Weaving with Tarni Eastwood and Melinda Eastwood-Hunter
Thursday 19 June, 11 am to 1 pmNgiyampaa and Guringai mother daughter duo, Tarni Eastwood and Melinda Eastwood-Hunter return to Blacktown Arts for a one-off weaving workshop.
Join us for a morning of cooking, snacking and storytelling with Siham and Justine of Dayaa School and Kitchen.
Learn to make a Lebanese dish while engaging with the history and context of its ingredients in this interactive workshop.
Dayaa School and Kitchen is a cooking school devoted to reviving ancestral Lebanese recipes that are being lost with displacement. ‘Dayaa’ means ‘village’ in Arabic, and through these classes, they weave history, hands-on learning, and the joy of gathering.
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Saturday 16 August
11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Cost: $10 + booking fee
All materials provided.
Limited capacity, booking essential
Do you have any dietary requirements? Please let us know when booking tickets.
Bio
Founded by Justine Youssef and her mother Siham Chamoun (Sahtein Lebanese Feasts)—is a cooking school devoted to reviving ancestral Lebanese recipes that are being lost with displacement. Dayaa means village in Arabic, and through these classes, they weave history, hands-on learning, and the joy of gathering. The school is based on Dharug Country in Sydney, Australia where First Nations sovereignty never ceded.
You can find Dayaa School and Kitchen on Instagram here
This project is presented by Blacktown Arts and supported by Blacktown City Council.
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