For more information, contact:  
Rachel Lemon October 22, 2009
248-546-8086 Madison Heights, MI
Princess Madiha of Syria to Host 18th Annual Middle Eastern Dance Workshop
and Dinner Concert to Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Farmington Hills, MI – World-famous entertainer Princess Madiha of Syria is set to host her annual dance workshop and dinner concert event to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event will take place on Saturday November 7th at the Farmington Hills Manor in Farmington Hills. Over 300 people are expected to attend and all proceeds will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Princess Madiha will host a dance workshop on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Those interested in this workshop may register in advance or that morning at 8:30 a.m.; tickets are $55 in advance and $60 at the door. Various celebrity artists will instruct the workshop which will feature a warm-up and a variety of Middle Eastern dance techniques.

Doors will open Saturday evening at 7 p.m. and the concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for the evening event are $55 in advance and $60 at the door and include a full-course family-style Middle Eastern dinner, live entertainment and music - provided by the workshop instructors and special guest artists - as well as exciting raffle prizes.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. The hospital is an internationally recognized biomedical research center that is dedicated to finding cures for childhood catastrophic diseases. At St. Jude no family is ever asked to pay for what insurance does not cover, and those without insurance are never asked to pay. The hospital's work is supported through funds raised by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC). For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

For workshop and dinner ticket information, please call Princess Madiha at (248) 924-2717, Rachel Lemon at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, (248) 546-8086 or visit www.stjude.org/princessmadiha.