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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/r2r-23-al-qalam-poetry-in-the-park-
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SUMMARY:R2R '23: al Qalam: Poetry in the Park w/ New York Arabic Orchestra 
 & WSHS
DESCRIPTION:One of the best-kept secrets of early New York is the presence 
 of the first Arabic-speaking community in the United States\, located on W
 ashington Street on the Lower West Side of Manhattan\, first settled in 18
 80.\n\nal Qalam: Poets in the Park will be performed by three musicians f
 rom the New York Arabic Orchestra who will collaborate with two reciters\,
  Hani Bawardi and Rita Elojail Zihenni\, to celebrate the literary contrib
 utions of the early Arabic-speaking community in Lower Manhattan. Predomin
 antly Syrian and Lebanese\, these early writers formed a literary associat
 ion called al Rabitah al Qalamiyah (the Pen Bond)\, among whose founders w
 as famed author\, poet and artist Kahlil Gibran. The musicians will integr
 ate their classical Arabic music with the poetry readings\, using traditio
 nal musical instruments.\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:#arabic,#poetry_event,New York events,Orchestra,Park music
 parties
LOCATION:The Battery Labyrinth\, Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, 10004\, Un
 ited States
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