Jan 21, Toronto: Wish curated by Corinna Ghaznavi. 2 pm at the Women's Art Resource Center, 401 Richmond St. West Suite 122. Tel: Rachel Kalpana James 416 542-1661 Contact: info@savac.net. Wish addresses issues of location, cultural, and identity through fragments, glimpses and interior landscapes. On till January 26.

Cultural programme by the Bay Area Telugu Association

California
Jan 26, Los Altos: Bay Area Telugu Association Sankranthi celebrations. 5 pm at Foothill College Theater, 12345 El Monte Rd. Tel: Ramesh Mandalapu 408 749- 8002. Contact: vrmandalapu@yahoo.com. An evening of cultural entertainment and dinner.

Georgia
Jan 22, Atlanta: Lunchtime lecture by Eric Reinders: "The Headless Buddha". 2 pm at Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Tel: 404.727.4282. ??Jan 26, Atlanta: Thiagaraja Aradhana. 8.30 am at the Hindu Temple. Tel: Dr Kalpana 770 923-1755 Contact: krengar@emory.edu. Begins with group songs by Pancharathna Kritis. Followed by individual singers.

Arizona
Jan 23, Phoenix: City of Phoenix/Farmers Market. 2.05 pm at Patriots Square, Corner of Washington/Jefferson & Central/1st Avenues. Tel: Steve MacDonald 602 261-8055. Enjoy shopping at "Farmers Market" with Live Blended/Fusion instrumentals from "ENOO". Hosted by: City of Phoenix/Special Events.

Jan 26, Phoenix: India Nite 2002 Festival. 7 pm. Tel: Caroline Lobo 480-804-1125. Contact: clobo88@yahoo.com. Sample India's cultural heritage. Watch the gala display of dance and music performed by children and adults. Food booth. Hosted by the India Association of Phoenix.

Professional bhangra competition at Detroit's State Theater

Michigan
Jan 25, Detroit: Bhangra Fusion 2002. 6 pm at State Theater. Tel: 734-455-1371. Contact: bhangrafusion@hotmail.com. This is the third Annual Professional Bhangra Competition with performance by UK's X.L.N.C.

Massachusetts
Jan 25, Boston: A night of passion. 12 pm at Absolute Europa, 51 Stuart Street. Contact: SAPNEY411@ AOL.COM. Music by New York's Premier DJ Ladla and DJ Vishal. Also performing are Boston's own DJ Sonny, DJ Akash and DJ Vivek.

Jan 25, Cambridge: Special IAP programme. 6 pm at MIT Chapel, Amherst St. Tel: 617-536-5320. The IAP will focus on the study of Bhartrihari's Nitishataka ("Hundred Verses on Ethics"), a Sanskrit text that deals with the practice of ethical and moral values in daily life. The speaker is Swami Tyagananda. Hosted by: Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Massachusetts.

Song and dances of India by children in Cincinnati

New Jersey
Jan 26, Princeton: Potluck and elections. 9 am. Tel: Oumilla Sibarte 609 434-0257 Contact: oumila1@yahoo.com. Hosted by: Association ofSouth Asian Professionals (ASAP-NJ).

Texas
Jan 26, Houston: India's Republic Day. 10 am, Downtown, Houston, TX. Tel: Sam Kannappan. 281 484-270. By: Indo-American Organisations.

Ohio
Jan 26, Cincinnati: Songs and dances of India. 2 pm at Cincinnati Public Library. Tel: Susan Hansel 513 369-6922. Celebrating India's Republic Day. Hosted by: Cincinnati Public Library-Children's section.