2019-04-18 Seniors Group Meeting – Orleans

Dear Friends, Greetings! Annoucememts: The life of the famous Punjabi painter, Amrita Sher-Gil, is being celebrated at the Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge. Both these events are free. i). A talk by Parmajit Rai on Life and Work of Amrita Sher-Gil, April 15, 2019 at 7-8:30 PM ii). A dance performance by Deepti Gupta titled Self Portraits with Amrita – Dance, music and spoken words inspired by visual artist, Amrita Sher-Gil’s legacy, April 20, 2019, 2-6 PM Last Meeting – April 11, 2019: About 25 members joined in for the very sumptuous potluck lunch. We celebrated Vaisakhi by discussing how it is celebrated in various regions of India and its significance to the religions of that land. It also included songs related to Vaisakhi in Punjabi, Hindi and Malayalam. One of the greatest achievements in astronomy, the recent photographing of a supermassive black hole, was also discussed. Meeting – 18, 2019: The details for this meeting are as follows: Discussion Topic: (Open to suggestion from the floor) Location: Room 340, 255 Centrum Boulevard, Orleans Time: 1 PM – 4 PM Agenda: 1. Socialization: 1 – 2:00 PM 2: Announcements: 2:00 – 2:10 PM 3. Discussion: 2:10 – 2:40 PM 4. Songs, poetry, jokes etc: 2:40 – 4:00 PM 5. Adjournment: 4:00 PM Important upcoming Meetings: May 23, 2019: A presentation by Ottawa Police Community officer, Mr. Marc Leroux for Safety of the Seniors Looking forward to seeing you. Jagjit and Amrit