New Brunswick Library Does Virtual Holi Celebration April 3

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Brunswick free public library presents its twelfth annual Holi celebration this April 3. However, this year is the first time it is entirely virtual.

This will be an all-virtual event and will be Saturday, April 3 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The New Brunswick Library will be giving out dry Holi paints; however, you must register in advance to come pick them up.

Here is the registration https://docs.google.com/forms/... and here is the link to watch the virtual celebration: https://youtu.be/TGii_MBtU7Y

Says the New Brunswick Library:

"The Library is celebrating its twelfth annual and first virtual Indian Holi Festival in partnership with New Brunswick Cultural Center and Rutgers Indian Graduate Student Association. Please join us for a vibrant, fun-filled celebration of the Indian festival of colors virtually via YouTube/Facebook. This program is free and open to all ages. There will be several music and dance performances, a delicious Indian food demonstration by Majwani restaurant, a painting tutorial, and an opportunity for Holi color play! We will be collecting photos from participants for an online display to show community involvement. All supplies for the painting tutorial as well as dry Holi colors will be provided; please schedule a pick-up time in advance when registering."

Holi, known as the festival of colors, celebrates the arrival of spring and thanksgiving for a good harvest.

Holi is celebrated with funding from the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners, with support from the Folklife Program for New Jersey at the Arts Institute of Middlesex County, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Additional program sponsors are South Asian Total Health Initiative, Navrang Dance Academy, Sowparnika Dance Academy, Taalim School of Indian Music, Mejwani Indian Restaurant, and WRSU 88.7 FM Rutgers Radio.

If you have any questions please email email librarian Kavita Pandey kavita@lmxac.org or call 732-745-5108 ext. 29.