Events
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Nov 11th 2006 at 2:00pm
Speaking/Poetry Reading
@Borders Books
Fairfield, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Ricky Wilks 203 256-1619 or rwilks@bordersstores.com
Ahlam Shalhout is a speaker on the steps for re-claiming one's power & contributing to a peaceful world. She integrates poetry readings from her books with her presentations for poignant illustrations. She has spoken at St. John The Divine Cathedral in NYC, Theaters, Universities, Spas, Churches, Mental Health Organizations & Public Libraries. She teaches Tai Chi and leads the Creative Expression workshops which she has developed.
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May
7th 2006 @ 2:00pm
Art Show & Speaking/Poetry Reading
@Eugene O’Neill Theater
305 Great Neck Rd.
(Rte. 213)
Waterford, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Visual Art
Contact: Heather Giffen (860) 464-7373 Email: hgiffen@chamberect.com
This is Southeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
annual Art Exhibit. This year, Ahlam Shalhout will speak
on the steps for co-creating a World of Peace interspersed
with her poetry. All art work is for sale.
Ahlam Shalhout is a speaker on the steps for re-claiming
one's power & contributing to a peaceful world.
She integrates poetry readings from her books with her
presentations for poignant illustrations. She has spoken
at St. John The Divine Cathedral in NYC, Theaters, Universities,
Spas, Churches, Mental Health Organizations & Public
Libraries. She teaches Tai Chi and leads the Creative
Expression workshops which she has developed.
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Apr
29th 2006 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Poetry Reading & Signing
@Borders, Books, Music & Cafe
at Waterford Commons
918 Hartford Turnpike (Rte. 85)
Waterford, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Dawn Ginnetti (860) 442-3366 Email: dginnet@bordersstores.com
Ahlam Shalhout is a speaker on the steps for re-claiming
one's power & contributing to a peaceful world.
She integrates poetry readings from her books with her
presentations for poignant illustrations. She has spoken
at St. John The Divine Cathedral in NYC, Theaters, Universities,
Spas, Churches, Mental Health Organizations & Public
Libraries. She teaches Tai Chi and leads the Creative
Expression workshops which she has developed. Ahlam
will be reading from her poetry books & signing
them.
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Apr
13th 2006 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Poetry Reading & Signing
@Barnes & Noble Bookstore
The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
Canton, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Robert Green (860) 693-1951 ro email crm2223@bn.com
Ahlam Shalhout is a speaker on the steps for re-claiming
one's power & contributing to a peaceful world.
She integrates poetry readings from her books with her
presentations for poignant illustrations. She has spoken
at St. John The Divine Cathedral in NYC, Theaters, Universities,
Spas, Churches, Mental Health Organizations & Public
Libraries. She teaches Tai Chi and leads the Creative
Expression workshops which she has developed. Ahlam
will be reading from her books of poetry & signing
her books.
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Mar 25th 2006 from
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Poetry Reading & Signing
@Borders Books & Music
918 Hartford Turnpike (Rte. 85)
Waterford, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Dawn Ginnetti (860) 442-3366 Email: dginnet@bordersstores.com
Ahlam will be reading from her books of poetry &
signing her books.
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Mar 18th 2006 from
8:30am to 5:00pm
UNA-USA Training Conference
@American International College
Springfield, MA
Cost: $20 Includes Breakfast & Lunch
Category: Workshop
Contact: Alisa Dzananovic ypic@unausa.org or call 860-995-0895
Ahlam will begin the conference with an invocation &
bring the conference to closure with words interwoven
throughout her poetry.
Step into the world of diplomacy and play a part. Learn
what the United Nations does for you. Find the bills
that will affect our foreign policy. Get coached on
how to talk to members of Congress. Start your career
as a civil diplomat with a concrete action. This full-day
conference is being organized by the United Nations
Association's Young Professionals for International
Cooperation (UNA YPIC). Attendees who join UNA-USA can
attend a free event at the United Nations Headquarters.
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Mar 8th 2006 from 6:30pm
to 8:00pm
Celebrating International Women's Day
@West Haven Public Library
West Haven, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Festival
Contact: Gale at 860-824-7636
The women of Palestine will be honored on International
Women's Day in West Haven this year in a special event
featuring poetry, film, history, and culture.
Celebrating Palestinian Women will take place at Wednesday,
March 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Haven Public Library,
300 Elm Street, West Haven.
The event is co-sponsored by the Middle East Crisis
Committee, Al-Awda CT, and the Palestinian American
Congress/CT. The event is free and the public is invited
to attend. Refreshments will be served following the
presentations. Palestinian-American poet Ahlam Shalhout,
the author of Recovering Stolen Dreams and For the Love
of My Dreams, will begin the evening with a reading
of her own and other Palestinian women's poetry.
The poetry reading will be followed by a screening of
the film Children of Shatila, a 50-minute documentary
by Palestinian director Mai Masri. The film focuses
on two Palestinian children who, 50 years after the
exile of their grandparents from Palestine, try to come
to terms with the reality of being refugees in a camp
that has survived massacre, siege, and starvation. Children
of Shatila was the official selection of the 2000 Human
Rights Watch Film Festival.
The evening will conclude with presentations by Christine
Gauvreau on the history of International Women's Day,
and by Gale Courey Toensing on Palestinian women's embroidery.
International Women's Day is celebrated all over the
world in a tradition that represents at least nine decades
of women's struggle for equality, justice, peace, and
development. The day is commemorated in the United Nations
and celebrated as national holiday in many countries
as a national holiday.
For more information about celebrating Palestinian Women,
call Gale at 860-824-7636.
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Feb 11th 2006 from
1pm to 3pm
Poetry Reading of Love Poems
@Borders Express Crystal Mall
Waterford, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Jeanne Rossaker (860) 442-8684
In celebration of Valentine's Day, Ahlam will be reading
some love poems from her second book entitled For The
Love Of My Dreams
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Dec 11th 2005 from
1pm to 3pm
Ahlam Shalhout Book Signing
@Borders Express
Crystal Mall (formerly Waldenbooks)
850 Hartford Turnpike (Rte. 85)
Waterford, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Jeanne Rossaker (860) 442-8684
Ahlam will be on hand to sign both her books
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Dec 10th 2005 from
12pm to 2pm
Ahlam Shalhout - Artwork Display, Reading poetry &
Book Signing
@Tell-Tale Books
Woodstock, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: Kathryn Camgemi (860) 928-5650 or kathryn1125@yahoo.com
Ahlam will be reading from her books of poetry &
signing her books. Additionally her artwork will be
displayed & available for sale. This artwork consists
of framed photographs of artifacts found during her
meditative walks. Each artifact is linked to a poem
that best describes the artifact.
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June 5th 2005 from
10am to 1pm
Self-Empowerment Through Creative Expression: “Know
Your Soul Purpose”
@ (Please contact
me for details)
Waterford, CT
Cost: $125 includes Art Supplies
Category: Workshop
Contact: Contact
Me
Live your life with fervor, zest & purpose.
This is the first of a series of 3-hour workshops comprised
of 3 parts:
1. Kinestheses (Breathing & Chi Gong exercises for
relaxation, energizing and maintaining physical &
emotional equilibrium)
2. Guided meditation
3. Time designated for participants' individual creative
expression of choice, in a non-judgmental environment.
Attendees will generate an image of their soul purpose.
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Feb 5th 2005 from 7pm
to 9pm
Hygienic Art Festival
@Hygienic Arts Gallery
Bank St.
New London, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: fauxpaul@snet.net
Poetry of all types will be read
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May 22nd 2004
The Warrior Within: Self-Empowerment Through Creative
Expression™
@Long Island Sound
Waterford, CT
Cost: Contact Me for Details
Category: Workshop
Contact: Contact
Me
These
three-hour group sessions will offer techniques for
eliminating old patterns and reinforcing new ones, anger
management and time designated for individual creative
expression in any form of attendee's choice, in a non-judgmental
environment. You will be provided with a 'blueprint'
of your new life.
In order to be effective
at anything we do we must first empower ourselves. True
power comes from within and NEVER from without. By directing
attention to the present moment of 'NOW' which circumvents
the mind and the ego, we can eliminate all blockages
FROM THE PAST. Attendees will experience more spiritual
rather than cerebral sessions which require less linear
time but more attention to the present.
Words are known to have
power. These sessions will involve the use of poetry
spoken with intent to conjure imagery for use in creative
expression, without judgment. Ahlam Shalhout will read
from her books Recovering Stolen Dreams and For
The Love Of My Dreams to stimulate creative expression.
Click Here for
more details
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Apr 24th 2004 @ 2pm
Poetry Reading
@Yale University Bookstore
New Haven, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Poetry
Contact: (203) 777-8440
This will be a poetry reading from Ahlam Shalhout's
new book of poetry entitled For The Love Of My Dreams.
For The Love Of My Dreams is about a love of a higher
order that all of humanity is about to embrace.
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Apr 13th 2004 @ 8:30pm
Concert
@St. John The Divine Cathedral
New York City, NY
Cost: $25-$100
Category: Festival
Contact: www.thepeaceableevent.com
Fundraising Concert For Bereaved Parents' Circle of
Palestine/Israel. There will be music by Patti Smith
and poetry.
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Sept 13th 2003 from
10am to 12pm
The Warrior Within: Self-Empowerment Through Creative
Expression™
@Long Island Sound
On a Beach in CT
Cost: Contact Me for Details
Category: Workshop
Contact: Contact
Me
This workshop is for everyone,
including those who believe they have no artistic talents.
It is also for artists of all media (dramatists, dancers,
musicians, writers, visual artists, etc.) This 2-hour
workshop includes breathing exercises, meditation and
time designated for individual creative expression of
choice, in a non-judgmental environment.
Words are known to have power. Words that appear instantaneously
in rhythm and verse (such as the poems from Recovering
Stolen Dreams) have further power in catalyzing creativity.
This workshop will illustrate the use of poetry spoken
with intent to conjure imagery for use in creative expression,
without judgment.
In order to be effective
at anything we do we must first empower ourselves. True
power comes from within and NEVER from without. We either
take the necessary steps to empower ourselves or we
will remain powerless. While those who do not own their
own power must rely on the domination of others, self-empowered
beings enjoy sovereignty through dominion and communion
with all aspects of themselves. The steps for achieving
one's own power involve self-awareness and awakening,
both of which are achieved through self-discipline.
The emotional body is
directly linked with the spiritual body. For as long
as we are living in the past, we rob ourselves of our
power to live in the present which is the space in time
over which we have control in shaping our circumstances.
We are so much more than all the events of our past.
Our visions of the future are limited by our past regrets.
Our creative space exists in the fertile soil of our
present moment. In order to be in the 'NOW', we must
be willing to discipline the mind from its babbling
brook adventures. When we make peace with our story,
we're willing to live in peace with everyone else.
Artist block is nothing but the captivity of creativity
in the maze and craze of the mind and ego in past or
future time. By directing attention to the present moment
(The sacred NOW) which circumvents the mind and the
ego, we can eliminate all blockages to creativity. Inner
peace extends outwardly to all.
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Sept 5th, 6th, &
7th 2003
Books, Brushes, Boats and Taste Festival
@Waterfront
New London, CT
Cost: Free
Category: Festival
Contact: sailnl@aol.com
or (800) 634-1919
A unique literary, arts, maritime and food festival
set on the historic waterfront in New London, Connecticut.
Fostering a passion for books, connecting readers to
writers, showcasing artists on the piers, all surrounded
by Tall Ships®, continuous entertainment and gourmet
food at our Taste event. It doesn't get any better than
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