday: 5-10 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Place: Warren Avenue between Schaefer Road and Wyoming Street in Dearborn.
Admission: Free
Activities:
· Food: International flavor from the Middle East and abroad
· Entertainment: Music and performances
· Carnival: Rides, Ferris Wheel and games
· Children Tent: face painting, clowns, puppeteers and dance
· Crafts, arts, henna design, jewelry and information
For more information, contact the Chamber at 313.945.1700 or visit www.americanarab.com
Hot Dog Eating Contests
Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19
![hotdog]() | | High School students are needed for hot Dog Eating Contests at the Arab International Festival |
Win up to $300. Students from Fordson, Edsel High and Dearborn High are needed to participate in the food contest. Leo's Coney Island is sponsoring the food eating contests during the three-day festival. Participants must be 16 years and up and all hotdogs are halal
To register contact: 734-905-1800
Arab Idol Contest, Best Local Talent
![idol]() | | Local High School Students competing at the Arab Idol contest |
The Arab International Festival in partnership with Four Star Health is proud to present it's 2nd Annual International Idol Talent Show Competition this year.
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The International Idol contest will showcase the best of the best talent right out of our local high schools. Students will be competing and showcasing their amazing talents.
We have singers as good as Colbie Caillat and Lady Antebellum. We have dancers as good as Micheal Jackson and the great Jabowakeez, comedians as funny as Emm Hussein and Emm Elias. Plus a great rock band that will rock the house and a Pianist to sooth the night away.
Don't miss out on this first time talent show competition! Come cheer on your favorite performers and enjoy the fun at our Arab International Festival. We promise this will be the HOTTEST event in town!
For more information regarding the competition, contact the IDOL Director, Jacklin Zeidan at desertsilk@sbcglobal.net or 313-995-4475
Children Tent Highlights
![Slovak]() | | Sarisan Slovak Ensemble of Sterling Heights |
The Children Tent is one of the major events at the Arab International Festival, attracting tens of thousands of children every year.
This year, the Sarisan Slovak Ensemble of Sterling Heights will return to the festival to add to its blend of international flavor.
Milan Straka of Michigan found the group in 1971 and it has performed dances from various regions of Slovakia. The Ensemble has traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as Europe and the UK, and has performed at various ethnic festivals, cultural events, charity benefits and fraternal events in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs.
It is scheduled to perform at the Festival on June 18 from 7-7:30 p.m..
Other activities in the Children Tent:
Friday June 17:
·7- 7:30 PM Ardán Academy of Irish Dance
This group is made up of young dancers who are very talented. The costumes are authentic. They perform and compete year round preserving their wonderful heritage.
·7:45 - 8:15 PMMagician Tom Plunkard
Tom's show includes his dove, bunny and of course audience participation.
Saturday June 18:
·5:30 - 6:00 PMTroupe Ta'Amullat Middle Eastern Dance
Troupe Ta'amullat is a folklorically based dance group dedicated to presenting the dance, music, and culture of North Africa, the Near East, and Central Asia. They come from Ann Arbor and have been a part of our wonderful festival for many years.
·6:15 - 6:45 PMTwist & Shout
Her show will include a bit of magic, storytelling through balloon sculptures and other fun stuff for the kids
·7:00 - 7:30 PMSarisan Slovak Ensemble
·7:45 - 8:15 PMMagician Jeff Wasrzaszek
Jeff Wawrzaszek (pronounced War-zak) is one of Michigan's most popular and experienced magicians. Jeff has been entertaining audiences like yours for over 40 years. That doesn't mean he's really old...it just means he found his passion and niche in life at a very early age. Jeff has presented his show in most of the 50 states, as well as overseas, and has received numerous awards from his fellow magicians for excellence in magic.
Sunday June 19:
8:30-9 p.m. Habibi Middle Eastern Dance
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The Habibi Dancers join us all the way from Lansing. Their performance styles range from the classical Raqs Sharki to the folkloric dances using baskets and canes.
·5:30 - 6:00 PMIllusionist Baffling Bill - Huge Show
He is presenting a spectacular illusion show. His props include a stove and a washer!!This will be a big hit!!
·6:30 - 7:30 PM
![aegala dance]() Aegela's Center for Middle Eastern Dance Toledo& Aida's Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble will close the show in the children tent.
Since 1978, Aegela's love of Middle Eastern dance has taken her throughout the US and to the heart of the art---Egypt. She has engaged in several performing tours of Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt. It was on her first tour that Aegela was awarded the coveted Lifetime Performer's license by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, an honor held by only 11 foreigners. While working in Egypt, Aegela enjoyed the privilege of studying with famed dancer/choreographer Mahmoud Reda, of the Reda Troupe, and with Madame Busi, principal dancer with the National Folkloric Company.
Aida's Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble
AÏda Al Adawi has a distinguished performance career not only in dance, but also as a vocalist and instrumentalist. Besides criss-crossing the United States from San Francisco to Anchorage, Philadelphia to Seattle, Ms. Al Adawi toured Canada in 1983 and South America with Rana and Naim in 1984. Working closely with ACCESS and the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, AÏda lectures at universities, festivals and workshops.
·The Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble of which she is founder and director has been performing since 1989. Her training and continued research coupled with her strong belief in the preservation of the authentic form of "Oriental Dancing"(Middle Eastern Dance) has created an international reputation unequaled by other artists.
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