It’s a busy busy month with all of the wonderful pride activities in NYC. One of our faves is Queerin’ Queens, which takes place every Pride at the Queens Museum of Art. This year, it will be on Sunday June 20th from 3pm-7pm and presented by CINEMAROSA in association with the Queens Museum of Art, the South Asian Party Mixer, Desilicious/Sholay Productions, and the International Human Rights Organization, Breakthrough. The

Posted: June 17th, 2010

Come support La Mama Experimental Theater Club this Friday, as they showcase their South Asian Dance Festival with performances by Navarasa Dance Theater, Aparna Sindhoor and Malini Srinivasan and Dancers. During the festival there will also be a Bolly-dance set by Ashu Rai, with visuals by Paul Clay. This is all part of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival. You can rsvp via Facebook here.

Posted: June 17th, 2010

Sholay Events kicked off pride this past Sunday at Queens Pride, the largest people of color pride gathering in the country. The parade begins near 89th Street and marches down 37th Avenue ending in the heart of Jackson Heights. And, for the past 18 years, despite the fact that the celebrations have been taking place in the heart of desi-Queens, the festival never had any South Asian performers – until

Posted: June 10th, 2010

It’s that time of year again and we want to make sure that you don’t miss any of the fabulous events happening all around NYC in June. Below is our Sholay Pride 2010 Calendar where you can find the latest details on the pride marches, film screenings, talks and our 7th annual Desilicious Pride bash. So, don’t let this month slip by and make sure you enjoy all that NYC

Posted: June 3rd, 2010

Mark your calendars for our biggest and hottest party of the year! We’re taking the party back to BB King to kick off Pride weekend with a pinkalicious good time. Desilicious: Hot Pink Pride! Friday, June 25th BB King 243 West 42nd Street Btwn 7th and 8th Ave 18+/21 to Drink Tickets are $20 at the door. Purchase LIMITED $15 tickets here. Bolly House Mix by Ashu Rai and DJ

Posted: June 2nd, 2010

On Saturday, June 5th, the Tribeca Performing Arts Center presents the Parijat Desai Dance Company, as they present two new works in development: Songs To Live For and Make Space. Songs To Live For, a dance theater work based on Hindustani vocal music, explores the profound longing evoked by this thumri and khayal in particular. Responding to the quality of the music—its spacious vocals and rhythmic punctuations—Desai draws on released

Posted: May 19th, 2010

Ishita Srivastava’s Desigirls! has been picking up more press and was featured last week on After Ellen. The documentary on queer desi girls (and featuring Sholay’s own Ashu Rai) will also be shown in Delhi at the end of this month. Kudos to Ishita for making a much-needed and fab film!

Posted: May 15th, 2010

The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC), in collaboration with IAAC and the Indian Consulate, presents Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema from May 19-27, 2010. The series, curated by Richard Allen and Ira Bhaskar, displays the extraordinary richness of Bombay cinema by highlighting classic films that showcase Muslim themes, performance idioms, and lyric traditions. Check out classics like Pakeezah and Mughal-e-Azam as well as modern

Posted: May 14th, 2010