Turath: An Evening of Art, Culture, and Music With National Arab Orchestra
Past Event
Turath: An Evening of Art, Culture, and Music With National Arab Orchestra
Sunday, April 30, 2023
4 - 9 p.m.
1370 Southmore Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77004
Join us and the National Arab Orchestra this Arab American Heritage Month in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and is an occasion for peace, joy, and festivity.
As part of Asia Society Texas' Eid programs, this event highlights the richness and beauty of the Arab world. Enjoy a free, curated art show, and book signings by Micheline Nader (Leap Beyond Success) and Nancy Zakhour (Elissa Discovers), as well as a ticketed reception and concert from the National Arab Orchestra Takht Ensemble, featuring vocalists Abdul Salaam AlNajjar and Hela Melki.
Hela Melki
Abdulsalam Alnajjar
Meet The Authors
Turath: An Evening of Art and Culture is a curated bouquet of art, culture, and music. Our featured authors will take you back to your roots, bring home to you, or guide you to achieve your potential. Nancy Zakhour will help your children discover their roots and understand what it means to be tethered to your heritage. Micheline Nader in her motivational book, will guide you to how you can put to action, inspiring ideas and visions, thus differentiating great leaders from mediocre leaders. Finally, Dr. Samir Tuma will capture you with his poems that reflect the alienation immigrants often feel while living away from their home country and the restlessness that haunts them when nostalgia knocks on their doors.
Meet The Artists
Turath Evening is a celebration of art, culture and music. Meet the artists who will take you on a journey of discovery: James Hanania who found art at an early age. Nansi Awada who believes that āthe artist is not a special kind of person, rather each person is a special kind of artist.ā Hatem Al Rais, who views art as a way of surviving. Lina Asmar who celebrates the works of the great masters of the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo periods. Dima Suki who says art is her happy place, the place she goes when sheās happy and the place she goes to be happy. Alia Al Wahab who uses art to express her thoughts, ideas, and inner feelings. Mona Ghazi who believes that, āif art moves you in any way, then it has served its purpose for which it was created.ā Tagherid Al Jaber and Wessam Al Khafagy, who see art āas a love language that expresses oneās creative thoughts and feelings.ā Massa Aboujeib who uses art as a global language for dialogue and peace.