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KCSMW - Halloween 2011 on Nov 5th
When: Saturday, November 4th, 2011, 7 PM - 11 PM
Where: Haunted House (TBD)
Admission: FREE (with costumes); $10 (without costumes!)
The Youth of Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington proudly presents the HALLOWEEN costume and dance party 2011. A Halloween party is brewing! What will you be doing? You are invited for a Halloween scare, so come by for munchies & mayhem if you dare! This party will be quite a sight for costumes are a MUST this frightening night!
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KCSMW Youth volunteering at DC Soup Kitchen (Nov 27th Thanksgiving weekend) |
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When: November 27th Saturday 9 AM to 12 noon
Where: DC Central Kitchen, 425 2nd St NW Washington, DC 20001
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KCSMW Jingle Bells 2011 - Christmas and New Year celebrations! |
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When: Saturday, Dec 10, 2011 3 to 7 PM
Where: High Point High School, 3601 Powder Mill Road, MD 20705
Jingle Bells 2011, our 27th year in celebrating Christmas and New-year with KCSMW, will be a very special way to end the year and welcome the New Year. We are looking forward to all your help and participation to make this a grand evening of fun and dancing like you did for our past events. Let us know what you want to be involved in - be it Dancing, Singing or anything that might be interesting. If you are talented and would like to contribute, contact our entertainment team. If you have a group and would like to perform, please contact us for details.
Please don't forget to let us know your item of interest by Friday, October 14, 2011. Opportunity galore, so come on board and let's gets started! Be a part of the legacy of KCSMW and be proud. Contact us today at entertainment@kcsmw.org or the following numbers:
Jinesh Kumar - jinesh.kumar@gmail.com 609-240-3453
Vrinda Suresh - vrindasu@yahoo.com 443-631-4930
Priti Raman - pritiraman@gmail.com 443-742-1447
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KCS Kalari - Malayalam and Cultural awareness class - November dates
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Please see the date and time for Malayalam and Cultural Awareness Program (KCS Kalari) for the Month of November.
Germantown, MD
Classes will be held at Germantown Community Center, 18905 Kingsview Rd. Germantown, MD. 20874, on Saturday November 19th, 2011, from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM. Please contact Beena Tomy at beenatomy@gmail.com
Columbia, MD
Classes will be held at Longfellow Nursery School, 5267 Eliots Oak Road, Columbia, MD 21044, on Saturday November 12 , 2011 from 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon. Please contact Anil Nair at snairanil@gmail.com
Centreville, VA
Classes will be held at Centreville Public Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville, VA 20121, on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 from 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM. Please contact Renju Gopan at kcskalariofva@gmail.com
Prior registration is required for Germantown and Centerville location since there are only few seats available. To register for this class or get further details, please send an email education@kcsmw.org or contact the following team members: Anil Nair - (443) 822 4828; snairanil@gmail.com Beena Tomy - (301) 801 6698; beenatomy@gmail.com Renju Gopan - (703) 830 3216; kcskalariofva@gmail.com
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KCSMW - Election Notification 2012 and General Body Meeting
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When: Friday December 9th, 8 PM
Where: Highpoint high school, 3601 Powder mill road, Beltsville, MD
Dear Friends,
Anil Chandran
Secretary, KCSMW
In accordance with Article V. Section 1 and Section 3 of the constitution (www.kcsmw.org) of the Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington, nominations are invited from eligible members for the following Officers and Executive Committee Members for the year 2012.
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, Joint-Treasurer, 23 Committee Members.
The nominations should be in writing and duly seconded after obtaining the consent of the nominees. The nominations should be submitted to any one of the following nomination committee members on or before November 18, 2011.
| Babu George |
E-mail: babugeor@hotmail.com |
Tel: 410-206-8156 |
8867 Manahan Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
| Mathew Paul |
E-mail: mpaul27689@hotmail.com |
Tel: 202-340-9223 |
80 Catoctin Court, Silver Spring, MD 20906 |
| Susan Variyam |
E-mail: sflaurel@gmail.com |
Tel: 301-854-0734 |
6543 River Clyde Dr, Highland, MD 20777 |
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After sending the nominations, please follow-up with a phone call/e-mail immediately, so that it can be tracked. The General Body meeting of the society will be on Friday, December 9th at High Point High School, 3601, Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville at 8:00 PM prior to electing 2012 office bearers.
Please download nomination form here Click here...
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Youth Advisory Committee - Applications needed |
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Youth Advisory Committee - Applicants Needed!
Recruitment for the next Upcounty Youth Advisory Committee is underway; deadline is Friday, October 21
Eligible applicants:
- Are between ages of 13 and 20.
- Live in or attend school in Montgomery County.
- May attend public or independent schools.
What do YAC members do?
YAC members meet to discuss teen issues and solutions. YAC members will represent their peers in one of the five regional districts: Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, East County, Mid-County and Upper County. Most meetings will occur in members' respective Regional Service Centers. They will plan and perform service projects in the community and assist in planning regional and countywide teen events such as the TeenLEAD Forum. Members provide valuable insight and feedback to decision makers (e.g. the County Executive, County Council and Department of Recreation) and design marketing materials for teen events.
How often and where will YAC meet?
YAC meetings will occur at the Regional Service Center on a monthly basis. Service projects, special events and countywide meetings will take place during the term at various locations throughout the county.
Please download an application from the Teen Programs page at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec or call 240.777.4980 to request to have an application mailed or emailed to you. Applications are due by close of business on Friday, October 21, 2011.
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28th Annual Indian Dance & Music Competition - Nov 25, 25 and 27th
When: November 25, 26 and 27th
Where: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County (Fine Arts Recital Hall), 1000 Hilltop Road, Baltimore, MD 21250
Welcome to the 28th Annual Indian Music & Dance Competition. The competition, started 28 years ago has always presented a diversity of talent from around the United States. One of the longest running competitions, held outside of India. Please come and join us this year, whether to participate or enjoy the wonderful music of many talented musicians throughout the country, you will surely have a blast!
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SSVT - Ayyappa Mandalotsavam Celebrations 2011 - Nov 17th to Jan 19th
When: Thur. Nov. 17, 2011 - Thur. Jan. 19, 2012
Where: SSVT Temple, 6905 Cipriano Road, Lanham, MD 20706
Ayyappa Mandalotsavam will start on Thursday Nov 17, 2011 and conclude on Thursday, Jan 19, 2012. Details of the program on various days will be available through the SSVT website. Some of the highlights are given below:
Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 - Padi Puja
Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 - Mandala Puja
Sunday, Jan 14, 2012 - Makara Sankaranthi Puja
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Kalyani Pillai - Carnatic vocal concert at SV Lotus Temple
On October 5th 2011, Mahanavami day, Kalyani Pillai performed a Carnatic vocal concert at the Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple at Braddock, Virginia. This one hour long mini concert was one of a series of concerts under the Sharad Navarathri Concert series at the S.V. Lotus Temple. The program was webcasted live by ekutcheri.com. Kalyani was accompanied on the violin by Ranjani Parthasarathy and Kamlkiran Vinjamuri on the mridangam. Kalyani started the concert with the varnam "mathey malayathvaja" in Kamas ragam by Harikeshanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar. After rendering Papanasam Sivan's "Gajavadhana" in Sri Ranjani ragam, her main kritis included Syama Sastri's "Palinchu Kamakshi" in Madhyamavathi and Swathi Thirunal's "Pankaja Lochana" in Kalyani.
Kalyani's past concert experiences include participation in the "Sustaining Sampradaya" concert program for the last four years by children of Indian descent living in North America. In September 2011, Kalyani also participated in the Carnatic Music Idol USA contest organized by Jaya TV, Nadam of India and Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Committee held at New Jersey, which was judged by the leading vidwans Neyveli Santhanagopalan, S. Sowmya and K.N. Shashikiran. Recently, based on audio recording of songs, she was also selected as one of the eighty four contestants from Thiruvananthapuram region for the Munch Star Singer Season 3 from a total about thousand applicants; but decided not to pursue any further this year due to school commitments and short notice about the next level of audition
Kalyani is also very much interested in South Indian classical dances. She is learning Bharatanatyam from Dr. Janaki Rangarajan of Alexandra, VA and Kuchipudi from Anuradha Nehru of Maryland. She had also learned Mohiniyattam from Sunanda Nair of Houston, TX. Kalyani was one of the ten finalists selected to perform in front of leading Bharathanatyam teachers and performers as part of the 2011 Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana. Over the last four years, she had won several awards and recognition from local and national cultural and non-profit organizations.
Please watch the interview segment with Kalyani that was aired on Asianet US Round up on April 10th here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg4For_qJlU. Kalyani lives in Herndon, VA with her parents Anita Pillai, Chandran Pillai, her brother Keshav Pillai and grand mother. We wish her all the best in future endeavors.
MEGA - conducted speaker event on October 8th
Malayalee Engineering Graduates Association (MEGA) organized a speaker event on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043; Phone: 703-790-8088 at 3 PM. Tina Wade, program manager, Virginia Department of Business assistance was be the keynote speaker. Ms. Wade discussed various business assistance programs such as financial assistance, Workforce Development Incentives & Resources, business information service and many other services offered by this department.
For more details, please email us at megancrdc@gmail.com
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St Jude Syro Malabar Catholic Mission - The Solemn Feast of St. Jude - Oct 30th |
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When: October 30th 1 PM- 8:30 PM
Where: Liberty Elementary School, 25491 Riding Center Dr, Chantilly,VA 20152
Contact: Fr. Joseph Elamparayil
Admission: FREE
Program Highlights:
2:00 PM Solemn Holy mass, Novena, and procession @ 14640 Soucy Place, Centreville, VA 20120
4 - 4:30 PM Light refreshment at Church Hall
5:30 - 7:30 PM A musical evening performed by "Beats of Florida" @ Liberty Elementary School, 25491 Riding Center Dr, Chantilly,VA 20152
7:30 - 8:30 PM Dinner
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Desi Idol 2011 on October 22nd |
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When: SAT October 22nd 2PM to 7 PM
Where: St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church Greater Washington,
13505 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Indian church Youth organization MGOCSM is conducting a fundraiser event open to all Indians in the DC-MD-VA area. Desi Idol is a singing competition open to all ages. Contestants can choose to sing any Indian folk song or Indian pop hit song. The winner of the competition will be awarded a cash prize. Renowned musically trained judges have been selected to help judge the competition. We cordially invite you and your whole organization out to our Desi Idol event. Please come out and watch amazing singers from far and near perform as they compete to be crowned Desi Idol 2011! If you know anyone who might be interested in competing as a contestant, please have them sign up here - Click here...
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Syro Malabar Catholic Mission, Greater Washington - Car Raffle |
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 When: Sunday, December 18 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 11701 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD
Dreaming of a Luxury Car?
Here's your chance to win a 2012 Mercedes Benz E350 4Matic for just $100!!! You have 1 in 1500 chances of winning a Luxury Car! ONLY 400 Raffle Tickets let!!! You can buy Raffle Tickets NOW till December 16, 2011. For more information about how to buy Raffle Tickets, visit - www.syromalabargw.org
Drawing will be held on December 18, 2011 at 5 pm EST at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Plus it's for a good cause: This is a fundraiser for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission of Greater Washington (SMCMGW) community. Money from this fundraiser will go towards building a church for this community. So support a great cause and win a Mercedes Benz!!!!Licensed by: Montgomery County, M.D. Permit No. 12-891
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MEGA - Family Dinner on SAT Nov 5th
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 When: November 5th Saturday 7 PM - 11PM
Where: McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
Contact: Ph:- (703) 790-0123, megancrdc@gmail.com
MEGA (Malayalee Engineering Graduates Association) cordially welcome you with family to a dinner event on Saturday, Nov 5th at 7 PM. This is an opportunity to meet and network with other members in a casual environment. The approximate charges for this cocktail dinner will be $20 per person. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Please RSVP.
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FOKANA Spelling Bee - Washington region winners
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Mahita Vijily won the first prize in FOKANA Washington region Spelling bee competition held in Potomac Community center, MD on September 18th. Mahita is the daughter of Dr. Vijily Bahuleyan and Dr Soya. Kevin Bobby won the second prize. Kevin's parents are Bobby Augustine and Sany Joseph who work for DC Government. Namita Thomas won the 3rd prize. Namita is the daughter of Rex Thomas and Mini. All three winners will participate in FOKANA national spelling competition on October 29th at New York.
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SSVT Annual Sri Dikshitar & Sri Shyma Sastri Music Festival - Nov 5th and Nov 6th
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When: SAT November 5th, 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM
SUN November 6th 9:30 AM to 7 PM
Where: SSVT auditorium, 6905 Cipriano Road, Lanham, MD 20706
Annual Sri Dikshitar and Sri Syama Sastri Music Festival (Co-Sponsored by SSVT and Geethamrutha Music School)
This program is open to all Music lovers and Students to participate in Individual & Group Singing, & Mini Concerts. On Saturday Teacher's groups will participate on selected theme from Sri. Dikshitar compositions. There will be a grand concert by Abhishek Raghuram at 5pm on Saturday (Free. Donations welcome). For further information and Registration for Individual/Group Participation please send Email to mdaradhana@gmail.com. (Rendition of either Sri Dikshtar or Syama Sastri Krithis welcome) Group Participations are encouraged since we can give opportunity to many participants. A Special Group rendition of Sri Syama Sastri's Rathna Thrayam, the 3 Swarajathis along with a Geetam, Varnam, and any Rare Composition will be from 10:30 to 11:30am on Sunday. This is open to all Music lovers who wish to join.
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A GRAND VOCAL CONCERT BY SRI ABHISHEK RAGHURAM
Accompanied by: Sri Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin; Sri Trivandrum Balaji - Mridangam
When: SAT November 5th, 4:30 PM
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A GRAND VOCAL CONCERT BY SRI D.B. ASHVIN
Accompanied by: Kum. Ranjani Atur - Violin; Chi. Vivek Chellappa - Mridangam Sri Gautam Sudhakar - Ghatam
When: SUN November 6th, 3 PM
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Help a child in India - Buy Diwali Diyas
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 SOS Children's Villages is the world's largest charity dedicated to orphaned and abandoned children. We believe in every child's right to a family and follow a unique child care model. SOS Children's Villages aims to provide an orphaned or abandoned child with a mother, siblings and a loving home. There are over 40 SOS Children's Villages in India right now, and we need your energy and spirit to continue giving orphans the support that they need. Please help now so that we can meet our goal of helping 5,000 children by Diwali this year. Please purchase your set of 4 beautiful SOS Diyas so you will be ready for Diwali. When you do this, you will help fund the SOS India Initiative, which helps children in India living in SOS Children's Villages. You will help light a child's life by making this simple gesture now. For $25, you will be sent one set of 4 beautiful Diyas with a special SOS design, all in time for Diwali. You will not only enjoy a special Diwali, you will also celebrate the true meaning of the festival by helping an abandoned child in need. To purchase Diwali Diyas - click here...
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Swamiji Bhoomanada Tirtha and Ma Gurupriyaji visit - Oct 26th - Oct 30th
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When : Oct 6th - Oct 30th
Where : 8611 McHenry Street, Vienna, VA, Read more ...
We are delighted to inform that Swamiji along with Ma Gurupriyaji will visit the US from October 10 to 31, 2011. Programs will be held in the Washington DC area, New Jersey, and Southern California.
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Bollywood 2 Night Diwali Edition - OCT 28th
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When : FRI Oct 28th, 10 PM
Where : Underground | 2477 18th Street NW Washington , DC 20009.
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Star Singer USA Grand Finale - on Dec 10th 2011
When : December 10th 2011
Where : Greenburg School auditorium, New York.
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www.starsingerusa.com
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Obituary
With profound grief and sadness, we announce the demise Smt. Dr. Vimala Nair (wife of late Sri. Col. Keshavan Unni Nair). She was the mother of Dr. Parvathy Mohan and mother-in-law of Dr. Madan Mohan (Silver Spring, MD), both very active members of the community. Dr. Vimala Nair passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 5 am in the morning at her residence in Trissur, Kerala.
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