BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:614@palestinecampaign.org DTSTART:20131223T000000Z DTEND:20140105T000000Z DTSTAMP:20131211T114722Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/bethlehem-unwrapped/ SUMMARY:Bethlehem Unwrapped DESCRIPTION:St James’s Church\, Piccadilly in association with Amos Trus t\, Holy Land Trust\, Interpal\, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitio ns (ICAHD) UK\, Jews for Justice for Palestinians\, P21 Gallery\, Tipping Point North South\, War on Want &\; Zaytoun CIC presents\nBETHLEHEM U NWRAPPED A festival of Bethlehem at Christmas\nSt James’s Piccadilly Dec ember 23rd 2013 – January 5th 2014\n\nwith Nigel Kennedy\, Yotam Ottolen ghi &\; Sami Tamimi\, Reem Kelani\, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown\, singers from the Tallis Scholars\, comedians Mark Steel\, Ivor Dembina\, Andy Zaltzman \, Dave Cohen and more!\n\nAll net proceeds go to the Holy Land Trust ‘F uture Peacemakers’ appeal\, Bethlehem\n\nART – December 23rd 6pm: ‘U nwrapped’ – festival opening ceremony with broadcast message from Holy Land Trust director Sami Awad in Bethlehem\, unveiling of major installat ion in St James’s Courtyard and children’s art exhibition from Bethleh em\, ‘All They Paint is the Wall’\n\nPOETRY – December 29th 7.30pm: ‘Slammed Up’ – an evening of slam poetry in the key of freedom\, wit h 2012 World Slam champion Harry Baker\, Zia Ahmed\, Bridget Minamore & \; Dizraeli\n\nCOMEDY – December 30th 7.30pm: ‘Stand Up Against the Wa ll’ – comedy night\, with BBC comedy star &\; Independent columnist Mark Steel\, Hampstead Comedy Club veteran host Ivor Dembina (****The Gua rdian)\, Andy Zaltzman (“Breathtakingly good” Time Out) &\; Dave Co hen (“Smart &\; very funny” Huffington Post UK)\n\nFILM – Jan 2nd 7.30pm: ‘Jeremy Hardy vs the Israeli Army’ – comedy doc following N ews Quiz veteran Jeremy Hardy on a hair-raising path through the Second In tifada. Palestinian film-maker and Bethlehem resident Leila Sansour introd uces her film. (“Outstanding … riveting” **** Peter Bradshaw\, The G uardian)\n\nCUISINE – Jan 3rd 7.30pm: ‘Bethlehem Feast’ – Yotam Ot tolenghi and Sami Tamimi present a Bethlehem Christmas dinner\, raising fu nds for Holy Land Trust’s ‘Future Peacemakers’ appeal. An incredible opportunity for a truly seasonal feast in the presence of the masters of Middle Eastern cuisine. Come prepared for after-dinner dancing\, led by Pa lestinian dabke troupe Al-Zaytouna!\n\nNB Numbers strictly limited – boo k early to avoid disappointment!\n\nPresented by Zaytoun CIC and Rocket Fo od\n\nDEBATE – Jan 4th 8pm: ‘Both sides of the Barrier – Separation or Security?’ – speakers include Jeff Halper\, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)\n\nMUSIC – Jan 5th 7.30pm: ‘The Bridge’ – concert with legendary violinist Nigel Kennedy and fr iends\, performing his own composition The Bridge\, with singers from the Tallis Scholars\, directed by Peter Phillips\, world-renowned Palestinian singer Reem Kelani and guest speaker Yasmin Alibhai-Brown\n\nClick here to book tickets through our official ticket supplier Eventbrite\n\nAll net p roceeds of the Bethlehem Unwrapped festival will be donated to:\n\nFuture Peacemakers Appeal\, Holy Land Trust\, Bethlehem http://www.holylandtrust. org\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; LOCATION:St James’s Church\, 197 Piccadilly\, London \, W1J 9LL\, London \, United Kingdom GEO:51.5088711;-0.1366562000000613 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=197 Piccadilly\, London \, W1J 9LL\, London \, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St James’s Church:geo:51.5088711,-0.1366562000000613 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR