Community Calendar (Pacific Northwest), 09/30/02 (Next Issue on 10/15/02)

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Editor: Pritam K. Rohila pritamr@open.org

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CONTENTS

(NOTE: I will be on vacation September 25 through October 5. Therefore, I am sending this issue of ACHA Peace Bulletin early. Items received on or after September 25 will be included in the November issue. Pritam Rohila, Editor)

Holidays

Nomination for ACHA Awards 2002 (Portland-Vancouver Area)

South Asian Resources Directory for Portland-Vancouver Area 2002-2003

Arts & Entertainment

Books

Children

Community Service

Films & Documentaries

Lectures

Religious & Spiritual

Special Events

September 28, Vancouver, B.C.: Tagore And The Cultural Heritage Of India

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HOLIDAYS

October: 2 Gandhi Jayanti, 7 Ramadan, 12 Durga Puja, 14 Saraswati Puja/Columbus Day (US), 15 Vijay Dasami/Dusehra, 21 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday, 22 Shab-e-Barat, 25 Karwa Chauth/United Nations Day, 27 Daylight Saving Time Ends (US), 31 Halloween

NOMINATION FOR ACHA AWARDS 2002 (Portland-Vancouver area)

Nominations are invited from Portland-Vancouver area for the following ACHA awards for the year 2002. Awards will be given at a public ceremony in early December. The nominee and the nominator are required to be personally present at the Awards Ceremony.

ACHA Star

ACHA Star award is given to individuals, who have performed meritorious work in promotion of peace and communal harmony among South Asians and/or who have performed a valuable service for ACHA.

Make A Difference

Make A Difference award is given to individuals and organizations, who have made a difference for the better in their community.

Self-nominations are welcome. But each nomination must cover ALL the points listed below and must be submitted before October 5 by email to pritamr@open.org or by regular mail to ACHA, 4410 Verda Lane NE, Keizer, OR 97303. The details are given below.

1. Name, address, telephone number or email address of the nominee.

2. The award for which the person is being nominated.

3. Brief description of the nominee's education, work and other achievements.

4. The reasons why the nominee deserves the award.

5. Any other relevant information.

6. Name, address, telephone number and email address of the nominating individual.

7. Will the nominee be personally present at the Awards Ceremony in early December?

8. Will the nominator be personally present at the Awards Ceremony in early December?

SOUTH ASIAN RESOURCES DIRECTORY FOR PORTLAND-VANCOUVER AREA 2002-2003

*The new (2002-2003) edition of South Asian (Bangladshi, Indian, Nepalese, Pakistani and Sri Lankan) Resources Directory for Portland-Vancouver Area is now available for sale at $ 1.00 per copy at India Direct, 16205 NW Bethany Ct, # 110, Beaverton (Phone 503.690.0499). The Directory covers not only ALL the local grocery stores, restaurants and cultural-religious organizations, and crisis services but also South Asian airlines, consulates, embassies and newspapers. More info from pritamr@open.org or 1..

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

*September 27, Portland, OR: A.K.C NATARAJAN ON CLARINET (with Sri K. Munikumar on Nadaswaram, and Sri Vasudevan and Sri G. Kalyana Sundaram on tavil), a Kalakendra presentation at 8:00 p.m. at Evans Auditorium, Lewis & Clark College. Ticket at $12 ($15 at door) through FASTIXX and online at http://www.indogram.com More info from www.kalakendra.org

*September 28, Seattle, WA: AKC NATARAJAN (Clarinet) withj K. Munikumar on Nadaswaram, and Mannargudi R. Vasudena and and KG Kalyanasundaram on Thavil, a UW Ethnomucilogy Program and Ragamala presentation at 7:30 p.m. Kane Hall 100, UW Campus. Tickets at $5 ($15 for non-members).
More info from 206-525-7728 or 206-365-9751

*October 5, Tualatin, OR: DESI DHAMAKA, a Sangam Entertainment presentation. Introducing Alamgir with old and new Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Spanish, and English Songs, 6:00 p.m., at Tualatin High School Auditorium, 22300 SW Boones Ferry Rd, 503-431-5600. Tickets at $15.00 - $50.00 from Bazaar, Namaste Indian Cuisine, Continental Market and www.portlandguru.com Dinner available for purchase $5 plate & with soda $6. More info from Rubina Siddiqui rubinas@tvcenters.org or 503-590-6035

TICKETS

$15.00, $20.00, & VIP $50.00

TICKETS AVAILABLE @ BAZAAR, NAMASTE INDIAN CUISINE &

CONTINENTAL MARKET

For more information please call:

Rubina Siddiqui

@ (503) 590-6035

Sponsors:

Namaste Indian Cuisine

Taj Mahal Pakistani Cuisine

Continental Market Grocery Store

BUY TICKETS ON LINE

www.portlandguru.com

DESI DHAMAKA IS BACK…

COME ONE COME ALL

LOTS OF FUN

BHANGRA AND DANCE PERFORMANCES

TEEN FASHION SHOW

OPEN STAGE FOR DANCE,

BHANGRA & DANDIA

DINNER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

$5 PLATE & WITH SODA $6

CATERED BY: NAMASTE INDIAN CUISINE

*October 11, Portland, OR: PRIYADARSHINI GOVIND, a Classical Bharatha Natyam Dance Ballet, accompanied by orchestra from India, at 8:00 p.m., PSU Lincoln Performance Hall, 1615 SW Park. More info from Rasika 503-531-7266, www.rasika.org or info@rasika.org

*October 12, Portland, OR: KATHAK INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE by Kaveri Aghasi, at 7:30 p.m., at Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Tickets at $12 ($15 at the door). More info from Kalakendra 503-233-8838 info@kalakendra.org, or www.kalakendra.org

*October 12, Seattle, WA: Ananda Tandavam, a Dance on Lord Shiva by Dr. Jayanthi Raman & Priyadarshini Govind accompanied by orchestra from India, at 7:30 p.m., at McEachern Auditorium, MOHAI, 2700 24thAv. East, McCurdy Park. Tickets at $13-$23 advance, $15-25; at door. More info from Rasika 425-803-3066, www.rasika.org or seattle@rasika.org

*October 20, Portland, OR: KANNADA KOOTA DEEPAVALI 2002 – POTLUCK, 5:00-9:00 p.m., at Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway, More info from pdxkannadakoota@hotmail.com

BOOKS

*October 23, Leavenworth, WA: DARJEELING, a reading of her new novel and slide show by Bharti Kirchner at A Book for All Seasons Bookstore. Set in the mountains and plantations of India and
in modern New York City, this is the story of two sisters and the different paths they choose to find happiness. Though filled with rich foods, smells and social confines of the Indian culture, this is a universal tale of family rivalry and love.

CHILDREN

*October 5-November 16, Salem, OR: SATURDAY EXPLORATIONS IN ADVANCED SCIENCE for students in 5^th through 9^th grades, 10 a.m. to Noon, October 5, 12 and 19, and November 2, 9 and 16 at Willemette University. The fee is $40. Some scholarships available. More info from Barbara Freeman 503.370.6422, freeman@willamette.edu

*Toys that teach

Sutradhar is a resource centre for the dissemination of innovative and culturally relevant educational material www.infochangeindia.org/EducationIstory.jsp?recordno=108&section_idv=5

COMMUNITY SERVICE

*October 26: MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY. Look around your community, identify a cause that needs attention, and tackle it by yourself or with a group. Get ideas and register online at www.makeadifferenceday.com For free project supplies register at www.inkindex.com. Submit an entry form that tells what you did and become eligible for one of the 10 awards of $10,000. More info from www.makeadifferenceday.com or 800.416.3824

FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES

*September 25, Seattle, WA: SOUTH ASIAN RESPONSE (TO 9/11), two screenings (6:00-7:30 p.m. & 8:00-9:30 p.m.) of Short films by or about South Asian Americans responding to hate, discrimination, war and patriotism, a presentation of Tasveer, 3rdI, Global Arts Coalition, Hate Free Zone,
Chaya, and the Sikh Coalition, at 911 Media Arts Center at the 911 Media Arts Center. The program includes discussion and question/answer session moderated by the Hate Free Zone. Admission $5 More info from http://www.tasveer.org/

*October 2, Seattle, WA: RAVI SHANKAR: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Dir. Mark Kidel, 2001, 90 min.), Seattle premiere of the first English-language feature documentary of India's this musical giant, at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. at Experience Music Project. The film showcases Shankar's rise from his brother's famous dance company to international renown. Using archival footage, the documentary explores his film-score work as well as his friendships with George Harrison and John Coltrane. More info from
http://www.emplive.com/visit/special/musicFilm_fall2002.asp

*October 9, Seattle, WA: PATHER PANCHALI (Dir. Satyajit Ray, 1954, 112 min.), at 7:00 p.m. at Experience Music Project. Satyajit Ray first burst onto the international film scene with this moving portrait of an impoverished Bengali child. Considered a masterpiece of humanist cinema by many, the film features a powerful Ravi Shankar score, which helped bring him to international prominence and was a
milestone for Indian music. More info from http://www.emplive.com/visit/special/musicFilm_fall2002.asp

LECTURES

*October 18, Seattle, WA: FEARFUL SYMMETRY: EXPLAINING THE INDO-PAKISTANI CONFLICTS, a lecture by Sumit Ganguly of the University of Texas, (Sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies, and the Indo American Friendship
Forum) in Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, UW Campus. More info from 206.543.4800

*October 24, Seattle, WA: SECURITY ISSUES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON INDIA AND PAKISTAN, lecture by Robert Anderson, sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies, and the Indo - American Friendship Forum, at 3:30 p.m. at UW Thomson Hall 317.  More info from 206.543.4800

*October 24, Seattle, WA: MUSLIM WOMEN LEADERS IN POWER IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT, a talk by Begum Khurshid Jahan Haque, Minister of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh, and dinner, a part of the First International Women Leaders' Series of the Women's Center of UW 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall in downtown Seattle. Register by phone at 206.685.1090 and by mail to Annual Benefit Dinner Registration, University of Washington-Women's Center, Box 351380   Seattle, WA  98195-1380.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

*Portland Temple, 11514 SW Hall Bvd, Tigard, OR 97223, 503.598.3073, www.portlandtemple.org, info@portlandtemple.org

*Sarada Ramakrishna Vivekananda Association of Oregon, 7002 SE Woodward St., Portland, OR 503.774.2410 www.srv.org srvinfo@srv.org

Meditation, Scripture Study and Readings from Swami Vivekananda & the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna at various times

October 1 & 2: Aarti & Satsang 7:00 p.m.

October 3: Meditation 6:30 p.m., Scripture Class - Svetashvaropanisad

October 4: Jai Ma Music and Babaji Bob Kindler Divine Mother Concert 8:00 p.m., at

Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis, Portland $10

October 5: Class – Srimad devi Bhagavatam 9:30 a.m., Durga Puja 7:00 p.m.

October 6: Meditation 6:00 a.m., Class- Yoga Vasishtha 9:30 a.m.

*Vedanta Society of Portland, 1157 SE 55^th Ave, Portland, OR 97215, 503.235.3919, www.vedantasociety.org, swami@vedantasociety.org

Sunday Services at 11 a.m.

Devotional Singing (Ram Nam) on Sundays at 7:00 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS

*September 28, Vancouver, B.C.: TAGORE AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA - a festival of films on Tagore (by Satyajit Ray) as well as films of his fiction (Kabuliwala, Tin Kanya, Charu lata and Ghare Baire) a presentation of the Univeristy of British Columbia’s Centre for India and South Asia Research. The previous day a bronze bust of Rabindranath Tagore, a gift from the Government of India’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs will be installed on the UBC campus at 4:30 p.m. behind the C. K. Choi Building. As part of the celebrations there will be a month-long exhibition of selected paintings by Tagore and photographs of his 1929 visit to Canada, beginning on 27. More info from (604) 822-6463; FAX:  (604) 822-5207 or www.iar.ubc.ca