Sararattir Presents - Pakhir Moton Sokal

January 8, 2012 on 2:00 am | In Events | 1 Comment
January 21, 2012
3:00 pmto8:00 pm
January 22, 2012
2:00 pmto7:00 pm

Sararattir Presents “Pakhir Moton Sokaal”
at Edison Valley Playhouse (EVP http://www.evplayhouse.com/ )
on 21st and 22nd January 2012

Designed and Directed by Subhashis Das
Theme Music and Ambience by Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay
Light, Photography and Illusion by Sunanda Mitra
Marketing by Gargi Mukherjee

Produced by SARARATTIR

Actors are
Keka Sircar
Soumendu Bhattacharya
Arpana (Bubu) Bhattacharya
Indranil Mukherjee

Show times
Saturday 21st two shows @3pm and @6pm
Saturday 22nd two shows @2pm and @5pm

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SBA Saraswati Puja 2012

January 8, 2012 on 1:57 am | In Events | No Comments
January 21, 2012
10:00 amto10:00 pm

Saraswati Puja 2012
SOMERSET BENGALI ASSOCIATION
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Bridgewater Raritan Middle School
425 Foothill Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 4, 2012
Registration is currently at 90% of permitted capacity. Please register to ensure your participation.

PUJA SCHEDULE: 11:00 am – Puja & Anjali
1.00 pm – Bhog Prasad & Lunch - Khichuri, Labra & Mishti
3.00 pm - Kids Snacks - Chips, Brownies & Juice
4.00 pm – Cultural Program
8.30 pm - Kids Dinner - Hakka Noodles, General Tso’s & Pizza
8.40 pm - Adult Dinner - Goat Curry, Fish Curry, Kofta, Sandesh etc.

CULTURAL SHOW:
Featuring Darshana Menon - Winner Zee Saregama USA 2008
Baad Protibad - A Hilarious Play by Sudipta Bhawmik & Tushar Mukherjee
Rhythms of Life - Sunrita Mitra
Rhythms of Dance & Music - Mitra Purkayastha
Fusion Orchestra - Amit Ray
Children’s Songs - Soma Choudhury

DONATION: Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) - $80,
Extra Child - $10, Senior Parent - $25, Couple (2 Adults) - $65,
Single - $40, Student - $25, Grand Patron Family - $125

REGISTRATION: Please register online at www.somersetbengalis.org

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Sreeshti Saraswati Puja 2012

January 8, 2012 on 1:52 am | In Events | No Comments
January 28, 2012
10:00 amto8:00 pm

You and Your Friends and Family are cordially invited to
2011 Swaraswati Puja
organized by
SREESHTI of New Jersey

January 28, 2012
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL

Special Attraction Event: Akashdeep

Also, Pushpanjali, Hathe Khari, Lunch, Kids program, cultural programs will be there.

Where:
Livingston Park Elementary School
1128 Livingston Avenue, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902-1886

www.sreeshti.com

Events:
Puja 10:00 AM
Anjali 12:00 PM
Hathe Khari 12:30 PM
Kids Arts and Crafts 1:00 PM
Prosad & Lunch 2:00 PM
Ethnic Dress Parade 3:00 PM
Cultural Program 5:00 PM

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GSCA Saraswati Puja, 2012

January 8, 2012 on 1:49 am | In Events | No Comments
January 28, 2012
12:00 pmto9:00 pm

Dear GSCA Patrons and Members
Board of Trustees, Garden State Cultural Association, would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued commitment and patronage. A very Happy New Year to you and your family.

We also would like to invite you and your family at the Saraswati Puja festival to be celebrated on Saturday Jan 28 at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison, NJ. We will have Puja, Pushpanjali, Prasad, Dinner, Variety Cultural Programs, Children Arts and Crafts competition for your entertainment. Don’t miss it! Details below -

Puja 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Pushpanjali 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hate Khari 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Prasad 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Arts and Crafts 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Dinner 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cultural Program 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cultural Program Highlights:
# Drama : “Banijye Basate Laksmi” - a play by Sudipta Bhawmik
# Tabla Recital by 8 kids
# Vocal Music
# Kids Dance Drama Presentation
# Possible surprise guest with Bollywood Music

For further details and online registration, please visit www.gsca.us. Again, please note that the online registration is available until Sunday Jan 22. Rates at the gate will be higher. We encourage you to help us estimate attendance better by registering online. The email you receive from PayPal at the end of the registration serves as your receipt. Please bring a copy of that email with you at the Puja and show it at the reception desk.

Best wishes,

Board of Trustees
Garden State Cultural Association, New Jersey, USA

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ICC Saraswati Puja, 2012

January 8, 2012 on 1:45 am | In Events | No Comments
January 29, 2012
2:00 pmto11:00 pm

ICC warmly welcomes you to attend Saraswati Puja to be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Whippany. Besides a variety of programs presented by our very own ICC children, there will also be a musical performance by well-known local artist.

Here are the details of ICC Saraswati Puja 2012:

On: Sunday January 29

Puja: 2:00 PM

Pushpanjali: 2:30PM

Prasad: 3:00PM

Cultural Program: 4:00 PM

Dinner: 6:30PM

Venue:

Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey

60 North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981

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NJPA Saraswati Puja 2012

January 8, 2012 on 1:43 am | In Events | No Comments
January 14, 2012
2:00 pmto10:30 pm

NJPA Cordially Invites you and your family and friends to the:
NJPA Saraswati Puja 2012 Celebration
Kiddie Keep Well Camp
35 Roosevelt Drive
Edison, NJ 08902

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Puja: 2.00pm
Dinner: 5:00pm
Cultural Program: 6:30pm
Special performances by local artistes.

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Gayatri Gamarsh Literary Award Presentation Ceremony

December 1, 2011 on 12:54 am | In Events | No Comments
December 3, 2011
1:45 pmto4:30 pm

Gayatri GaMarsh Memorial Award for Literary Excellence
Presentation Ceremony: December 3, 2012
East Brusnwick Library
2 Civic Center Drive
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

AGENDA

1:30 – 1:45 Set-up and Preparation Amitabha Bagchi & Team
1:45 – 2:00 Meet and Greet All

2:00 – 2:05 Welcome and Introduction Pronoy Chatterjee
2:05 – 2:15 Gayatri’s Literary Contribution to
the Community Debajyoti Chatterji
2:15 – 2:25 Thoughts behind the Literary Award Jerry GaMarsh
2:25 – 2:30 Ananda Mandir and Cultural Promotion Dipak Sarkar
2:30 – 2:45 Award Presentation to the Winners Pronoy, Jerry and Dipak

2:45 – 3:00 Break for Refreshment

3:00 – 3:05 Stage Setting for Literary Readings Amitabha Bagchi
3:05 – 3:15 Short Reading of Original Work Tathagata Ghosh (English)
3:15 – 3:25 Short Reading of Original Work Gouri Datta (Bengali)
3:25 – 3:35 Short Reading of Original Work Nupur Lahiri (English)
3:35 – 3:45 Short Reading of Original Work Sudipta Bhawmik (Bengali)
3:45 – 4:00 Three Short Readings of Poems Subrata Bhaumik (English)
Sushmita Dutt (Bengali)
Vishnupriya De (English)

4:00 – 4:10 Literary Pursuit in a Foreign Land Alolika Mukherjee (Bengali)
4:10 – 4:20 Literary Pursuit in a Foreign Land Amitabha Bagchi (English)

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Bhupen Hazarika Memorial Concert

November 23, 2011 on 11:23 am | In Events, Generic | No Comments
December 3, 2011
3:00 pmto6:00 pm

Dr. Bhupen HazarikaRaag-Rang presents its last concert of the year in memory of Late Dr Bhupen Hazarika.

Date & Time: 3rd December from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Venue: Sophia Fahs Theater (Unitarian Universalist Congregation Of Princeton)
50 Cherry Hill Drive,
Princeton- 08540.
Concert will start with Dashavatar, an Odissi dance presentation by students of Smt Mitra Purakayastha
followed by a bouquet of nostalgic melodies composed by Dr Hazarika. The focus of the concert will beon his musical career, his philosophy on music and his compositions based on ragas. Participating musicians are Shree Parthasarathi Mukhapadhyay, Smt Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik, Smt Gayatri Sharma & Smt Indrani Chakrabarty Khare. Shree Anirban Roychoudhury will accompany on tabla.

Admission: $15.00 per person for non-members.
$10.00 per person for members.

RSVP is requested as seats are limited.
Contact: raagrang07@gmail.com
Or call (908)-429-1120, (732)-377-9362

Fifth New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest

September 27, 2011 on 6:58 pm | In Events | No Comments
October 21, 2011
October 22, 2011
October 23, 2011

Fifth New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (NJISACF), 2011,

produced by the Asian American Film and Theater Project, will showcase independent films by or about South Asian women from all over the world that challenge the stereotypical and traditional portrayal of South Asian women in mainstream commercial cinema. The two day-long festival will introduce new and established independent women film artists, from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. The festival will also feature filmmaker Q&As and panel discussions with participation from scholars and academics from a variety of disciplines.

Jury and Audience Choice Prizes will be awarded for excellence in various categories.
October 21, 22, 23 2011
at Big Cinemas, Edison, New Jersey

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Raag Rang Presents: A Lecture-Demonstration on Gwalior Style of Singing

September 15, 2011 on 9:30 pm | In Events | No Comments
October 9, 2011
2:00 pmto5:00 pm
A Lecture-Demonstration session on Gwalior Style of Singing,
by Smt. Neela Bhagwat of Mumbai, on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Warren, NJ.

Topic of discussion

1—– The Gwalior Gharana of Khayal music

2—-The influence of Bhakti and Sufi on Khayal music.
3—-The expressive idiom of Khayal.
4—-Use of Classical idiom of expression to express contemporary themes

Venue:
14 Quail Run
Warren, NJ - 07059

9th October.

Time- 2 pm to 4-30/5 pm

RSVP: raagrang07@gmail.com or call: 732-377-9362 or 908-429-1120

Entry Fee:  $10 per person

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