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Feb 2020
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Bronx Rising! East Meets West
International Mother Tongue Day
Commemorating International Mother Language Day, an annual worldwide observance held on February 21st to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. Our event will focus on Bengali and flamenco song, poetry, and dance, featuring Ifti Chowdhury, with poets Nadia Q. Ahmad and Samira Sadeque, and the Royal Bengal Tea House, the Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts, Alfonso Cid, Maria de los Angeles, Adrian Alvarado, and others. [Pictured above: Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) by Lens Multimedia] Admission: $7| $5 for students and seniors FREE for kids 12 – under + IG residents
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