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Events
Valley Billiard Competition
Cherry pub's second official eight ball competition with a beer and hotdog contest between games.
Brummana Summers
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Like every summer, Brummana's festivities hit their peak this July with an action-packed program in collaboration with Urban Art Lebanon
French & Arabic Youth Literature Market
Discover the richness and diversity of French and Arabic youth literature in a historical frame and as part of the Beirut World Book Capital.
Roger Sanchez
Beirut will be bracing itself for a night of uplifting dance tunes when the big man stops over during his summer world tour.
Social & dining etiquette workshop
A workshop on social and dining etiquette given by expert in self-development training Sonya of Sonya S. Business Etiquette & Image Consultancy
Cityscape II
'Cityscape II' is the Emmagoss Gallery's most recent exhibition by Manuella Guiragossian, featuring acrylic and oil on canvases of cities and buildings.
DJs Joop, Boiler & Wippenberg
Top European trance and house DJs coming to the city to crank up the volume.
Editor's picks
Literary culture
BooksPapercup: a melange on old books and hip magazines in the centre of Mar Mikkael.
Girl Power
BooksA new book of stories detailing the lives and loves of Lebanon's lesbian and transgender community has got pulses racing. And about time too.
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Close up with screenwriter Jihad Hojeile
FilmWhat do you do after co-writing arguably Lebanese cinema's most critically succeful film, 'Caramel'
The Hip Hop Summer Beach Fest 2009
MusicWho said Beirut was only electronic music? the hip hop summer fest certainly does not agree.
David Guetta&Co come to town
Entertainment & NightlifeF*** Me I'm Famous! With David and Cathy Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland
Our favourite features
Country confidential Zahle
Known as 'the bride of the Bekaa', Zahle's appeal draws in and enchants tourist and Lebanese alike.
Art in Beirut
Akram Zaatari has been hoarding scraps of Lebanon's visual and written history for years, the fruits of which appear in his latest exhibition 'Earth of Endless Secrets'.
Classical
Violinist Jihad Akl talks to Natalie Fox about practicing during the civil war and why his father was the best teacher he ever had.
Y.A.S. we can
What happened when Madonna's producer Mirways wanted to record an album of Arabic electro pop? Y.A.S. was born.
Q&A with Katibe Khamseh
Ousloub from Lebanese Palestinian hip hop group Katibe Khamseh talks to Time Out.
Pocket Collectible
Tala Beydoun may be a school teacher by day, but at night her paint on wood masterpieces come alive.