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The Green Street Arts Center’s
Sunday Salon Series Presents
Ganesan Ravishanker and Kala Prasad:
Thirai Masala (Tamil Film Music)
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Middletown, Conn., October 10, 2007— The Green Street Arts Center continues its Sunday Salon discussion series on Sunday, October 21 at 2pm with Ganesan Ravishanker and Kala Prasad: Thirai Masala (Film Music in Tamil). Thirai Masala, a combination of words from two Indian languages, Tamil and Hindi, refers to the popular music in Tamil films. During this program Kala Prasad and Ganesan Ravishanker will discuss the huge popularity of Tamil film music and its development over time. They will also ”show and tell“ samples, performing with and without film clips. Music will include film compositions by Anuradha Sriram and Sriram Parasuram—graduates of Wesleyan’s ethnomusicology program.
 
The Sunday Salon series is a monthly discussion series for creative minds and curious individuals, hosted by Wesleyan University Chemistry Professor David Beveridge. Each monthly salon begins at 2pm and includes plenty of opportunity for socializing as well as a reception with light refreshments. Admission is $5 ($3 seniors and students). Advance reservations are strongly recommended for this event. Green Street Arts Center is located at 51 Green Street in Middletown, CT. For more information or reservations call 860-685-7871 or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org .
 
Ganesan Ravishanker is the Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services at Wesleyan. Kala Prasad founded the Pushpanjaly School of Music in Glastonbury.
  
Upcoming events in Green Street’s Sunday Salon:
November 4, 2pm—Katja Kolcio and Julian Kytasty: History in Sound and Motion (an exploration of the Ukranian troubadore tradition of the Kobzari through music and dance)
December 9, 2pm—Alvin Lucier: Music, Echoes, Reflections and Rooms

The Green Street Arts Center, which opened in January 2005, is an initiative of Wesleyan University developed in collaboration with the City of Middletown and the North End Action Team and serves as an anchor to the revitalization efforts currently underway in the North End. Programming in the former schoolhouse at 51 Green Street includes a vibrant after-school program and a wide range of affordable classes and workshops for children and adults in music, dance, visual arts, theater, sound recording, media arts and creative writing.
 
Participation at the GSAC is open to everyone; tuition assistance is available. To receive more information about the Green Street Arts Center, call 860-685-7871 or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org.