Events Calendar
for Friends of Morocco
Continuing events
Major Festivals and Events in Morocco
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      Postcard From Morocco by Dominick Argento
February 9 - 12, 2012 Theatre Project 45 W. Preston St. Baltimore, MD 21201
The Peabody Chamber Opera presents Dominick Argento's brilliant operatic fantasy. The setting is perhaps a railroad station, perhaps the palm court of a grand hotel. Seven travelers are waiting, each with a piece of luggage that they keep jealously guarded from the others. Until Mr. Owen, the only traveler to be given a name, is foolish enough to allow his suitcase to fall open, showing that it is quite empty. The others leave for destinations unknown, but Mr. Owen undergoes an operatic apotheosis.
Jennifer Blades, Stage Director Eileen Cornett, Music Director
Tickets: $25 Adults $15 Seniors $10 Students with ID
Purchase tickets at theatreproject.org or by phone at 410-752-8558.

      Francophonie 2012 Cultural Festival across Washington, D.C. March 1 - April 15 including

Le Maroc sur la route des épices with Fatéma Hal, the “Queen of Moroccan cuisine in France”
Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 PM at La Maison Française / Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road NW

Fatema Hal studied Arabic Literature and Ethnology. In 1984 she opened her Moroccan Cuisine restaurant in Paris.

Since times immemorial, culinary secrets of Moroccan cuisine have always been transmitted verbally from mother to daughter. For twenty years Fatema dedicated her life to collect these traditional recipes. But for Fatema, cooking does not limit itself to recipes; cooking is the symbol of the fusion of cultures and of many encounters. Fatema tirelessly explored the multiple influences that are at the heart of her country’s cuisine.

Throughout its history, Morocco was a crossroad of civilizations: Berber, African, Arabo-Andalucian, Jewish, European and even Chinese… On the Spice Road, - just like on the Silk Road-, men from all over the world crossed paths. “With spices, cooking becomes alchemy. Entering the world of spices feels like going on an extraordinary adventure (…). One needs to know how to measure the mixes, a flavor must respect a balance of tastes, a flavor must melt into a dish without disappearing,” she writes in her first book “Les Saveurs et les Gestes.” “What I like in cooking is making people dream and retrieve the meaning of travel.”The art of cooking is also the art of communicating, of meeting people. One can safely say that Fatema Hal is somehow an ambassador of Moroccan culture.

A reception sponsored by the Embassy of Morocco will follow the presentation.
Suggested donation $15. Registration required. IDs will be checked at the door

      Peace Corps/Morocco 50th Anniversary Celebration
Memorial Day Weekend May 26-27, 2012 Rabat, Morocco
Celebrate five decades of Peace Corps service to Morocco by over 4500 volunteers. This two-day series of events will include activities hosted by the National Peace Corps Association/Friends of Morocco, Peace Corps/Morocco and the government of Morocco. Returned volunteers are invited to bring family and friends to their sites of service across Morocco during the two weeks before and after the weekend. Read about the start. Ideas welcome.

      National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) National Gathering
Minneapolis, MN June 29-July 1, 2012
The National Peace Corps Association had such a great time with all of you during the 50th that we want to get together more often to show the world why Peace Corps matters and to keep our relationships fresh.  We are launching a new initiative to gather the Peace Corps community annually. 

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