Midnimo: Unity: Celebrating Somali Food, Music, and Culture

We're excited to welcome author Ifrah F. Ahmed to Portland the weekend of October 2 and 3. 

As part of “Midnimo: Unity: Celebrating Somali Food, Music, and Culture”there will be a Community Meet and Greet Potluck, Oct. 2, 1-3 p.m., Portland Community Squash, 66 Noyes St., Portland. Free to the public; bringing a dish to share is recommended. Ifrah will meet with community members and leaders at this informal gathering. Books will be available for purchase.

An Evening with Ifrah F. Ahmed, Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m., at our roastery, 1 Diamond St., Portland. Free and open to the public. Ifrah will discuss her book “Soomaaliya” and share her story, and take part in a Q&A. Books will be available for purchase and to be signed. Eisha Khan will be the moderator. Somali snacks will be shared at the event.

Community Meet and Greet Potluck, Oct. 3, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor (MILL), 1 Beech St., Lewiston. Free and open to the public. Ifrah will meet with leaders and members of the Lewiston community at a gathering; free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase unless previously sold out. Fowsia Musse will introduce Ifrah.

Ilkacase Qeys and Dalmar Yare in concert, Oct. 3, doors open 6 p.m., the show is from 7-10 p.m. Agora | 220 Bates Street, Lewiston, Maine. Free; tickets required through Eventbrite.