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:34702@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250817T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250817T180000 DTSTAMP:20250703T020906Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/middle-eastern-mezze-cooking-class- 2/ SUMMARY:Middle Eastern Mezze Cooking Class DESCRIPTION:IOWA\n\n \;\n\nJoin us for an exciting Middle Eastern mezze cooking class where you'll join Convivium co-founder Leslie Shalabi to cr eate and enjoy traditional dishes bursting with flavor. On the menu will b e: hummus\, tabouli\, kofta kebabs\, a variety of vegetables and salads as well as homemade pita bread.\n\nThis hands-on experience will leave you w ith the skills to recreate these delicious dishes and share them with frie nds and family! Alcohol will be available for purchase.\n\nInstructor Bio: Leslie Shalabi is co-founder of Convivium Urban Farmstead\, a Dubuque-bas ed non-profit organization based on the idea of creating community around food. A life-long lover of food and entertaining\, she is dedicated to hel ping people find ways to connect through the universal languages of food a nd hospitality.\n\nRegistration is available on a sliding scale pricing st ructure.\nSLIDING SCALE\nConvivium is a nonprofit committed to helping inc rease accessibility to the tools and knowledge of how to grow and prepare your own food. As part of this commitment\, and in pursuit of a more whole some and secure food experience for all\, Convivium is now offering most o f our classes on a sliding scale.\n\nThe sliding scale system allows for c lasses to be obtained at multiple price points\, based on the circumstance s of the participant. It allows folks who may otherwise be priced out of s omething to have the chance to take part in it.\nHow it works\nWhen comple ting your registration\, please self-select from the following three payme nt levels:\n\nContributor: The contributor level is a pay-what-you-can opt ion that allows you to do just that – pay what you are able to for the c lass\, at this time. Please note there is a $5 minimum per the Eventbrite platform. If this minimum\, or paying with a credit card\, is a barrier\, please call us at 563.557.2900.\n\nSupporter: The supporter level is the n ormal ticket price of this class. It covers all the supplies and materials needed\, as well as the instructor fee.\n\nSustainer: The sustainer level is a buy-one\, give-one model that covers the complete cost of your class plus a small donation that helps supplement the cost of a Contributor lev el participant. By choosing this level\, you are ensuring we can continue to offer this class in a way that is accessible and affordable to all – thank you for your generosity.\n\nA note on refunds:\n\nConvivium Urban Fa rmstead has a no refund policy for all classes and workshops. If you are u nable to participant in the class after you registered\, your fee will be donated to our pay-what-you-can sliding scale level\, which helps to ensur e our classes are accessible and affordable to all.\n\nHowever\, if Conviv ium cancels or reschedules a class for any reason (weather\, instructor il lness\, etc.)\, participants will be notified as early as possible by emai l and their registration will automatically be transferred to the date of the rescheduled class. In the case that the participant cannot make the re scheduled class date\, Convivium will issue a gift card in the full amount of the class that can be used toward any future class. This gift card can be mailed to the participant or picked up at Convivium (2811 Jackson St. Dubuque\, IA 52001). We appreciate your understanding and thank you for yo ur cooperation.\n\nInclement Weather Cancellation Policy: We will refer to the State Police website and road condition designations. https://lb.511i a.org/ialb/winterdriving/routeselect.jsf\n\nIf the majority of the roads i n Dubuque are designated “Travel not advised” (purple) or worse\, then we will cancel class.\n\nThe cut off time for cancellation will be 5:00 p .m. the day of each class.\n\nWe will email and post cancellation notices on Facebook. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-10.04.58 PM.png LOCATION:Convivium Urban Farmstead\, 2811 Jackson Street\, Dubuque\, IA \ , 52001\, United States GEO:42.523431;-90.677434 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2811 Jackson Street\, Dubu que\, IA \, 52001\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Convivium Ur ban Farmstead:geo:42.523431,-90.677434 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR