The MultiCultural Development Center (MCDC)

Co-sponsored by the Wells Fargo Arab Minnesota Team Member Resource Group

is pleased to present the

2007 MCDC Lebanese Cultural Forum:

“A Taste of Lebanon”

Thursday, March 1, 2007
Landmark Center
75 West Fifth Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota

For directions and parking information, visit http://www.landmarkcenter.org/aboutus.html#directions

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Keynote speaker Hisham Khalek is an Arabic professor at the University of Minnesota. Of Lebanese heritage, Khalek will speak about the diversity of Lebanon, from its history, to its geography and its people, and how Lebanon was, and continues to be, a strategic center where a multitude of cultural groups interact together to navigate a delicate balance between East and West.

The Lebanese Cedar Group will perform several traditional Debke dances, the national folk dance of Lebanon. Debke is a line dance that has been practiced in the Levant (Lebanon, Syria and Jordan) for hundreds of years and is often performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. The Lebanese Cedar Group has been dancing together for five years, and is composed entirely of Lebanese and Lebanese-American youth aged 15 to 22.

Lebanese music by Mozayik, a local band led by John Khoury, performing a variety of Arabic language tunes from traditional to modern, pop and classical.

Middle Eastern dances by Margo Abdo O’Dell: a Lebanese-American who discovered her heritage through her passion for dance. Based in Minneapolis, Margo is a master teacher, star performer and creative artist who uses her energy and talent to share the beauty of Arabic dance.

Learning Objectives:

This MCDC Lebanese Cultural Forum is designed to

- Increase awareness of Lebanese culture by exposing participants to the many aspects of the culture, such as its history, geography, people diversity, food, music and traditional dances.

- Provide cultural knowledge about Lebanese people and their relationship to other Middle Eastern cultures to enhance workplace performance and generate positive, informed discussion.

- Facilitate communication with employees, clients and customers of Lebanese Arab heritage.

- Act as a forum to connect business, organizational and educational leaders to members of the Lebanese community.

Information for Registration:

RSVP OR CANCEL FOR A FULL REFUND BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007.

Send attached registration form to:
MultiCultural Development Center (MCDC)
9633 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420
Call: (952) 881-6090
Fax: (952) 887-6099
Email: info@mcdc.org

For information on our website, visit http://www.mcdc.org/multicultural_localevents.html.

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