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Monday, December 15, 2003 - 7:00 PM

SALAAM 3rd Mondays
presents
WINTERTIME PEACE
an evening of peaceful and harmonious vibes
dedicated to the memory of Riyad Wadia.

Please join us as we pay our respect to a filmmaker/artist/activist who will be missed dearly.  Friends will say a few words about Riyad, his life, his work and then we shall remember him with an evening dedicated to his ground-breaking, talented and loving spirit.  Celebrate the life of RIYAD WADIA and join us for our final 2003 monthly salon.

SALAAM Theatre
16 West 32nd Street - 10th floor
Between Fifth Avenue and Broadway
Manhattan, NY, NY 10001

Featuring theatre, dance, music, film & comedy including

L'emon
A film by Andy Brown and Ravi Kamble.
L'emon is comedy that explores the eccentric mind of it's director Gotham Holkar as he attempts to explain the philosophy behind his latest masterpiece. This Ten-minute short was created as an entry for the 2003 Midnight Moviemaking Madness Contest where it was honored as a Runner-up.

BROWNTOWN
Written by Samir Younis.
Directed by Abigail Marateck-Younis.
With Sam Younis, Omar Koury, Rana Kazkaz, Alison Poluga, and our beloved SALAAMer, Debargo Sanyal.
These days, every brown actor is wondering,  "Should I take that terrorist role for the money or reject it on principle?"  What will Omar, Malek, and Vijay do when put to the test?  Browntown explores the issue of cultural stereotyping from the point of view of three brown actors at an audition for a less-than-original tv-movie.  Their experience at the audition brings to light the ways in which all three actors are both victims and perpetrators of cultural mudslinging.   See review "Live from New York, it's Arabian Night" by Jewsweek's Steven I. Weiss of their performance at the first Arab American Comedy Festival.

Shiv Jyoti Dance Academy
Artistic Director & Choreographer, Thejeswini Raj.
Dancers: Sonali Shroff and Sanjana Ragudaran.
Worshipping the Divine through Dance, from Ganesh to Shiva Shakti, Shiv Jyoti Dance Academy presents a sampling of classical Bharatanatyam highlighting the theatrical expressiveness and intricate footwork of this eternal dance form.

Our monthly Tunefulness musical segment with
seân Aahnhel of uni aum Entertainment
A renaissance man, celebrating his birthday by sharing the soulful sounds from within, seân is a playwright, producer, director, choreographer, actor, chanteur, educator, griot, performance artist, DJ, model, "freestyle/house" dancer and surrealistic artist.  Answering the call to use entertainment to uplift and enlighten, he founded uni aum Entertainment in 1998.

Our monthly Community Corner with Sarvi Asnani of the SG Asnani Foundation -- bridging the gap between the East and the West on Spiritual-Energy Science and its practical use in daily life.  Letter Therapy is an instructional guide with an audio CD on the healing power of 19 sounds, the colors associated with them and the ailments it can heal including AIDS, Diabetes, Cancer and others.  Copies of this recently published book/CD will be available for sale at the event.  Also we welcome Heena Mehta and her Indian Style Beauty Services.  Heena will provide one lucky guest with a complimentary 10 minute massage.

And your Hostess, Geeta Citygirl.

Traditional Q&A and warm reception with complimentary wine, soda, gourmet cheeses, cookies, mints, Indian appetizers, holiday treats, raffle prizes and much more to follow.  This month's Raffle Drawing Showcase features special gifts including a copy of the book/CD LETTER THERAPY, complimentary admission to our Theater of the Oppressed workshops happening on the 3rd Monday of Jan, Feb and March 2004; Limited editon print of Bengal TIger; One complimentary 10 minute massage by Heena Mehta (in the SALAAM crib), and many more surprises!!!

Reservations HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
Phone: 212.330.8097
Email: rsvp@SALAAMtheatre.org

Admission (no advanced tickets - first come, first serve):
$10 suggested
$15 appreciated
$5 minimum