BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Alexandria Library X-WR-CALNAME:Alexandria Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5a3751cb-e7ad-4a6b-baad-63696ee2310f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T230116Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T190000 SUMMARY:Explore Islamic Art!   LOCATION:Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library\nKate Waller Barrett Branch Li brary X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library:geo: 38.807858,-77.0471815 GEO:38.807858;-77.0471815 DESCRIPTION:Discover the unique elements of Islamic Art in this workshop l ed by Zeina Azzam. .\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/11036023 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Beautiful art from the Muslim world adorns mosques\, walls\, textiles\, glassware\, paintings\, and so much more. Th is session will offer a general overview of Islamic art and its underlying geometric principles\, including arabesque motifs and Arabic calligraphy. We will cut construction paper into shapes and glue them to make patterns that tessellate. We will also fill in ready-made designs with color marke rs to understand how the artistic elements are constructed. All materials will be provided.

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Zeina Azzam \;is a Palestinian American poet\ , writer\, editor\, and community activist. \;She worked for 27 years at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies\, where sh e organized numerous educational workshops and lectures about the Arab wor ld and Islam. Ms. Azzam currently serves as Alexandria's poet laureate.

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Contact mzimmerman@ale xlibraryva.org \;for more information. \;

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