Price
Free for everyone
Join us for Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day! Enjoy free museum admission, community and cultural displays, live performances, music, art, and more. Included in this Celebration Day is the Closing Ceremony celebrating the mural from South Asian artist Avinash Kumar in the Hurlbut Gallery, a collaboration between the Dogra Art Foundation and MAG.
Schedule of Events
Vanden Brul Pavilion
12 pm | Chinese School of Rochester Band
12:30 pm | Inauguration of the Hurlbut Gallery Mural by Dr. Vikram Dogra and Avinash Kumar
12:45 pm | Semi-classical dance – India Community Center
1 pm | Mirwais Nazari on accordion
1:10 pm | Vivaan Dholakia, accompanied by Casey Kallman
1:15 pm | Folk Dance: Desert Lotte – Chinese School of Rochester
1:25 pm | Chorus song – India Community Center
1:30 pm | Kathak dance – Rupa Kalahasthi
2:45 pm | Leah Ou on pipa
2:55 pm | Indian classical violin and vocals – Veena Ganeshan and students
3 pm | Bryan Wang, vocalist
Auditorium
2 pm | Eastman Gamelan
M&T Bank Ballroom
2:30 pm | Poetry reading and dance – PASOR
3:30 pm | Finale – Veena Ganeshan, Bharata School of Indian Dance and Music, Londa Meiduo (Tibetan Dance) by the Chinese School of Rochester, Phoenix Dance Studio, Philippine Dance Company of Rochester, FAAR, and ABCD School of Bollywood Dance
Celebration Series is sponsored by the MAG Council, with additional support from the Robert and Madeleine S. Heilbrunn Memorial Fund.