Palace on Wheels - Electric Vardo NYE - Remaining Show tix at door starting at 9pm (bar entry 9pm, Show entry 10:30)

Electric Vardo, Compassionate Chefs Cafe & New Delhi Restaurant

… Present …
A journey through time celebrated through dance, music and cuisine
following the Romani trail from Rajasthan to the world
with Regional traditional Cuisine of India
accented by unique twists of international flavors,
Exotic Music from Bollywood to Andalucia
with stops in the Balkans and beyond.

Spectacular Dance performances fusing tradition with urban culture
to ring in the new year with compassionate cause ( www.compassionatechefs.org )

Dancefloor beats by DJ Amar with Special Guest DJ
Lady Ra (beats without borders, Vancouver, BC)

Cuisine by Chef Ranjan Dey

Tribal Belly Dance and Bollywood Fusion dance by
FatChanceBellyDance
Calamity Sam
Michaella Manning & Hannah Trimbath 

December 31, 2010 at NEW DELHI RESTAURANT - 160 Ellis St. in San Francisco

9pm-2am - dinner with Perfomance (menu below)
- Dinner from 9-10:30pm
- Special Dinner-time Belly Dance performance with dinner package

Show only entry at 10:30pm
(Doors will open at 10pm for pre-show drinks at the bar and to check in).

New Delhi is a beautiful space with a friendly atmosphere with plenty of dancefloor space yet an intimate vibe with kind and caring staff that make you feel like family

Please note:
All prices below include taxes and ticketing fees.
Dinner package includes gratuity/tip.
1 Drink ticket is included for a drink at the bar.
. . . How do you like THAT Small Print? :)

Presale TIX & DINNER PACKAGE

$40 DOOR (Show Only + includes drink)
 ADVANCE PRICE $29

$80 DOOR (Dinner + show + drink)
 ADVANCE PRICE $69
- 9pm Reservation
- Prix Fixe dinner* (vegetarian or meat option – see below)
- price includes tip, gratuity and ticketing fees

Proceeds support Compassionate Chefs Cafe and the Performers who have come together to share their art with you

Lady Ra - Beats without Borders, Vancouver, BC

Lady Ra emerged in 1996 via CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph, Ontario, Canada .

Freshly trained on antiquated community radio equipment and given free reign of the extensive music library, each show she was able to program was a revelation. Ethnic flavours quickly emerged as her primary passion.

Upon relocating to Vancouver, Canada, she cofounded the Beats Without Borders Collective. She has both hosted and shared the stage with musical wizards such as Gaudi, Makyo, SubSwara, Nickodemus, and others too many to count.

She travels both overland and underground, to places both near and far; Yemen, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Spain, Cuba, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia being but a few. She does so with her ear to the ground, seeking out and weaving old and new world sounds into rich musical tapestries hailing from the Four Corners of Earth.

FatChanceBellyDance

Since the creation of FatChanceBellyDance by Carolena Nericcio in 1987, the troupe has fascinated audiences worldwide with their exciting improvisational technique. Carolena has refined a montage of different "tribal" elements into what has been coined American Tribal Style bellydance. The range of Carolena's comprehensive instructional videos, her interactive video consultation with remote students and teachers, as well as FCBD's commitment to out of town workshops have spread FCBD's American Tribal Style technique and philosophy around the globe.

Through their participation in dance festivals, collaborative productions with other artists, and benefit shows for community events, as well as private performances, FCBD has established a strong professional reputation in and out of the Bay Area for performing as well.

In January 2000, Carolena opened the FCBD Studio, Store and Resource Center in San Francisco. Beginning through Advanced classes are offered weekly and the company hosts several Student Salons thoughout the year. The studio is also home to a variety of dancers for professional rehearsal and private rental.

Carolena Nericcio and FatChanceBellyDance have become respected innovators in the belly dance community as well as the San Francisco dance community through their dedication to performance and instruction.

DJ Amar

Amar is amongst a handful of local DJs whose taste cuts a path through an abundance of musical selections and leads dancefloors into a hypnotic sway like snakes before the charmer. In this instance the muse is a masala that brews sounds from the Middle East and Balkans with rhythms of the Asian underground and electric Brazilian vibes. Whether its breaks, bhangra, house, drum & bass or downtempo the global nature of Amar’s sets bridges a multi-culti span from the world to the Bay Area.

As a DJ and promoter, he has collaborated and shared the stage with some of the Bay Area's & world's most innovative Musicians, DJs and dance troupes including DJ Dragonfly, DJ Sep, Dr. Israel, Freyja, Maneesh the Twister, Giamma, Cheb i Sabbah, Ultra Gypsy, Soulsalaam, Urban Tribal, Ariellah, SooozhyQ, Dub Gabriel, Dhol Rhythms, Lorin, Nitin Sawhney, Unmata, Nader, Midival Punditz, Shabaz, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, Zoe Jakes, Ansuya, Lady Ra, Third Eye Tribe, DJ Layla, Karsh Kale, Janaka, State of Bengal, Dr Das & Ramjac, Jimmy Love, Frederique, Rachel Brice, Glitch Mob and others.

Producer and resident of the bay area's Global Gypsy night ELECTRIC VARDO, Amar regularly performs at SFs hottest venues including Club Six, DNA Lounge, Nickie's, 1015 Folsom, Temple, 111 Minna, Roe, 12 Galaxies, Amnesia, Bollyhood, Mighty, El Rio, Underground SF, Elbo Room and Rickshaw Stop with Dhamaal, Nonstop Bhangra, Surya Dub, Worldly, Opel, Dance Jam, Triple Power, & the Groove Garden plus other ongoing and special events & festivals in CA, Oregon, Hawaii, New York, Washington, DC, Canada & beyond.

Calamity Sam

Samantha (Calamity Sam) is a Tribal Fusion belly dance performer currently based in the Bay Area. She recently re-located from Los Angeles where she worked with Heather Shoopman, Sherri Wheatley , and Eclectic Ensemble. Calamity appears regularly in Electric Vardo shows, adding her distinct blend of Bollywood style dancing to her tribal fusion and cabaret background. Find out more about Calamity Sam at www.thecalamitysam.com

Michaella Manning

Michaella Manning is a Los Angeles based bellydancer with over 11 years of experience in both american cabaret and tribal fusion styles.  She currently teaches in Hollywood and is a member of Belly Fusion LA.  Find out more about Michaella at http://www.michaellamanning.com/dance

Hannah Trimbath

Hannah Trimbath is a tribal fusion belly dancer from the Los Angeles area.  She has studied and worked with Heather Shoopman as a memebr of Se7en, and with April Rose as a member of the Nautch Project.  Currently, while the Nautch Project is on hiatus, she is enjoying many performances in LA and beyond with the Nautch Conspiracy, as well as developing her work as a soloist.  She currently resides in Burbank with her boyfriend and her big orange cat.

New Delhi Restaurant - Chef Ranjan Dey

Named one of the finest Indian Restaurants in the US by New York Times and featured on the Galloping Gourmet TV Show, New Delhi is the place to dine. Decorated like a Maharajah's private banquet room, the restaurant serves cuisine made from recipes culled from the royal Indian menus dating back 300 to 400 years using the freshest local ingredients. Chef and owner, Ranjan Dey, star of PBS show – “MY INDIA” creates daily specials with his six gourmet spice blends, available nation wide in gourmet specialty stores under New World Spices

Non-Vegetarian Menu

Hot Gourmet Hors dʼOeuvres
Bari Pakora - Vegetable fritters
Hariyali Tikka - Chicken barbecued in a tangy mint and cilantro marinade

New Delhi Dinner
Murg Akbari - An exotic preparation of chicken with cashews and raisins simmered in a blend of mild spices
-OR-
Karahai Gosht - A flavorful lamb curry cooked in North Indian spices

Paneer Makhani - Housemade paneer cooked in tomato cream sauce, seasoned with fenugreek leaves
Kali Dal New Delhi - Slow simmered black Lentils with Ginger and Tomatoes
Peas Pullao - Saffron flavored Basmati rice with green peas
Accompanied with Nan bread

Dessert 
Chilled Rice Pudding with Alfanso Mango Float
Masala Chai - Indian milk tea flavored with cardamom 

Vegetarian Menu

Hot Gourmet Hors dʼOeuvres
Bari Pakora - Vegetable fritters
Vegetable Samosas - Turnovers filled with lightly spiced potatoes

New Delhi Dinner
Chana Masala - Punjabi style spicy garbanzo seasoned with onions, cilantro and cumin
-OR-
Alu Palak - Spinach cooked with potatoes and seasoned with garlic

Paneer Makhani - House-made paneer cooked in tomato cream sauce, seasoned with fenugreek leaves
Kali Dal New Delhi - Slow simmered black Lentils with Ginger and Tomatoes
Peas Pullao - Saffron flavored Basmati rice with green peas
Accompanied with Nan bread

Dessert
Chilled Rice Pudding with Alfanso Mango Float
Masala Chai - Indian milk tea flavored with cardamom