Upcoming Events April 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 2016
 
CULTURAL TOUR
TCF-Culinary Arts Center Presents:
Exploring the Culinary Culture of the Aegean Region
with Asst. Prof. Ahmet Uhri
May 6-8, 2016

 
The next culinary cultural tour organized by the TCF Culinary Arts Center-YESAM will take place on May 6-8, 2016. Led by Asst. Prof. Ahmet Uhri, a native of Izmir and Chair of 9 Eylül University's Archeology Department, the tour will visit İzmir, Ödemiş and the historical town of Birgi, an open air museum. For more information and to register, visit here.

New York, NY - USA
Date: Every Thursday at 4:00 pm
Program: Turkish Story Time, a program of Makam New York
Place: Book Culture on Columbus, 450 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Information: http://makamnewyork.org/turkish-story-time-turkce-hikaye-zamani/
This program is sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Philadelphia, PA - USA
Date: February 13-November 27, 2016
Exhibition: “The Golden Age of King Midas” exhibition of artifacts from the ancient site of Gordion
Place: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Information: http://www.penn.museum/information/press-room/press-releases/1009-treasures-from-turkey-to-be-featured-in-world-premiere-exhibition-at-the-penn-museum
This program is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York, NY - USA
Date: April 1, 2016, 7:30 pm
World premiere: Orchestra work “Harabat / The Intoxicated” by Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
Place: Carnegie Hall
Information: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2016/4/1/0730/PM/American-Composers-Orchestra/
Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlikol is a recipient of the 2012-2013 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Berlin - GERMANY
Date: April 1-10, 2016
Group exhibition: "BUFFET D'ART"
Place: Meinblau Projektraum
Information: http://www.meinblau.de/en/preview.html
Ali Dolanbay is a recipient of the 2013 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York, NY - USA
Date: April 1-30, 2016
Solo exhibition: "A distance as close it can be" by Carol Szymanski
Place: Elga Wimmer PCC
Information: http://www.elgawimmer.com
Carol Szymanski is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Austin, TX - USA
Date: April 2, 2016, 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Concert: “Mozart alla Turca” Feat. Mansur Bildik
Place: University of Texas at Austin, Middle Eastern Studies, Texas Governors’ Room, UNB 3.116
Information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/mes/events/event.php?id=40434
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Austin, TX - USA
Date: April 2, 2016, 2:30 pm - 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Workshop: “The Anatolian long-necked lute “saz”” by Mansur Bildik
Place: University of Texas at Austin, Middle Eastern Studies, CLA 1.302C
Information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/mes/events/event.php?id=40434
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: April 7, 2016
TCF-YESAM Lecture: “Culinary Aspects of Olive Oil” by Dr. Zeynep Delen Nircan
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM
Information: http://www.yemeksanatlari.org/en/upcoming-events.htm
Lecture will be presented in English. 

New York, NY - USA
Date: April 8, 2016, 10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Opera: “Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül the Black Eunuch” by Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
Place: National Sawdust
Information: http://nationalsawdust.org/event/dunya-presents-othello-in-the-seraglio/
Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlikol is a recipient of the 2012-2013 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Cary, NC - USA
Date: April 10, 2016
Festival: 8th Annual Nazım Hikmet Poetry Festival
Place: Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC 27513
Information: http://nazimhikmetpoetryfestival.org/index.php?id=3
This program is sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: April 12, 2016 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
TCF Lecture: "An impressive probate inventory of 1588: Ali Çelebi, antiquarianism and collecting in the Ottoman world" by Dr. Tülay Artan
Place: Turkish Cultural Foundation, Istanbul Office
Information:http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/lectures.php?ID=1
Lecture will be presented in English.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: April 21, 2016
TCF-YESAM Lecture: “Artists Tables” by Sevim Gökyıldız
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM
Information: http://www.yemeksanatlari.org/en/upcoming-events.htm
Lecture will be presented in Turkish.

Austin, TX - USA
Date: April 23, 2016, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Concert: Middle Eastern Ensemble with Ümit Åžimşek
Place: The University of Texas at Austin, Bates Recital Hall
Information: http://ww4.austin.utexas.edu/bsomBridgeApp/calendar/details.aspx?id=32304
Ümit Åžimşek is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

The events listed on this newsletter require registration or invitation. For more information on how to attend, please visit the provided links.

For a listing of Turkish cultural events around the world, visit the TCF Calendar.

 
       
 
         
 
           
 
       
 
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