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 Workshop on Social Media Tools
Ongoing
Tuesday, April 27
presents a workshop on Social Media tools based on the
Programs
theme “How to scale passion” for NGOs in Delhi. The
workshop is facilitated by Mr. Gaurav Mishra, CEO 20:20
Social. Learn more about tactics, strategy and measurements
of social media tools in addition to Facebook, Twitter and
Workshops

Linkedln, and about using social media for raising

awareness, fundraising and advocacy.
10:00 a.m.
For more information & registration,
contact: Komal@nasscomfoundation.org
April 10 and
May 8
A platform for startups in the national capital region, entrepreneurs
from the U.S. and India showcase their products to a community of
peers and media, and to learn about building a business.
To participate, register @ http://www.startupsaturday.in

2:00 p.m.
Teaching on Soft Earth:
North American trickster tales and the
teaching of English as a foreign language
Delhi Poetree
Thursday, May 6 Friday, May 28
In this interactive workshop Dr. Spencer Salas will
engage participants in an examination of non-graded,
creative, exploratory writing exercises—writing to A monthly series, these evenings include featured
learn—as a means for critical inquiry. Dr. Salas teaches poets, open mike, discussions, prizes and games,
in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 including “audience versus poets” and “team faceoff.”
Education at University of North Carolina. With degrees
from University of Virginia and the George Washington 6:45 p.m.
University, he obtained a Ph D from the University of For more information, please contact 2347-2114.
Georgia in Language Education.

For more information and time of program,

please contact 2347-2320

Summer Kids Programs

Watch our facebook page
Earth Day Celebration http://www.facebook.com/americancenternewdelhi
for information on monthly
Monday-Friday,
Book readings,
April 19-23 Film screenings,
Daily screenings of the documentary “Earth” in
collaboration with Times Foundation followed by panel Theater workshops
discussions. This documentary is an epic story of and more programs for youth and
adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and children above 10 years of age.
courageous creatures alive. Disneynature tells a
remarkable story of three animal families on a journey For more information,
across our planet -- polar bears, elephants and humpback please contact 2347-2290/ 2232
whales. Filmed with spectacular clarity and beauty, “Earth”
is both majestic and intimate as it captures rare footage of
nature's wildest and most elusive animals. From the
landmark Disneynature collection, “Earth” is an astonishing
and heartwarming film filled with adventure, suspense and
humor that will take your breath away.

10:00 a.m.
For more information,
please contact 2347-2290/ 2232

Special Events
 Theater
Purvabhyas presents
Tom Sawyer
Seminars Friday, April 16
on This play is based on the enduring classic novel The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer by Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most of us as Mark
Studying

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Twain. The adventures of Tom Sawyer and his friends have fascinated
millions of young people and adults. Tom’s brushes with his strict but
in the U.S. humane aunt Polly, his escapades with Huck Finn in the graveyard at
midnight, his reveling capers with Huck and Joe and their sudden
Wednesday, April 21 appearance, alive, at their own funeral service – all these exciting and
sometimes hilariously funny episodes are neatly reconstructed in this Hindi
“Getting the most out adaptation of the play, directed by Babita Pandey.
Purvabhyas is a group of people
of a U.S. degree” who work especially in the field
of 'drama, theater and education'.
The concept of One Day Drama
Workshops, introduced and
Wednesday, May 12 practiced by Purvabhyas in
Delhi, is gaining popularity in
“Opportunities for work while many schools and playing an
studying in the United States” important role in introducing
Presented by the United States-India Educational children and young people to the
Foundation (USIEF). world of drama and theater.
Q&A with an American visa officer. Founded by Subhash Rawat,
Purvabhyas brings professional theater to the young generation of today.
4:00 p.m. The group encourages creativity and is open to all students.
For more information contact 2347-2294.
7:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact 2347-2289/ 2286;
09910292819 / 09910434276.

Book Launch
Dreaming in Hindi
By Katherine Russell Rich

Monday, April 26
Book Launch and Panel Discussion in collaboration with
Westland Ltd.

In this inspirational memoir, the author recounts her

experiences in India ranging from the bizarre to the frightening
to the unexpectedly exhilarating, using Hindi as the lens
through which she is given a new perspective on India and the
radical way the country and the language changed her.
Fascinated by the process, she went on to interview linguistics
experts around the world, reporting back from the frontlines of
the science wars on what happens in the brain when we learn a
new language. Seamlessly combining Rich’s courageous (and
often hilarious) personal journey with wide-ranging reporting,
Dreaming in Hindi offers an eye-opening account of what
learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and,
ultimately, ourselves.
6:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact 2347-2294
New books at Open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Publications
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actually works in real-life situations. The book offers tips for assuming a new
leadership position, speaking to an audience, motivating a team, setting clear
boundaries with employees, delegating responsibility, and tracking
relationships.

History, Education, and the Schools

By William J. Reese
Palgrave Macmillian, 2007
Well-known historian of education, Reese, presents this superb collection of
previously published historical essays that illuminate contemporary concerns
about the nature and character of America’s schools. The book discusses the
evolution of private school alternatives and the ongoing debate about modern
schooling and reform.

Off the Page: Writers Talk About Beginnings,

Endings, and Everything in Between
Edited by Carole Burns
W.W. Norton, ©2008
As host of “Off the Page,” a series of online literary chat sessions, Burns
interviewed more than 40 authors who comment on various topics including
the ideas behind their stories, inspiration, influence of place, their approach to
writing stories and novels, declaring completion of a work, revision, and more.

The Effective Presidency: Lessons on Leadership

from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush
By Erwin C. Hargrove
Paradigm Publishers, ©2008
Hargrove compares nine successive U.S. presidents from John F. Kennedy to
George W. Bush, profiling them according to their different styles and
accomplishments. His analysis of the presidents is based on the historical To know more, log on to
context in which each of them worked, their personal attributes and political http://span.state.gov
skills, and the contributions each one made. Last date of submission
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Article discussion: Celebrating the contributions of America’s libraries and librarian.
Stop by the American Library and participate in our week of programs
Internet Freedom and the Role
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All week:
Wednesday, April 28 For all patrons and non-members  Discounted membership for
Based on the recent speech of Secretary Clinton on Thursday, April 29 those who enroll
 Fine amnesty on late returns
internet freedom. Transcripts of the speech are available Library staff will give introductory sessions on social networking  Gifts for introducing friends and
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 Daily quiz contests with prizes
(twice daily)
4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Launch of an open forum for
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Alfred Hitchcock Film Festival
Friday-Sunday, May 7-9
Join us for a retrospective of Alfred Hitchcock
movies in collaboration with Cine Darbaar.
Discussions follow each screening.

May 7 6:30 p.m. May 8 7:00 p.m.

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald
Anderson Carey, Henry Travers
A shy ladies' companion, staying in Monte Carlo Young Charlie Newton not only shares a name with
with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy her favorite uncle, but a special bond. At times she
Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry feels the charming man is the only one who
and return to Manderlay, his large country estate understands her need to be extraordinary and that
in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of she is better than the tiny town she lives in. So,
his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the when life is too dull she calls on him to visit.
year before. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes However, upon the arrival of two detectives, one of
with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and whom becomes very close to young Charlie, and a
discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on series of unusual clues concerning the mysterious
everyone at Manderlay. 'Merry Widow Murderer', her Uncle Charlie's
behavior begins to change. Young Charlie starts to
suspect that the man she once idolized is not what
he seems and as her world shatters, she realizes
that her life may be in danger.
May 8 4:30 p.m.
Starring: James Stewart, Constance Collier,
Joan Chandler, Edith Evanson
Brandon and Philip are two young men who share
a New York apartment. They consider themselves
intellectually superior to their friend David Kentley
and as a consequence decide to murder him.
Together they strangle David with a rope and
placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to
hold a small party. The guests include David's
father, his fiancée Janet and their old
schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly
took their ideas. As Brandon becomes increasingly
more daring, Rupert begins to suspect.

May 9 4:30 p.m. May 9 7:00 p.m.

Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman,
Young Charlie Newton not only shares a name with Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia
her favorite uncle, but a special bond. At times she Hitchcock (II)
feels the charming man is the only one who Guy Haines, a handsome but rather uptight
understands her need to be extraordinary and that tennis pro, meets flamboyant playboy Bruno
she is better than the tiny town she lives in. So, Anthony on a train. Over lunch, Bruno
when life is too dull she calls on him to visit. casually suggests that he kill Guy's
However, upon the arrival of two detectives, one of troublesome wife. In return, Guy must kill
whom becomes very close to young Charlie, and a Bruno's disapproving father. Guy laughs it off
series of unusual clues concerning the mysterious as a sick joke until Bruno fulfills his part of
'Merry Widow Murderer', her Uncle Charlie's the bargain, dragging the hapless sportsman
behavior begins to change. Young Charlie starts to into a web of deceit.
suspect that the man she once idolized is not what
he seems and as her world shatters, she realizes
that her life may be in danger.
 Exhibitions

Landmark Trees of India Synopsis: The Tallgrass Prairie tells

the rich and complex story of how and
Friday, April 9
Opening Ceremony: The American Center invites
why the prairie was changed by Euro-
young scholars for an
Thursday, April 8 American settlement. The film highlights
interaction with Forest
Ever wondered how the trees in your prairie preservation efforts and explores Ecologist Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness
neighborhood affect your life? Or what is the how the tallgrass prairie ecosystem may about landmark trees of India
historical importance or religious significance of serve as a model for a sustainable and their histories. The
the interesting looking tree across the street? The agriculture of the future. The
American Center presents “Landmark Trees of interaction will be followed by a
extraordinary cinematography of prairie screening of the award winning
India”, a collection of photographs by Forest
remnants, original score and archival movie “Hoot”.
Ecologist Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, a Fulbright
scholar who has spent over one year in India images are all delicately interwoven to create a powerful and moving viewing
researching trees and their histories. experience about the natural and cultural history of America. 10:00 a.m.
For more information,
The exhibition opening will be followed by a 5:30 p.m. For more information, please contact 2347-2289/2232. please contact 2347 2289
special screening of the documentary “America’s Exhibition on display till April 23. Registration open on a first
Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie”. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. come first serve basis

Join us for an evening of art and literature by

photographers Sujatha Shankar Kumar and V.
Barking Dog Tree and Other Places
Karthik and featured poets from Delhi Poetree Thursday, April 29
Barking Dog Tree and Other Places is a select showing
of works from the original photographic collection
“Transient Places”. The exhibition explores storytelling
in spaces combining photography and text. The initial
works in this collection are photographs taken in
Chicago by the Chicago River in 1995 by Sujatha
Shankar Kumar and the later works are of salt pans
and surrounding areas in Marakkanam taken jointly by
V.Karthik and Sujatha in 2007 and 2008. In both
series of photographs, the geometry of space is a
central element, be it free form or linear.

The exhibition opening will be

followed by a poetry session on
the theme of Poetree and Transient 6:30 p.m.
Places facilitated by Delhi Poetree, For more information,
featuring photographer Sujatha please contact
Shankar Kumar and other poets. 23472289/2232/2114

Exhibition on display till May 21.

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
 Talks
Standing Peace-Building
Opening Ceremony: Monday, May 17
Wednesday, May 26 Imam Mohamed Bashar Arafat will
“Standing”, by Alan Chadwick, is a collection of images that capture everyday speak on Quran and Culture of Peace.
objects and scenes surrounding us. From the contents of a dustbin to a moment He is President of the Islamic Affairs
on the side of the road, Chadwick focuses on the depth and richness of textures, Council of Maryland, based in
form and color of these mundane subjects and exhibits how, when pushed to Baltimore, and Founder of Civilizations
abstraction; they reveal an inherent beauty in their stark contrast to the habitual Exchange & Cooperation Foundation
frame of reference. which is heavily involved in interfaith
Chadwick was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied at the National College of Art work, both nationally and internationally,
and Design in Dublin and at the Camondo School of Design in Paris, France. He promoting better understanding between
has lived and worked in Paris, the United States, Italy and Bulgaria before all faith traditions.
moving to India three years ago. For more information about his
program in New Delhi
5:30 p.m. please contact 23472232.
For more information, please contact 2347 2289

Exhibition on display till June 19.

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. National Conference on
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Women, Environmental Education,
and Climate Change
Friday-Saturday, May 28-29
Presented by the All India Foundation for Peace and Disaster
Management, the conference aims to bring together researchers,
scientists, engineers, and scholar students. The conference will
provide a platform for participants to exchange and share their
experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of
environmental education and climate change as well as discuss
the practical challenges encountered, the solutions adopted, and
disaster preparedness among women. The conference will be
attended by participants from across India.

For more information, please contact 2347 2289

April May
Day Date Program Day Date Program
Thursday 8 Exhibition: Landmark Trees of India Film Festival: A Retrospective of
Friday-Sunday 7-9
Alfred Hitchcock movies
Friday 9 Movie: The Hurt Locker
Thursday 6 Workshop: Teaching on Soft Earth
Saturday 10 Startup Saturday
Saturday 8 Startup Saturday
Theater: Tom Sawyer Wednesday 12 Seminar: Studying in the U.S.
Friday 16
Movie: A Serious Man
Friday 14 Movie: Couples Retreat
Monday-Friday 19-23 Movie: Earth Day Celebration Monday 17 Talk: Peace-Building
Wednesday 21 Seminar: Studying in the U.S. Friday 21 Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Friday 23 Movie: Inglourious Basterds Wednesday 26 Exhibition: Standing
Monday 26 Book Launch: Dreaming in Hindi Delhi Poetree
Friday 28
Movie: Armored
Monday-Saturday 26-30 National Library Week 2010
Friday-Saturday 28-29 Workshop: National Conference on
Tuesday 27 Workshop: Social Media Tools Women, Environmental Education and
Thursday 29 Exhibition: Barking Dog Tree and Other places Climate Change
Delhi Poetree
Friday 30 Movie: New York, I Love You
Calendar
 April-May showcases
April 16 new movies!
A Serious Man
(2009) April 30
Starring: Michael
New York,
Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, I Love
.
April 2 Fred Melamed, Sari You (2009)
p.m Lennick
6:00 No Movie, Holiday Starring:
(The movie will be shown in a
Bradley
side room, not the auditorium,
Cooper, Justin
April 9 due to the play)
Bartha, Andy
The Hurt Locker (2008) A black comedy centered on Larry Gopnik, a Garcia, Hayden
Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel Christensen,
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Bilson
when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept
Anthony Mackie, Brian An anthology
brother won't move out of the house. The film received
Geraghty, Guy Pearce film joining sev-
two Oscar nominations.
Won 6 Oscars! An intense eral love stories set in one of the most
portrayal of elite soldiers who loved cities of the world, New York -- a
have one of the most
dangerous jobs in the world:
April 23 pickpocket meets his match; a young
Inglourious Hasidic woman, on the eve of her mar-
disarming bombs in the heat of riage, reveals herself to an Indian busi-
combat. When a new sergeant, Basterds (2009) nessman; a writer tries a pick-up line;
James, takes over a highly Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie an artist seeks a model; a composer
trained bomb disposal team Laurent, Christoph Waltz (Best needs to read; two women connect; a
amidst violent conflict, he Supporting Actor Oscar man takes a child to Central Park; lovers
surprises his two subordinates, Winner) meet; a couple takes a walk on their
April

Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into
a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to
control their wild new leader, the city explodes into
chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way
that will change each man forever.
In Nazi-occupied France during anniversary; a kid goes to the prom with
World War II, a group of Jewish- a girl in a wheelchair; a retired singer
American soldiers known as contemplates suicide. There are eight
"The Basterds" are chosen million stories in the naked city: these
specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich. have been ten of them.

May 7 May 21 May 28

May

No Friday Flick. Watch Alfred Hitchcock film The Twilight Armored

at 6:30 p.m.
Saga: (2009)
New Moon Starring: Matt
May 14 (2009)
Dillon, Jean
Couples Reno, Laurence
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Fishburne,
Retreat (2009) Taylor Lautner, Robert Amaury Nolasco
Starring: Vince Pattinson A newbie guard
Vaughn, Jason After Bella recovers from for an armored
Bateman, Faizon the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she truck company is coerced by his veteran
Love, Malin looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his coworkers to steal a truck containing $42
Akerman family. However, a minor accident during the million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly
A comedy centered festivities results the Cullens leaving the town of foolproof plan divides the group, leading to
around four Forks, Washington for Bella and Edward's sake. a potentially deadly resolution.
couples who settle Initially heartbroken, Bella finds a form of comfort in
into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While reckless living, as well as
one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, an even-closer friendship The American Center theater has gone digital!
the others fail to realize that participation in the with Jacob Black. Danger
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