Cultural Calendar

April 8 - 9, 2000

The 6th Annual Festival Of India will be held in Charlotte, NC
on April 8 and 9 at the First Union Atrium and Plaza in
downtown Charlotte. There will be cultural displays, dances
and delicious food. For information:

http://www. freeyellow.com/members8/foiclt/index.html

April 8 - 16, 2000

As part of its “Image-in-Asia” series for kids, Smithsonian Insti-
tution presents “In the Foot-steps of the Buddha”. Exploring
Buddhist sculptures in the Freer and Sackler galleries, children
trace the path of Buddhism from South Asia through Central
Asia to China, Korea and Japan. In the classroom, children
make bas-relief sculptures incorporating Buddhist symbols. The
sessions will be held on Saturdays (April 8, 15) and Sundays
(April 9, 16). Venue is the classroom on the second level of the
Sackler Gallery: 1050 Independence Ave., SW, Washington,
DC. For more information, please call (202) 357-4880.

April 9, 2000

Natraj Enterprises and Kaleidoscope of Asia present “Holi Milan”
with chief guest Mr. T.P. Sreenivasan, Deputy Chief of Mission,
Indian Embassy. The program includes food, fun, entertainment
and colors. Time: 5:00 p.m. Venue: Bohrer Park, 506 South
Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD. For further information,

more information, please call (202) 357-2700. With more than
50 recordings, Chakrabarty is one of India’s leading Hindustani
vocalists.

April 15, 2000

The Gandhi Memorial Center presents north Indian classical
music by Vishwas Shirgaonkar, a vocalist who has received
extensive training in both the Gwalior and Jaipur styles. He will
be accompanied by Subhash Karmarkar on the tabla and Arvind
Bhand on the harmonium. Time: 7:30 p.m. Venue: Gandhi
Memorial Center: 4748 Western Avenue at 49th Street, NW,
Washington, DC. For further information, please call (301) 229-
3871.

April 17, 2000

As part of its ‘Meet the Author’ series, Smithsonian Institution
presents Jeffrey Paine. The author of “Father India”, Paine will
read and discuss his favorite Asian poems and sign copies of his
new book, “The Poetry of Our World: An International Anthol-
ogy of Contemporary Poetry”. Time: 7:00 p.m. Venue: Freer
conference room, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th
Street, SW, Washington, DC. For more information, please call
(202) 357-2700.

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April 11, 2000 presents: A concert of classical Indian music by Shubha Sankaran 1
Viva Dehejia Associate Director and Chief Curator of South da surbahar, (bass: lute). and Petet Fagiola’on pakhawaj (barrel
Asian Art at the Smithsonian Institution will discuss the impor- rum): f
tance of sculpture in the arts of India. Time: Noon. Venue: Freer Saturday, April 29, at 7:00 PM, at the World Bank, H Audito- 0
Gallery 18, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW, Washington, rium, entrance on the south side of the G St. NW, between 19th \
DC. For further information, please call (202) 357-2700. and 20th St; no admission charge; for assured placement on the
admission list call 202-399-3399, or 202-939-7070, and leave
April 14, 2000 a message with your name(s), or send your name(s) to A
Smithsonian Institution presents Ajoy Chakrabarty in a vocal — surbahar@aol.com
music program at the Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium, f
Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. Two free For further information on the artists call 202-399-3399, or see n
tickets will be distributed one hour prior to the program. For www:surbahar.com i
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