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Ananda Mela 2018: Message from the Ar s c Director

Namaste! On July 28 th and 29 th , Redmond City Hall
campus plays host to Ananda Mela: Joyful Fes val of

India. This beau ful fes val is brought you by the Ve-
dic Cultural Center (VCC) of Sammamish, under con-
tract from the City of Redmond. With the guidance of
the founder and visionary leader of Ananda Mela,
Harry Terhanian, the trend of bigger and be er each

year con nues into 2018 in the fes val’s 9 th edi on.
Ananda Mela aims to showcase the legendary breadth and depth of

Indian arts and culture through lovingly cra ed displays, authen c rep-
licas, performances on several stages, par cipatory ac vi es for
a endees of all ages and cultures, and numerous other experiences in-
cluding tasty food from many regions of India and irresis ble shopping.

Fes val grounds open at 12 noon on July 28 th and 29 th . Programs on
the Ganga Stage and Yamuna Stage feature dances and music by groups
as well as individual ar sts. The items cover a wide range of classical-,

folk- and popular dance and music tradi ons from different parts of In-
dia, and among other things, serve to stage the talents of dedicated
teachers and their students of Indian arts in the Sea le area,. On Satur-
day, The Mayapuris from Utah will take the (Ganga) stage at 6 pm. They
are an interna onally acclaimed, electrifying group of drummers and

dancers that has rocked stages around the world On Sunday, star ng at
6 pm, audiences at the Ganga stage will get a dance workout at spell-
binding performance of ultra-contemporary global music and dance by
the ever-popular band Delhi 2 Dublin (D2D) from Vancouver, BC, Fea-
tured during D2D’s concert will be the very popular Aloha Bhangra
Dance Contest for audience members! This year we are giving away a

rich array of prizes such as gi cer ficates to restaurants and many oth-
er products and ar s c experiences. The grand prize is a two-night va-
ca on for two to Hawaii. The second prize is a floor cket to

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