Yes, it's at "Mezza Restaurant" from 9-11pm on Saturday night.
Kalaa, Brianna (formerly Samira) & Taaj are performing.
Mezza is down near VCU, I'm thinking W. Main but I don't remember the address they gave.
They're having food, professional dancing, shisha pipes, and debke, so be sure and take your hip scarf so you can dance too! :)

Hi Geoff,

I sent out an e-mail about the event to instructors in Richmond: maybe I don't have Shari's email?? I'll check and get back to you. I thought I had everyone's. If not, I am SO very sorry.

It was a ton of fun! The event was well received by the audience, and the restaurant staff seemed thrilled with it.

If you figure $12 for the dinner and $10 cover charge for the dancing, it was VERY reasonable. I usually spend MORE than that on a weekend evening out. However, yes, I too was surprised to find that it was $22 a person when I called to make reservations! Even when I sent out the above mentioned email, I didn't know about the $22.

Either way, the $22 included a dinner of chicken kabobs, beef kabobs, or kibbeh and stuffed grape leaves, all with rice, tabbouli, and hummous, and a soft drink. Extras were a wide variety of beer including some from Lebanon and Armenia, as well as three or four selections of middle eastern wines. Plus hookah.

The tables were completely booked for the dinner--many middle easterners!--and between the eating, drinking, hookah smoking, and dancing all seemed to enjoy themselves. Kalaa got them, and us, up dancing early during her set, then Taaj danced, then Brianna. We did Debke between the sets too. Each danced 15-20 minutes and they all graciously stayed until the end of the official festivities, which was around 11:00 or so. They were all lovely and professional.


Christi/Fionna