{"id":47432,"date":"2016-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/47432\/may-27-29-whats-happening-beirut"},"modified":"2023-08-30T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T06:36:00","slug":"may-27-29-whats-happening-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47432\/may-27-29-whats-happening-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"May 27-29: What’s Happening Beirut?"},"content":{"rendered":"So many things to do, so little time; the weekend keeps getting more and more saturated!<\/big>


The Rave<\/b><\/big><\/big>


Factory Fridays LOVES Starch \u2013 Friday 27 <\/b>



FF opens its doors for the annual Starch fundraiser<\/a>, the foundation dedicated to give up-and-coming designers a platform to launch their work.


The G\u00e4rten \u2013 Saturday 28 <\/b>

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Gab Rhome is in haus this weekend for a wild Saturday night<\/a>.


Booka Shade (LiVE) at The Grand Factory \u2013 Saturday 28<\/b>

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C U NXT SAT bring us electronic duo Booka Shade at midnight<\/a> along with a long lineup of local DJs.


We are closing BDW \u2013 Sunday 29 <\/b>



The final event in the Beirut Design week is none other than a party hosted by We Are\u2026<\/a> on KED\u2019s rooftop at sunset.<\/big>



The Great Outdoors<\/b><\/big><\/big>



The Garden Show<\/a> \u2013 till Saturday 28, 5-11 PM<\/b>

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Embellish your garden or outdoor space at the Beirut Hippodrome<\/a>. This year\u2019s mission is to bring the scent of Jasmine back to our streets, so the organizers will distribute potted Jasmine plants.


Urban Night Tour and Talk \u2013 Friday 27, 8 PM <\/b>



As part of the Beirut Design Week<\/a>, walk through Beirut\u2019s neighborhoods by night. Observe the changes in the landscape and architecture, and interact with the city as a living, shifting being with an identity of many faces in a whole new light.


Tripoli The Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman City \u2013 Saturday 28, 11 AM <\/b><\/big>


\u2028Tailers Khan – Khan El Khayatin, photo by Tony Collins

Mira\u2019s Guided Tours takes you once again to Tripoli, but this time it\u2019s for its Old City<\/a> dating all the way back to the 13th century.


Eat.Play.Laugh: Hamra Street Fest \u2013 Sunday 29, 10 AM<\/b>

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The yearly street festival is back, tucking Hamra away from cars for 12 hours straight<\/a>.<\/big>



The Art Scene<\/b><\/big><\/big>



LAU International University Theatre Festival \u2013 starting Wednesday 25 till Sunday 29, 7 PM<\/b>

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The annual celebration of university theatre returns with an even more saturated schedule<\/a>, including performances from Turkish, Moroccan, and Algerian universities.


Yto Barrada\u2019s Faux Guide \u2013 Friday 27 <\/b>

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The Moroccan desert is brimming with fossils, but are all traded ones authentic? Yto Barrada explores this question in a reconstructed natural history museum, complete with geological and anatomical studies and reconstructions; fabricated findings blown out of proportion as a consequence of exhaustive documentation. Find this exhibit<\/a> at Sfeir-Semler Gallery<\/a> until July 27.


Fugacious Presence \u2013 Friday 27, 7 PM<\/b>

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A performance piece<\/a> about Lebanon\u2019s history and unresolved traumas, relating memory to object, object to its wider landscape \u2013 the city \u2013 and their consequence on the human body. This Friday at Ashkal Alwan<\/a>.<\/big>



The Cultural Front<\/b><\/big><\/big>



At the Seams \u2013 Thursday 26, 11 AM <\/b>

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The recently-open Dar el Nimer for Arts and Culture<\/a> hosts the Palestinian Museum\u2019s first foreign exhibition<\/a>, a historical timeline of Palestinian embroidery and its political connotations. It runs until July 30.


The Makeover of a Leftover \u2013 Friday 27 through Sunday 29<\/b>



A salvaged heritage house sustainably remodeled into an interdisciplinary space opens its doors to the public this weekend. Check out the program they have lined up here<\/a>. <\/big>



The Intellectual Agenda<\/b><\/big><\/big>



Hakaya at Dar \u2013 Friday 27, 8:30 PM<\/b>

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Bring back the tradition of storytelling to people both known and unknown. Tell your own, listen to others, but make sure to reserve your seat<\/a>.


Spring Book Market \u2013 Saturday 28 and Sunday 29, 10 AM <\/b>

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Buy or exchange books at this weekend book market in Byblos<\/a>! Several reading and writing events will be happening simultaneously. Complement them with a day trip or a beach outing!

Post-edit: this event was moved to a later date.<\/b>


Beirut Design Week continues! \u2013 till Sunday 29<\/b>

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There are just too many events<\/a> in the BDW to list here, but this is its closing weekend, so make sure you catch something!<\/big>



The Seventh Art<\/b><\/big><\/big>



Spirited Away Screening \u2013 Friday 27, 7:30 PM<\/b>

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The beloved Studio Ghibli classic will be screened at Sitti<\/a>, Jal el Dib this Friday. Grab your cup of tea<\/a>, and enjoy.


Cabriolet Film Festival \u2013 Friday 27 through Sunday 29, 8 PM<\/b>

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This year, the 8th setup of the annual film festival tackles the theme of \u201cConflict.\u201d Head to the Gemmayze stairs for a 3-day lineup<\/a> of local and international films.<\/big>

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The Rave<\/p>\n

Factory Fridays LOVES Starch \u2013 Friday 27 <\/p>\n

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