FHAA 1st Annual Diwali - Festival of Lights celebration
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Please join the Forest Hills Asian Association (FHAA) in collaboration with the Queens Library New Americans Program for the following:
FHAA 1st annual Diwali - Festival of Lights celebration
Saturday , November 3, 2018, 2pm-4:30pm
Queens Library , Forest Hills Branch, www.queenslibrary.org/branch/forest-hills/
108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375, (718) 268-7934
Come to celebrate and learn more about Diwali - Festival of Lights, our community marketing partner , Lend-A-Hand-India, and the Queens Library New Americans Programs and Forest Hills Branch upcoming programs. All are welcome. Event is free and open to the public.
Special guest remarks :
- Hersh K. Parekh, Esq., Director of Downstate Regional Affairs, Office of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
- Hon. Ushir Pandit-Durant, Judge, New York City Civil Court, Queens County
- Aneta Golaszewski, Queens Borough Liaison, NYC Comptroller, Scott Stringer
- Rasel K. Rahman, Director, Queens Community Service Center, New York City Commission on Human Rights
- Fred J. Gitner , Assistant Director of New Initiatives and Partnership Liaison, Queens Library – New Americans Program
Special performance by "Gaurav Venkateswar"
Raised in Chicago and based out of New York, Gaurav finds music inspiration from his South Asian heritage as well as musical genres around the world. As a child, Gaurav studied Indian classical music from Dr. Tapan Bhattacharyya while also learning western classical piano. As an adult he continued his Indian vocal training with the renowned artist Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty, and has also studied music composition, jazz, and electro-acoustic music. Gaurav is also a founding member of Chai Town, a collegiate Indian-American a cappella group from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that specializes in mixing South Asian and Western Music music. For more information and updates on his music, visit www.gvtunes.com.See also :http://youtube.com/gvtunes, https://instagram.com/gvtunes, https://facebook.com/gvtunes
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We look forward to your participation in celebrating Diwali
Forest Hills Asian Association (FHAA)
Forest Hills, NY 11375
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