“The Silent Majority Speaks” is an Iranian film that talks about the ‘Green Movement’ and the presidential elections that drove many protests. The film was supposed to be shown as part of the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon, but was banned two hours before the screening by General Security because it was accused of being “insulting to a foreign country”. Read more here.
As part of the 4th Beirut Cooking Festival, the world-renowned Salon du Chocolat has come to Beirut for the first time inaugurating the famous chocolate fashion show “The magic of chocolate”. Eleven chocolate dresses designed by Lebanese designers were presented as they were executed with the help of top pastry chefs, who were paired with each designer for assistance in their chocolate mess. Read more here.
Starting November 6, Biel will be turned into a vast theater of taste, welcoming chefs and professionals who have come to share with the larger public their love and passion for their profession. The exhibition will highlight a rich program including live shows, animations, workshops, book signings, tasting sessions and live cooking classes. Read more here.
Lebanon Water Festival is kicking off again along Lebanon’s coast where people can participate in water sports competitions such as kite boarding, diving, underwater photography, and sailing. Read more here
Last summer Baalbeck International Festival announced it was not going to be held in the city’s ancient ruins due to security concerns. This was the first time since it was relaunched in 1997 that it was forced to relocate. Yet, in a decision that will be widely welcomed in Lebanon, the event organizers are now aiming to return to the city. “This year, we are planning to be in Baalbeck,” Nayla de Freige, president of Baalbeck International Festival’s executive committee, told Executive.
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BEIRUT: Organizers are ringing in this year’s Beirut Cooking Festival with a week of specials at local restaurants and hotels. Around 25 venues have teamed up with Hospitality Services, the organizers of the annual cooking festival, and are offering deals and special menus this week to draw in patrons. Gourmet Week will continue through Sunday.
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Two weeks in, the second edition of the Lebanon Water Festival is going swimmingly. Launched last year by Annette al-Khoury and her father, world water-skiing champion Simon al-Khoury, the festival aims to increase local and international awareness of water sports in Lebanon and make them more accessible to the public.
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In a country where homosexuality is still a hot-button topic, Circus Beirut is bringing an international gay and lesbian festival to Beirut this Saturday.
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Electric red cherry-based syrup brightened Khaled Hamza’s table of clear herbal medicinal potions and dried teas on sale at Hammana’s Cherry Day festival Sunday. Many Lebanese will agree that the country’s best cherries come from Hammana, a notion supported by the hundreds of festival-goers who were willing to pay double the average price for a kilo of cherries.
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“Beirut Animated is organized once every two years by The Metropolis Association. The festival aims at promoting animation in Lebanon by showcasing International, Arab and Lebanese animation productions. Moreover, the festival seeks to become a platform where professionals from Lebanon, the Arab region and the World can meet, exchange and discuss issues related to animation, its production and development.”
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