Join the Memorial Art Gallery for our annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Day on Sunday, May 19, from 12-5 pm! This Celebration Day includes the Closing Ceremony celebrating the mural by 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 | Phoenix Dance Team
1:15 pm | Vivaan Dholakia, accompanied by Casey Kallman
1:25 pm | Chorus song – India Community Center
1:35 pm | Folk dance – Chinese School of Rochester
1:45 pm | Kathak dance – Rupa Kalahasthi
Auditorium
2 pm | Eastman Gamelan
M&T Bank Ballroom
1:15 pm | Leau Ou on pipa
1:30 pm | Indian classical violin and vocals – Veena Ganeshan and students
1:45 pm | Poetry reading and dance – PASOR
2 pm | Bryan Wang, vocalist
3:30 pm | Finale – ABCD Bollywood Dance, Bharat School of Performance, and more
Registration for this event is required. Ticket registration is free with a suggested donation of $5 per group. Please visit mag.rochester.edu/programs-events/celebration-series/ for the most up-to-date information on the day’s event and how to register for tickets.
Celebration Series is sponsored by the MAG Council, with additional support from the Robert and Madeleine S. Heilbrunn Memorial Fund.