An Evening of Music, Art, Food and Film From the Lands of Greg Mortenson.

Huntington Beach Reads One Book Event Features Billboard Artist Omar Akram, Afghan Food and Photography for Three Cups of Tea

Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force:

WHAT:      <
Huntington Beach Reads One Book hosts free public event for
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Three Cups of Tea with Afghan food, music, photography and
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film from Afghanistan and Pakistan, and film about Greg
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Mortenson.
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WHO:       <
Community and civic leaders, readers, humanitarians and
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human relations volunteers; photography from refugee camps
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by Afghan American Romina Naiam; live performance by Afghan
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American new age jazz artist, Omar Akram, www.omarmusic.com
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WHEN:      <
6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008
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WHERE:     <
Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main Street,
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Huntington Beach
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Omar Akram, ranked #12 on the Billboard New Age charts and a
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top play on jazz stations nationwide will perform live
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WHY:       <
The Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force and the
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Huntington Beach Library Board of Trustees selected Three
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Cups of Tea for the city-wide Huntington Beach Reads One
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Book project for fall 2007 through February 2008. Adult
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readers, students and families in Huntington Beach are
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reading the book at the same time for a community-wide
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experience. See www.surfcity-hb.org for information.