BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30843@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230512T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230512T210000 DTSTAMP:20230409T221011Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/melodies-from-egypt/ SUMMARY:Melodies from Egypt DESCRIPTION:SAN FRANCISCO\, CA\n\nMelodies from Egypt\nEgyptian Music of th e Golden Age\nBasma Edrees\, Reda Darwish and Sirvan Manhoobi\n\nThis conc ert will feature Egyptian violinist Basma Edrees\, Iranian Oudist Sirvan M anhoobi and Egyptian percussionist Reda Darwish in a concert centered arou nd Egyptian music of the 20th century (considered Egypt’s Golden age of music in the modern era).\n\nBasma Edrees - Violin\nSirvan Manhoobi - Oud\ nReda Darwish - Doumbek &\; Bongos\nFriday\, May 12th\, 2023\nTime: 7:0 0 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20 - $30 / (Door) $35\nCOV ID-19 Precautions:\nMasks are required. Proof of vaccination is required\n Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/2UhRRtOj9\n-------------------------------- --------\nBasma Edrees is an Egyptian violinist\, performer\, and educator . Passionate about introducing the world to the rich music of her upbringi ng\, Edrees has given Arabic music workshops at UC Berkeley\, Stanford and Labyrinth Online. She has taught Arabic music and European counterpoint a t the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is currently on the violin f aculty of Santa Clara University. Basma Edrees earned her Bachelors and Ma sters degrees in violin performance from Mannes School of Music and The Ju illiard Schools in New York. She enjoys a rich career as a western classic al violinist\, Argentine Tango violinist and Arabic violin player.\n\nSirv an Manhoobi started his musical journey at age 13 studying tar/sehtar with Keivan Saket and Behrooz Hemati. He chose oud as his primary instrument a nd attended classes with Arsalan Kamkar. He studied with Mohammad Reza Lot fi (Radif Navazi-Iranian classical music repertoire)\, Mehran Rohani (prin ciples and history of music)\, Siamak Jahangiri (improvisation and analysi s of Radif Navazi). He received Best Soloist awards at Iranian music festi vals and formed the Bamdad Music Ensemble\, focusing on Kurdish and Irania n classical music. He has a master’s of archaeology from Tehran Universi ty and currently lives in Oakland\, performing\, composing\, and teaching Iranian and Kurdish music.\n\nReda Darwish\, a native of Cairo\, has been playing various percussion instruments since childhood. At eight years old \, he was featured weekly on Egyptian television. Soon after he was playin g for Egypt’s most famous dancers and singers including Fayza Ahmed\, Na gat Al Saghira\, and Samira Said. He later toured with Hani Mahanna’s or chestra\, including to the United States where Darwish has now made his ne w home. He has also recorded his own compositions and was commissioned to compose the soundtrack for Reader’s Digest’s Wonders Sacred and Myster ious series covering Egypt and Turkey.\n\nwww.basmaedreesviolin.com\nhttps ://www.youtube.com/c/BasmaEdrees\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbu7pci 1sA\n\n \;\n\n\n\nFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS\nEVENT TIME\nWhen should I arrive?Doors open 30 minutes before the scheduled performance time. For example\, if the show is scheduled to start at 7:30pm\, the doors will ope n at 7:00pm. If the show is scheduled to start at 8:00pm\, the doors will open at 7:30pm\, and so on.\nTICKETING &\; ADMISSION\nIf an event is so ld out online\, could I still purchase tickets? No\nDoes purchasing an adv ance ticket guarantee seating? Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees adm ission\, but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come\, first serve d.\nDoes the Poppy accept debit or credit cards? Only for online sale. Doo r sale is cash.\nWhat's the refund policy? Refunds are only available in t he event of a cancelled performance.\nAre there ID or minimum age requirem ents to enter the event? Is there a discount for children? No\, this event is all ages. However\, refreshments will be served at the concessions cou nter. Children 10 and under receive free general admission.\nWhere are my tickets? Your tickets will be emailed to you as a PDF attachment from Even tbrite on behalf of the Red Poppy\, or you may access them in the Eventbri te app. If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox\, make sur e to check your junk/spam folder. Enter your email address here if you can ’t find them\, you’re having trouble printing\, or if you’re not sur e if you have an Eventbrite account. For all other technical issues\, you can find help here.\nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Yo u may bring your printed ticket or show your ticket on your phone. There w ill be no tickets available for pick up at Will Call.\nIs it ok if the nam e on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends? Yes\, you’re welcome to purchase tickets for someone else.\nVENUE &\; LOCA TION\nIs the space ADA-accessible? Yes\, there is a ramp at our 23rd St en trance.\nWhat kind of seating do you have available? For most of our event s we have folding chairs and a few couches available.\nWhat are my transpo rtation/parking options for getting to and from the event? Street parking is available but can be limited around the Red Poppy. We encourage you to take public transportation whenever possible. Several MUNI lines run close to the Red Poppy\, and the 24th St. Mission BART station is just under ha lf a mile away.\nHow can I donate to the Poppy? You may bring cash\, check \, debit or credit card\, or donate online at http://redpoppyarthouse.org/ participate/give/.\nWhere can I grab a bite to eat? Nearby places include El Farolito\, Taqueria Vallarta\, Basa Seafood Express (sushi)\, and Farmh ouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine. For more options\, click here.\nHow can I conta ct the organizer with any questions? You can reach us at info@redpoppyarth ouse.org\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/04/IMG_585C150E3025-1.jpeg CATEGORIES:Community,culture,Music/Folk/World LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\ , United States GEO:37.7542;-122.41451 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2698 Folsom St\, San Franci sco\, CA\, 94110\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Red Poppy Art House:geo:37.7542,-122.41451 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR