Here is a sneak peek at the schedule of concerts for Spring 2007
sponsored by the India Music Society of Minnesota:

March 10, Saturday: Pooja Goswami (Hindustani classical and
semi-classical Vocal)
April 1, Sunday: Veenai Jayanthi (Carnatic instrumental - veena)
April 29, Sunday: Ganga-Kaveri (Hindustani-Carnatic flute and
percussion ensemble)
May 13, Sunday: Sanjeev Abhyankar (Hindustani Vocal)


For a recap of concerts in recent years, please visit:

http://www.imsom.org/html_files/events-past.html

Watch for further announcements on this forum or contact one of us by
visiting:

http://www.imsom.org/html_files/people.html

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The Executive Committee and Board of Directors for 2006 would like to
also invite you to the Annual General Body Meeting of the Society. The
time, venue and agenda for the meeting
are as follows:

Date: Sunday, March 4
Time: 2:00 PM sharp
Venue: Pangea World Theater Studio
711 West Lake Street, Suite 101
Minneapolis, MN 55408

(The Pangea World Theater Studio is located in the Calhoun Arts
Building in Uptown
Minneapolis, on the Southwest corner of Lake St and Lyndale Ave. There
is some street
parking available on Lake and Lyndale or you could try one or more of
the parallel streets).

Agenda:
1. Recap of 2006 activities and presentation of 2006 financial report
2. Election of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for 2007
3. Announcement of concert schedule for Spring 2007
4. Funding situation and status of grant applications for 2007
5. Signing up of volunteers for miscellaneous tasks in 2007

The meeting will last for approximatelyone hour. This will be followed
by a Carnatic vocal recital by local artist, Prashanth Krishna. Light
refreshments will be available



*** The IMSOM Membership Program: ***

An active membership is important to the society's functioning. Our
members are in the
driver's seat, steering the society's direction in every aspect.
Members elect the office
bearers, provide volunteer support and provide the strong financial
base that is necessary
for the society to apply for financial grants from various arts
agencies in the state. We urge
you to join us in promoting Indian classical music in the Twin Cities.
If you would like to
know more about IMSOM's membership program, please visit:

http://www.imsom.org/html_files/membership.html

*** Volunteers: ***

IMSOM is a non-profit organization and is completely dependent on
volunteers for its
functioning. To that end, if any of you would like to volunteer for
helping IMSOM in its
2007 concert season, we will be happy to hear from you. Areas of help
include: hosting
visiting artists, transportation for the artists to/from airport,
transport to/from concert
venue, mailing of flyers, publicity, membership drives, concert
arrangements, stage help,
help with audio equipment and handling, theater booking, writing
proposals for funding
etc.

To volunteer, please contact any of us by visiting:
http://www.imsom.org/html_files/people.html