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Himalayan Fair projects

All profits from the Fair go to grassroots projects in the Himalayan Region

Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian and Afghan communities work with the Himalayan Fair Committee to offer this annual outdoor celebration of Himalayan cultures. Supporters include the North Shattuck Merchants' Assn., East Bay Express, KPFA Free Speech Radio, The City of Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley Association, and The Monthly

 

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HIMALAYAN FAIR 2008: SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINMENT

Suggested Donation and Price of
Raffle Ticket: $8 single, $15 couple, $20 trio.
This event benefits humanitarian grassroots projects in the Himalayas.

 

SATURDAY MAY 17 - 10:00 - 7:00

12:30pm NATYA RASA performs Bharatanatyam – Savitri Hari skhari357@cs.com

1pm KALANJALI performs Bharatanatyam – Katherine Kunhiraman kalanjaliusa@aol.com

2pm VANDHANA DANCE COMPANY performs Kathak – Megan Black vandhana@sbcglobal.net,  kathakdance.org

3pm JYOTIKALAMANDIR performs Odissi – Jyoti Rout mail@jyotikalamandir.org www.jyotikalamandir.org

4:30pm CHAKSAM-PA performs music and dance of Tibet – Tsering Wangmo akiwangmo@yahoo.com

5:30pm INDIAN MUSIC Bansuri /Santoor duet with Mindia Devi and Arshad Sayed – mindia@indojazzmusic.com, bamboomoonmusik.com 

Raffle of Prizes

Closing Ceremonies 


SUNDAY MAY 18 - 10:00 - 5:30

11:30am Nepali dance and music by Gurung community

12 noon Bharatanatyam by students of Aggie Brenneman – aggiebrenneman@sbcglobal.net

12:30pm JAYENDRA KALAKENDRA folk and classical dances – Suganda Iyer sugandaiyer@sbcglobal.net

1p       1pm ANCIENT FUTURE Indian fusion music – Matthew Montfort 

info@ancient-future.com, ancient-future.com

2pm MIRAGE & ECHO of MONGOLIA music and dance – shbaatar@berkeley.edu

3pm SHUKRIYA music ensemble with Sukhawat Ali Khan- halim@jahnur.com, jahnur.com

4pm - Raffle of Prizes

Closing Ceremonies