Dear Friends,
We wish you a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate this joyful season. May this truly be a time of “Peace on Earth and good will toward all”. If you enjoy Christmas carols here is a link that is sure to delight and warm your heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Vnt7euRF5Pg&vq=medium
The Mar Sharbel Maronite Mission is holding a New Year’s New Year’s Eve Party on Monday, December 31st at 9 pm. The event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 3313 Wade Ave. in Raleigh. For tickets and additional information please contact Abouna Kamil at (919) 632 4798 or Naji Jawabri (919) 995 2789.
There will also be a Lebanese New Year’s Eve party at BienVenue (1402 East Williams St. Apex, NC 27539) sponsored by the American Druze Society (ADS). All are welcome. The event starts at 7:30 pm and includes dinner, a one-man show, DJ, dancer, and more. Pizza and free admission for kids. For tickets and additional information please call Salim at (919) 667 7095 or BienVenue (919) 610 9191.
More details will be posted on tlanc.us calendar.
Just a reminder to check out our new website at www.tlacnc.org. Log on, subscribe, meet other TLA members and enjoy the news and photos of our organization.
Dr. Akram Khater writes that the December issue of the newsletter for The Lebanese in North Carolina project recently came out (see attached file) and invites you to check out the website of the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese American Studies (http://nclebanese.org/).
If you are looking for last-minute, or for lasting, gifts consider giving the DVD Cedars in the Pines, a documentary on the history of Lebanese immigrants in North Carolina (http://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/akhater/lac/). Another excellent gift is our own collection of authentic Lebanese recipes, compiled by Bearta al-Chacar Powell. This can be purchased through Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Lebanese-Cuisine-Homes-Yours/dp/1467920894/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341182758&sr=1-6&keywords=authentic+lebanese) or, at a special reduced price from Bearta (powell919@aol.com, Tel (919) 606 0647).
I wish you all and your loved ones a joyful, blessed, and prosperous New Year.
With warm regards,
Bisharah Libbus
For the TLA
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Bisharah Libbus, PhD
401 Ironwoods Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
C (919) 771 6567
BLibbus@gmail.com