Friday Nights at the de Young : Arabic Music & Belly Dancing | GG Park

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Friday Nights at the de Young the museum stays open late and hosts all sorts of interesting events, concerts, art projects and lectures. Although regular admission prices still apply to visit the museum’s galleries, all of the events below are in the public spaces of the museum are completely free and open to the public

Live Arabic Music: Ajyal is a newly formed group of prominent Bay Area Arab and American musicians who share a passion for Arabic music. The Arabic word ajyal means “generations.”

Rachel Brice’s Vintage Oriental Belly Dance complements Ajyal’s repertoire. In 2003 she was discovered by rock mogul Miles Copeland and began touring internationally with his company, Bellydance Superstars. Currently she teaches classes in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, leads workshops abroad, and tours with the Indigo Belly Dance’s full-length ragtime-vaudevillian extravaganza, Le Serpent Rouge.

Henna Tattoos by Henna Garden, for a nominal fee. Drawn freehand, henna tattoos are 100-percent natural, safe, temporary, and painless—a unique way to enhance your body, personality, and spirit. The tattoos last one to three weeks.

Hands-on art making for everyone, with “art diva” Kim Erickson. From Tut to Van Gogh—Wacky Tomb Walls: Create a wacky diorama with Egyptian tomb walls decorated with Post-Impressionist art.

Make your own belly dance costume belt, a project for girls, boys, men, and women – Make a belt and watch black-and-white movie clips of Egyptian dancers of the Golden Age of Egyptian cinema. Undecorated belts will be provided in small, medium, and large sizes.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.