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:34465@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250817T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250817T180000 DTSTAMP:20250527T153018Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/middle-eastern-mezze-cooking-class/ SUMMARY:Middle Eastern Mezze Cooking Class DESCRIPTION:DUBUQUE\, IA\n\n \;\n\nJoin us for an exciting Middle Easte rn mezze cooking class where you'll join Convivium co-founder Leslie Shala bi to create and enjoy traditional dishes bursting with flavor. On the men u will be: hummus\, tabouli\, kofta kebabs\, a variety of vegetables and s alads as well as homemade pita bread.\n\nThis hands-on experience will lea ve you with the skills to recreate these delicious dishes and share them w ith friends and family! Alcohol will be available for purchase.\n\nInstruc tor Bio: Leslie Shalabi is co-founder of Convivium Urban Farmstead\, a D ubuque-based non-profit organization based on the idea of creating communi ty around food. A life-long lover of food and entertaining\, she is dedica ted to helping people find ways to connect through the universal languages of food and hospitality.\n\nRegistration is available on a sliding scale pricing structure.\n\nSLIDING SCALE\n\nConvivium is a nonprofit committed to helping increase accessibility to the tools and knowledge of how to gro w and prepare your own food. As part of this commitment\, and in pursuit of a more wholesome and secure food experience for all\, Convivium is now offering most of our classes on a sliding scale.\n\nThe sliding scale syst em allows for classes to be obtained at multiple price points\, based on t he circumstances of the participant. It allows folks who may otherwise be priced out of something to have the chance to take part in it.\nHow it wor ks\nWhen completing your registration\, please self-select from the follow ing three payment levels:\n\nContributor: The contributor level is a pay- what-you-can option that allows you to do just that – pay what you are a ble to for the class\, 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 support er level is the normal ticket price of this class. It covers all the suppl ies and materials needed\, as well as the instructor fee.\n\nSustainer: T he 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 level participant. By choosing this level\, you are ensurin g we can continue to offer this class in a way that is accessible and affo rdable to all – thank you for your generosity.\n\nA note on refunds:\n\n Convivium Urban Farmstead has a no refund policy for all classes and works hops. If you are unable to participant in the class after you registered\, your fee will be donated to our pay-what-you-can sliding scale level\, wh ich helps to ensure our classes are accessible and affordable to all.\n\nH owever\, if Convivium cancels or reschedules a class for any reason (weath er\, instructor illness\, etc.)\, participants will be notified as early a s possible by email and their registration will automatically be transferr ed to the date of the rescheduled class. In the case that the participant cannot make the rescheduled 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 an d thank you for your cooperation.\n\nInclement Weather Cancellation Policy : We will refer to the State Police website and road condition designation s. https://lb.511ia.org/ialb/winterdriving/routeselect.jsf\n\nIf the majo rity of the roads in Dubuque are designated “Travel not advised” (purp le) or worse\, then we will cancel class.\n\nThe cut off time for cancella tion will be 5:00 p.m. the day of each class.\n\nWe will email and post ca ncellation notices on Facebook. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/05/middle_eastern_mezze.png LOCATION:Convivium Urban Farmstead\, 2811 Jackson Street\, Dubuque\, IA\, 5 2001\, United States GEO:42.523436;-90.677448 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2811 Jackson Street\, Dubuq ue\, IA\, 52001\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Convivium Urban Farmstead:geo:42.523436,-90.677448 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