I know that my curated lists here are often mainly clubbing or electronic music related, but that’s because with all my work load, I often just have time for a few hours of dancing and escapism in the warm embrace of Techno music in dark clubs on the weekend.
However, there’s so much more that happens every week in Beirut, and this week is especially interesting when it comes to culture, art, informed discussions and events that don’t start before midnight!
Thursday
The I in Life
For those of you who don’t know Elige Abou Youness, she’s a person very dear to my heart who spent last year doing something extremely brave and awesome. She spent every day in a different costume, whether it’s at work, going out, serious meetings or just hanging out with friends and running errands.
Her costume ideas always had a message behind them, and the choices were always relevant to the news of the day or something she was personally interested in shedding light upon. You can find the entire list of costumes, along with photos and a blog posts detailing why she chose each character, what she encountered, and lessons learned from people’s reaction to the outfits. You can find her blog, From My Closet, right here on Medium.
After a whole year doing this amazing project, Elige is organizing an exhibition this Thursday, but it’s not your average exhibition, it includes an interactive performance every hour throughout the exhibition, and I highly advise you book your spot here because several slots are already fully booked!
I’m personally really looking forward to this event, and as a first-hand witness to many of Elige’s costume experiments, I can’t wait to see the final results!
La Nuits Des Idées
I’m extremely proud that this blog is an official partner of this year’s L’Institut Français Nuit des Idées! It’s 6 hours of fun, food, shows, music, exhibitions and hard-hitting round table discussions. Read up about all the details on my pre-event post about the night!
Saturday
TIGA at The Grand Factory
TIGA is coming to Beirut this Saturday! He’ll be at The Grand Factory, and to make matters even more serious, Jade will be unleashing his music mastery for an 8-hour marathon set at Reunion! Below I’ve embedded a track to get you in the mood!
Uberhaus x B018 Present Martin Buttrich
Uberhaus and b018 are coming together again, and they’re getting none other than Martin Buttrich! He’ll be supported by Romax and Ziad Ghosn!
CLOSR to: Ellum Showcase
CLOSR is a new club that has been making waves the past few months in Beirut, and they’re getting Maceo Plex’s label Ellum’s showcase featuring Shall Ocin, Gardens of God and Stephan Barnem! If you still haven’t checked out the place, this is a great night to!
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