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Festival Overview | Event Schedule | Curatorial Statement | Acknowledgments
World Café | International Marketplace | SoundClash Music Award
Longo's Free Flicks | Longo's Friday Picnics | More Summer Festivals
Dancing on the Pier | Street Stage
A celebration of incredibly diverse South Asian and South Asian-inspired culture, this festival explores and celebrates our differences, spinning and weaving a fantastic cultural thread around us all.
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Part of Hot Spot Summer 2011, a series of festivals and cultural events that run from Victoria Day weekend through to Thanksgiving!
MMMovies!
7:00pm – 9:30pm
What better way to enjoy films than to watch them again in the company of the stars who are featured in them! MMMovies! provides a retrospective look at the works of Abhay Deol.
Film
Radha Academy of Carnatic Violins
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Subhadra Vijaykumar will demonstrate the intricacies and beauty of carnatic violin.
Music
Artist Walkway
7:00pm –11:00pm
Inspired by South Asia’s depth of colours, sights and emotions, all woven together as a beautiful tapestry, these featured artists bring to life their vision of South Asia through paint, sculpture and photography.
Visual Arts
Waheed Soroor and Kice aka Kastro
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Afghan-Canadian singer, songwriter, composer and producer Waheed Soroor (pictured) is loved by Central Asian fans all over the world. Kice aka Kastro is the first Canadian/Afghan pop artist to hit the music scene with his unique sound and style. See them both on our WestJet Stage!
Music
Radha Academy of Carnatic Violins
9:00pm – 9:30pm
Subhadra Vijaykumar will demonstrate the intricacies and beauty of carnatic violin.
Music
Bhanging by the Lake
9:30pm –11:00pm
From the park to the lake! The very best in Bhangra.
Dance
Music
MMMovies!
11:00pm – 1:30am
What better way to enjoy films than to watch them again in the company of the stars who are featured in them! MMMovies! provides a retrospective look at the works of Abhay Deol.
Film
Beatitude
11:00pm –12:30am
From the producer of Delhi 2 Dublin comes a journey through modern Asian sounds.
Music
Artist Walkway
11:00am –11:00pm
Inspired by South Asia’s depth of colours, sights and emotions, all woven together as a beautiful tapestry, these featured artists bring to life their vision of South Asia through paint, sculpture and photography.
Visual Arts
Graffiti Art with Javid
12:00pm – 9:00pm
Javid is an Arabic name that means eternal. His work as a painter, graphic designer and muralist is dedicated to revealing the architectural spirit of letters and faces, inspired by the principles of Arabic calligraphy, graffiti art, and portraiture.
Visual Arts
MMMovies!
12:30pm – 3:00pm
What better way to enjoy films than to watch them again in the company of the stars who are featured in them! MMMovies! provides a retrospective look at the works of Abhay Deol.
Film
Chef Roshni Mansukhani
1:00pm – 2:00pm
A cooking demonstration by a champion chef!
Food
Senior Desi Idol - Semi-Finals
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Once again, M!M!M! presents Senior Desi Idol - an interactive singing competition directed towards seniors.
Dance
Music
Theatre
Pandya & Gandhi
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Pandya and Jonita Gandhi rock the stage with the latest Bollywood numbers while girls from Nritya Kala Mandir support them as backup dancers!
Dance
Music
M!M!M! Kidz Corner Arts n' Crafts
2:00pm – 8:00pm
Imagination and colours come alive as children use a variety of wonderful materials to create cultural crafts of South Asia as the teacher explains the significance of their art and creativity.
Craft & Design
Family
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