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Bronx, NY

Sun, April 13

8:00-5:00

Monsignor Nemick Hall

E. 196th St between Briggs & Bainbridge Ave

The Khmer Buddhist Society & Youth Leadership Project

Join us for a day of religious ceremonies, cultural performances,

karaoke competition, raffles, games and fun.

For info contact Buddhist Temple 718-563-5456

Or Chhaya Chhoum 347-203-1296

Email cya@caaav.org

A CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR’S FILM CELEBRATION
Reception, Blessing, Presentation Screening

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

4pm

Community College of Rhode Island
Knight Campus, Room 4080
For info call 401-825-2220

"The Naga Buddha”
a documentary by Natalie Coletta, Associate Professor of Art History
In March 07, during her sabbatical release, our resident art historian, Natalie Coletta, traveled to Cambodia to conduct study of the Southeast Asian Buddha seated on the seven-headed coiled serpent called the Naga. Most remaining sculptures from ancient Cambodia are in fragments, emblematic of a culture struggling to piece itself together. In this film short, Coletta takes a look at current Cambodia and its antiquity--inspired by the position of Buddha seated on the snake. The result is a 25-minute visual analysis of stillness and movement that she captured in Cambodia's temples, culture and street life.

“The Flute Player”
A POV documentary feature film by Jocelyn Glaster starring Arn Chorn Pond
Program planned in conjunction with "CCRI Film Series".

The Venerable Chea Chorm
Dhamagosnaram Temple
2870 Plainfield Pike
Cranston, RI 02910

Saturday/Sunday, April 12, 13
Morning: traditional religious ceremonies
Afternoon: food, dance, music

This is an OUTDOOR event, dress accordingly. Also advise a picnic lunch (blanket/chairs etc.)

For more info contact: heartsthathelp@gmail.com

SAN JOSE, CA

Saturday, April 12 4:00p to 11:45p

at Milpitas Community Center, Milpitas, CA

This year the Cambodian community of San Jose, in collaboration with the San Jose Cambodian Buddhist Society, the Santa Clara Cambodian Women Association, the Cambodian American Resource Agency and active community members, will be celebrating on April 12, 2008 at the Milpitas Community Center on 457 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.

I - Morning Program (8am - 10pm): Cultural Ceremony (by Wat Khmer San Jose)

II - Evening Program (4pm - Midnight):» Fashion Show - Lead/coordinated by Kara Uy
» Cultural Performance - by San Jose Group & Oakland Group
» Social Dance - with Popular Singers, Miss Lor Bopha

http://www.caraweb.org/new_year/2008/

LONG BEACH, CA

The 4th Annual Cambodian New Year
Sunday, 6 April, 2008
Phone: (562) 453-9296
Email: jomnan272@yahoo.com

The Cambodian Coordinating Council (Cam-CC) is organizing two events for the coming Cambodian New Year Celebration, “Year of the Rat”, 2553 BE. On April 6, 2008, the New Year Parade will proceed on Anaheim Street (starting at the corner of Junipero Avenue), following an interfaith ceremony that will begin at 9:30 am. The parade will end at MacArthur Park, 1321 East Anaheim Street, where a multicultural celebration will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

In 2005, the community started the New Year Parade along Anaheim Street, which is in the “heart” of the Cambodian community now known as Cambodia Town, the largest Cambodian community in the United States. The Fourth Annual New Year Parade is an exciting, fun-filled event which will showcase unique and colorful floats, traditional and modern Cambodian dancers, musicians, pedicabs, cyclos, and oxcarts. It is expected to be even more spectacular than last year’s parade, with over 100 parade entrants and 15,000 visitors coming from all over the United States and Cambodia. This year’s parade theme is “Cambodia Town for Diversity”, in recognition of the unifying power that the Parade has among people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. The festival in MacArthur Park following the parade will showcase traditional and modern Cambodian dances, music, and songs. Local vendors will provide exquisite combinations of cultural food, clothing and crafts, and merchandise. The parade and festival are free to the public and have something for the whole family!

LONG BEACH, CA

On April 12, the New Year Celebration, a community-wide festival expected to draw tens of thousands of participants, will take place at El Dorado Regional Park, Area III, located at 7550 East Spring Street, Long Beach. One of the biggest celebrations in the Cambodian culture is the coming of the New Year. This three-day celebration traditionally takes place in April. This year, the celebration falls on April 14, 15, and 16, as calculated by Cambodian astronomers called Horas. Cambodians in Long Beach have joined together and celebrated the New Year on this weekend since the early 90's. The New Year Celebration at El Dorado Park is an all day event which includes religious ceremonies, Khmer traditional games, activities for kids, face painting, various stage performances, cultural food, and a live band with famous Khmer singers performing throughout the day. Admission tickets are $20 per vehicle if purchased in advance. Tickets will be available at a number of Cambodian businesses throughout Long Beach, including La Lune Restaurant, Mary’s Video, and Kirirom Jewelry. On the day of the event, tickets must be purchased at La Lune Restaurant or the El Dorado Public Library Parking Lot at 2900 North Studebaker Road, at $30 per vehicle. Tickets will not be sold at the park. The New Year Celebration is a time for joy, unity and friendship among the entire community. Cam-CC wishes everyone good health and longevity for the coming year, as the angels bring peace, happiness, and prosperity to all of us.

TOLLESON, AZ

SEATTLE, WA

Our 13th Annual Cambodian New Year
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Seattle-Sihanoukville Sister City Association cordially invites you
and your guests to attend our 13th Annual Cambodian New Year
Celebration. Join us for evening of live entertainment, dinner,
dancing, and more. Proceeds from the event benifit our local
community projects.
Time: 6:00 PM - Midnight
Location:
China Habor Restaurant
2040 Westlake Ave N,
Seattle, 98109
(206) 286-1688

Cost $30 Per Person

Reservation:
Reserve by Tuesday, April 4th, 2008 by sending in you confirmation
with your full name, Name of your guest(s)
Seattle-Siahnoukville Sister City Association
Contact: Srun Khou for more information at (206) 618-8331
khou9@hotmail.com

LOUISVILLE, KY

New Era Entertainment!
Louisville! Get ready for the upscale, 21 & over affair. Where the grown and fly meets the chic & classy. Many tried to imitate, but none can duplicate! New Era Entertainment has brought a New Flavor to the nightlife scene. We have the vibe everyone been wanting in Louisville: Classy, Chic, Beautiful, Professional, Diverse, Nice People! We are not here to compete with any other entertainment crews or clubs. We are inviting everyone to get a taste of how we do it. Come socialize, network, and enjoy the good life at our events.

PHILADELPHIA, PA

http://www.khmerxpress.com/pages/pg-posters/fll-041208.html

CHICAGO, IL

We would like to invite you, your family and friends to join us for our New Year celebration host by Kampuchean Buddhist Society and Watt Khmer Metta with the following schedule.

Friday, April 11, 2008 at Watt Khmer Metta 4716 N Winthrop Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 From 5:00PM - 9:00PM

*Paying Respect to Triple Gem, taking Five Precepts.

*Chanting and Dharma Talk.

Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Truman College 1145 W Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 From 8:00AM - 1:00PM

*Paying Respect to Triple Gem taking Five Precepts.

*Offering food to Buddhist Monks and Chanting.

*Receiving Merit.

If you would like to have more information, please feel free to contact us at (773)-9789-0969 (630)-774-1360

NEW YORK, NY

An evening of delectable Southeast Asian cuisine to benefit Khmer Legacies.

Chefs will be offering up samplings from Southeast Asia including Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. Exotic beer, wine, and cocktails included. Mix and mingle while experiencing the sweet, savory, hot and spicy.

Khmer Legacies is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the history of the Cambodian genocide. We do this by
videotaping testimonies of Cambodian survivors by having the children interview their parents about their story of survival. The media will then be used as an educational tool to bring awareness about the Khmer Rouge genocide to the world.

Sponsors for this event include:
Yeos
Singha Beer and Monsoon Valley Wine
Chef One
Chef Chris Johnson of Bao 111, Bao Noodles and Wa Sake
Chef Cedric Tovar of Peacock Alley at Waldorf-Astoria
723 Washington St.
Tonic Herbs & Teas

For more info contact info@khmerlegacies.org or 917-538-9677

AMHERT, MA

April 18th - CSA Annual New Year Show @ Student Union Ballroom

http://www.umass.edu/rso/cambodia/events.html

LOWELL, MA

Hold the date of Saturday April 19th in the afternoon for what promises to be a great Cambodian New Year celebration up in Lowell, sponsored by the Troupe. It will involve an hour dance performance, the children learning to play a variety of Cambodian games, and some social dancing. Plus a late afternoon Cambodian buffet. More detail to follow.

LOWELL< MA

The Cambodian American League of Lowell is preparing to celebrate the Cambodian New Year on April 5th at 6:00 pm at the Radisson Hotel, Chelmsford, MA.

LOWELL< MA

Come and experience a traditional Khmer full course dinner, drinking, dancing and live entertainment.

Sat. April 5, 2008

7pm to midnight

Pailin City Restaurant

6-12 Branch St, Lowell, MA

Friends of Friends is a group of Cambodian Americans who support Friends Without a Border.

www.fwab.org

LOWELL, MA

Trairatanaram Temple will host New Year Ceremony in Lowell Massachussetts,USA.
Sunday April 13 thru 15,2008
From 7PM to 9:30 PM
Paying respect to The Triple Gems
Taking 5 Precepts,
Chanting Paritta,
Dhamma Talk.

Every morning, from 8AM to 2PM
Paying respect to The Triple Gems
Taking 5 Precepts,
Offering food to Buddhist monks.

Tuesday April 15,2008
From 9 AM to 5 PM
New Year Blessing
Khmer Folk & Classical Dances
Khmer Traditional Music
Traditional games
Live concert
Food Booths

The event will be taking place at Trairatanaram Temple, 21 Quigley Ave. North Chelmsford,Mass 01863
For more information, please call: Tel (978) 251-2899

ELEPHANT WALK COOKING CLASSES

Longteine "Nyep" de Monteiro, The Elephant Walk's founding chef and author of The Elephant Walk Cookbook, teaches classes at The Elephant Walk in Cambridge, with occasional exceptions. The classes generally run on Saturdays, begin at 10:30 a.m., generally last for about 3 hours, and include a light lunch. The cost is $69 per person.

Nyep's Cooking Class schedule for April-June 2008:

April 12 - "Cambodian New Year"
Inspired by the many new adoptive parents of Cambodian children who have taken Nyep’s classes in the past, seeking a deeper understanding of their children’s native cultural heritage, this very special class will explore the culture and traditions of Cambodian New Year (celebrated every April 13th, 14th, and 15th) including New Year’s food and games! ~ Get ready to roll up your sleeves and learn how to work with sticky rice!

April 19 - "Light Cambodian Curries"
Cambodian culture and cuisine has its distant roots in India – world-famous for its curries. Well, it should be no surprise then that Cambodians have some delicious curries of their own. - In this class you’ll learn a lot about lighter curries, where they come from, and how they are made. Although you can buy something called “curry powder” in the supermarket, curries are actually complex blends of herbs and spices that are fun to make, full-flavored, delicious and satisfying. Time to unravel the mystery that is curry and learn to make them yourself!

May 3 - "Freshwater Fish and Shellfish"
Yes, Cambodia has lots of ocean frontage on the Gulf of Thailand, but the “seafood” most prized by Khmer’s comes from their rivers – including the Mekong - and the great lake Tonle Sap. Both fish sauce and the quintessentially Khmer prahok [preserved featherback fish] are extremely salty, so brininess can’t be considered a serious difference maker. What is? Sorry, you’re going to have to take this class for that answer! But we will let you in on one secret: Nyep LOVES Cambodia’s giant freshwater prawns…

May 17 - “Vegetarian & Vegan Cambodian Cooking”
Cambodian cooking is a versatile, vegetarian delight. In this class Nyep will share some very healthy, tasty vegetarian and vegan recipes that are at once exotic and yet simple enough to include in your everyday repertoire.

June 7 - "Quick and Healthy Stirfries"
Delicious, light and healthy dishes that you can prepare quickly are the “Holy Grail” for the modern cook. The good news is that Nyep’s personal taste and instincts tend that direction too. Join her for this class in which she will share her thoughts on stocking a pantry with speed, flavor and nutrition in mind, and some Cambodian stir-fries that make good use of those ingredients.

June 14 - "Doing It All on Market Day"
This popular class has become legend—a genuine adventure, an improvisational all-day journey for those who want to immerse themselves in Southeast Asian culinary culture. A chauffeur-driven mini-bus will transport you with Nyep to pan-Asian and Cambodian markets where Nyep will de-mystify all those obscure ingredients for you, while also helping you to judge quality and freshness. You’ll purchase the day’s choicest meat, seafood, and produce and then return to Nyep’s home where you will prepare together, using your purchases, a sumptuous meal to share. – This is an all-day class with a special price: $145 per person. The cooking portion of the class will take place at Nyep's Jamaica Plain home.

June 28 - "Grilling, Cambodian and French-Style"
Time to jump start your summer! - As you know, The Elephant Walk serves both French and Cambodian cuisine. With such a strong (and deliciously understandable!) emphasis on traditional American barbecue in this country, what you may NOT know is that both the French and Cambodians do a lot of grilling too. Outdoor grilling lends itself to great social and family gatherings. With summer well under way, come learn some surprising new, delicious ethnic recipes and techniques to add to your repertoire for “Grilling Season 2008!” - This class will be co-taught by chefs Gérard Lopez and Longteine "Nyep" de Monteiro.

SPECIAL FEATURE: GUESTS WELCOME! To celebrate the social aspect of outdoor grilling, each student is encouraged to invite one guest to join them at 1:00 p.m., as the “business” portion of the class is winding down. Then, as the newly-trained, multi-ethnic pit-masters show off their new skills, together the group will share the wealth of delicious dishes prepared in class, accompanied by some fresh summer salads. - This class will take place at Nyep's Jamaica Plain home. It will run from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to be followed by lunch. In case of rain on June 28th, the class will be postponed until Sunday, June 29th. The cost is $79.

Contact Chef Nadsa de Monteiro directly via email classes@elephantwalk.com or telephone at 617.285.1056 with all your questions.

PHOTO EXHIBIT, LOWELL, MA

Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center -- 40 French St., Lowell; Ancient Steps on American Soil: Cambodian Dance in Lowell, Photos by Andrew Page, ongoing. 978-275-1826.

ARLINGTON,VA

Cambodian American Heritage Dance Troupe presents:

Cambodian Classical Dance and Music

Saturday, April 26th, 5:00 pm

Gunston Middle School, Theatre One

2700 S. Lang St., Arlington, VA

For tickets and further info call 703-370-8980 or

301-292-6862 or the website: www.cambodianheritage.org

Kathy Rafferty (my daughter Grace, who is 6 and from Kompong Speu is performing for her third year!)

PHILADELPHIA, PA

A Feast for the Senses
Celebrating Cambodian New Year
At Khmer Art Gallery

PHILADELPHIA—Cambodia has a rich and distinctive culture going back thousands of years. In honor of Cambodian New Year, Philadelphia’s Khmer Art Gallery is celebrating with a multi-disciplined event, open to the public on April 18th, that’s insightful, fun, compelling, and informative.

* Screening: The Golden Voice: award-winning short [26-minute] by L.A. director Greg Cahill about ill-fated pre-war Cambodian pop star Ros Sereysothea, followed by discussion from Killing Field survivors. 6:30pm

* Book Signing: Bones That Float — A Story of Adopting Cambodia, by Kari Grady Grossman. Grossman will be on-site signing copies of her book benefiting the Grossman School near Phnom Penh. Ongoing

* Dance Performance: traditional Cambodian dance performed by Cambodian-American children adopted by American families.

* Food & Beverage: traditional Cambodian Fare and wine served.

* Poetry & Discussion: by resident artist Chanthou Oeur

On April 18, all are invited to a Cambodian New Year Celebration at Khmer Art Gallery. Greg Cahill's acclaimed short film The Golden Voice about Cambodia's pre-war pop star, Ros Sereysothea, kicks off the evening followed by discussion. Later Cambodian youth dancers steal the scene along with a book signing by Kari Grady Grossman, author of Bones that Float with proceeds going to Grossman's school outside Phnom Penh. Authentic Cambodian fare and music.

Khmer Art Gallery is Philadelphia’s only art venue dedicated to Cambodian works. Artwork is selected to demonstrate the historical and artistic values of Khmer Art Gallery's expansive collection includes an astounding assortment of sculptures, paintings, bronze and silver castings, jewelry, musical instruments and the city's largest collection of Buddhas. Khmer Art Gallery is active in education programs and invites school groups in for tours. Khmer Gallery is also available for private functions.

Khmer Art Gallery is located at 319 N. 11th St., just north of Chinatown proper, in the new loft district, home to a spate of new and newly relocated galleries. Khmer Gallery is open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 p.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Call 215-922-5600; or go to www.khmerartgallery.com <http://www.khmerartgallery.com> .

* For more information or press images, please contact: Contact James Zeleniak; 215-300-6081; james@punchmedia.biz