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Festival Overview | Event Schedule | Curatorial Statement | Acknowledgments
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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!
In Conversation With Monika Deol
9:00pm –10:00pm
If you remember MuchMusic's Electric Circus then you surely remember Monika Deol!
Lectures
Shillong Chamber Choir
9:30pm –11:00pm
Don’t miss your chance to catch a live performance of the India’s Got Talent – Season 2 winners!
Music
MMMovies!
10:00pm –12:30am
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
Komic Sutra featuring Nitin Mirani and Crystal Ferrier
10:30pm –11:30pm
Comedian Nitin Mirani is refreshing, exuberant, completely unpredictable, un-clichéd and highly entertaining. Don't miss out! Also featuring Crystal Ferrier. (18+)
Theatre
Chin Injeti
11:00pm –11:30pm
Grammy Award-winning producer/artist/writer Chin Injeti is no stranger to the music industry. Isn't it time you become acquainted?
Music
M!M!M! Chillout (DJs)
11:30pm – 1:00am
Chillout with some top DJs including The Guru Bros, Gitanjali Lena, Anupa (pictured), Blitz, and Mandeep Sethi.
Dance
Music
Midnight Yoga by Yogapolooza
12:00am – 1:00am
Tap into your inner zen with a yoga lesson conducted by Salimah Kassim-Lakha.
Learning
Artist Walkway
11:00am – 6:00pm
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 – 7:00pm
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
12:30pm – 1:30pm
A cooking demonstration by a champion chef!
Food
Bollycore
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Puja Amin, founder and director of Sanskriti Arts Ensemble has now created a new type of dance and fitness - Bollycore!
Dance
Family
Learning
M!M!M! Kidz Corner Arts n' Crafts
12:30pm – 5:30pm
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
M!M!M! Bachcha Party
1:00pm – 2:00pm
This special section of Masala! Mehndi! Masti! celebrates talented youngsters who are just as capable of burning up the dance floor, singing like a rockstar or playing in band like any grownup! Come cheer on the next generation of entertainment!
Dance
Family
Music
Senior Desi Idol - Finals
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Once again, M!M!M! presents Senior Desi Idol - an interactive singing competition directed towards seniors.
Dance
Music
Theatre
