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Concert event helps refugee school continued from p.22 ago and spoke to the children, who told Khatib "the thing they want most" is a chance to go back to school, she said. "We decided to support the school, which was actually started by Canadians based in Montreal. The (Al Salam School) principal, Hazar Mahayni, lives in Montreal, but she moved to Turkey to open the school," said Khatib. Saturday's benefit concert will have three headliners -- world-renowned pianist and composer Malek Jandali, comedian Wonho Chung and local hip-hop artist Omar Offendum. A Syrian-American hip-hop artist, Offendum has toured the world with his ground-breaking music, been featured in major news outlets including Rolling Stone, lectured at prestigious academic institutions, and inspired many young artists with his critically-acclaimed songs about the popular democratic uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Jandali has extensive concert tours to his credit. Meanwhile, the half-Korean and halfVietnamese Chung, was born and raised in the Middle East and is known as the first Arabicspeaking stand-up comedian in the Middle East. The event's speakers also include Mahayni and Omar Shawaf, one of the event organizers, who will discuss his recent trip to Al Salam School as part of a volunteer mission. There will also be a pre-event meet-and-greet for VIP ticket holders, raffles and a silent auction. "We wanted to come up with a creative and fun 23 | Friday, July 24, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Omar Offendum | Talent for Syria idea that will allow us to engage a large number of people in the community. Here in (Oakville) and the GTA, we want to do our part to support the school," said Khatib. "It's going to be a really big event with a lot going on. At the end of the day, it's to provide education for these kids who have nowhere else to turn." Talent for Syria will start at 5 p.m. at The Meeting House, 2700 Bristol Circle. Tickets cost $63 for general admission and $47 for students with valid photo identification. For more information on the concert or to purchase tickets, visit www.talentforsyria.com. The TD Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival & The Oakville Centre present EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 8 p.m. Box Office: 905-815-2021 or OakvilleCentre.ca A Pre-Festival Ticketed Event www.oakvillebeaver.com at The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts Resale Home Tour 20 homes open for viewing Saturday, July 25th, 12:00-3:00 pm Come explore Black Creek, our Adult Lifestyle Community in Stevensville. We have a selection of re-sale homes to suit your budget & Life Style! Meet home owners, tour the Community Centre & StArt your LifeStyLe todAy! TD Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival Lily Frost | Lee Harvey Osmond | Mike Field | Coldjack Quinn Sullivan | Mitch Frohman | Bria Skonberg | Brothers Landreth For the complete lineup go to OakvilleJazz.com Don't miss these great headlining acts at the FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 BLACK CREEK SALES OFFICE BLACK CREEK SALES 3033 Townline Rd, Stevensville. OFFICE 1-800-446-4307 1-800-446-4307 · · 905-382-4600 905-382-4600 www.parkbridge.com www.parkbridge.com Vanessa Wilson Sales Representative ASA. LIFESTYLE REALTY ASSOCIATES BROKERAGE vwilson@lifestylera.ca · direct 289-931-0566