This evening of spoken word and melodic music will draw on Raffo and ElSaffar's respective Iraqi and American roots and includes the addition of Arab maqam music to the characters drawn from Raffo's acclaimed one-woman show, 9 Parts of Desire.

Public seating for this event is limited, and reservations are required. After September 16, the public can con tact the Vassar College Drama Department by emailing boxoffice@vassar.edu or by calling 845-437-5599.