Gita Sings The Blues

The Portland Mercury gets the scoop on June 15th…

photos copyright Serena Davidson

Once in a while I get to dress up as an Indian bride… <<<—more here

When Sub Swara & State of Bengal told me they’d be in town on June 15th … how could I say no to hosting them on my birthday?? I’m not ashamed of getting older … so who’s coming to my party?!

this show of madhubani style folk paintings is on view through the end of June at 2217 NE Alberta, Portland

check out a bit of cheeky fun I had with MTV DESI

We have made a total donation of $530 to Mercy Corps for the Pakistan earthquake relief. Thank you to all that supported our “Bollywood Benefit.” And a huge thank you to Holocene for hosting the event …

we are planning a benefit of some kind to help raise donations … in the mean time please spare what you can here: South Asian Earthquake Relief If you have family that have been affected my thoughts are with you.

Most people are unaware that my full name is Gitanjali (meaning: song offering) … the combination of the 2 names (gita & anjali) and the fact that my family loves pet names means I have plenty. Most people call me Anju but only one person calls me gita.