BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Bangladesh Circle - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Bangladesh Circle
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bangladeshcircle.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bangladesh Circle
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20150308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20151101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20160313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20161106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20170312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20171105T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160523
DTSTAMP:20160517T140343Z
CREATED:20160121T174741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160517T140343Z
UID:16190-1463702400-1463961599@www.bangladeshcircle.com
SUMMARY:International Bangla Festival & Book Fair 2016
DESCRIPTION:International Bangla Festival & Book Fair 2016 (আন্তর্জাতিক বাংলা উৎসব ও বইমেলা) will be held in New York from May 20 to May 22. The three-day event will cover many facets of Bangladeshi culture practiced and celebrated by Bangladeshi community living in New York City. This year will mark festival’s 25th anniversary. The festival is generally organized by Muktadhara Foundation of New York. \nThe primary aim of the International Bangla Festival & Book Fair or (Boi Mela\, in general) is to celebrate Bangladeshi culture and heritage among expatriate Bangladeshi community living in North America. The festival works as a platform for Bangladeshi diaspora to meet and greet and enjoy cultural entertainment with family and friends. Literary discussions\, book reviews\, poetry recitation\, music\, dance\, folk drama\, children’s program\, youth discussion\, book fair\, photo exhibition are part of the three-day event. A colorful souvenir will be published to mark the occasion. \nMany publishers\, writers\, poets\, singers\, and literary personalities are expected to join from Bangladesh and West Bengal of India. Books can be purchased from book vendors. Various kinds of events are planned to celebrate the fair. \nA Bangla Utsob Parade will be held at Diversity Plaza of Jackson Heights at 5:00 pm on Friday\, 20th. The event has no entrance fee and all programs are free for all. \nProgram for Children\n[ezcol_1half]\nBangla Writing\nAge group 5-8 years: Bangla Vowels/Consonants\nAge group 9-12 years: Any Bangla Poem (10 lines)\nAge group 13-16 years: Thinking of New Generation\nContact: Nasrin Chowdhury\, 718-295-0807 \nDrawing\nAge group 5-8 years: Village of Bangladesh\nAge group 9-12 years: Ekushey February\nAge group 13-16 years: Picture of Kazi Nazrul Islam\nContact: Jebu Chowdhury\, 917-347-9018 \n[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]\nDance\nAge group 5-8 years: Children’s Dance of Rabindranath/Nazrul\nAge group 9-12 years: Modern/Folk Dance\nAge group 13-16 years: Classical Dance\nContact: Sulekha Pal\, 347-551-1240 \nBangla Recitation\nAge group 5-8 years: Bangla Rhyme\nAge group 9-12 years: Bangla Poetry\nAge group 13-16 years: Bangla Poetry\nContact: Parveen Sultana\, 718-316-2492 \nMusic\nAge group 5-8 years: Rhyme Music\nAge group 9-12 years: Songs of Rabindranath/Nazrul\nAge group 13-16 years: Patriotic Bangla Song\nContact: Alpona Guha\, 646-696-5585 \n[/ezcol_1half_end]\nMore information can be found here. \nVenue: \nP.S. 69 Jackson Heights\n77-02 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, NY 11372\n\nContacts: \nBishawjit Saha\, 347-656-5106\nHasan Ferdous\, 917-655-9311\nTanveer Rabbani\, 646-255-2397\nMosharraf Hossain\, 718-314-4648\nMuktadhara\, 718-565-7258
URL:https://www.bangladeshcircle.com/event/international-bangla-festival-book-fair-2016/
CATEGORIES:Fair & Festival
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR