999 NE 2nd St\, Ben d\, OR 97701
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\nJoin us to celebrate the arts and crafts of West Bengal\, India. Sushmita Podda r&mdash\;Culture Bearer for Henna\, Indian Folk Dance\, and South Asian Fa shion in Oregon&mdash\;will share a glimpse of the culture of Bengal throu gh henna (instead of red hibiscus alta)\, face painting (Kolka)\, and a di splay of cultural handcrafted products and textiles. Participants will use Henna to create Bengal Folk Art patterns that they can take home with the m\, while Sushmita will paint faces with Kolka art. \;
\nLocated in Portland Metro\, Sushmita Poddar is a multidisciplina ry cultural artist\, a civic leader\, and owns 3 small businesses: Shop Am rapali\, Salon Amrapali\, and Bollywood Movez. She also runs a non profit called WashCo Rising. She has designed over 10000 cultural outfits in 19 y ears\, has taught dance classes to over 3000 students and painted more tha n 49000 henna hands. Sushmita loves sharing a glimpse of her cultural heri tage through diverse art forms and through engaging workshops across ages. Her passion and purpose is to reweave the lost stories of global diverse communities through sharing of arts\, culture\, talks\, workshops and trai ning. \;
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\n2026 A Novel Idea Youth Edition
Hope in the Valley \;is a middle-grade novel explo
ring grief\, friendship\, family\, and growing up in a community facing a
housing crisis. \;
\;
Twelve-year-old \;Indian-Amer
ican \;Pandita Paul \;doesn't \;like change. \;She's \
;not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behi
nd. Most of all\, Pandita \;doesn't \;want to feel like \;she'
s \;leaving her mother\, who died a few years ago\, behind. After
\;a falling \;out with her best friend\, Pandita is planning to spend
most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret space:
the abandoned but majestic mansion across the street. But then the unthin
kable happens. The town announces that the old home will be bulldozed in f
avor of new&mdash\;maybe affordable&mdash\;housing. With her family on opp
osing sides of the issue\, Pandita must find her voice&mdash\;and the stre
ngth to move on&mdash\;in order to \;give her community hope. \; \;
About the Author \;
Mitali
\;Perkins has \;written \;many books for young readers\, all of wh
ich explore crossing \;different kinds \;of borders. \;Her goa
l is to make readers laugh or cry\, preferably both\, as long as their hea
rts are widening. \;She lives and writes in \;the East \;Bay.&
nbsp\;
Learn more about \;A Novel Idea
\nQuestions? Contact&nbs p\;elsah@deschuteslibrary.org< /a>\, 541-312-1062
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