{"id":1146,"date":"2026-04-05T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fezgathering.com\/?page_id=1146"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:00:23","slug":"full-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fezgathering.com\/index.php\/full-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\n.tag-cancelled {\n  background: #c0392b !important;\n  color: #fff;\n  font-weight: 800;\n  margin-left: 10px;\n}\n\n.event-cancelled-text {\n  text-decoration: line-through;\n  opacity: 0.6;\n}\n\/* 1. 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This panel highlights a long-standing relationship between Morocco and the United States, rooted in dialogue and cultural exchange. Bringing together Moroccan and transnational US voices, this cross-cultural discussion explores how art can foster connection, reflection, and collective transformation.<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/ALIF+Riad\/@34.0595022,-4.9818002,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff4a90a983b23:0xe0ed5b7e298964ae!8m2!3d34.0595022!4d-4.9792253!16s%2Fg%2F12mkvn3hy?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">ALIF Riad<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">5:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-film\">Film Screening<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Gardens of Fez<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">By Heidi Vogels (Netherlands)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Centre+culturel+les+%C3%A9toiles+de+la+M%C3%A9dina\/@34.0594799,-4.9808376,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5574e93215b:0xc0b761761df44e89!8m2!3d34.0594799!4d-4.9782627!16s%2Fg%2F11flggqggp?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">CENTRE culturel DES ETOILES DE FES<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">8:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-music\">Musical Performance<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Songs from Fez, Songs for Peace<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">\n          <strong style=\"display: block; color: #2D1B2D; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Performances by:<\/strong>\n          <ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; color: #777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n            <li>Arinass Band (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Nejia Abidi (Tunisia)<\/li>\n            <li>Douae Chraibi (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Abdulraheem Uthman Adeshina (Nigeria)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/ALIF+Riad\/@34.0595022,-4.9818002,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff4a90a983b23:0xe0ed5b7e298964ae!8m2!3d34.0595022!4d-4.9792253!16s%2Fg%2F12mkvn3hy?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">ALIF RIAD<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Friday May 15 -->\n  <div id=\"fri\" class=\"day-content\">\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">10:00 AM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-workshop\">Art Therapy<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Pottery Workshop<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Led by Meriam Benniche (UK)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Centre+Culturel+Iklyle+F%C3%A8s+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A+%D8%A5%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%E2%80%AD\/@34.0579081,-4.9915995,850m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1scentre+iklyl!3m6!1s0xd9ff5005e75fccb:0xe7a8a2dda92f3de7!8m2!3d34.0577785!4d-4.9852398!15sCgxjZW50cmUgaWtseWySAQ9jdWx0dXJhbF9jZW50ZXLgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F11wmqgd0v4?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">Centre Culturel Iklyle Fes<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">10:00 AM \u2013 1:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-panel\">Panel Discussions<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">The Role of Art in Mental Health: Spirituality &#038; Modernity<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Led by Mohammed Hamdouni (Morocco) and Courtney Erwin (Morocco\/USA)<\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin: 8px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #555; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">\n          <span style=\"color: #c0392b; font-weight: 600;\">\u25cf Limited space available:<\/span> \n          Please register at <a href=\"mailto:fezgatheringevent@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #555; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 500;\">fezgatheringevent@gmail.com<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Mus%C3%A9e+batha\/@34.0601798,-4.9830669,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff4aed90b70d3:0xc44a61c2c91a5c87!8m2!3d34.0601798!4d-4.9830669!16s%2Fg%2F121cr_n3?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">Batha Museum of Islamic Arts<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">3:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-workshop\">Workshop<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Vedic Art<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Led by Evelien Popelier (Belgium)<\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin: 8px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #555; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">\n          <span style=\"color: #c0392b; font-weight: 600;\">\u25cf Limited space available:<\/span> \n          Please register at <a href=\"mailto:fezgatheringworkshop@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #555; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 500;\">fezgatheringworkshop@gmail.com<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Centre+culturel+les+%C3%A9toiles+de+la+M%C3%A9dina\/@34.0594799,-4.9808376,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5574e93215b:0xc0b761761df44e89!8m2!3d34.0594799!4d-4.9782627!16s%2Fg%2F11flggqggp?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">Centre culturel des Etoiles de Fes<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n  <div class=\"event-time\">6:00 PM<\/div>\n  <div class=\"event-details\">\n    <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\">Exhibition Opening<\/span>\n    <div class=\"event-title\">The Art of Healing<\/div>\n    <div class=\"event-lead\">\n      <p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; font-style: italic;\">The exhibition will be viewable from 6 PM on May 15 and from May 16-17 from 10 AM \u2013 4 PM<\/p>\n      <strong style=\"display: block; color: #2D1B2D; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Artist Participants:<\/strong>\n      <ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; color: #777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n        <li>Phillip Kojo Metz, Visual Artist (Germany)<\/li>\n        <li>Ahmed Bennani, Visual Artist (Morocco)<\/li>\n        <li>Mary Ellen Childs, Visual Artist (USA)<\/li>\n        <li>Emma Nightingale, Visual Artist (UK)<\/li>\n        <li>Omar Chennafi, Visual Artist (Morocco)<\/li>\n        <li>Mohamed Charkaoui, Calligrapher (Morocco)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/Kan+Ya+Makan+Fez\/@34.0634132,-4.9870501,2917m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">KAN YA MAKAN CENTER<\/a><\/span>\n    \n    <p style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: #777; line-height: 1.5;\">\n      Take a taxi or follow the above Google Maps link to Bab Semmarine. \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rJnub7E5Lqwh4gOahWhkR6gdxU9ZjfsK\/view?usp=drivesdk\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\n        This video shows the way from Bab Semmarine to Kan Ya Makan.\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n         \n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">8:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-music\">Music Performance<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Invisible \u2013 Visible<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Maria Caix\u00e9s, Nejia Abidi &#038; Local Traditional Ensembles (Gnawa, Iassawa, Jilala, Hmadcha)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/Kan+Ya+Makan+Fez\/@34.0634132,-4.9870501,2917m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">KAN YA MAKAN CENTER<\/a><\/span>\n <p style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: #777; line-height: 1.5;\">\n      Take a taxi or follow the above Google Maps link to Bab Semmarine. \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rJnub7E5Lqwh4gOahWhkR6gdxU9ZjfsK\/view?usp=drivesdk\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\n        This video shows the way from Bab Semmarine to Kan Ya Makan.\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Saturday May 16 -->\n  <div id=\"sat\" class=\"day-content\">\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">3:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\">Workshop<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">A Gentle Return: Block Printing as a Practice of Care and Connection<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Led by Zahra Amber (UK)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/ALIF+Riad\/@34.0595022,-4.9818002,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff4a90a983b23:0xe0ed5b7e298964ae!8m2!3d34.0595022!4d-4.9792253!16s%2Fg%2F12mkvn3hy?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">ALIF RIAD<\/a><\/span>\n <div style=\"margin-top: 15px; padding: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #D4AF37; background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05);\">\n      <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6;\">\n        <strong>Directional note:<\/strong> Google Maps does not work well to ALIF Riad. \n        <span style=\"color: #c0392b; font-weight: 600;\">Do not follow the colorful, arrow-shaped signs pointing to \u201cRiad Alif,\u201d<\/span> which is a guest house.\n      <\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/CsqujryIrn1\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\n          Use this video to ALIF Riad from Boutique Heritage Hotel at Batha.\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">5:00 PM &#8211; 7:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\">Film Screening<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">SAMA &#8211; To Listen: A Musical Healing Journey<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Directed by Darek Mazzone (USA). Music produced by Peter Culshaw (UK)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Centre+culturel+les+%C3%A9toiles+de+la+M%C3%A9dina\/@34.0594799,-4.9808376,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5574e93215b:0xc0b761761df44e89!8m2!3d34.0594799!4d-4.9782627!16s%2Fg%2F11flggqggp?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">Centre culturel des Etoiles de Fes<\/a><\/span>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px; padding: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #D4AF37; background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05);\">\n      <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6;\">\n        <strong>Directional note:<\/strong> Google Maps does not work well to Les \u00c9toiles. \n      <\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jH6l2PYjpjICKWGgabUJWu6WUu9UKOLw\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\nUse this video to Les \u00c9toiles from Boutique Heritage Hotel at Batha        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">8:30 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-music\">Music Performance<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Healing Beyond Borders<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">\n          <p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.6; color: #666;\">This concert presents a fusion of musical genres, including Gnawa and Jazz, rooted in African and Brazilian traditions. It creates a powerful dialogue between musicians from Morocco, Brazil, Portugal, and France, shaping a shared healing journey that connects cultures through rhythm and sound.<\/p>\n          <div style=\"margin: 15px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #555; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">\n            <span style=\"color: #c0392b; font-weight: 600;\">\u25cf Limited space available:<\/span> \n\n <div style=\"margin-top: 15px; padding: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #D4AF37; background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05);\">\n      <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6;\">\n        <strong>Directional note:<\/strong> Google Maps does not work well to Maison Pop. \n      <\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Vza4FKJj2_i_jjsOoFZSjwuTyahNw1rA\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\n          Use this video to Maison Pop from Boutique Heritage Hotel at Batha\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n            Please register at <a href=\"mailto:fezgatheringevent@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #555; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 500;\">fezgatheringevent@gmail.com<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <strong style=\"display: block; color: #2D1B2D; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Artist Participants:<\/strong>\n          <ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; color: #777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n            <li>Yedo Gibson, Musician (Brazil)<\/li>\n            <li>Guilherme Pestana Vaz, Musician (Portugal)<\/li>\n            <li>Tain\u00e1 E I O U, Visual Artist (Brazil)<\/li>\n            <li>Ismaeil Maarouf, Musician (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Ben Mouller, Musician (France)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/La+Maison+Pop\/@34.0610114,-4.9817288,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5b11792a8f5:0x59c285a2269632b0!8m2!3d34.0610114!4d-4.9791539!16s%2Fg%2F11h3x5ctll?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">MAISON POP<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Sunday May 17 -->\n<div id=\"sun\" class=\"day-content\">\n  <div class=\"event-row\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.02);\">\n    <div class=\"event-time\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;\">9:00 AM \u2013 11:00 AM<\/div>\n    <div class=\"event-details\">\n      <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\">Guided Tour<\/span>\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-cancelled\">CANCELLED<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-title event-cancelled-text\">Art and Studio Tour<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-lead\" style=\"text-decoration: line-through; opacity: 0.5;\">Explore local creative spaces (Info: TBD)<\/div>\n      <span class=\"event-location\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;\">\ud83d\udccd AROUND THE MEDINA<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"event-row\">\n  <div class=\"event-time\">11:00 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/div>\n  <div class=\"event-details\">\n    <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\">Exhibition Part II<\/span>\n    <div class=\"event-title\">The Healing Market<\/div>\n    <div class=\"event-lead\">The Healing Market is a market created by students and designers from Shems\u2019y, as well as individuals and local artists from different local communities, transforming discarded materials into a reimagined marketplace where upcycled objects are given new meaning through creativity, care, and collective imagination.<\/div>\n    \n    <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/%C3%89cole+des+M%C3%A9tiers+d'Art+Shems'y+de+F%C3%A8s\/@34.0631026,-4.9823325,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5002c3c101d:0xebd1e877b800aa0c!8m2!3d34.0631026!4d-4.9797576!16s%2Fg%2F11whynr573?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">ECOLE DES M\u00c9TIERS D\u2019ART SHEMS\u2019Y<\/a><\/span>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">3:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <span class=\"event-tag tag-workshop\">Workshop<\/span>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">Pattern Game Boards Workshop<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">Led by Maria Velasco (USA\/Spain)<\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/%C3%89cole+des+M%C3%A9tiers+d'Art+Shems'y+de+F%C3%A8s\/@34.0631026,-4.9823325,729m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd9ff5002c3c101d:0xebd1e877b800aa0c!8m2!3d34.0631026!4d-4.9797576!16s%2Fg%2F11whynr573?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">ECOLE DES M\u00c9TIERS D\u2019ART SHEMS\u2019Y<\/a><\/span>\n    \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"event-row\">\n      <div class=\"event-time\">6:30 PM<\/div>\n      <div class=\"event-details\">\n        <div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; align-items: stretch;\">\n          <span class=\"event-tag tag-art\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 30px; padding: 0 15px;\">Theatre<\/span>\n          <span style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #D4AF37; border: 1px solid #D4AF37; border-radius: 2px; height: 30px; padding: 0 12px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">In Moroccan Dialect<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-title\">The Blue Horse: Interactive Theatrical Experience<\/div>\n        <div class=\"event-lead\">\n          <strong style=\"display: block; color: #2D1B2D; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Participants:<\/strong>\n          <ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; color: #777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n            <li>Nouhaila Hakim, Singer (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Abdelkader Taqif, Actor (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Oussama Wabdi, Musician and Composer (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Yousra Ataouyl, Actress (Morocco)<\/li>\n            <li>Dawd Davide Parisi, Social Theatre Facilitator (Italy)<\/li>\n            <li>Amira Jaghmoun, Scenographer (Tunisia)<\/li>\n            <li>Mohammed Mastacou, Theatre Actor (Morocco)<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"event-location\" style=\"margin-top: 25px; display: block;\">\ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/M%C3%A9dina+Social+Club\/@34.0636934,-4.9815907,729m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!3m8!1s0xd9ff4a878b903ad:0xe133c8e846f32cd4!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d34.0636934!4d-4.9790158!16s%2Fg%2F11dfh53m4q?entry=ttu&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"map-link\">Medina Social Club<\/a><\/span>\n    <div style=\"margin-top: 15px; padding: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #D4AF37; background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05);\">\n      <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; line-height: 1.6;\">\n        <strong>Directional note:<\/strong> Google links do not always work to this venue. \n      <\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ddU-63TLQ8wBQ2C3PRgyhQDOIi_kNMdY\/view\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #D4AF37; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 600;\">\n          Use this video to Medina Social Club from Boutique Heritage Hotel at Batha.\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nfunction openDay(evt, dayName) {\n  var i, tabcontent, tablinks;\n  tabcontent = document.getElementsByClassName(\"day-content\");\n  for (i = 0; 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