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SUMMERMUSIC 2011

• Saturday, Aug. 13 — , featuring DJ Jimmy Love and the Dholrhythms Dance Company. The program starts with a dance lesson for the audience. Then come dance performances, with Love spinning a mix of bhangra, hip-hop, reggae and electronica. Free. 7:30 p.m., Quad.

Picnicking and food trucks — The Quad opens at 6 for picnicking. Bring your own food, or, new this year, buy something to eat from a food truck.

Note: Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the swagÍâÁ÷ campus.

Dateline staff

"Imagine a scene from a Bollywood movie, smack in the middle of a thumping nightclub — swirling colors, the rhythm of pounding feet and the relentless energy of brilliant beats." This is Non Stop Bhangra — as described on the NSB , heralding the Indian dance party held monthly in San Francisco.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, Non Stop Bhangra DJ Jimmy Love and the Dholrhythms Dance Company bring the party to swagÍâÁ÷ for the second and final program of this year's SummerMusic on the Quad. The program is set to open with a dance lesson for the audience, to show people what bhangra — Punjabi folk music and dance — is all about.

Then come dance performances, with Love spinning a mix of bhangra, hip-hop, reggae and electronica.

The free SummerMusic series, presented by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, opened July 16 with the Cajun sounds of Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, drawing an estimated 1,000 people to the Quad.

The Cajun concert tied in with one of the Mondavi Center's special themes in the 2011-12 season: the Spirit of New Orleans. Non Stop Bhangra evokes another special theme: Focus on India.

• If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise — Free film screening. In two parts, 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 7-8, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

• Hot 8 Brass Band — Epitomizing New Orleans street music for more than a decade. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 9-11, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

• Trey McIntyre and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — The Trey McIntyre dance project and the band, on stage together, presenting two works drenched in the lore of New Orleans: 2008’s Ma Maison and a new piece, The Sweeter End. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

• Growing Up in India — A film and photographic exhibition. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15. The films (Vanderhoef Studio Theatre): Salaam Bombay! (7 p.m. Nov. 14), Pink Saris (4 p.m. Nov. 15) and Udaan (7 p.m. Nov. 15).

• Zakir Hussain and Masters Of Percussion — The tabla master returns to his classical roots for this performance, showcasing Indian ragas, rhythms and traditional dance. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, Jackson Hall.

• Anoushka Shankar: Flamenco Gypsy Journey — Tracing the musical commonalities of the gypsies' journey from their homeland in Rajasthan, passing through Iran, Iraq and Armenia and finally settling in Spain, Shankar reforges the link, separated by a thousand years, between Spanish and Indian music. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, Jackson Hall.

• Rachana Yadav — The Kathak dancer portrays the moods and moments of a typical Indian day. A solo performance commissioned by the Mondavi Center. Spring 2012; details not yet announced.

THE MONDAVI CENTER: 2011-12

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Tickets are available , or by visiting or calling the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787. Box office hours: noon-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and one hour before ticketed events.