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We are taking asmall break fromFriday Flicks during

April-May

The two-day festival will mark another step in creating greaterawareness, interest and action to mitigate climate change. Thefestival will bring together a combination of educational andentertainment activities that remind us that we can live andwork in an eco-friendly manner. The two-day extravaganza willinclude workshops on music, art, puppets, composting for theearth, designing of Tote bags, and nature photography.

The American Center will bring earth day posters andscreening of Disneynature movie “Earth,” the story of threeanimal families and their amazing journey across the planet.The film combines rare action, unimaginable scale andimpossible locations by capturing the most intimate momentsof our planet’s wildest and most elusive creatures.

Earth Day

CelebrationSaturday-Sunday

April 21-22

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e-mail: amcenternd@state.gov

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Friday-Sunday, May 18-20For more information & registration, please contact 2347 2290; or amcenternd@state.gov

Note: appropriatefor 18 years

and older.

Film Festival

3:30 p.m. PlanetHulk(2010)

Starring: Rick D.Wasserman, Lisa AnnBeley and MarkHildrethThe Incredible Hulk,ejected from Earth in aspaceship, crash-lands on a planetruled by a tyrant, whoforces him to fight in acoliseum against otherpowerful creatures.The Hulk reluctantlybefriends thecombatants on histeam.

6:30 p.m.Kick-Ass(2011)

Starring: AaronJohnson, NicolasCage and Chloë GraceMoretzDave Lizewski is anunnoticed high schoolstudent and comicbook fan who one daydecides to become asuper-hero, eventhough he has nopowers, training ormeaningful reason todo so.

11:30 a.m.Iron Man 2(2010)

Starring: Robert DowneyJr., Mickey Rourke andGwyneth PaltrowBecause of his superheroalter ego, Tony Stark mustcontend with deadly issuesinvolving the government,his own friends and newenemies.

3:00 p.m.Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

Starring: Daniel Craig,Harrison Ford and OliviaWildeA spaceship arrives inArizona, 1873, to take overthe Earth, starting with theWild West region. A posseof cowboys and natives areall that stand in their way.

6:30 p.m.The Smurfs(2011)

Starring: Hank Azaria, KatyPerry and Jonathan WintersWhen the evil wizardGargamel chases the tinyblue Smurfs out of theirvillage, they tumble fromtheir magical world intoNew York City.

11:30 a.m.GreenLantern(2011)

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, BlakeLively and Peter SarsgaardA test pilot is granted an alienring that bestows him withotherworldly powers, as wellas membership into anintergalactic squadron taskedwith keeping peace within theuniverse.

3:00 p.m.Thor(2011)

Starring: Chris Hemsworth,Anthony Hopkins and NataliePortmanThe powerful but arrogantwarrior Thor is cast out of thefantastic realm of Asgard andsent to live amongst humanson Earth, where he soonbecomes one of their finestdefenders.

6:30 p.m.TheAdventuresof Tintin (2011)

Starring: Jamie Bell, AndySerkis and Daniel CraigIntrepid reporter Tintin andCaptain Haddock set off on atreasure hunt for a sunken shipcommanded by Haddock'sancestor.

“Celebrate National Library Week @ Your Library

Monday to Saturday, April 9-14Checkout our FB page for more details.

This offer is for library members only!

Saturday-Sunday, May 12-13• Prepare for your exam at the American Center Library• Chats, Quizzes, Raffles, Music, Snacks and Coffee• A one-time offer to help you achieve your academic goals• Join us, stay up all night, and win FABULOUS PRIZES!

Friday, April 20 and May 114:30-5:30 p.m.You are invited to an opendialogue with a group ofdiplomats from the AmericanEmbassy. This is your chanceto learn more about Americanculture, education and the roleof the American Embassy herein New Delhi.

Please join us for a cup ofchai and a lively conversation.LIMITED SPACE – first30 will be admitted.For more information, please contact 2347-2276.

Discussions

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The American Center and Purvabhyas aretaking the hit-play “Tom Sawyer” to Dehradun,Uttarakhand. This play is based on the enduringclassic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer bySamuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most of usas Mark Twain. Tom’s brushes with his strict buthumane aunt Polly, his escapades with Huck Finnin the graveyard at midnight, his reveling caperswith Huck and Joe and their sudden appearance,alive, at their own funeral service – all theseexciting and sometimes hilariously funny

episodes are neatly reconstructed in this Hindiadaptation of the play, directed by Babita Pandey.

Purvabhyas is a group of people who workespecially in the field of 'drama, theater andeducation'. Founded by Subhash Rawat,Purvabhyas brings professional theater to theyoung generation of today. The group encouragescreativity and is open to all students.

For more information, please write to amcenternd@state.gov

Purvabhyas presents Tom SawyerFriday, April 13

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American Earth: EnvironmentalWriting since ThoreauEdited by Bill McKibben; foreword by Al GoreLiterary Classics of the United States, ©2008Writer and activist Bill McKibben presents this timelyanthology bringing together writing from some of themost eloquent nature writers including Henry DavidThoreau, John Muir and John Burroughs. Thought-provoking essays discuss issues such as overpopulation, consumerism, energy policy, and thenature of nature. Arranged chronologically, the volumereflects a vivid illustration of American environmentalism.

Earth and the UniverseBy Ian GrahamChildrens Press, ©2009Prepare yourself for a journey of the universe.Targeted primarily at the young readers, this book literally takes them on a journey of the earth, thesolar system, the Milky Way and the enormity ofspace. On its journey, it tells them many interestingfacts on subjects that the young mind often wondersabout. Great illustrations complement the narrative.Take a look!

Earth Partners: Saving the PlanetBy Yvonne MorrisonChildren's Press, ©2008Have you ever wondered about the negative impactof various indiscriminate human activities on earth?If not, it’s time for you to be aware of it. This bookencourages its readers to engage in protecting theearth by contributing their bit towards lessening thedamage to the planet.

Green Seduction: Money, Business,and the EnvironmentBy Bill StreeverUniversity Press of Mississippi, ©2007Environmentalism has undergone shifts in itsapproach and mandate since the late 1960s. Thisvolume explores the way environmentalism haschanged during this period. It takes a look at howbusinesses and industry have responded to environmental needs, their investment in saving theenvironment and the potential benefits thereof.

Our Earth : Helping OutBy Peggy HockChildren's Press, ©2009Learn why it is so important to protect naturalresources of the earth and how you can volunteer toconserve our natural resources. The book will tellyou how our environment works and what you cando to protect it.

The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global WarmingBy Laurie David and Cambria GordonOrchard Books, ©2007With young readers in focus, this book offers a succinct yet comprehensive picture of global warming and its adverse impact. It intends to educate the young generation about combatingglobal warming in their environment, their homes,schools and communities. It generates a sense ofurgency towards this problem and also inspires thereaders to act upon it.

Tuesday, April 172.30 p.m.

BRING YOUR OWN BOOK (BYOB) and tell us why you read it and inspire others!

Tuesday, May 152.30 p.m.

Jefferson’s Sons by Sue Monk Kidd

The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slavechildren

What does it mean when the man who wrotethe Declaration of Independence is your father

and also your slave master? Anyone who wishes to participate in

Readerville online may share their thoughtsand post comments on the book at

http://goo.gl/35d7g

Limited copies of the book are available forborrowing at the American Library.

For more information, please contact 2347-2294.

ReadervilleBookClub

Readerville, the American Center Book Clubis a free discussion group where we read

and discuss new American writing.

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April 11 If you are waitlisted…

April 25The New Game Changer: Social Media for US Higher Education Application”

May 9Score!

Strategies to Ace your Graduate Standardized Tests

May 23Strictly Business:

The Essentials of Applying to a Business School

Q&A with anAmerican visa officer.For more information, please contact 2347-2123.

USIEF Events @ American Center

Saturday, April 14 and May 122:00 p.m.A platform for startups in the NationalCapital Region, entrepreneurs from the U.S. and India showcase their products to a community of peers and media, and learn about building a business.To participate, register @http://www.startupsaturday.in

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Works by Adele Caemmerer, Eva Gustafson, Anja Palombo and Danielle Smith-Llera

How do artists and viewers find their way without anycoherent rules? The answer is in the question: Thechallenge for American artists today is to ask their

own open-ended questions and construct acompelling story for the viewers’ interpretation. Works

by Adele Caemmerer, Eva Gustafson, Anja Palomboand Danielle Smith-Llera illustrate this individualized

and personal process. While these works serve asanswers to questions about process, materials andideas, the process of making never ends: answers

always lead to more questions. The artists invite viewers to participate in an on-site,on-going collaborative piece, in order to experience

how artists use a guiding question to navigate thewide-open freedom of contemporary American art.

On display from

April 20 – May 20Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, contact 2347-2317.

Framing the Question

The American Center presents a photography exhibitioncelebrating women who challenged and changed. This exhibitioncelebrates American women who made important contributions toarts, science, sports, entertainment, business and politics andhighlights the work of a few of these remarkable women,including great figures like Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt,Martha Graham and Madeleine Albright.

On display until April 13Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.For more information, contact 2347-2289.

Exhibitions

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Calendar

AprilMonday 2 Exhibition: Great Women of Our Time

Monday-Saturday 9-14 Special Event: National Library Week

Wednesday 11 Seminar: “If you are waitlisted…..”

Friday 13 Theater: Tom Sawyer in Dehradun

Saturday 14 Startup Saturday

Tuesday 17 Readerville Book Club Discussion: Bring your favorite book to discuss

Friday 20 Discussion: TGIF Chat with the Diplomat

Friday 20 Exhibition: Framing the Question

Saturday-Sunday 21-22 Special Event: Earth Day Celebrations @ American Center

Wednesday 25 Seminar: The New Game Changer: Social Media for US Higher Education Application

Wednesday 9 Seminar: Score! Strategies to Ace yourGraduate Standardized Tests

Thursday 10 Discussion: Spotlight on US Elections

Friday 11 Discussion: TGIF Chat with the Diplomat

Saturday 12 Startup Saturday

Saturday-Sunday 12-13 Special Event: Up All Night with the American Center Library

Tuesday 15 Readerville Book Club Discussion: Rethinking Thomas Jefferson

Friday 18 Special Event:Comics Fun to Films FestivalPlanet Hulk, Kick Ass

Saturday 19 Iron Man, Cowboys and Aliens, The Smurfs

Sunday 20 Green Lantern, Thor, The Adventures of Tintin

Wednesday 23 Seminar: Strictly Business: The Essentials of Applying to a Business School

Elections

Spotlight on U.S. ElectionsThursday, May 10 Find out more about the participatory nature of democracy andhow it works in the United States. Come hear from a realAmerican diplomat how people and civil society work within thedemocratic process.

For more information, please contact 2347 2239.