Panim- Faces of Art and Culture in Israel- May-June 1998

May
3-7	Jerusalem	Judaica at the International Convention Center
9 - July 7	Kibbutz Hazorea	Art Opening: Mashav Hacafri
23-24	Jerusalem	Evenings celebrating music of Naomi Shemer
29-31	Abu Ghosh	Music Festival
May	Jaffa Port	International Ethnic Food Fair
24-June 14	Jerusalem	34th Israel Festival
8, 22	Nes Ammim	Classical Music Weekend
May	Haifa	Arab Literature Month
June
6-13	Tel Aviv Cinemathèque	Seventh International Student Film Festival
June	Hebrew University	International Folklore Conference
30-July 2	Arad	Hebrew Song Festival
June/July	Tel Aviv	Israel Theater Festival
3-13	Countrywide	Hebrew Book Week
27-29	Haifa	International Folklore Celebration

For additional information regarding these events, contact your local Israel Government Tourist Office.

A Sampling of Israeli Cultural Events Around the World

Europe
May 1-2	Nicosia, Larnaca	Folklore Group "Maman"
May 4-7	Ankara, Istanbul	Concerts: David De'or
May 5-11	Athens	Israel Week
May 14	Istanbul	Pantomime: Hanoch Rosen
May 21-26	Prague	Book Fair: Yehuda Amichai, Nava Semel ^
May 21-26	Prague	Music: "Between Times" (at Book Fair)
May 23-31	Germany	Tour: Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra
May 24	Germany	Jewish/Chazan Music: Emile Zihran
May	Oslo	Poetry Seminar: Natan Yonatan ^
June 6	Siena (Italy)	Concert: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
June 11	Reykjavík, Iceland	Concert: Gil Shohat
June 16-18	London	Hebrew Literature Conference: Aharon Appelfeld, David Grossman, Ronit Matalon, Meir Shalev
June	Cyprus	Exhibit: "Vibrant Israel" *
June	Helsinki	Exhibit: "Horizons" *
Eastern Europe and CIS
May 3-8	Bishkek, Kirgyzstan	Israel Film Week
May 30-June 6	Moscow	Theater: Haifa Theater ("Teybele and Her Demon")
May	Estonia	Exhibit: "Vibrant Israel" *
North America
May 1-31	Alberquerque	Exhibit: "Archeology from the Air"
May 2-7	California	Kibbutz Artzi Choir
May 4-8	Tulsa	Ethnic Music: HaBreira HaTivit
May 7-14	Toronto	Jewish Film Festival (focus on Israeli film) ^
May 13	Philadelphia	Performance: Gevatron
May 16-31	Houston	Israel Film Festival: Amy Kronish ^
May 26	Los Angeles	Concert: David Broza
May	New Orleans	Exhibit: "Scenic Jerusalem" *
June 2-6	Washington, DC	Union Station Israel Festivities
June 5	Atlanta	Exhibit: "Desert Cliche"
June 8-9	Chicago	Conference: "Israel At 50 - A Celebration of Diversity" *
Far East and Australasia
May 4	Taipei	Concert: Chen Zimbalista
May 9-10	Sokagawa, Japan	Student Films in Sokagawa Festival ^
May 24	Mongolia	Exhibit: "Vibrant Israel" *
June 12-20	Beijing	Israel Chamber Orchestra
June 11-15	Pusan (Korea)	Israel Film Week ^
June 12-22	Tokyo	Concerts: Gil Shaham
June 18-July 10	Japan	Tour: Israel Chamber Orchestra
Latin America
Apr 30-May 5	São Paulo	Book Fair: Gabriella Avigur-Rotem ^
May 4-7	Tour	Ethnic Music: Bustan Avraham
May 7-26	Rosario (Argentina	)Exhibit: Moshe Tamir ^
May 14	Caracas	Concert: Aaron Rosand (Violin), with Venezuela Philharmonic Orchestra
May	Costa Rica	Concert: Yohoram Gaon
June 12	Lima	Concert: Iti Talgam
June 7-10	São Paulo	Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Yerocham Shrovsky
June 17-24	Argentina (Tour)	Music: Jerusalem Trio
Africa
April 26-29	Eritrea, Ethiopia	Dance: Eskesta Ethiopian Dance Group
April 30	Pretoria	Broadcast of 50th events in four cities
May 3-5	Lagos, Nigeria	Concerts: Timna Brauer (Jazz/Ethnic)

For additional information regarding these events, contact your local Israeli embassy or consulate.

(*) indicates events organized in cooperation with the Division of Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Israel Foreign Ministry.
(^) indicates exhibits organized by the Public Affairs Division, Israel Foreign Ministry.