Kurdish Festival is a celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the
United States. The festival will stretch a span of three days. During
which, Kurds and non-Kurds, from a variety of backgrounds and across the
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 titled Kurds Got Talent, Kurdish Festival will host the
largest talent show across U.S. 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 us at
kurdish.youth.club@gmail.com.
The educational component of the
festival will include key figures in modern Kurdish politics, music,
history and literature. Attendees 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 events, and literature.
During the
three days of nonstop learning and fun, Kurdish Festival will start a
tradition of celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the United States. We
invite youre your friends, and family to join us on this important
event. We will be honored with your support and presence.
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
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