Indo-Caribben Heritage ~ Bamboo Art Photos by Mark Lindersay
Diwali 2011 ~ Ship of Lights Diwali or Deepavali is a harvest festival, marking the end of the Indian lunar calendar. Falling on the darkest night of the year, diyas (clay bowls) are lit to welcome the Light into our homes, cities and streets to guide us through winter dark.
The Program: Saturday, October 22 from 6-10 pm: Lighting of the Ship on Liberty Avenue/133rd Street, in front of the famous Sybil’s Bakery landmark. There will also be the lighting of Liberty Avenue’s commercial district, followed by a Motorcade of Lights. Join us in celebrating Festival of Lights as a Sponsor/Patron of the Ship of Lights, a historic public artwork exhibit from October 22-26, 2011 in the heart of the largest Indo-Caribbean and South Asian Community.
The Ship of Lights is a street sculpture (20x10ft) wrought in bamboo-bending techniques brought to Caribbean countries like Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname and Jamaica by indentured immigrants since 1838; and reserved by the folk . Now presented for the first time on American soil by the RCC and YOU!
The Program: Saturday, October 22 from 6-10 pm: Lighting of the Ship on Liberty Avenue/133rd Street, in front of the famous Sybil’s Bakery landmark. There will also be the lighting of Liberty Avenue’s commercial district, followed by a Motorcade of Lights. Join us in celebrating Festival of Lights as a Sponsor/Patron of the Ship of Lights, a historic public artwork exhibit from October 22-26, 2011 in the heart of the largest Indo-Caribbean and South Asian Community.
The Ship of Lights is a street sculpture (20x10ft) wrought in bamboo-bending techniques brought to Caribbean countries like Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname and Jamaica by indentured immigrants since 1838; and reserved by the folk . Now presented for the first time on American soil by the RCC and YOU!
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