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The Greatest Divas – August 9 T his celebration of voice, power and style features beloved classics sung by top female talent such as Maria Callas, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion. Music director and pianist: Eran Zehavi The Opera Sings Abba – August 16 A tribute to the best-selling Swedish disco-pop group Abba and its famously recognizable hits. Music director and pianist: David Sebba The Opera Sings The Beatles – August 23 The musical series will culminate with a performance of greatest hits by the English rock band The Beatles. Music director and pianist: David Sebba Comic book festival coming to TA Calling all comic book lovers! The annual ComicsSenter Fair is returning to Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center on July 13 and 14. The event will include workshops and stands selling comics. British graphic novelist Richard Sandler is due to make an appearance at the event, where he will produce drawings available to festival- goers. Product stalls will be located on the second floor of the mall's Building A near Agvania Pizza, and workshops will take place in Building B on the third floor. All festival-goers will be given a free comic book. The event is scheduled to take place on July 13 from noon to 8 p.m. and on July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. SOUTH Ashdod beach program to employ hundreds of at-risk youth Some 450 at-risk youth are due to be employed at local beaches in seven municipalities around the country as part of a Labor and Social Services Ministry initiative taking place in July and August. The ministry announced on Sunday that it had invested NIS 6 million in an expanded version of the Hof Fix program that was established in Ashdod in 2015 and will this year also run in Ashkelon, Bat Yam, Herzliya, Netanya, Hadera and the Hof Carmel Regional Council. The program is designed to employ young people aged 14 to 25 who come from diverse backgrounds, including youth who drop out of school, those from periphery communities and young people with special needs. “Over the past two years, the program operated successfully at several beaches in Ashdod, and in light of reports we received about reduced violence, crime and loitering among teenagers in town, we decided to expand the program to six other cities,” said Labor and Social Services Minister Haim Katz, who wished the participants “an enjoyable summer.”

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