Opening Party 2009
OPENING NIGHT PARTY :: 7pm - 11pm :: Tickets $30
To Purchase tickets please go to: http://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/news/
The Boston Palestine Film Festival is proud to kick off its third season with a Festival Opening Party featuring live performances by:
COMEDIAN MAYSOON ZAYID
Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian; the first comedian to perform standup live in Palestine. She has performed in Nazareth, Haifa, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jerusalem. Maysoon spends 3 months a year in Palestine, where she runs art and wellness programs for disabled and wounded refugee children and orphans. Learn more about Maysoon's kids. Maysoon writes the biweekly column “The Palestinian American Princess’s Guide to NYC.” She is also Co-founder and Executive Producer of the New York Arab American Comedy.
POET & WRITER REMI KENAZI
Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine.
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Live music, food, and exhibits:
Youth Visions of Jerusalem exhibit
Works by photographer Rania Matar
Palestinian painter Thaer Abdallah
Original creations by Palestinian jewelry designer Hiam Rouhana
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The Center for Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Avenue. Somerville, MA 02143
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