ANA- NYC 2006: The Schedule

This year's ANA Convention will have a whole bunch of fun and interesting things to do, and if you want to save money on the tickets, then we urge you to register as soon as possible! Here is a quick checklist of the things happening at this year's convention, and what its going to cost you.

Venue: Sheraton Hotel, New Ark, New Jersey.
For full detials, please visit Ananyc.org

30 June:
Poetry Festival (Free!)
DJ Dance Night: $10 for Gents, $5 for ladies ($5 off for registrants). Featuring DJ Lethal, DJ P, DJ Rhino and DJ Gorkhali.

1 July:
Inauguration ceremony and sports tournaments (Free to watch!).
Grand DJ Night: $20 for all. ($5 off for the registrants) Featuring DJ P and DJ Sameer.

2 July:
Sports tournaments, forums and movie festival.
Cultural Show: $30 for all. ($5 off for the registrants). Featuring local talents and Harish Mathema, The Angels, The Okely band, Raju Lama, Koshi band!

3 July:
Children camp, sports tournaments, movie festival.
Banquet: $39
Concert: $35 for all. ($5 off for the registrants). Featuring Mukti & Revival and
Nischal from Metal Cross. Also featuring Samsara and other local bands from New York!

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Quick Guide to Summer in New York

If you're going to be in NY this summer, then here's a way you can have great fun for free, if you like music and don't mind waking up early for it, that is!

Free Concerts:
Venue: Bryant Park, 42nd St. (F, D, 7 Trains stop at the 42nd St. Bryant Park station.)
Time: 7AM (Better if you get there by 6-6:30AM. Its first come, first serve).
Artists: The Beach Boys (7 July), Train (14 July), Pharell Williams with Kanye West (4 August), Carried Underwood (11 August), Christina Aguilera (18 August), Lionel Richie (25 August).
About: Part of the summer concert series by Good Morning America (ABC channel). Artists perform 2-4 songs, which is broadcast live on TV. Photo cameras are allowed.

Tea Lounge:
Miss hanging out at Himalayan Java? Take the F Train (Downtown/ Brooklyn bound) and get off at 7 Avenue in Brooklyn. Just outside the Subway station, you'll find a place called Tea Lounge (10St. and 7 Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn). You can even have yourself some Darjeeling tea in Brooklyn, NY! In any case, 7 Ave, is full of other great cafes and bars many of which are outdoors during the summer, and shops.

Park yourself:
New York is a fabulous city to spend time at the park, and it boasts the great Central Park in Manhattan and the Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Both the parks are absolutely worth spending time in. Just don't forget to pack a blanket to spread on the floor and some snacks. Company, optional. For Prospect Park, the the F Train (Downtown/ Brooklyn bound) and get off at the Prospect Park stop. Both the parks also host lots of fre events during the summer.

Free Movies: HBO Film Festival
Every monday, hundreds of people come out to the center of New York city for an outdoor movie-picnic. The movies begin between 8 to 9 PM and the park open at 5PM for people to come in and find themselves a spot. And the free festival screens American classics. Movies showing in July are: M*A*S*H (3 July), Bullitt (10 July), The Band Wagon (17 July), High Noon (24 July), A Shot In The Dark (31 July). Full list at Bryantpark.org