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KYC's 1st Kurdish Festival
Atlanta GA January 15-17, 2010
3 Days of Nonstop Learning and Fun
Kurdish
Festival is a celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the
United States. The festival will stretch a spam of
three days. During which, Kurds and non-Kurds, from
a variety of background and across U.S. will gather
in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival will take place
during the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial on January 15, 16, and 17, 2010.
Kurdish Festival will be a gathering to celebrate a
heritage that has taken over 8000 years in making.
During which many aspects of Kurdish life will be
brought to light; from Kurdish film, literature,
music, history, dance, and current events. The
Festival will also include self-building workshops
in leadership, fundraising and conflict management.
For the first time, Kurdish festival will bring
together education and entertainment and set a new
standard. The festival will entertain with three
evenings of music, dance and party; featuring
popular Kurdish singers and musicians. In addition,
it will conduct two full days of workshops and
trainings.
In a segment named Kurds Got Talent, Kurdish
Festival will host the first and the largest talent
shows across US. In which a variety of talents will
compete. The competition is open to all. Many
Kurdish singers will be invited to perform live and
compete for the title of first Kurdish Singer of
2010 in US. Kurds Got Talent will be a display of
many different aspects of Kurdish culture from its
beautiful traditional clothes to variety of poetry
and modern songs, acting, and comedy. The top three
talents will be awarded accordingly. Please help us
identify potential talents in your community by
contacting KYC at our website.
The educational component of the festival will
include key figures in modern Kurdish, politics,
music, history and literature. Attendee will be able
to hear from those that have influenced lives of
Kurds either directly or indirectly. A different
aspect of the festival will expand to include small
sized workshops that will help the youth and
attendees to better function, organize and plan back
in their own local organizations. Self building
workshops will be about fundraising, conflict
management and leadership. They will be followed by
discussion groups on many aspect of Kurdish life
such as history, current event, and literature.
In three days of nonstop learning and fun, Kurdish
Festival will start a tradition of celebration of
Kurdish Heritage in the United States. We invite you
to join us on this important event. We will be
honored with your support and present.
Kurdish festival is being organized by the members
and friends of Kurdish Youth Club (KYC). A 501(c)3
non-profit and independent Kurdish youth
organization dedicated to promoting Kurdish Culture
and advocating for the youth.
For more information please visit:
www.KurdishYouthClub.com
KYC Festival Event Program
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Friday
January 15
Location:
Kurdish Cultural Center |
Saturday January 16
Location:
Georgia State University |
Sunday
January 17
Location:
Georgia State University |
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Arrival |
Kurdish
Breakfast (8:00-9:30am) |
Kurdish
Breakfast (8:00-9:30am) |
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Meeting and
getting together (3:30-4:30pm) |
Opening
Ceremony speech and presentations
(9:30-10:45am) |
Opening
Ceremony speech and presentations
(9:30-10:45am) |
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Movie
screening (5:30-7:30) |
Various
Workshops part I (11:00-12:50pm) |
Various
Workshops part I (11:00-12:50pm) |
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Meet the Film
makers (7:30-8:15) |
Lunch Break
(1:00-2:20pm) |
Lunch Break
(1:00-2:20pm) |
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Dinner
(8:15-9:00pm) |
Various
Workshops part II (2:30pm-5:00pm) |
Various
Workshops part II (2:30pm-5:00pm) |
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Dance & Music
(9:00pm-12:00am) |
Kurdish Music
and party (7:00pm) |
Kurds Got
Talent (7:00pm) |
Phase I workshops: Leadership Workshop
(11:00-1:00pm), Conflict Management Workshop
(11:00-11:50am), Fundraising Workshop
(12:00-12:50pm).
Phase I workshops: Kurdish Dance Workshop
(2:30-3:00pm), Kurdish Poetry Workshop
(2:30-3:00pm), Kurdish History Workshop
(3:00-4:00pm), Kurdish Events in Kurdistan Workshop
(4:00-5:00pm).
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