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FEB. 26: Small World Music
presents The Dhoad Gypsies of
Rajasthan. At Revival, 783
College St. Tickets: $25 advance
at www.smallworld music. com.
MARCH 3- 8: Two-time Dora
Award winner, Anusree Roy, is
back with a new work: Letters to
my Grandma weaves together the
journeys of a grandmother and
her g rand-daughter – a
courageous and honest portrayal
of loneliness, regret, forgiveness,
and the divide between
immigrant youth and the
loved ones they leave behind. At
the Theatre Passe Muraille
Backspace. Tickets: Regular,
$20; seniors/students, $18;
Saturday matinee PWYC. Available
through the Theatre Passe
Muraille box office at 416-504-
7529, www. artsbox office. ca,
www.totix. ca, or at the door.
MARCH 7: The Big Mallu
Party hosted by The Looz
The Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan,
Feb. 26, at Revival.
Mallooz. A one-night, live concert
featuring South India’s hottest
singing sensations Vineeth
Sreenivasan and Sayanora and
a music montage that speaks of
the Legend of Uniyarcha, the
woman warrier who became the
matriarch of the Malayalee so-
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ciety. At the Queen Elizabeth
Theater (CNE grounds), 190
Princes’ Boulevard, Toronto.
Tickets are now available
online at www.bigmalluparty.
com. 24x7 telephone: 416-704-
9960.
– With files from ARTI CHANDARIA
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Shivratri celebrations
at the Gur Mandir
FEB. 22: The Gur Mandir
board of directors cordially
invites you with family and
friends on the occasion of
Maha Shivratri. Pran Pritishtha
of Shiv-Linga (4-6pm) and
Rudrabhishek of Lord Shiva (6-
7pm). Langar for fasting and
non-fasting devotees will be
served. You are invited to
become a yajman for the
poojas. Gur Mandir will
provide a thali with all
necessary pooja samagri for a
tax deductible donation of
$51. Contact Gur Mandir
panditji at 416-840-7677 or
any board members for
details. For info, call Sonia
Wadhwani (905 890 2896)/
Krishan Vasdani (905 858
2943). The Gur Mandir is
located at 207 Queens Plate
Drive, Etobicoke. (416-840-
7677, www.gurmandir. com)
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