Bollywood Party April 6+7

SATURDAY, April 6| 10 AM @ 5 PM| DAYTIME ACTIVITIES FREE WITH ADMISSION
SATURDAY, April 6| 9 PM @ MIDNIGHT | BOLLYWOOD DANCE PARTY | $15 & $20
SUNDAY, APRIL 7| 10 AM @ 5 PM| DAYTIME ACTIVITIES FREE WITH ADMISSION
SATURDAY, APRIL 6
10 AM @ 4 PM | COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT| ALL SKILL LEVELS | ATRIUM
Work with visual artist Adrian Galvin in a hands-on art-making experience to create the backdrop that will be used in Sunday's dance performance.
11 AM @ NOON | COOKING | BARTLETT GALLERY
DEMONSTRATION: HEALING SPICES | ADULTS
Food expert Shruti Mehta returns to share tips about the therapeutic and healing properties of spices and demonstrates the art of making Paan and Chai.
11 AM @ 3 PM | DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY: PAINTING WITH PIGMENT | ATRIUM
FAMILIES W/ CHILDREN 3 YEARS & UP
Make your own colorful artwork inspired by the Midnight to the Boom exhibition using dry pigments and water.
11:30 AM|NOON STORY TIME: Elephant Dance | FAMILIES W/ CHILDREN 4 YEARS & UP
MEET AT INFORMATION DESK
Join Ravi as he experiences his grandfather's captivating stories about India, where the sun is like a ferocious tiger and monsoon rains crackle like waterfalls.
NOON @ 12:45 PM | DANCE PERFORMANCE | ALL AGES | ATRIUM
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company presents Vasanth, a retelling of an Indian myth that describes the return of spring to earth after years of desolation.
1 @ 2 PM | ARTIST TALK | ADULTS | MORSE AUDITORIUM
Raghava KK, a multidisciplinary artist who combines painting, technology, film and performance, presents his journey as an artist and showcases his latest art project,
a brainwave installation.
2:30 @ 4:30 PM | ART WORKSHOP | FOR FAMILIES W/CHILDREN 8 AND UP | BARLETT GALLERY
Learn how to cartoon emotions and give drawings personality, something that visiting artist Raghava KK calls 'shadows that misbehave.'
3:30 @ 4:45 PM | CONCERT: RAJASTHANI FOLK MUSIC | EAST INDIA MARINE HALL
Come hear Lakha Khan perform this centuries-old musical tradition.
9 PM @ MIDNIGHT | Bollywood Dance Party | Atrium
DJ Yogz and DJ D-Xtreme of Boston Sound and Light Company transform PEM's soaring Atrium into a nightclub by spinning the latest Bollywood, Bhangra and Western remixed music. Cash bar, 21 +. Members $15, nonmembers $20.
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
11 AM @ 3 PM | DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY: PAINTING WITH PIGMENT | ATRIUM
(See April 6 listing)
11:30-NOON @ STORY TIME |MEET AT INFORMATION DESK
(See April 6 listing)
NOON @ 12:45 PM & 4 @ 4:45 PM | DANCE PERFORMANCE | ALL AGES
(See April 6 listing)
1 @ 2 PM | PRESENTATION: THE ETERNAL ESSENCE OF MUSIC | MORSE AUDITORIUM
Ankur Malhotra, co-founder of Amarrass Records, talks about the role folk music plays in shaping the Indian ethos. Malhotra addresses the challenges that traditional folk music musicians face despite a favorable Indian economy.
2:30 @ 3:45 PM | KEYNOTE | MORSE AUDITORIUM
New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas discusses the emerging prominence of India in the global sector through the lens of his book, India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking. Giridharadas, a second generation Indian-American who writes the 'Currents' column for The Times, also appears regularly on CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Daily Show. The Wall Street Journal called his book 'smart, evocative and sharply observed.'
2:30-3:45 PM | CONCERT | EAST MARINE HALL
(See April 6 listing)

  10am. Sat 4/6, Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem, MA.
Celebrate the creativity and dynamism of contemporary India during this annual weekend-long festival. We'll present pioneering artists, electrifying performances, provocative ideas and creative family-friendly experiences. Inspired by the modern and contemporary Indian art in Midnight to the Boom, explore today's India through dance, food, musical performances, visual art and storytelling.