We had coffee night on February 21st, 2013 with the theme of “Love”, specifically love in the language of Rumi. We had a mini concert of Turkish Ney (reed flute, a traditional Turkish instrument that is a major component in Rumi’s Mesnewi) performed by one of our friends and played elephant game at the end. [ Read More ]
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TAWA organized a coffee night themed “Country Dancing” on October 24th. Ellie Hayes, a Scottish and English country dance expert was our special guest at the Turquoise Center. She introduced us to a world of dance, music, and more. We had the chance to learn about Contra dancing & English country dancing as formed in [ Read More ]
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TAWA started a new season for Coffee Nights on September 19th. The night started with a presentation from a TAWA member about art of EBRU. During the presentation, types of EBRU and materials for this unique art presented in detail. There was a live demonstration of EBRU right after the talk. And guests were welcome to learn [ Read More ]
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TAWA guests had another unforgettable coffee night with live performance of Turkish folk dance. The coffee night started with folk dance performance from Artvin. Artvin is a city in Black Sea region. The folk dance resembled the active, fast, and big waves of Black Sea. There were two other performances by the dancers, one called [ Read More ]
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On February 24, 2012, Lillian Hunt helped us understand how music therapy changes the lives of people. The purpose of music therapy is to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Lillian works with autistic children, Alzheimer patients, and some other people who respond to music therapy for communication. When it is difficult [ Read More ]
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TAWA held the first Coffee Night of 2012 on January the 25th at Turquoise Center. The night started with a brief presentation about “manti”, one of the beating hearths of Turkish Cuisine. The talk was mainly focused on the regions of Turkey famous with manti, a glance back to history, so where manti is migrated [ Read More ]
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TAWA had the last coffee night on Nov 16. Together with our friends we enjoyed the Turkish tea and Turkish coffee and delicious Turkish food prepared by TAWA volunteers. It was a night full of friendship and “Kenya”. November coffee night has featured the “Essence of Africa”, presented by Kulsum Mzee. She gave a brief [ Read More ]
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TAWA held the first Coffee Night of the season on October the 12th at the Turqoise Center in Richardson. The night started with the presentation of Cooking Class Group of TAWA. Their talk was mainly about their trip to Turkey last summer. Starting with Istanbul they visited the two more important cities of Turkey, Bursa [ Read More ]
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TAWA held March coffee night on 24th of March in Raindrop Turkish House in Richardson. The night started with the presentation of Dr. LaiYee Leong from Political Science Department at SMU. She presented her hometown, Singapore, in terms of its history, food, culture and social status. The main focus was on how small, how young, [ Read More ]
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On February 24, the Turkish American Women Association held another Coffee Night. The topic was on the traditional Turkish Art of Ebru (Marbling). There was a presentation of the art of Ebru, followed by a live demonstration of the art itself. After enjoying the delicious cuisine, the guests competed in a game of karaoke, singing [ Read More ]
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