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Festival Workshops (free) Dinner & Performances SHAMA, Inc. Projects Thank you Sponsors!
3:00—6:00 pm Ongoing Activities
Kirtan ~ Ragi Bhagwant Singh, Taku Ronsman, Geetha Bhat,
Dan & Cathy Derezinski, Sheela Ravindra
Bollywood / Dandia Dancing with guest participation
~ Vicki Kurasz, Richa Chander, Anshu Varna, Leena
Panchal, Bina & Rakesh Patel, Mansimran Singh, Ringwalas,
Reema Patel, Asha Datt, Trupti & Bhadresh Mehta, Namisha
Patel, Heena Brahmbhatt, Kusum & Mahendra Patel, Vinayak
Patel, Kalpana, Amit Zala, Vinu & Chandrika Patel, Swati Bhu-
pesh, Sutapa Kar, Anju and Rajan Chopra
Acupressure/Chair Massage ~ Srikanth Modi/ Ritu
Chander
Tabla & Harmonium (Baja) ~ Sujal Baherawala, Dr Dilip
Tannan, Shreekant Shah, Karan Pal Cheema
Indian Boutique ~ Divya Patel, Raj Razdan, Bonnie &
Krishna Khatri, Nidhi Gupta, Beth Akemann, Judy Gonzales
Henna Painting ~ Tiata Saegert, Sanjana Hanumania, Megha Patel, Krishna Patel, Krupa Patel, Kalpana Zala
Palm Reading ~ Dr. Shanshank Sirivastava, Ariel Welling
Gandhi Sculpture—Greg Luedtke, Artist
~ Tandoori Chicken Tikka
~ Channa Massala
~ Nav Korma
(Mixed Vegetables Curry)
~ Aloo Sabzi (Potato Curry)
~ Basmati Rice Biryani
~ Naan (Flat Bread)
~ Rayta (Cucumber Salad)
~ Papad
~ Chutney & Achar
~ Mango Ice Cream
~ Beverages
Buffet Dinner 4:30—6:30 pm
(Meal ticket required)
Featured Performances
7:00—8:45 pm (free) WELCOME - John Vollendorf, Principal, SPASH
6:30 PM
Spotlight on SHAMA, Inc Projects: Jyoti Chander, Dr. Durga Prasad & Shreemayee Kar, Dr. Neil Heywood, Dr. Mick Veum, Nina Mairs, Richa Chander, Dr. Robert Kreczner, UWGB Stu-
dent Volunteers: Abby Ledvina, Aisha Umar
7:00 PM
Emcee: Neha Malik
Bharat Natyam Dance: Gayatri Vaidyanathan, Kamla Peddiraju
Classical Vocal Music with instruments : Shreemayee Kar, Sreejith Krishnan, Dr. Dilip Tan-nan, Shreekant Shah
Rejasthani Folk Dance: Neha Malik, Director of Masala Bhangra Dance group
Bollywood Dance: Abirami ElamVeeraSingam (Choreography), Dancers: Aiswarya Chandrasek-har,Malya Radhakrishna, Engitha Mathan, Benit Mary Bob,Shalini Pandey, Rohini Balu,Vicki Kurasz, Rhonda Bush, Lindsey Jurgella, Alaina Rustad, Corinna Wirl Neeb, UWSP South Asia Society
Bhangra Dance: Sujal and Sonia Ba-herawala (audience participa-tion)
Sponsors & Supporters
SPASH ~ Student Peace and Environmental Action Coalition (SPEAC) and other SPASH student groups ~
UWSP Diversity & College Access Dept. ~ UWSP South Asia Society ~ GFWC Stevens Point Junior Women’s Club ~ IndUS - Fox Valley ~ Sikh Temple Society (Fox Valley) ~ India Association NEW ~ UWSP College of Fine Arts & Communication ~ Suvani Dance Group ~ Redeemer Lutheran Church ~ Wisconsin Network of Peace & Justice ~ Point Dance Ensemble ~
Travel Guard ~ UWSP Yoga Meditation Club & Fac-ulty Advisor Dr. Katherine Clancy ~ Tarantism Dance Club
Jyoti Chander and Vicki Kurasz, Festival Coordinator
Beth Akemann, Event Coordinator
Jen Smith, Publicity (UWSP) Vic Akemann, SPASH Coordinator
Dr. Robert Kreczner & Jigyasa Richa Chander,
SHAMA WELL Directors
Dr. Neil Heywood, SHAMA Kids Director
Jagadish Uriti, SHAMA Webmaster Daniel Kriefall, Apoorva Sarmal, & Noah Smith, UWSP
South Asia Society
Vicki Kurasz, Dan Derezinski, Volunteer Coordinators
SHAMAKids – provides health and educational expenses for needy children
for a simple $10 a month (in Mumbai) & $15 a month ( in Punjab & Odisha).
Includes after-school academics, art, sports & year-round leadership training .
SHAMA WELL – Your $180 gift connects you personally with an impover-
ished woman by providing self-employment and training programs as an interest-
free grant which helps another woman upon its return, with a 95 percent return
rate so far! Projects include biogas cooperative, cafes, lunch service, food and milk
vending and more.
Eco-Development Villages Funded through ear-marked
donations this program provides rural development for health, education,
women’s empowerment and community development using ecologically based
technology and methods. Programs in: Maharashtra; Jahangirabad, Odisha; School & Community Libraries built in: Pattoor, Andhra Pradesh; Dhuri & Amargarh,
Punjab.
SMART WELL micro-loan – Leadership
training of gifted Women in Poverty at P.N. Doshi
College, Mumbai and Odisha.
SHAMA SlumKids – assists in two-hour, open-
air, mobile schools for all aged children in seven
laborer’s shanty towns in Chandigarh. Started two sewing schools for mothers and two computer
training centers for the kids.
SHAMA WELL - WOW! Women On Wheels Training poor women
in taxi and solar-powered rickshaw driving in Delhi and Odisha (taxis only).
Twelve women drove for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi!!
Orphange of Girls in Mumbai– From ages 4 to adulthood.
LEAD - Local Enrichment and Diversity – Free Bhangra folk
dance classes; Food, lectures & demonstrations to promote Cultural Diversity. Assistance to Family Crisis Center. Celebrating Indian festivals with community
families and adopted children from India.
Experiential Education – UWSP students will be earning experiential
education working with
SHAMA, Inc. and
Dr. Luke Whitmore.
With your help during the past 28 years, SHAMA, Inc. has
instituted programs to empower the impoverished.
Aisha Umar with Shama Well people
Abby Ledvina teaching
kids from Odisha Village
Karan Pal Cheema and
S. Bhagwant Singh
Young woman cooking on the new reduced smoke stove.
SHAMA Project for Odisha Village
SHAMAKids sponsored to attend school in Mumbai.
SHAMA, Inc
Your contributions are tax-deductible 501 (c)(3), so please donate generously. Thanks so much!
Mail to: Gautam Malik, Treasurer
2600 Truman Ave
Plover, WI 54467
Phone: 715-254-7229
E-mail: [email protected]
www4.uwsp.edu/multicultural/SHAMA
28th Annual
Festival of India
Saturday, September 26, 2015
FREE ADMISSION
Small Help -- Big Changes!
Volunteers Needed!
If you can help on or before September 26th
please call Chander @ 715-341-1538 or Vicki
Kurasz @ 715-423-5882
Volunteers eat free!
Doors Open - 2:30 pm
Workshops - 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Dinner - 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Stage Performance - 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Where: Stevens Point Area
Senior High School (SPASH)
1201 North Point Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54481
www4.uwsp.edu/multicultural/SHAMA
Ticket Information Dinner Cost: Advance Purchase
Your early ticket purchase will help us plan better!
$14.00 per adult
$9.00 per child (6-12 years of age) and UWSP & High School Students w/ID
Children 5 and under FREE
Group Rate - Call for 715-341-1538
(Advanced purchase only—Group of 5+)
Tickets are an additional $2.00 at the door
Tickets available at these local places:
Stevens Point Area CO-OP, (715-341-1555) Kindred Spirit Books, (715-342-4891) Days Inn, Wausau (715-355-5501) Food Tree, Wisc. Rapids (715-421-4777) AmericInn, Plover (715-342-1244) JR Liquor (715-344-8132) PayPal, Online tickets by credit card, click on: http://www.shamainc.org/Festivals/Tkts/Tickets.htm
100% OF PROCEEDS GO TO
HELPING THE NEEDY!
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
Invitation
Free Workshops in different Rooms
3:00 – 4:00 pm Yoga Jaideep Nepali/Indian Cooking Shradha and Dr. Nilesh Timilsina Bollywood/Belly Dance Vicki Kurasz, Dr. Swati Biswas Meditation Todd Jahnke Film Breath of Gods
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Humor in Poetry (funny poems, open mic) Kurt Luchs, Dr. Badri Varma Environmental Challenges/Shama Projects Dr. Shiba Kar, Dr. Durga Kar Spiritual Traditions Dr. Virendra Sharma (Reincarnation), Shabbar Alicia
Razvi (Islam), Dr. Gurkirpal Sikka (Sikh Religion), Kartik
Raval (Happiness), Rev. Lynne Oswald (Interfaith)
Diwali (Festival of Lights) and Goddess
Worship Service
Pandit Dinesh Bhat, Pandit Jayprakash Raval
Energy Healing Manish Gupta
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Introduction to Vipassana Meditation Debbie Davis, Dr. Dimitri Topitzes
Yoga: Wellness Tool Max Fuller
Indian Weddings Dr. Anshu Varma
Sitar Shreekant Shah
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Jago (Punjabi Folk Dance Gidha) Dr. Gurmeet Kaleka, Dr. Nidhi Kumar, Tejdeep Sodhi,
Gurdeep Daroach, Rosie Singh
Open Dance Floor for all Social Dancing
Dance ~ Music ~ Yoga ~Cooking ~ Meditation ~ Workshops ~ Street Games!
An evening of dinner, dancing & entertainment
We invite you to open your heart, empower yourself by cultivating vitality from within, experience deep relaxation and listen to your inner silence. Renew and energize your inner passions and goals with the wisdom and insights of therapeutic yoga, principles and postures. Experience the joy of your inner rap-
Festival event
is free
except dinner
(Program is subject to change)