Thursday 21 July

Poet Amr Hassan at El-Sawy Culturewheel, 4pm

El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Al-Aatr (The Perfume) play at Taliaa Theatre, 9.30pm

Taliaa Theatre, Zaki Tolimat Hall, Al-Attaba Square, next to Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo

Esmaa Wa Earaf lecture by musician Hany Shenouda at Beit El-Seheimy, 7.30pm

Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo

Theatre for children at International Garden Theatre, 5.30pm

International Garden Theatre, Nasr City, Cairo

Massar Egbari performs during the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Summer Festival in 2014, Alexandria, Egypt (Photo: Corinne Grassi)

 Friday 22 July

Sah El-Noum play at Rawabet Theatre, 7pm

Rawabet Theatre, 3 Hussien El-Meamar Street, ext. of Mahmoud Basiouny Street, from Talaat Harb Square, Downtown Cairo

Concert featuring Sherif El-Shazly from Kayan and Mohamed Sa'eed Sheva from Cosmic Architects, at ROOM Art Space, 8pm

ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo

Massar Egbari concert at El-Sawy Culturewheel, 8pm

El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Karakeeb, Meshwar. Al-Mina bands at the MVP Sports Academy, 5pm

MVP Sports Academy, Hilton Green Plaza, Alexandria

Sherif El-Shazly and Mohamed Sa'eed Sheva

Saturday 23 July

El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance Wekalet Al-Ghoury, 7.30pm

Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo

Al-Um Al-Shougaa (The Brave Mother) play at the Modern Theatre, 9.30pm

The Modern Theatre, Qasr Al-Aini Street, Cairo

The Second International Biennale of Arab Calligraphy Art at the Palace of Arts

Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo

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Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 17-24 July

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