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Large Unit goes to Addis Ababa

Concerts and Workshops with Musicians and Dancers from Fendika.

ZOOOM ZOOOM MotorShow
A celebration of Motor Engineering, Design, Heritage and Motorsport.
Concour d’elegance competition featuring classic cars, bikes, 4WDs.
Small exhibition of the automotive sector
A taste of motorsport for aspiring competitors and enthusiasts through small karting track
Family friendly atmosphere… Good food, kids entertainment

The concour d’elegance is a static competition where vehicles are judged by expert judges on various attributes and points are awarded. The top 3 vehicles in each category and the top 3 vehicles overall will be considered winners.
Categories include: Vintage (up to 1967), Classic (1968 up to 1987), Off-road (SUV/4WD), Racing: Any vehicle prepared for competition, Supercars/Sport cars
It’s a great way to display your beloved classic, pimped up 4WD, or custom motorcycle and last but not least, a special time to share and live your passion with fellow gear heads.

Day Trip to Debre Libanos and the Blue Nile Gorge
Combine the stunning scenery of the Blue Nile Gorge and Portuguese Bridge with one of the holiest sites of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

– Visit one of the most important sites in the history of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
– Admire stunning views of the Gur River from the Portuguese Bridge, as it plunges into a waterfall hundreds of meters high
– See a cave where Gelada baboons sleep at night
– Look out for the endemic banded barbet, Abyssinian woodpecker, Ruppell’s black chat and white-winged cliff chat
– Descend to the Blue Nile gorge, often compared to the Grand Canyon and cited as “the largest canyon in Africa”

You may also like the following events from the same organizer:

Next Wednesday, 26th April, 08:30 am, Addis Ababa City Tour in Addis Abeba
Next Sunday, 30th April, 08:30 am, Day Trip to Wenchi Crater Lake in Addis Ababa

Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Addis Ababa.

BUILDEXPO AFRICA is the only show with the widest range of the latest technology in construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. After 19 successful editions of BUILDEXPO in Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa’s largest building and construction fair now ventures into the Ethiopian market. The first edition of BUILDEXPO in Ethiopia will provide international business platform by enabling global investment opportunities.

Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country has been registering a double digit growth for the last twelve consecutive years. Located in the region of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the 2nd most populated country in Africa. Ethiopia’s construction sector has outgrown that of its neighbors. The construction sector will grow at an annual average growth of 11.6% and will be fueled by a swell in infrastructure investments in the region. Ethiopian government reduced customs tariff significantly in the framework of creating economic liberalization. The maximum tariff came down from 230% to 35% and the minimum is 5%. The average tariff is reduced from 41.6% to 17.5%. Ethiopia has also several agreements that grant duty free access to many countries, including European countries and the USA. Business friendly climate, duty free access and competitive labor costs have successfully created new investments and employment opportunities. Ethiopia is also a member of COMESA which has an access to 20 African countries.

BUILDEXPO will bring you exhibitors from over 28 countries that are the finest in infrastructure development, with over hundreds of products, equipment and machinery on display.

Ethiopia’s premier Food, Hotel & Agriculture exhibition returns to Addis Ababa from 12 – 14 May, 2017. FOODAGRO AFRICA 2017 will showcase top products, equipment and machinery presented by exhibitors from over 20 countries.

Description

PPPEXPO Africa is the only dedicated industry specific international trade show for Plastics, Printing & Packaging Industry in the entire East African region that promises to be an excellent platform to forge business alliances, showcase technological and interact directly with the African traders from the East, Central & South African region.

Join us for an evening of great Ethiopian Food and music in an intimate setting. You will be dining with other Seeds supporters at one of the top Ethiopian restaurants in New York City.

Come hear two crucial novelists who’re narrating the colonial and postcolonial nation. Chomp on free Burmese food from our catering partner, Burma Noodle Bar. We’re celebrating the new novel by author-actress Charmaine Craig: the semi-autobiographical epic Miss Burma. Pulitzer Finalist Laila Lalami calls the book “a sweeping novel of Burma and its complicated history, told from the perspective of people whose voices have been systematically erased from the official record.” Charmaine will talk with Maaza Mengiste, whose novel Beneath the Lion’s Gaze tells the last days of Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie and the 1970s Ethiopian Civil War. If you loved Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Chaitali Sen’s The Pathless Sky, don’t miss this thrilling discussion of late colonial violence, mass revolt, postcolonial malaise, and the personal stories that comprise history from below. This event is co-sponsored by Columbia Center for International History and NYSEAN (New York South East Asian Network)!

RESERVE A SEAT!
$5 SUGGESTED DONATION | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Charmaine Craig’s Miss Burma (Grove Atlantic 2017) tells the story of Myanmar from British colonial rule to the assassination of Aung San and the student protests of 1962. The focal point are two characters loosely based on Craig’s grandparents: Benny and Khin, a member of the persecuted Karen minority, who both go into hiding during the Japanese occupation during World War II―a journey that will have historical ramifications. The novel follows Aung San’s ascension and assassination and the country’s subsequent civil war, a brutal conflict through which the state viciously targeted the Karen minority. Miss Burma also follows Benny and Khin’s eldest child, Louisa, who becomes the country’s first beauty queen but must reckon with her family’s past, the West’s ongoing covert dealings in her country, and her own loyalty to the Karen cause. A rich, subtextually layered novel that’s stylistically reminiscent of Sara Suleri’s Meatless Days and John Berger’s G, Miss Burma is―in the words of Aminatta Forna―a book that explores “how we are all actors in our histories and the histories of our nations.” A professor at UC Riverside, Charmaine Craig wrote the novel The Good Men (Riverhead), a national bestseller translated into six languages. She previously worked as an actor in film and television.

Addis Ababa-born Maaza Mengiste’s debut novel Beneath the Lion’s Gaze (Norton 2011) narrates the Ethiopian civil war through dual characters: Emperor Haile Selassie, depicted in his last days before revolution, and Hailu, a respected doctor who must protect his family from violence and is also asked by the regime to treat a tortured political prisoner. Named one of the 10 best contemporary African books by The Guardian, the novel led the New York Times to state that “Mengiste joins a group of other young Africans writing in English whose subject is the continent’s postcolonial civil wars. They are unafraid of depicting the vicious violence Frantz Fanon’s ‘wretched of the earth’ are capable of and showing how Fanon’s colonially oppressed grew into master oppressors themselves.” A contributor to the New Yorker and Granta and named a new literary idol by New York magazine, Mengiste served as a writer for the social-activist documentary film GIRL RISING, which features the voices of actors such as Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, and Cate Blanchett.

Join us for a new season of monthly Ethiopian Vegan cooking classes, presented by Bunna Cafe and hosted by Chef Kedega Srage. Learn how to make 6 delectable dishes from our prized menu, and also learn how to make injera, Ethiopian flatbread, and get an immersion into the culture behind the food and Bunna, Ethiopian coffee. Finally, stick around and celebrate your newfound knowledge and skill with a candlelight dinner.

Cooking classes

Class will be in our good buddy’s spacious beautiful loft a few blocks away from Bunna Cafe, off the Morgan L train stop. We will send you the exact address after you sign up. Class starts prompty at 7:00 and is BYOB (we will introduce Tej, Ethiopian Honey Wine as part of a toast at the end of dinner). Recipes and literature will be provided for all guests to supplement the class. Dishes will be announced the week of the class.

With support from the Takoma Foundation, Rhizome presents the African Diaspora Music Series, with concerts every Sunday afternoon in May.

**Doors open at 330. Program begins at 4 sharp.**

Rhizome is located at 6950 Maple St NW DC, two blocks from the Takoma metro station (red line).

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Kids free.

This Sunday’s program will be devoted to some of the varied cultural traditions coming out of the large Ethiopian-American population in the DC area.

Gezachew Teklemariam is an accomplished and highly regarded vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. He performs traditional Ethiopian music on masinko and krar, among other instruments. He will be joined by a dancer.

Tsedaye Makonnen is an Ethiopian-American interdisciplinary artist, a mother and a former doula. Recurring themes present in her work are identity, colorism, womanhood, ritual and kinship. She’s particularly drawn to conveying the African Diaspora’s creative responses to assimilating, destroying and recreating the Self within new and/or hostile territories, whether that happens to be a new country or a hospital room. As of late, she has been connecting the forced migrations taking place in DC and abroad through performance art and installations.

Tsedaye has performed in D.C. at the Corcoran Gallery, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. She’s a part of NY’s performance art scene and has shown at Five Myles Gallery, El Museo del Barrio, Grace Exhibition Space, Panoply Performance Lab, ABCNoRio, and more. She has an upcoming performance at Pratt Film Institute, a part of Myrtle Avenue’s Black Art Story. She is also involved in a touring performance art collective titled BlackGirlLit. A screening of#BlackGirlLit: Between Literature, Performance & Memory will take place at MoCADA during 3DotZine’s fest. She currently has two collaborative video performances up at MOAD in San Francisco a part of Helina Metafaria’s solo exhibition Home//Free. And another video performance installation at Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery titled Holy Water: Bleach Bloodbath series, a part of the Us Vs. Them group exhibition.

During her Artist-In-Residence at 39th Street Gallery in Brentwood, Md, Tsedaye created a participatory performance series that took place in DC for What’s Going On Shaw. She presented a series of performance art incorporating traditions from her Ethiopian-American background within the current microcultures of Shaw, where she was born. In blending the rituals of Ethiopian coffee ceremonies with the culture of today’s grab & go coffee, Tsedaye and a group of participants from the community performed a coffee ceremony with a twist that nods to the changing landscape of Shaw. She activated the space in front of local Shaw businesses and streets; including well-known Zenebach Restaurant and Creative Time’s DC Summit. As well as engaged in bridging the gap between the microcultures by helping form new bonds and tighten existing ones. This piece of work was titled ‘Common Ground’ in which the children of Shaw Community Center, where she teaches visual art and social practice, assisted her in making 100 ceramic coffee cups to use during the performance. In this piece, she wanted to reflect the history, leaders and present day situation of this historical district. Here is some press on the ‘Common Ground’ piece: http://thekojonnamdishow.org/2016/10/05/ethiopian-coffee-ceremony-sparked-conversation-changes-shaw

A Night of poetry along with full Entertainment featuring fashion show and Ethiopian cultural Dance . Lemen Sissay ,At the age of 24 he has been a full-time writer, performing internationally. In 1995, he made the BBC documentary Internal Flight about his life. His 2005 drama Something Dark deals with his search for his family, and was adapted for BBC Radio 3 in 2006, winning the RIMA award (Race in the Media award given from the UK Commission for Racial Equality).

In 2007, Sissay was appointed artist-in-residence at London’s Southbank Centre. He was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has worked with the British Council and is a patron of the Letterbox Club, supporting children in care. His work has featured at the Royal Academy and the British Film Institute. Sissay was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Huddersfield in 2009 and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.

Sissay’s television appearances include The South Bank Show and the BBC’s series Grumpy Old Men. As a radio broadcaster Sissay makes documentaries for the BBC. He is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live, which in 2008 was nominated for two Sony Awards. He also contributes to the BBC’s Book Panel.

In June 2015, Sissay was elected as Chancellor of the University of Manchester for a seven-year term by university staff, registered alumni and members of the General Assembly. He took up his new role on 1 August, with an installation ceremony held on Foundation day at the university on 14 October 2015

Sissay said: “Reach for the top of the tree and you may get to the first branch but reach for the stars and you’ll get to the top of the Tree

The Ethiopian Community Devevelopment Council’s Annual National Conference is a unique event dedicated to refugee and immigrant issues in the United States. Attendees will interact with policymakers, academics, service providers, community leaders, and former refugees, exchanging knowledge and sharing insights. The conference is part of ECDC’s efforts to enhance public awareness of and support for refugee and immigrant needs, to strengthen resettlement programs and services, and to promote cultural and socio-economic initiatives that help newcomers integrate into their communities. ECDC’s 23rd annual national conference will take place May 31 – June 2, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, in Arlington, Virginia.

ECDC’s conference comes at a crucial time for refugees, both abroad and domestically. The world refugee crisis continues to be one of the defining issues of our time with more people displaced by war and persecution than ever before. A recent United Nations report found that a record 65.3 million people were internally displaced persons, refugees, or asylum seekers at the end of 2015, almost 6 million more than in 2014. While the refugee crisis can be expected to continue unabated, domestic politics in Europe and the United States have made responding to this challenge more difficult than ever. In these unprecedented times, ECDC’s conference will focus on how to respond to the uncertainties facing the future of resettlement and the challenges facing refugee and immigrant communities. Attendees will leave the conference empowered to become better advocates for refugees at the local and national levels.

It’s Cocktails Hour at YEP!

Come sip and socialize.

Love vintage beads? How about Chinese crystal or Ethiopian Opal? Find all this as well as large selection of rare beads, findings, tools and more at our Durham Bead Show! Shop exhibitors to get great value for high-quality product. Come see why we are the East Coast’s #1 Bead Show. See you at the show! Visit www.beadshows.com for more information on the show and our Facebook page for photos of the event!

YEP is excited to announce that its 2017 Annual Summer Gala will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The gala will feature a business idea competition, keynote speaker, entertainment, dinner and range of activities hosting over 300 diverse professionals.

Get your early-bird tickets now and save $10 off regular price.

Gimme that Recipe! and Tabba Tabba Presents…

Calling all men, who are fathers and father figures. The 2017 Gimme that Recipe! Pop Up restaurant series will take place on Fathers Day Sunday, June 18 and you will be in for a treat! Father’s Day is often ignored while Mother’s Day take off well, but this delicious lunch is for the amazing fathers, mentors and father figures!

Enjoy good food, amazing beverages, entertainment and loads of fun.

Make dad feel special this year. Tickets include a generous 3-course meal, beverages and special gifts for the fathers and the men who are father figures. Enjoy a special menu designed by best-selling cookbook author and cook Bayyinah Monk-Nduaka. The menu is an international twist with contemporary tastes. We will take you on an international taste journey.

All ticket sales are final.

The major goal of this Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop is to create a large pool of experts in the area of gender-responsive economic policy management. This pool of experts will be equipped to act as trainers for the two-week course on gender-responsive economic policy management organized for middle and senior African policymakers and which takes place on an annual basis at IDEP’s headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. Successful applicants may also be considered to be included in IDEP’s roster of gender experts.

FOREVER DANCING BALLROOM OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY, JULY 22ND
12:00 to 3:00PM

COMPLIMENTARY ACTIVITIES
Enjoy 30 min FREE class followed by demo by instructors. All classes are Introductory group lessons. This is a great opportunity for you to invite your friends and family and come in to check out our Studio, Dance programs and Meet our Instructors in celebration of our 7th year anniversary.
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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

12:00PM Argentine Tango
12:30PM Zumba
12:30PM Ethiopian Dances
1:00PM Aerial Dance
1:30PM Salsa
1:30PM American Social Waltz/Foxtrot
2:00PM American Social Rumba/Swing
2:00PM Bachata/ Merengue
2:30-3:00PM Demos of all dance style classes
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SIGN UP
Online for 3 hours of Free Group lessons in all dance styles or by phone at 703-824-3555.
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SPECIALS ONLY on this DAY – It is like Black Friday for Dance Classes and Lessons.

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

No bring your friends, kids and family.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Plenty of Free parking. You can park in any parking spot around the buildings of Seminary Plaza. If you donot find right in the front just drive around the building. The closest Metro Stations are Ballston (is 4 miles away) & Pentagon, but you may have to take a bus or an uber.

What can I bring into the event?

A social smooth shoe, or a dance shoe. Absolutely NO scuffy marking shoes. After arrival test your shoe in a piece of the floor, if you do not have other alternative, please wear socks. Some tennis shoes are ok, as long as you can glide on them. We have a storage area.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Receptionist@ForeverDancing.com or 703-824-3555

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No. However, it will make easier the process of checking in.

Are you going to have a Dance Party?

During the evening portion of our 7th year Anniversay we will have a dance party open to the public. It is NOT free. It will cost $20 Early Bird Special until July 16th, or $25 (cash only) at the Door.