A farewell
and a fundraiser for Sri Lankan sitar virtuoso Visharada Pradeep
Ratnayake, who is here on sabbatical leave, will be held on
Sunday the 28th of March, 2010, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Unitarian
Society premises in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Please see the attached flyer. Pradeep will be performing his
own compositions and traditional Sri Lankan songs on sitar.
The
goal of the fundraiser is to contribute to the production cost of the
CD from Pradeep’s Carnegie Hall concert. Kind donations
towards this goal, requiring a sum of $10,000, will be gratefully
accepted. Please include the entrance fee of $15/= per head, or
$30/= per family along with your donation. A Sri Lankan buffet
dinner will be served.
Please RSVP
by mailing your entrance fees and donations (made payable to SLAS-NJ)
to the Hon. Treasurer of the Arts Society:
Mr.
Priyantha Kodikara
31
Hampshire Drive
Plainsboro,
NJ 08536
Please
email Mr. Kodikara (p_kodikara@hotmail.com),
or Dr. Wije Kottahachchi (wijekotta@gmail.com)
if you need additional information.
A
head-count is necessary for catering purposes and we appreciate your
response by Wednesday the 17th of March, 2010. Please note that
entrance is limited to 150 people and over a hundred have already
confirmed
Thank
you,
Friends
of Pradeep and the Sri Lanka Arts Society - New Jersey.
Directions
to Unitarian Society premises at 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ
From
the North: take U.S. Highway 1 south, exit at Ryders Lane (towards Milltown).
Go south to the second light, which is Tices Lane. Turn left onto
Tices Lane. The Unitarian Society entrance is in the wooded
area just past the office building and before you get to the
underpass.
From
the south: take Route 18 north to Tices Lane exit (take jughandle from
right lane of 18 across to Tices Lane). Follow Tices Lane until you
pass under the Turnpike. The entrance is in the woods on the left just
after you exit the underpass.
From
the NJ Turnpike,
take Exit 9 to Route 18. Take Rt 18 South to East
Brunswick. On 18, turn right onto Tices Lane at the third
traffic light. Follow Tices Lane until you pass under the Turnpike.
The entrance is in the woods on the left just after you exit the
underpass.
