Drinking Juice, 2003
Bronze Cast by Oded Halahmy

The following upcoming events are scheduled for the Pomegranate Gallery in Manhattan:

WHITE MASKS: Elias Khoury’s remarkable novel of the Lebanese civil war
Book signing and Reception
Thursday, April 15th, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
“No Lebanese writer has been more successful than Khoury in telling the story of Lebanon…Khoury is one of the most innovative novelists in the Arab world.” Washington Post Book World

SWEET DATES IN BASRA: A new novel by Jessica Jiji
Book signing and Reception, with live Middle Eastern music
Thursday April 29th, 2010, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
“In this story of love and search for identity, Jessica Jiji succeeds fully in capturing passions, depth of feeling, and strong relationships beyond ethnic and religious differences.” – Naim Kattan, author of Farewell Babylon

REMEMBERING BAGHDAD: An Evening of Iraqi Music, with Yair Dalal, Omar Bashir and Erez Mounk
Saturday, May 1st, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
RSVP, AS SPACE IS LIMITED
Tickets: $20 with RSVP, $25 at the Door. Payment by cash or check/no credit cards accepted.

Yair Dalal, born in 1955; is a composer, violinist, oud player and singer; he is probably the most prolific Israeli ethnic musician and plays an important role in shaping the global world music scene. Omar Bashir is the son of late influential oud player Munir Bashir (1930-1997), Bashir has taught choir singing and music theory for the music department at Baghdad’s University of Sciences. Master Percussionist Erez Mounk plays Middle Eastern percussion such as the darbuka, rikk, and various frame drums. He performs and records in Israel, Europe, the United States and Japan.

The Pomegranate Gallery is located at 133 Greene Street, between Prince and Houston Street
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11:30-5:30, July and August by appointment only.
Directions to Gallery:
By Subway
– B, D, F, V to Broadway Lafayette
– W, R to Prince Street
– 6 to Bleecker Street
– C, E to Spring Street
– 1 to West Houston
By Bus
– 5, 6 to Houston
By Car
– From FDR Drive, exit on Houston Street
– From West Side Highway, exit on Spring Street