Dinner Circle:Join us for this fun, monthly event. Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 PM
Here's how it works: This month's Dinner Circle event will take place on Wednesday, October 25 at 8:00 pm at different restaurants in the Dupont Circle , Washington DC, Arlington, VA and Bethesda, MD. Please click on the link below if you'd like to attend and answer a few questions that will help us learn more about you. Once we have the list of all interested participants, we'll divide you up into groups of 6-8 and email each group the specific restaurant at which they should meet. Restaurant assignments will be sent out next Monday (2 days prior). Then, just show up ready to be social and enjoy a meal! There is no fee for the event, though you will have to pay for your share of the dinner.
Our commitment: We'll do our best to maximize the potential of the evening by thoughtfully matching participants with others of similar age, interests, and career stage. We'll also try to pick easily accessible, moderately priced restaurants that make the evening more enjoyable.
Your commitment: First, we ask that you show up to your assigned restaurant promptly at 8:00 pm (that's Eastern Standard Time, not Indian Standard Time!). Second, because these groups are intended to be small, one or two people canceling at the last minute can really disrupt the dynamic. Thus, we ask that you only sign up for the event if you're 100% sure that you'll be able to attend. If you cannot make it this month, there will be another NetSAP Dinner Circle event next month.
If you have any questions or comments, e-mail: dinner@netsap.org.
NetSAP FAMILIES & DISTRICT INDIAN AMERICANS: Diwali Extravaganza, Saturday, October 28, 2006
Celebrate with Family and Friends!
Come enjoy activity booths with your children while learning about Diwali.
Henna tattoos, Diya painting, Diwali Stories, Greeting Cards, Rangoli
Music, Dance, Aarti
DATE: October 28, 2006
TIME: 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
VENUE: Durga Temple, 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station VA 22039
COST: $15 per adult. Kids are free. Please pay online by October 21 at http://netsap.kintera.org/diwali
NetSAP DC: Indian Cooking Class, October 28, 2006
Interested in learning more about Indian cooking? Want to learn the basics or just expand your knowledge?
NetSAP DC is offering cooking classes this fall that will be perfect for you. The classes will be led by professional cooking instructor Rupen Rao and will be open to groups of 10 people. The classes will offer an overview of the basics of Indian cooking and will teach participants how to prepare a full menu from appetizer to dessert.
Details and registration information are below. We will be offering more classes later this year for those of you who can't attend. Please email president@netsap.org if you have any questions.
DATE: October 28, 2006
TIME: 12:30 PM
LOCATION: 3515 New Hampshire Avenue NW , Washington, DC 20010
COST: $10 for Members; $20 for Non-Members
REGISTRATION: This session is sold out. Please email us if you are interested in learning about future classes.
QUESTIONS: president@netsap.org
For More Info about the Instructor please visit www.rupenrao.com
Political Committee: Chai Chat, October 30, 2006, 6:30 PM
It's time again for another Chai Chat, just in time to discuss the upcoming election and its potential effect on the South Asian American community. Much more has happened recently, too, with the British
Leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw, suggesting that Muslim women should abandon the practice of wearing full-veil niqabs. The New York Times recently reported that the European political center is defending Muslim practices less and less as European and Muslim values continue to interact. What does this mean for America?
We hope you can join us on October 30, 2006 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for what promises to be an interesting political discussion. The October Chai Chat will take place at the Cosi at 20th and M St. Please RSVP
to political@netsap.org. Hope to see you there!
DATE: October 30, 2006
TIME: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Cosi, 20th & M, NW, Washington, DC
METRO: Farragut West (Blue/Orange); Dupont Circle (Red)
PARKING: Street parking available
COST: FREE
South Asian Literary Theater Arts Festival (SALTAF™) 2006, Saturday, November 4, 2006, 10:00 AM
SALTAF™ 2006 returns anew this fall, marking the third year that the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program is partnering with the Washington DC chapter of the Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP-DC).
A sneak peek at this fall includes multi-award-winning Samrat Upadhyay (Arresting God in Kathmandu, Guru of Love, and the most recent The Royal Ghosts), who is hailed as the first Nepali author writing in English.
Tarun Tejpal arrives from India just in time for his upcoming U.S. publication of his first novel, The Alchemy of Desire. Already a critically acclaimed debut in the United Kingdom and the latest darling of the London literati, Desire hits stands in December.
We'll also be celebrating strong mother/daughter legacies... Kiran Desai, whose latest book, The Inheritance of Loss, was just nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize, will be here! Her mother, the illustrious Anita Desai, was quite a crowd-pleaser last year!
We'll also welcome Devyani Saltzman, whose lively first title, Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and Filmmaking, is all about making the amazing film, Water, with her filmmaker mother, Deepa Mehta. Water had its U.S. premiere at last year's SALTAF here at the Smithsonian, with Deepa Mehta flying in just to talk to the crowds! And crowded it was! Hundreds were turned away -- so advice to come early this year!
Director, Tanuj Chopra will be joining us to present his feature debut, Punching at the Sun, winner of Best Narrative Feature at the 2006 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and official selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
DATE: Saturday, November 4, 2006
TIME: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
ADMISSION: Free
VENUE: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC, (Federal Triangle Metro)
We are still offering sponsorship opportunities. For donations or further information, send an email to saltaf@netsap.org. For updates, visit www.saltaf.org. |
