Experience the sights,
sounds, smells and tastes of India at the 27th annual Festival of India, on Saturday,
Oct. 11, at Stevens Point Area Senior High School.
The festival is presented by
SHAMA Inc., to raise funds to support education for India’s women and children,
with proceeds benefiting programs that empower the impoverished in India.
The day will include henna
painting, an Indian bazaar of clothes, arts and crafts, games, Indian cuisine
and a variety of workshops from 3-6 p.m., including yoga, Indian cooking,
spiritual traditions, music and dancing. Stage performances will be held from
7-8:45 p.m., offering professional Indian dance groups and a comedian. These
activities are offered free of charge.
A buffet dinner will be
served from 5–7 p.m. The menu includes tandoori chicken tikka, chana masala
(chickpeas), basmati rice biryani, naan and papad (flatbreads), aloo sabzi
(potato curry), nav korma (mixed vegetable curry) rayta (cucumber salad), chutney
and achar (pickles), mango ice cream and beverages.
Tickets for the dinner are
$14 for adults, $9 for college and high school students with ID and children
ages 6-12. Children age 5 and under eat for free. Advance tickets may be
purchased in Stevens Point at the Stevens Point Area Co-op, 633 Second St.;
Kindred Spirit Books, 1028 Main St.; and the Point Motel, 209 Division St.; as
well as at Motel 6, 911 Huntington Ave., Wisconsin Rapids; and the Days Inn,
4700 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau. Online tickets are available through PayPal at
http://www4.uwsp.edu/multicultural/shama/Festivals/Tkts/Tickets.htm.
Tickets at the door are an additional $2.
Sponsors from UW-Stevens
Point include the Diversity and College Access Office, College of Fine Arts and
Communication, South Asia Society and Yoga Meditation Club. For more
information, go online at www.uwsp.edu/multicultural/Shama or contact UW-Stevens Point Diversity and
College Access at 715-346-3829.
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