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Vaisakhi celebrations: Sikh Heritage Day

Sat 14 April (9.00am-5.00pm)

“Preserving the past, inspiring the future”. Sikh Heritage Australia presents Sikh Heritage Day at Presidents Park, Werribee. Free entry, free food, free rides for rides. Details

Ramandeep Singh 0430 159 817

Vaisakhi Festival

15 April (11.00am-4.00pm) Cultural performances, Indian cuisine, street food, kids’ activities and much more. Epping Memorial Hall, 827 High St, Epping. Details Navdeep Virk 0433 745 524

Vaisakhi Mela

15 April (3.00pm onwards) Creative Events proudly presents Vaisakhi Mela by Jazzy B Miss Pooja at Sandown Park Racecourse, Springvale. Details

Shinkoo 0435 779 544

Colourfest Melbourne

Sun 29 April (11:00am-4:00pm)

Moonee Valley Racing Club, 1 McPherson St Moonee Ponds. Details

1300 338 368

Basant Festival 2018

1 April (11.00am-6:30pm) Girls Association of Pakistan Australia announces Melbourne’s fourth Basant Festival. Kite ying, kids’ entertainment, traditional Pakistani food stalls and live Punjabi dhol. Rock up in your traditional yellow colour shalwar kameez at 19 Carrington Drive, Albion Polish Community Centre Melbourne. Details Facebook.

Spiritual

Shiva Parvathi Kalyan Utsav

Sat 14 April (6.00pm-8:30pm) Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Utsav in celebration of Tamil New Year will be performed at Sri Sai Siva Vishnu Temple, 5/4 Shaft Crt, Hoppers Crossing. Join in for the wedding ceremony followed by annadhanam dinner. Ph 03 8360 7000

Kid Friendly Kirtan

21 April (3:30pm-6.00pm) An event for Hills families to come together in soulful singing. Share singing sacred mantras to music with our children –in the space of the heart. Chanting will be followed by a shared meal. This is a free community event. Upwey Primary School 15 Darling Avenue, Upwey. Helpers welcome for set up and pack up. Musicians and kirtanists also very welcome to contribute. Please bring a plate of food to share, preferably labelled. Bring cushions/blankets or whatever you need to sit comfortably on the oor.

Stage

Akhada Live

1 April (5:00 pm) Punjabi By Nature and Indian Kitchen presents Akhada Live concert at the Thornbury Theatre, 859 High Street, Thornbury. Artists include Himanshi Khurana, Jass Bajwa Gurjazz and Harf Cheema. Details Deepak Sharma 0450 687 786

Sangeet Sandhya

Sat 7 April (7.30pm onwards)

Melbourne-based singer Jyoti Rupa Mishra performs. Brandon Park Primary School, 1-5 Ninevah Cres, Wheelers Hill. Details Neeraj 0452 669 305

Melbourne Telugu Maha Sabha

Sat 14 April (3.00pm-7.00pm)

TAAI (Telugu Association of Australia Inc) presents Rasa Raaga Sudha 2018 featuring Dr. Brahmanandam, Meegada Ramalinga Swami and singer Kumari Satya Yamini. Williamstown Town Hall, 104 Ferguson St, 3016.

Details 0402 184 166

Hindustani classical vocal Sat 14 April (4.30pm-7.30pm)

Manmohini Events presents Kaushiki Chakraborty, one of India’s best known young female vocalists, in her rst performance in Melbourne. George Wood Performing Arts

Realise Your

Centre, 84 Kalinda Road, Ringwood. Details Mangirish 0450 451 285 Fri 13 April (7.00pm-9.00pm) Dinner with Kaushiki Chakraborty at Calcutta Club 223 Nelson Place, Williamstown. Details Roy 0406 339 288.

Stand Up Comic: Zakir Khan 14 April (7.00pm onwards) Corner Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern. Details varun.chhabra96@ gmail.com

Indian All Star Comedy Showcase 20-22 April (8.30pm onwards) The Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents the Indian AllStar Comedy Showcase at Kindred Bar Footscray. Taking to the stage are comedians Sorabh Pant, Aditi Mittal, Azeem Banatwalla and Rahul Subramanian. Details www. comedyfestival.com.au

MISC

‘Special Moments’ with Bollywood personality Dia Mirza Sun 15 April The Thornbury Theatre, 859 High Street Thornbury. Details SMS DIA MIRZA MELB to 0452 337 387

To list your event email: media@indianlink.com.au

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Do It Anytime

Even if you couldn’t volunteer for World’s Greatest Shave between March 14-18 when the initiative was underway, don’t sweat it. You can do it any other time of the year, just like 27-year-old Smit Shah, who plans to sit in the hairdresser’s chair in May this year. Smit, a Senior Analyst at Deloitte in Perth, says the event seemed like a really fun way to do more charity work. If you’d like to donate to Smit’s cause, click http://my.leukaemiafoundation. org.au/smitshah

If you too want to donate on another date, all you have to do is call the Leukaemia Foundation on 1800 500 088 to discuss a time that suits you.