2023
TBA
2016
MEDITATE FOR WORLD PEACE, 2016
United Nations Meditation Room
801 1st Ave. at E. 46th St..; New York, NY
Wednesday, September 14; 12:00-1:50 p.m.
Free
Please join us for 108 minutes of silent prayer and meditation to honor the International Day of Peace. We will sit for three sessions of 30 minutes each with a break in between. You are welcome to join at any time. We will gather afterwards for lunch. World peace is here now. Are you?! Co-sponsored by the URI-UN Council, Yoga Month, and Lalitamba magazine.
2015
LIT MAG FAIR
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby St.
Sunday, April 26; 11a.m.-4p.m.
Free
Lalitamba is pleased to join with your favorite literary journals to support the fight against homelessness and HIV/AIDS. Copies of current and back issues will be available for $2. Proceeds benefit the cause.
MAGATHON 2015
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at E. 42nd St.
DeWitt Wallace Reading Room
Saturday, April 25; 2-4:30p.m.
Free
Editors from leading literary journals will introduce and read from their magazines. All are welcome.
2014
POPSICKLE LITERARY FESTIVAL
Forgotten Works Studio
46 Bridge Street, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, June 28; 1p.m.-9p.m.
Free
POPSICKLE is Brooklyn’s literary arts festival. Now in its fifth year, the fest aims to unite Brooklyn’s array of reading series, publishers, and literary organizations into one day-long megareading. POPSICKLE is free and open to the public.
2013
THE SOUND OF PEACE
United Nations Church Center, Chapel
777 UN Plaza
Wednesday, September 18; 4:30p.m.-6:00p.m.
Free
The Sound of Peace is a sunset celebration of the United Nations International Day of Peace. A welcoming introduction from Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury will be followed by musical prayers offered by spiritual leaders, and a poetry reading. The celebration will conclude with the universal sound of silence. Co-Sponsors of The Sound of Peace include the United Religions Initiative at the United Nations, the Committee of Religious NGOs, the Committee of Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns, Global Family for Love and Peace, the Buddhist Council of New York, and Lalitamba Magazine. The Sound of Peace is part of the Week of Global Interreligious Dialogue and the 11 Days of Global Unity.
LIT MAG FAIR
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby St.
Sunday, June 9; 11a.m.-4p.m.
Free
Lalitamba is pleased to join with your favorite literary journals to support the fight against homelessness and HIV/AIDS. Copies of current and back issues will be available for $2. Proceeds benefit the cause.
MAGATHON 2013
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at E. 42nd St.
DeWitt Wallace Reading Room
Saturday, June 8; 4-6:30p.m.
Free
Editors from leading literary journals will introduce and read from their magazines. The program includes the Hudson Review, Conjunctions, Epiphany, Lalitamba, Rattapallax, and more. All are welcome.