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TORONTO: A Punjabi Obsession at the Premium Banquet Halls.
Telephone: 416 328-3977 Contact: Tickets@Mahiram.com. Presenting for the
first time to North America, DJ Soul. Also featuring Toronto's original
DJ Jiten and North America's greatest DJ Aps. Live dhol and bhangra!
GEORGIA
JAN 10
NORCROSS: IPN is holding its monthly meeting with Congressman Bob
Barr. Contact: Narender Reddy.
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OREGON
JAN 12
PORTLAND: Pongal Celebration. 6 pm. Tel: Ramganesh Kanagasabai 503-533-4347
Contact: info@tamilsangampdx.org. Organised by Greater Portland Tamil
Sangam.
CALIFORNIA
JAN 10
LOS ANGELES: After Shock. 9 pm -2 am at Margarita Jones, 3760 South
Figueroa Street. Telephone: Rahul Khanna 310 663-1333 Contact: bhagnra@ucla.edu.
There are two fully stocked bars and an outdoor smoking area. Dance to
the beats of Hip Hop, House, Trance and Bhangra. Hosted by: UCLA Bhangra
Team.
JAN 12
SAN RAFAEL: Nrityaswad presents Tanjore-style Bharatanatyam at
5:30 pm at the Open Secret Book Store 923 'C' St. San Rafael, CA. This
program is organised by Supriya Puranik. Contact: 415-457-4191.
JAN 12
PALO ALTO: MAARGAM. 4.30 pm at Cubberly Theater, 4000 Middlefield
Road. Tel: Vidya 408-238-8667. Contact: maargamdance@hotmail.com. Vidya
Ramakrishnan and Samyuktha Narayan present MAARGAM a traditional Bharatanatyam
recital. Guru Smt. Rhadha of Jaya Jaya Devi and Lakshmi Prabhavam fame
will conduct the recital. Musicians include Asha Ramesh (vocal), Shanthi
Narayanan (violin) and Narayanan (mridangam). Vidya and Samyuktha are
senior disciples of Guru Smt. Rhadha. The program is co-sponsored by Abhinaya
Dance Company, San Jose, CA.
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Maargam, a traditional Bharatnatyam recital at Palo Alto
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NEW YORK
JAN 12
NEW YORK: CONFLUENCE. 3 pm at the Hindu Temple Auditorium. CONFLUENCE
is a performance series highlighting global dance and traditional Indian
dance forms. This will be followed by a 2 hour discussion/ improvisation
forum each day which will allow the audience and dancers to understand the
unity and diversity in dance. January 13 will feature Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam,
Odissi and Kathak. January 14 will feature Korean, modern, Spanish flamenco
and contemporary Indian dance.
EXHIBITIONS
NEW YORK: Glass of the Sultans at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
1000th Fifth Ave. Tel: 212 535-7710.
NEW YORK: Treasury of the World at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The al-Sabah Collection of jeweled arts from the Mughal age. On till January
29, 2002; www.metmuseum.org.
NEW YORK: Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion at CPW on 79th
St. Tel: 212 769-5800. The American Museum of Natural History presents
photographs by Dr. Stephen Huyler, guest curator. On till Jan 19, 2002.
NEW YORK: Courtly Radiance: Metalwork from Islamic India at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; On till March 24, 2002.
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