Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner

Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner at Folkmoot

Join Folkmoot and Western Carolina University's Office of International Programs and Services for a Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner, the first in a series of friendship dinners and dances scheduled throughout the fall of 2016.

Middle Eastern Friendship Dinner will be held on Friday, September 30, 2016 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the Folkmoot Cafeteria. Students from the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Jordan,  Libya and Iraq will prepare a delicious traditional meal of lamb, chicken, rice, vegetables and hummus.  Activities for the evening will include Middle Eastern dance, Arabic writing and learning to eat with one hand.   

Tickets for this event can be purchased in advance, $15 for adults, $10 for kids, at Folkmoot.org or by calling (828) 452-2997.  Tickets will also be available at the door, $18 for adult, $10 for kids.

Folkmoot’s year-round programming initiatives have been made possible by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Folkmoot is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating many cultures in one community.  The Folkmoot Friendship Center is located in the Historic Hazelwood School at 112 Virginia Avenue in Waynesville. Staff can be reached by phone at (828) 452-2997 or by email at info@folkmoot.org.