NAGC FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, USA,
SATURDAY, December 17, 2011, 1901 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA
COME MEET NOBEL PRIZE WINNER AND INVENTER OF THE LASER AND MASER DR. CHARLES TOWNES, BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND LEADING PROGRESSIVE KRISS WORTHINGTON, AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST, ENVIRONMETAL LEADER, AND RENOWNED POET DAVID SEABORG!
ALL ARE PART OF THE AMAZING HIMALAYAN CULTURE NIGHT, WITH FULL COURSE DINNER OF TASTY, AUTHENTIC HIMALAYAN FOOD, HIMALAYAN MUSIC AND DANCE BY WELL-KNOWN HIMALAYAN MUSICIANS AND DANCERS, SHORT POETRY READING BY DAVID SEABORG
CASA CULTURA, 1901 SAN PABLO AVENUE, BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND HEARST STREET, BERKELEY ALL FOR ONLY $20.00!
YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND SPEAK WITH DR. TOWNES AND THE OTHER TWO SPEAKERS
SOME OF THE ADMISSION FEE GOES TO THE WORLD RAINFOREST FUND, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SAVES RAINFOREST FROM DESTRUCTION WORDWIDE AND PRESERVES IT. RAINFORESTS ARE A SOURCE OF MEDICINES, STABILIZE THE CLIMATE, AND CONTAIN HALF THE EARTH’S SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS. THEY ARE BEING DESTROYED AT 300 ACRES A MINUTE, WHICH IS EQUAL TO HALF THE SIZE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EACH YEAR.
The Nepali ethnic dance performances will be by the best Nepalese artists of Northern California. This includes vocal performances by Anish Okely Sapkota , one of the pioneer pop artists of Nepal residing in the USA, and Amul Serchan, a popular local singer. Dance performances include a rare opportunity to see authentic Nepalese dance without traveling to Nepal, with dances by Nepal Academy artist Sangita Sharma, and renowned local artists including the accomplished Nepalese dancers, Sabina Dhakal, Bindu Sapkota, Nitika Bhatta, and Tamu Samaj.
5:30 PM SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNER
7:00 PM PROGRAM
7:30 PM INSPIRING TALKS BY CHARLES TOWNES, KRISS WORTHINGTON, AND DAVID SEABORG, TEN MINUTES EACH
This is the Nepal Association for Global Cooperation NAGC First International Convention.
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.nepalassociation.net/events.html, or phone (510)-323-6802.