Newton Celebrates India!

 

Experience
and enjoy the flavors, music, stories, crafts, fashion and games of Indian
culture…in Newton! You can ‘visit’ this rich and colorful country on Saturday,
November 10^th, 10am – 5pm, at the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada
Street, Newtonville.

 

• 
  Try your hand at the popular game of cricket (expertly coached by David
  Carey from The Fessenden School)
• 
  Make some Divali-themed arts & crafts
  • 
    Taste some delicious Indian food from Rasoi Gourmet Indian Kitchen in
    Framingham
• 
  Learn how to play Carrom
• 
  Browse exotic Indian craft and henna booths
• 
  Listen to a reading of “Refugee in my Own Country” written by two
  Newton students
• 
  Enjoy a fashion show – showcasing the beautiful regional costumes of
  India
• 
  Don’t miss the delightful and entertaining Traditional Music and Dance Showcase:

 

 1 – 1.30:
Welcome song by Newton Children, South Indian Classical Dance by Thillai Fine
Arts Academy (Dir: Sunanda Narayanan) & Triveni School of Dance (Dir. Neena
Gulati)

 

1.30 -2.00: Classical Instrumental Music by Newton
Children, North Indian Vocals ( Shuchita Rao & Rajesh Pai) South Indian
Vocals by Anubhava School of Music (Dir: Tara Bangalore)

 

2.00 - 2.30: South Indian Music on Veena and Violin
(Ram Naidu & KVS Vinay), Indo-Blues Fusion Music (Phil Kaplan & Jon
Proudman)

 

2.30 – 3.00: North Indian Classical & Folk
Dances by Upasana School (Dir. Mouli Pal) & Aangikam Dance Academy (Dir:
Jasmine Shah)

 

• 
  The final hour of the Festival is a performance by the young Balhivar
  of Newton students, and a community dancing of Garba, Bhangra and Bollywood.
  Join in the fun!

 

The
Festival is sponsored by The Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs in Newton,
Newton Community Pride and its sponsors. A dedicated committee of volunteers
from the Newton Indian community has been working for several months to make
the Festival authentic and enriching. Following last year’s Russian Festival,
it is one of several cultural festivals that will take place at the Newton
Cultural Center. Chinese and Latin Festivals are in the planning stages for the
Spring of 2013. Newton is a city very rich in culture and diversity, and the
festivals are a fun way to see the original countries and their traditions of
its residents. Visit www.newtoncommunitypride for the full
schedule.