Palestine Garden Party in Frome

somerset | peace | event notice Thursday June 02, 2011 11:33 by Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Frome Friends of Palestine presents:- 'Palestinian Garden Party'

4.30-10.30pm at Claveys Farm, Mells BA11 3QP (Get directions from Google maps etc)

The happy lively sounds of Middle Eastern music will resonate round Mells on June 18. Traditional art and folk musicians Souk Bab-El-Louk will bring the exotic sounds of Oud, Nay flute and Mizmar to the Garden Party for Palestine, which will be held amid the ancient walls of Claveys Farm. There'll be whirling Tannourah dance from Shema, who will get everyone on their feet to dance the infectious debke. Not to mention performances from virtuoso dulcimerist Tim Manning and other musicians, storytelling from Vicky, films, and a sumptuous middle-eastern buffet. All that, for only fifteen quid! Three Palestinian initiatives will benefit from the event. The Al-Qattan foundation are rebuilding the Gaza Music School after Israeli attack. The Villages Group help people to rebuild their communities after dispossession in the occupied West Bank. Gaza Youth Breaks Out is a youth organisation that wants to get beyond the sterile political choices offered by Hamas and Fatah.

Tickets in advance only from Frome Wholefoods, Cheap Street or by post from Fleur Kelly at Claveys Farm Mells BA11 3QP (please make cheques payable to Frome Friends of Palestine). Ample car parking on site. £15/£7.50 concessions (u/5s free) including food. You can't go wrong!

Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be running an information & dvd stall at this event