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Date: Sunday, May 29, 2011

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NEWAH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Permanent Public Charitable Organization, (A 501 © 3 Tax-exempt, Non-profit) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Preliminary Notice: NOA 10th Annual Convention and General Meeting on Sunday, May 29, 2011 Dear NOA friends, families and community members, Jwojalapa! Namaste! Hello! It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the Newah Organization of America's 10th Annual Convention and General Meeting in the Washington, DC metropolitan area on Sunday May 29, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. As always, we hope you can join us over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for our traditional gathering of NOA members, friends, families and supporters. This year’s NOA Convention Theme will be” Global Perspectives on Newah Culture”. Please come to enjoy informative presentations on this year’s theme, good company, delicious food, Nepala Mandala arts and crafts exhibition, painting exhibition (brought to you by talented young artists Mr. Bikranta Man Shrestha), and great entertainments by well-known artists, local talented artists and NOALC (Newah Organization of America Language center) students performances ( must see ). Please do not miss it. Talk Program— “Global Perspectives on Newah Culture” Speakers: Dr. Dina Bangdel – Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University: Legacy of Newar Art in Asia and Beyond: Mr. Basav Rajopadhyaya – A Newah Priest: Kayeta Puja(Bratabandha) Dr. Bindesh Shrestha - A post doctoral research scientist at the GWU : Newah Offal Cooking: Creative Culture Crafts Delicious Food. Guest Artists : Sanjaya Shrestha , Sanjeep Pradhan, Sarishma Amatya, Yaman Shrestha, Nalina Chitrakar, Raju Lama (Angels Band), Samir Manandhar, Ram Shrestha, Yagya Man Shakya And Shyam Khadgi. Well-known local Talents: Sunil Chaudhari, Prajwol Karmacharya, Mirage Band, NOALC Students, Aayusha Khanal, Shritika Dahal, Shreyeska Dahal, Lochani Tara Shakya, Bajjwol Bhattarai and some more local artists! Please watch NOALC students' 2nd try of Phoolko Aankhama written by Janakvi Durga Lal Shrestha and other performances http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLa91DM2iIY&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUnVZ1zu4xw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Yy6F6QpBM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw1g7IsK0g&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEmOLINv_LE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cko0tHFCDI8&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgWpQMwwvgs&feature=relmfu Some YouTube links of Sanjaya Shrestha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFrWHIbs0g&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7rqOYQBMI Some YouTube links of Sanjeep Pradhan: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php?fcode=817973f68&f=1000341391#!/video/video.php?v=466461784904 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4gdTQoZtHU Some YouTube links of Yaman Shrestha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12gVSfkU50k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn5HbJiIU6k Some YouTube links of Sarishma Amatya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3rR7AOAWc4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzDiHW9Lkt4 Some YouTube links of Nalina Chitrakar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG16f9UHrNQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqSuG9iow24&feature=related Some YouTube links of Raju Lama(Angels Band): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94quvrLoe7E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy5zYKgbUKw&feature=related Some YouTube links of Ram Shrestha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFl671yeuEQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOSi6GaSKVg&feature=related Some YouTube links by Mirage Band: http://www.youtube.com/user/sandarmomo#p/a/u/1/9ep-v7ytF3c http://www.youtube.com/user/sandarmomo#p/a/u/2/nXc6wQwPxPs Please do not forget to see the pictures and videos of NOA activities by visiting www.newah.org under Galleries/Photo/Phoka/videos. Join us for traditional Newah Samay Bajee Lunch (2:00 PM to 4:00 PM only) and dinner followed by the cultural program. Entrance fee ($25.00) includes lunch, dinner, convention and cultural program. Admission fee is $25 per person; children under 10 years of age are free Venue: Potomac Community Center 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854 Time: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM Very Attractive Raffles: 1 for $2.00/3 for $5.00 PROGRAM OF THE DAY and MORE DETAIL : Coming Soon Questions? Comments? Ideas? Want to help? We’d love to hear from you! Please contact: Rajesh Shrestha (703-999-6476; rshrestha7@hotmail.com ) Ganesh Kayestha (301-996-6870; gkayastha@yahoo.com ) Balaram Joshi (301-649-4104; balaramj@verizon.net ) Season Shrestha (410-404-5388; seasonshrestha33@hotmail.com ) SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS NOA welcomes contributions from any individual or company wanting to sponsor part or all of any of the planned programs. NOA will be grateful for any support fro our activities! (All donations & contributions to NOA are tax deductible; NOA is a fully accredited permanent 501C3 Tax-Exempt, Non-Profit, Public Charitable Organization.) We hope you will accept our invitation to come and spend the day with us. We would like to thank you very much in advance for your participation and continued support to NOA. Again, please do not forget to mark your calendar for Sunday May 29th, 2011. Please visit www.newah.org or simply click on the link below for more information. http://newah.org/newahcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130:noa-10th-annual-convention&catid=41:announcements&Itemid=87 Also, we would like to request you to forward this announcement to your friends and families. We hope to see you there! With Regards, The Executive Committee Newah Organization of America (NOA) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <쪴Ƅ> NOA 10th Annual Convention and General Meeting Program of the Day Sunday, May 29, 2011 Potomac Community Center 11315 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854 2:00 PM onward—Arrival & Registration Coordinator — Mr. Eros Tuladhar Co-coordinators —Mrs. Saloni Joshi, Mrs. Laxmi Ranjit , Ms. Shristi Shrestha, Mrs. Ishwari Tuladhar, Ms. Puja Shrestha, Ms. Christina Shrestha 2:00 PM–3:00 PM—Samay Bajee (Clay Oven Restaurant, Mr. Ajaya Pradhan) Coordinators —Mr. Ganesh Kayestha, Mr. Hariman Shrestha, Mr. Ishwar Rajbhandari and Mr. Jayambu Ranjit 3:00 PM–4:15 PM—Inaugural & Opening Session: Call to Order and Welcome —Mrs. Babita Shrestha Mrs. Babita Shrestha will request that the NOA President and Chief Guest step up to the stage to take their seats. Lighting of Twadewa by the Chief Guest —Ambassador Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma Assisted by Mrs. Hari Baba Kayestha NOA President Welcome Speech —Mr. Rajesh Shrestha NOA General Secretary’s Annual Activities Report —Mr. Season Shrestha NOA Treasurer’s Financial Report —Mr. Eros Tuladhar Organizational Greetings: Organization representatives will be called to the podium to speak to the audience for 2 minutes. Chief Guest Speech —His Excellency Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma Closing and Acknowledgments- NOA 2nd Vice President —Mr. Ganesh Kayestha 4:15 PM–4:30 PM—Coffee Break 4:30 PM–5:30 PM - Talk Program— “Global Perspectives on Newah Culture” Coordinator—Mr. Balaram Joshi Moderator— Mr.Subhash Tuladhar Speakers: Dr. Dina Bangdel – Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Art History,Virginia Commonwealth University: Legacy of Newar Art in Asia and Beyond. Mr. Basav Rajopadhyaya – A Newah Priest : Kayeta Puja(Bratabandha) Dr. Bindesh Shrestha - A post doctoral research scientist at the GWU : Newah Offal Cooking: Creative Culture Crafts Delicious Food. 5:30 PM–5:35 PM—NOALC Activities Presentation — NOALC Chairman Mr. Ishwar Rajbhandari 5:35 PM – 5:50 PM - Appreciation Certificate Distribution— Ambassador Dr. Shankar P. Sharma to All advisors to President, Newah Priest, NOALC coordinator, NOALC Music instructor, LASKUS editor, designer, NOA website & facebook group coordinator, NOA sound engineer and sponsors of NOA events in past three years. 5:50 PM–6:00 PM—NOA Scholarship Program Presentation— Mr. Rajesh Shrestha 6:00 PM–6:05 PM —Newah Reading—NOALC Student Jwoyal Ranjit, age 10 6:05 PM–6:10 PM—Award Ceremony for New Life Members— Second Vice President Mr. Balaram Joshi 6:10 PM – 6:20 PM - NOA New executive Committee Announcement – Election Committee Chairman Mr. Hariman Shrestha Coordinator- Mr. Hari Man Shrestha 6:20 PM–8:20 PM—Live Cultural Program Emcees—Miss Ruby Shrestha, Miss Aakanchhya Tamrakar, Miss Sushanki Chaudhari, Ms. Kerisha Singh and Priyashma Joshi Coordinators—Mrs. Babita Shrestha and Dr. Anita Tuladhar Music Instructor— Mr. Prajwol Karmacharya Performers—Popular Professional and local artists and NOALC students 8:20 PM–8:30 PM —Cultural Program Appreciation Certificate Distribution - Ambassador Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma to all artists 8:30 PM–9:30 PM—Traditional Newah Dinner (Clay Oven Restaurant, Mr. Ajaya Pradhan) Dinner Coordinator: Hari Man Shrestha, Mr. Ishwar Rajbhandari and Mr. Eros Tuladhar 9:30 PM–10:30 PM—Raffles, live music continues with Sanjaya Shrestha , Sunil Chaudhari, Raju Lama, Sarishma Amatya, Yaman Shrestha , Mirage Band, Ram Shrestha, Nalina Chitrakar, Sanjeep Pradhan and may be some DJ by DJ “D” Raffle Coordinator—Mr. Jayambu Ranjit Sound Engineer: DJ “D”—Mr. Dinesh Gurung 10:30 PM–11:00 PM—Closing and Clean Up Note: The Program will start Promptly. ####################END OF THE CONVENTION##################### Nepala Mandala Newah Arts and Crafts Exhibition Coordinator—Mr. Season Shrestha Nepalese Painting Exhibition Artist—Mr. Bikranta Man Shrestha Thank you! NOA


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