I just got this update from the Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre about the celebration of Juliano Mer Kahmis on Tuesday night, May 4 in New York. Quite an evening:
**CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF JULIANO MER KHAMIS**
MAY 4, 2011, 7 P.M.
Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Columbus Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets
remarks by
TONY KUSHNER, UDI ALONI, ABDEEN JABARA, KATHLEEN CHALFANT and others
music by
SIMON SHAHEEN AND LIZ MAGNES
Video appearances by Nabeel el-Ra’ee of The Freedom Theater, Maya Angelou, and others
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program starts promptly at 7 p.m.