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The Artas Valley became a giant salad bowl during the four-day Thirteenth Annual Artas Lettuce Festival which took place April 12-15, 2007. To the lettuce in the hothouses were added peppery poetry, a zest of zajjel and a lot more than a dash of debka, and, yes some salt in the wounds alluded to in the dramatic performances. To help digest their meal, the guests sauntered around the exhibits, hiked or even planted trees. To begin your explorations of the Festival start at "The Thirteenth Annual Artas Lettuce Festival in a Lettuce Leaf" http://www.palestine-family.net/index.php?nav=91-105&cid=146&did=2944&pageflip=1. There you will find links to the program, festival guide, photo essay, media coverage and more. There's lots more to come, so check back soon!
See General Program, Map and Directions below image here. 
See Below for activities, general program, exhibits, map, directions and transportation, partners and funders.Check back for detailed program.
Open Ceremony Thursday, April 12 at 1:30 in the Artas Valley
Activities
*Debkeh, Zajel, Poetry, and Drama Performances* Art, Photography, Crafts and Special Exhibits* Nature and Heritage Walks*Children's Games, Puppet Shows and Stories*Picking Lettuce Fresh from the Field*Fresh and Preserved Produce, Cooked Food, Craft and Book Stalls*Artistic Sketch Competition*
Program
Date Place Time Activity
Thursday, April 12
1:30 Artas Valley Opening Speeches Folklore and Drama Performances
3:30-6 Opening of exhibits, food and craft stalls; picking fresh lettuce
Friday, April 13
9:00 Solomon Pool Hiking from the Pools to Artas with optional traditional lunch (Hike and Lunch by reservation)
9:30 Artas Village and Valley: Exhibits open in village;beginning of Drawing Competition
10:00-3:00 Children's activities.
3:00-6 Folklore. Drama, zaggel and zagel;
rababa in goat-haired tent.
Saturday, April 14
Solomon's Pools
9:00 Hiking from the Pools to Artas with optional traditional lunch (Hike and Lunch by reservation)
9:30 Artas Valley Opening the Local Market and the exhibitions
3:00-6:00 Folklore and Drama Performances; Judging of
Traditional Drawing Competition
Sunday, April 15
6:30-5 Artas Valley-Herodium Hike with Lunch and Folklore Early Bird Hike for experienced Hikers with Shat-ha; Lunch and Folklore in Artas. To reserve your place or for more information, contact Shat-ha: Samia Botmeh (samiabotmeh@yahoo.com, 0599944837) or Saleh Jawad (saleh_jawad@yahoo,com, 059 9272768)
Detailed provisional program available on request.
Exhibits include:
A Journey through the Life and Works of Hanna Abdullah Giacaman
Photos of Amulets from Artas and Bethlehem from the Tawfiq Canaan Collection
Textiles and Photos from the Uzbeq Community
The Photos of Hilma Granqvist
The Spirit of Sumud
The Rose Garden of Mevlana
Working Today for Conservation Tomorrow—Promoting Ecotourism in Artas
Partners and Participants
Ashtar Theater, Ramallah
Al Ain Theater, Artas Folklore Center, Artas/Al Khader
Center for Jerusalem Studies/ Al Quds University
AEI-Open Windows Drama Troupe, Bethlehem
Arab Educational Institute, Bethlehem
Amjad Folklore Troupe, Markaz Khaima, Dehaisheh Refugee Camp
Al Ghurba Folklore Troupe, Beit Jibrin Cultural Center, Beit Jibrin ('Azza) Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
Birzeit Ethnographic Museum
Hanna Giacaman Memorial Foundation,
Hussan Center for Popular Arts Folklore Troupe, Hussan
Inash il Usra, El Birah
Jafra Folklore Troupe, Artas Folklore Center
Kazar Folklore Troupe, Beit Sahour
Markaz Al Eyoun Folklore Troupe, Doha
Musa Hafez, Zajjel, Jenin
Palestine Exploration Fund
Palestine-Family.net
Palestine Wildlife Society, Beit Sahour
Shaher Taqtaqa Folklore Troupe, Beit Fajjar
Shat-ha Hiking Group, Ramallah
Sunshine Breast Cancer Survivor's Group, Patients Friends Society, Jerusalem
Uzbeq Cultural Center, Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
Turkish Cultural Center, Jerusalem
How to Get There and Where to Stay
How to get to Artas
By Car:
Cross the Bethlehem checkpoint past the two “no-entry signs.” Don’t worry.
Everyone does it. Passing Arij, on the right, continue to the end of the road (
Nativity Road ). On your right, you will see Maha Saca’s Palestine Heritage
Center . Turn Right and immediately left onto Hebron Road . Now go straight all
the way until you reach a free-standing arch on your right to Al Khader Village;
on your way, you will pass the Intercontinental Hotel on your right, the
Bethlehem / Beit Jala Intersection, and Dehaiseh Refugee Camp on your left. It
should take five to ten minutes from the checkpoint. There is no sign mentioning
Artas. Immediately after El Khader Arch, turn left. You will enter a lightly
wooded area. On your left is Murad’s Fortress and the new Solomon’s Pools
Complex. On you right are the now-drained Solomon’s Pools. Continue until you
reach the fork in the road. Keep to the right on the lower road and follow it until the sharp turn to the right. Take this road all the way down to the valley.
You will pass the Convent of the Enclosed Garden on your left, the Artas Spring
on your left. The Artas Folklore Center/Women’s Center is a bit further on your
left up the first set of stairs across from the Mosque. The traditional Artas
house/museum is up the second set of stairs a bit further on.
Other transportation:
Service Taxi
You can take a service taxi from the checkpoint to the “Cinema” Taxi stand
(across from Shepherd’s Hotel up the road to the left of the Beit Jala/Bethlehem
Intersection (Bab ezqaq) for two shekels per person and from there another
service to Artas for another two shekels per person.
Private Taxi
By taxi: A private taxi from the checkpoint to Artas should cost 20 NIS
A private taxi from the checkpoint to the “Cinema” service Taxi
stand should cost 10 NIS
Stay one or more nights in Bethlehem and increase your enjoyment!
The Bethlehem hotels of the Arab Hotel Association are offering special deals to those attending the festival. For details, consult the hotel of your choice. www.palestinehotels.com
For alternative accommodations, contact Elias Ghareeb of Holy Land Trust on 059674991, or elias@holylandtrust.org
The Center for Jerusalem Studies/Al Quds University is arranging transport from Jerusalem and a full day at the festival on Saturday, April 14. For information and details, contact the Center for Jerusalem Studies cjs@planet.edu
Funders
The Festival is made possible by the generous support of
The Ministry of Culture
And (in alphabetical order)
The Arab Hotel Association (AHA)
Hamed Qawasmeh
The Commercial Press
The French Consulate, (CCF)
The Jerusalem District Electricity
Company (JDECO)
The Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)
The Hanna Giacaman Memorial Foundation
"Your Travel Guide to Palestine"www.visitpalestine.ps
Your attendance will help us in our work of preserving Palestinian patrimony to
share with future generations of Palestinian and foreign visitors.
Contact us at artasfc@yahoo.com; 0522292782
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