Diwali Family Celebration

When: Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 2:00pm

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Light up your day and celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights at the Museum! Enjoy a special performance by Macaulay Deewane, decorate your own tea light candle to use as a diya (a clay lamp) at home, and savor a traditional Indian treat provided by The Buttermilk Company. 

Performance by Macaulay Deewane will begin promptly at 4 pm in the Ronay Menschel Hall.

Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Sy Syms Foundation; Lone Pine Foundation; and Louis Wiley, Jr.
 
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.

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