KUWAIT: TheNational Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) is organizing the 14thSummer Cultural Festival, which will be held from August 20 - September 5,2019. The festival includes various cultural activities for adults andchildren, which are open to the public free of charge. The festival will belaunched with an opening ceremony (traditional Kuwaiti night) at theAbdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya at 8:30 pm today. Children under 8years of age are not allowed at the event. The following is a list ofactivities to be held during the 14th Summer Cultural Festival:

August 21: OldKuwaiti doors workshop held at the Kuwait National Museum, Hall 2 (10:00 am).

August 21 - 27:'Me & mom' program at the Amricani Cultural Center (10:30 am).

August 21: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 21- 27:'Reading a story' in English and Arabic at the Amricani Cultural Center (3:30pm).

August 22:  'Me & mom' program at the AmricaniCultural Center (10:30 am)

August 22: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 22:'History of theatre in Kuwait' exhibition at the Abdulhussein AbdulredhaTheatre in Salmiya (7:30 pm).

August 22:Theater play 'Raya wu Skeena' at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya(8:30 pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance is free ofcharge.

August 22:NCCAL's publications exhibition at the Gate Mall (10:00 am).

August 22:Kuwaiti House Exhibition at the Promenade Mall in Hawalli (6:00 pm).

August 23:  'Me & mom' program at the AmricaniCultural Center (10:30 am)

August 23: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 23: Italianmovie 'Happy as Lazzaro' at the Promenade Mall 'Soapbox hall' (8:00 pm).

August 23:Theater play 'Raya wu Skeena' at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya(8:30 pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance is free ofcharge.

August 24: 'Me& mom' program at the Amricani Cultural Center (10:30 am)

August 24: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 24: QuatroChillo musical concert at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya (8:30pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance is free ofcharge.  

August 25: 'Me& mom' program at the Amricani Cultural Center (10:30 am)

August 25: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 25: Three-dayExhibition and workshop on monuments in the eye of a child at the PromenadeMall (10:00 am).

August 26: 'Me& mom' program at the Amricani Cultural Center (10:30 am).

August 26: Achildren reading  workshop at the YarmoukCultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 26: SummerCreative Art exhibition at the Funoon Hall at Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem (7:00pm).

August 26: NaserBuawadh Folk Band performance at Kuwait Magic Mall (8:30 pm).

August 27: 'Me& mom' program at the Amricani Cultural Center (10:30 am).

August 27: Achildren reading workshop at the Yarmouk Cultural Center (1:00 pm).

August 28:  Poetic evening at the theatre of KuwaitNational Library (7:00 pm).

August 28:Theatre play 'Al-Tabia' at the Shamiya Theatre (8:30 pm). Children under 8years of age are not allowed.

August 29:Theatre play 'Al-Tabia' at the Shamiya Theatre (8:30 pm). Children under 8years of age are not allowed.

August 29:NCCAL's publications exhibition at the Promenade Mall (10:00 am).

August 29:Failaka Island Exhibition at the Avenues Mall (6:00 pm)

August 29: TrioEl Greco musical performance at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya(8:30 pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance is free ofcharge.  

August 30: Movie'Everybody Knows' at the Promenade Mall 'Soapbox hall' (8:00 pm).

 August 30: Naya Jordanian Musical Band performance at the Abdulhussein AbdulredhaTheatre in Salmiya (8:30 pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed.Entrance is free of charge.  

September 3:Tunisian musical band performance at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre inSalmiya (8:30 pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance isfree of charge.   

September 3:Photography exhibition at the Funoon Hall at Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem.

September 4: 'OurBright History' lecture at the Kuwait National Library (6:00 pm).

September 5:Conclusion ceremony at the Abdulhussein Abdulredha Theatre in Salmiya (8:30pm). Children under 8 years of age are not allowed. Entrance is free of charge.

By NawaraFattahova