February 19th, 2008
What: For South Asian and Arab, Women and Transgender Artists: 1st SAWCC-SF Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Kearny Street Workshop
180 Capp Street, San Francisco
Directions: BART to 16th Street, walk one block to Capp street and take a right.
Mission: SAWCC-San Francisco exists as a creative space for South
Asian and Arab women and transgender artists to create dialogue around
their art and artistic process.We provide a forum for artists to
profile their creative and intellectual work, and network with other
artists, educators, community workers and professionals. We are
dedicated to the advancement, visibility, and development of emerging
and established Arab and South Asian women and transgender artists.
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January 31st, 2008
What: Performer Falu and DJ Rekha
Date: January 31, 2008
Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM, event starts at 8 PM.
Location: 285 West Broadway at Canal, NYC.
www.falumusic.com
www.myspace.com/falu
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January 31st, 2008
What: Multi-media performance: “Rang de Nila (Color Me Blue)”
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Rutgers University
Civic Square Building Auditorium
Mason Gross School of the Arts
33 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
A discussion with the artists and a public reception follow the performance.
Free and open to the public. For information call 732-932-9407 ext. 27.
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December 18th, 2007
What: Thomas Erben is pleased to present a three-person exhibition, which includes, for the first time in the United States, Bangalore-based artists Abhishek Hazra and Kiran
Subbaiah as well as the work of Yamini Nayar.
Date: December 18, 2007 - February 2, 2008
Time: 6:00PM - 8:30 PM (opening reception)
Location: Thomas Erben Gallery
526 West 26th Street
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10001
212.645.8701
Website: www.thomaserben.com
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December 16th, 2007
What: This widely acclaimed film, by and for youth, tells the heart-wrenching story of 26 young Bangladeshis who risked their lives in search of a better future and undertook a perilous journey to Spain through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
Date: December 16, 2007
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Club SANM
35-15 36th Ave(corner of 36th Ave & 36th St. )
Long Island City, NY 11106
Admission: FREE!
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcbnDyBAy_U
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December 13th, 2007
What: Fall 2007 Tongues Afire Creative Writing Workshop free reading.
Date: December 13, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Audre Lorde Project
85 So. Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY
Questions? Please email tonguesafire@gmail.com or call 347.451.0077.
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December 11th, 2007
What: Four short films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan, and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Date: December 11th, 2007
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Film Center at New York University
36 East 8th Street (between Broadway and University Place),
New York City
Tickets: The event is free, and all are welcome.
To RSVP, email events@nyc.mercycorps.org
The project was produced by Mira Nair, acclaimed director of Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake.
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December 10th, 2007
What: Music, dance performances, readings, prayers, singing and art exhibitions.
Date: December 10th - 16th, 2007
Time: 7:30 PM (Opening Reception)
Location: Second Presbyterian Church
6 West 96th St
New York, NY 10025
Come out and support the Neighborhood Benefit for the Homeless and Hungry at the Second Presbyterian Church. Monetary donations and non-perishable food items to benefit local food and shelter programs. Please join us and bring a friend.
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December 8th, 2007
What: Fall 2007 Tongues Afire Creative Writing Workshop free reading.
Date: December 8, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Common Grounds
376 Tompkins Avenue (nr. Putnam Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY
Questions? Please email tonguesafire@gmail.com or call 347.451.0077.
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December 3rd, 2007
What: Indian deities and rulers, their avatars, consorts, martial exploits, and love interests are depicted in this exhibition of miniature paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 20th centuries.
Date: December 3 - December 14, 2007
Location: William & Anita Newman Vertical Campus(Room 100)
135 E 22 Street
New York, NY 10010
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