Kali Puja is this weekend on Nov 6

Dear , Get ready for Kali Puja happening this weekend on November 6, 2010 at Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center in San Ramon. Arnab Chakraborty of K for Kishore fame will be performing on that day. Members can see this program for free. Our cultural programs start at 5:30pm that day, and will end with dinner at 9:00pm. Dinner menu will be Mangsho Bhaat. Food arrangements at Kali Puja We are taking precautions this time to minimize food wastage. Thus we request our values patrons and members to cooperate as per the following rules: Patron Members: We had requested all Patron members to RSVP to food@prabasi.org if they will be attending Kali Puja. If you have not done so yet, please do so immediately. Standard Members: Food at Kali Puja is not covered in your membership costs. Thus if you intend to have dinner that day at the venue, you have to purchase food coupons in advance. You can buy food coupons by going to our food coupon purchase page. Cost per plate is $10.00 for members. Since the vendor is going to make food for only confirmed people, please help us plan better and serve you properly by making your food coupon purchase. Non-members: If you are not a member of Prabasi and planning to attend our Kali Puja and have dinner over there, please buy the food coupon. Otherwise, you may not get any food to purchase.  Price of dinner per person will be $12.00 for non-members. Please follow this link to make food coupon purchases. All patrons, members and non-members - once you get to the venue please collect your Food Coupon from the registration counter. You will need to hand over your food coupon to receive a plate at the serving station - thus please keep your food coupons with care. This is mandatory to receive food at Kali Pujo. We request your kind cooperation in this matter.     Arnab Chakraborty Concert Arnab Chakraborty is a singing sensation. He has won the coveted title in Sony Entertainment Television's reality music show, K For Kishore. He has also performed at our very own NABC 2009 last year. Arnab hails from Kolkata, and is a regular live performer since the age of 15. He started his career by singing advertisement jingles, remixes and regional movie songs. Within a few years of hard work Arnab got the big break he was waiting for. His song Wada Raha Pyar Se Pyar Ka from the film Khakee released in the year 2004 climbed the popularity charts very quickly and he was nominated for : 1.The Best Male Playback Singer at The Zee Cine Awards 2005 held at The Excel Arena in London 2. The Best Male Playback Singer at The Stardust Awards 2005. His next offering was Qatra Qatra from the movie FAMILY (2006), music by Ram Sampath and directed by RAJKUMAR SANTOSHI. Like in Khakee he is the voice of Akshay Kumar in Family too.   Volunteers needed We need help from our members and patrons to help as food volunteers during Kali Pujo to manage food serving better. If you think you will be able to help us, please email to booth@prabasi.org with your membership number and phone number. We need two volunteers to manage dish network booth at Kali Pujo.  If you think you will be able to help us, please email to booth@prabasi.org with your phone number.     Schedule of Events The updated schedule for Kali Puja is as follows: Time Events 5.30 PM Local Cultural Program 6.30 PM Snack Break 7.15 PM Arnab Chakraborty in Concert 8.00 PM Kali Pujo 9.00 PM Dinner Please do not forget to visit our Kali Puja web-page. Hoping to see you later this week at Kali Puja.   - Bay Area Prabasi Team     Serving the Bengali Community for over 35 years...   Membership Change my address Change my email address Print membership card This mail has direct links to your personal membership data on our web-site. Thus, if you forward this mail to anyone, please make sure you delete the links above. Membership | Letters | Shankha | Gifts | Donations | Events | Cultural Application | Feedback © 2010 Bay Area Prabasi Inc., P.O. Box 4092 Santa Clara, CA 95056-4092. Established in 1974 If you are unable to see the images, view this letter online. To stop receiving these notifications, unsubscribe from this mailing list.