Miss USA in Dearborn; Concert of Colors on Last.fm


July 6, 2010 N E W S » Concert of Colors Radio @ Last.fm » Miss USA Visits Dearborn » New @ FEN E V E N T S » July 8-11: Sun of the East: A Showcase of Middle Eastern Music & Dance » July 16-18: Concert of Colors @ DIA and Max M. Fisher Music Center » July 24-25: Arab & Chaldean Festival I N T H E G A L L E R I E S » Through August 8: Noble Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection » Through August 15: From Mocha to Latte: Coffee, the Arab World and the $4 Cup

Concert of Colors Radio @ Last.fm Concert of Colors takes place July 16-18, but you don’t have to wait to enjoy the featured artists. Tune into Last.fm Radio to hear soul/R&B legend Mavis Staples, oud master Simon Shaheen, Detroit native and Grammy Award winner Don Was, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Bill Miller, the Codgers and more. Click here to listen. Don’t forget: Concert of Colors begins at 3 p.m. Friday, July 16 at the Detroit Institute of Arts, moving to the Max M. Fisher Music Center for July 17-18, with doors opening at 2 p.m. both days. Complete schedule information is available at www.concertofcolors.com. See you there!
Miss USA Visits Dearborn Rima Fakih, the first Miss USA of Arab descent, is already on the road, making appearances and promoting her favorite causes. Fakih (right) returns to her hometown of Dearborn this week, where she will speak to throngs of local supporters and receive a key to the city in a special ceremony. You can keep track of Fakih’s activities throughout her reign at the pageant’s official YouTube channel HERE.
New @ FEN The hip online arts magazine covering creative Arab Americans is spotlighting Marguerite Dabaie (right), a Palestinian American freelance illustrator who also draws comics, in its 6Qs feature this month. You’ll also find a wrapup of the big Arabesque festival in Chicago, which drew thousands. Check it all out HERE.


July 8-11 TD Sunfest London, Ontario’s annual TD Sunfest is a four-day, multi-sensory passport to discover new international music, applied arts, and cuisine in a family-friendly crowd as diverse as a United Nations barbecue. This fabulous free celebration has adopted an Arab World theme for a portion of this year’s event. Sun of the East: A Showcase of Middle Eastern Music & Dance includes free performances by Simon Shaheen (right), Mamak Khadem, Hassan El Hadi, Bambara Trans, Jaffa Road and Light of the East Ensemble. Sunfest also offers a huge global bazaar featuring culturally diverse food and crafts. It’s just a few hours drive from metro Detroit; click HERE for complete information.
July 16-18 Concert of Colors @ DIA and Max M. Fisher Music Center The 18th Concert of Colors expands to two venues and introduces new activities at this year’s event. At 3 p.m. Friday, July 16, Concert of Colors begins at the Detroit Institute of Arts with live music, film and art. Then, Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18, the festival moves back to its home at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in downtown Detroit. Southeast Michigan’s favorite diversity-themed music festival is enhanced this year with Diversity Games (July 17), a farmers market (July 18) and a food drive for the hungry. Soul/R&B legend Mavis Staples (right) headlines, along with oud master Simon Shaheen with the Detroit Symphony, and the third installment of the Detroit All-Star Revue, a cavalcade of classic and contemporary Detroit players hosted by Detroit native and Grammy Award winner Don Was. As always, all performances are free! Stay tuned to this enews and www.concertofcolors.com for upcoming announcements.
July 24-25 Arab & Chaldean Festival Detroit’s long tradition of summer festivals along the Detroit River continues with a classic! The 39th Arab & Chaldean Festival returns to Hart Plaza with live musical entertainment, special exhibits, food and fashion reflecting Arab and Chaldean history and culture. A Children’s Fair is also part of the fun. Hours are noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday, July 24-25. Admission is free. Visit www.arabandchaldeanfestival.com for announcements on featured entertainers and performance times.


Through August 8: Noble Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection For those who follow fashion, the name Hermès is synonymous with luxury, quality and craftsmanship. The same can be said of the North African jewelry collected by one member of the Hermès family. From May 5 through August 8, the AANM presents *Noble Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection*, featuring never-before-exhibited pieces of stunning jewelry from Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, plus late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs by some of the period’s most prominent photographers. The exhibition in the Main Floor Gallery is free with Museum admission. Click HERE to read more.
Through August 15: From Mocha to Latte: Coffee, the Arab World and the $4 Cup “Coffee culture” as we know it today has come a long way from its origins in the Arab World. Many myths surround the discovery of this fascinating beverage, but it is coffee’s Arab cultural roots that have generated the continuing social traditions, the coffeehouse and even some of the greatest intellectual achievements in human history. This exhibit explores the effects of coffee on the history of the Arab World and consequently, the rest of the world. Come sit down, share a cup (free coffee, tea or hot chocolate for all visitors) and learn about this amazing brew. In the Lower Level Gallery; free with Museum admission.

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