Greater Toronto Area desi events

Hey there Toronto! Are you ready for 2017 Diwali?

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Apologies! October’s events calendar, like the arrival of organizers of some desi events in the GTA, is a tad bit late. Well, better late…

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Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 13-14

Event: Inner Engineering with Sadhguru
Details: Mystic, poet and spiritual guru Sadhguru will be offering his Inner Engineering completion program as well as life-transforming Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd. Mississauga. For hours, registration details and more, visit the website (given below).
Contact: Here

Event: Diwali in Bollywood Ishtyle
Details: Boundless Dreamz is hosting a Diwali event at the Chandni Convention Centre, from 7:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.
Contact: Here

Friday/Saturday, Oct. 21-22

Event: 2017 Festival of Lights at BCC
Details: RBC will be bringing its annual Diwali mela at the Bramalea City Centre, 25 Peel Centre Dr., with music, interactive features, dance performances and more.
Contact: Here 

Event: AR Rahman Live
Details: One of Bollywood’s most favourite composers will be at the Powerade Centre, 7575 Kennedy Rd. S. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. for a live Tamil concert. Rahman will perform a Hindi concert, Friday, Oct. 20 at the same venue.
Contact: Here

Sunday, Oct. 29

Event: Bhangra in the 6ix
Details: Dubbed as “Toronto’s biggest bhangra competition” the Bhangra in the 6ix, a fun-filled contest, is happening at the Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr. Mississauga at 2 p.m. If you can’t make it, the event will be broadcast live by Shaan Punjab Dee.
Contact: Here

 

April ’17 brings music, theatre and arts for Torontonians

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The 17th annual Kalanidhi Festival celebrating Indian dance genres runs until April 2 at the Harbourfront Centre. Photo courtesy Kalanidhi Fine Arts of Canada website.

Saturday, April 1

Event: Kalanidhi festival
Details: The 17th annual Kalanidhi Festival of Indian Dance: Whirling Streams will take place at the Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre, March 28 to April 2.
Contact: Here

Event: Little Pretty and the Exceptional
Details: Factory theatre, 125 Bathhurst St. (at Adelaide) presents, Little Pretty and the Exceptional, a play written by Anusree Roy and directed by Brendan Healy, April 6 to 30.
Contact: Here

Event: Sikh Heritage Month
Details: Communities across the GTA will mark Sikh Heritage Month all April. In Brampton, the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St. E. has several exhibits and shows planned. Admission is free.
Contact: Here

Friday, April 7

Event: One Brave Night
Details: SOCH, a group comprising of South Asian mental health advocates, will participate in Canadian Association of Mental Health (CAMH)’s annual fundraiser, One Brave Night. They have planned a full night of events and activities, April 7 to 8 at LAB Brampton, 60 Queen St. E. Unit 104.
Contact: Here

Friday, April 14

Event: Bhangra in the City
Details: Celebrate Vaisakhi with Bhangra Night at the Atmosfera Resto-Louge , 6781 Hurontario St. Mississauga. Some top Bhangra Djs will spin.
Contact: Here

Saturday, April 15

Event: Tabla-Taiko concert
Details: The Toronto Tabla Ensemble and the Nagata Shachu will showcase an evening of exceptional percussion in this cross-cultural concert. The show will take place at the Greenwin Theatre at the Toronto Centre for Arts, 5040 Yonge St. Toronto, M2N 6R8 at 7 p.m.
Contact: Here

Event: Baisakhi 2017
Details: Gerrard India Bazaar will be hosting a Baisakhi celebration at Little India (Gerrard and Ashdale) 4 p.m. onward.
Contact: Here

Monday, April 17

Event: The Drupadi Project
Details: Why Not theatre’s RISER Project 2017 will feature the world premieres of four new Canadian plays:The Draupadi Project, Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua, El Retorno/I Return and Two Birds One Stone. Sharada Eswar’s The Draupadi Project is a reimagining of the ancient Indian epic, “The Mahabharata.” It will run April 17 to 18 at 7 p.m. at the BMO Incubator, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W.
Contact: Here

Thursday, April 27

Event: Shyam Selvadurai
Details: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) GTA Young Workers Committee will host well-known author Shyam Selvadurai at the PSAC Toronto’s regional office, 90 Eglinton Ave. E. at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Here